2007 Mercedes S-Class Owner's Manual - Page 321

Controls in detail Seats Rear power seat* adjustment (rear outer seats) Warning! G Make sure no one is caught or injured while the seat is being adjusted. Even with the SmartKey or SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* removed from the starter switch or the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* removed from the vehicle, the power seats can be operated when the respective door is open. Therefore, do not leave children unattended in the vehicle, or with access to an unlocked vehicle. Unsupervised use of vehicle equipment may cause an accident and/or serious personal injury. The seat belt only offers its intended protection when the seat backrest is in a nearly vertical position and the occupant is sitting upright. Avoid sitting in positions that prevent the seat belt from being properly positioned against the body ( page 339). You should therefore adjust the backrest to a position as upright as possible. Example rear right door 1 Seat cushion tilt 2 Seat backrest tilt 3 Folding down and placing upright head restraint ( page 326) 4 Head restraint tilt ( page 326) 5 Seat fore and aft adjustment Switch on the ignition ( page 315). or Open the respective door. Adjust desired seat using seat switches 1, 2 and 5. Adjusting front passenger seat from driver's seat/rear* Warning! ! Do not move the front passenger seat com- G pletely forward if objects are stored in the parcel net in the front passenger-side footwell. Items in the net may be damaged. When adjusting the front passenger seat, make sure the seat, if occupied, is as far from the passenger front air bag as possible. Otherwise, the passenger could be seriously or even fatally injured in the event of an accident or braking maneuver. 320