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Installingand removing the rear bench seat
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WARNING Risk of injury if rear bench
seat is installed incorrectly
If youdonot install therear benchseat as
described, or install an unsuitable rear bench
seat, theseat belts maynot provide theinten‐
ded protection.
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Install therear benchseat as described
and only in thedirection of travel.
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Installing therear benchseat in the
oppositedirection is notpermitted.
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Use onlyrear benchseats that Freight‐
liner Sprinter has approvedfor your
vehicle.
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WARNING Risk of injury if therear bench
seat is notlockedinplace
If thelocking mechanisms on therear bench
seat legs arenot correctly engaged, therear
benchseat will notbeheld firmly and could
roll overduring travel.
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Ensurethat therear benchseat is
engaged beforesetting off. Theremust
be no redindicator tabs visible on the
release handle.
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If redindicator tabs arevisible on the
release handle, re-engagethe rear
bench seat intoplace.
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WARNING Risk of injury when installing
and removing therear benchseat
When youinstall or remove therear bench
seat, body parts suchasfeetmay become
trapped when therear benchseat is tipped.
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When installing and removing therear
benchseat, ensurethat thereare no
body parts between therear benchseat
and thefloor.
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NOTE Damage to rear bench seat rollers
caused by incorrect use
The rear bench seat rollerscan be damaged if
therear benchseat is used improperly or is
removedincorrectly.
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As long as therear benchseat is in the
mounting shells, do notpullthese in the
direction of therear-end doors. Roll the
rear bench seat onlybeside themount‐
ing shells.
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Do notroll therear benchseat when it
has been removedoruse it as ameans
of transport.
Warning on rear bench seat withcorrectly
installed rear bench seat shown.
Installation position of three-person and four-
person rear bench seat with strut
The three-person rear bench seat is available with
or without astrut. The four-person rear bench
seat is available onlywithastrut.
The strutislocated on therear side of therear
benchseat.
The three-person rear bench seat withstrut must
be installed onlyonthe thirdrow of seats (above
therear axle). The four-person rear bench seat
mustbeinstalled onlyonthe lastrow of seats.
Vehicles withfour rows of seats
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First rowofseats
2
Second row of seats
3
Thirdrow of seats: three-person rear bench
seat withstrut
4
Fourth row of seats: four-person rear bench
seat withstrut
Seats and stowage
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