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Old Jan 26, 2005 | 06:16 PM
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Does anybody know what the black plastic thingy under the driver's seat is? I don't know how else to describe it. And, yes, I searched the forums first.

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Originally Posted by GGM
Does anybody know what the black plastic thingy under the driver's seat is? I don't know how else to describe it. And, yes, I searched the forums first.

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Old Jan 26, 2005 | 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by GGM
Does anybody know what the black plastic thingy under the driver's seat is? I don't know how else to describe it. And, yes, I searched the forums first.

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If it's attached to the floor with a rearward-facing opening,it's the air vent to the rear seat area.If it's attached to the underside of the seat itself,it's probably a driver-side thingamabob doohickey.
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Old Jan 26, 2005 | 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve Clark
If it's attached to the floor with a rearward-facing opening,it's the air vent to the rear seat area.If it's attached to the underside of the seat itself,it's probably a driver-side thingamabob doohickey.
Thank you, Steve. It is attached to the floor with a rearward-facing opening. But may I ask what kind of air vent? The air-conditioning has its own vents in the center console. What air would be vented from under the seat to the rear seats? Thanks again in advance.

Sorry, Amdeutsch, no digital camera.

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But may I ask what kind of air vent? The air-conditioning has its own vents in the center console. What air would be vented from under the seat to the rear seats?
Warm air when it is cold. Works in sync with similar vents for the front occupants.
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Warm air when it is cold. Works in sync with similar vents for the front occupants.
Thank you very much for clearing that up.

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ooooh, so that's what those things are for cool!!!
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if you're talking about the electroics box then it's the seat control module that controls all the power seat features.
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Yep it is the rear seat heat vent. Works in conjunction with the front floor vents on most cars, not sure on the MB because they have the auto vent selelcting that trys to balance the temp in the car by selecting diferent vents based on the position of the car to the sun via the hood sensor. Also since I have never taken apart the heater box on the W203 but on the W201 it works with the front floor vents selected.
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if you're talking about the electroics box then it's the seat control module that controls all the power seat features.
No power seats--Except the up/down and recline. Bare bones C240. Won't do that again.

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