2008 Mercedes R-Class Owner's Manual - Page 318

Controls in detail Useful features Installing Warning! G The rear center console must be properly installed on the center console base. Driving with the rear center console not properly installed on the rear center console base may cause the rear center console to come loose and be thrown around in the vehicle interior, causing injury to vehicle occupants during braking vehicle maneuvers an accident 1 Latch (position 1) 2 Latch (position 0) 3 Rear center console base 4 Anchorage point (position 1) 5 Anchorage point (position 0) 3 Rear center console base 6 Rear center console Position center console 6 above base 3. Insert the tabs at rear of center console 6 into anchorage points 4 or 5 on base 3. Guide front of center console 6 down towards base 3. Center console 6 must rest on base 3. Press down on front of center console 6 until it audibly engages in latch 1 or 2. You can install the rear center console in two different positions. In the most forward position (position 1) you can expand the cargo compartment fully ( page 293) without removing the rear center console. i The storage compartment and the cupholders in the rear center console are only illuminated, when the rear center console is installed in the most rearward position (position 0). 317