Mercedes-Benz R-Class 2009 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 212)

Loading and storing
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G Warning!
Never drive the vehicle with the tailgate
open. Deadly carbon monoxide (CO) gases
may enter vehicle interior resulting in
unconsciousness and death.
! When the outboard second-row seats are
folded forward, the front seats may not be
moved to the rearmost position. Otherwise
you could damage the front and the
outboard second-row seats.
! Close the cup holders in front of the
second-row seats before folding the
second-row seats. Otherwise you could
damage the cup holders and the second-
row seats.
Expanding cargo volume in part
Folding third-row seats
X Completely lower the head restraints of the
third-row seats.
i The third-row head restraints are
adjusted in the same manner as the head
restraints of the second-row seats
(
Y page 105).
1 Seat belt holder
2 Release handle
3 Seat backrest
X Place seat belt in seat belt holder 1 .
X Pull release handle 2 on seat backrest
3 in direction of arrow.
Seat backrest 3 is released.
3 Seat backrest
4 Seat cushion
5 Strap
X Move seat backrest 3 slightly forward.
Seat cushion 4 is released and folds
forward automatically.
X Fold seat backrest 3 to a horizontal
position.
i Strap 5 serves to pull up the seat
backrest when bringing the third-row seats
back to their original position
(
Y page 213).
Controls in detail