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Benz Mondi · #2 12-05-2010, 12:34 PM

It seems as though this is your first one and you don't have access to an owner's manual.

Welcome to the wonderful world of Benz Wagons. The 124 wagon's remain as one of my favorite cars that I've owned.

Even though the cargo netting and rear cover is present, the middle seats will still fold down. From either side of the opened back doors you will see a black grab handle at the underside of the seat bottom cushion in front of you. Place your hand underneath and pull up towards the roof. This will release the seat bottom for either side. To fold the seat back forward, start with the side that is the narrower of the two (60/40 split seat design since the cargo cover is mounted to the back of the wider seatback and and can not be folded forward until the other seat back is already out of the way). I believe that the narrower one is the passenger side. Remove the head rest. As in your second picture, you can see the black plunger button that extends toward you when the door opens. This is the lock for the seatback so that when the door is closed, the seatback can not release forward. Just pull the seat back in the direction of the front seat and it should release. Sometimes you need to pull it the release button toward you (don't pull too hard) a few times to have it release the seat back. I recommend that you oil (not just WD-40) this button's shaft periodically to keep it from sticking. To remove the cargo netting just slide the whole thing toward the narrower seat side.

If you do a search, you'll find a bunch of posts on the middle seats, as well.

Best of Luck and have fun with the terrific 124 wagon.

Al