Dema

I do not think C63 is considered as entry level. I think everyone who's looking for a good small real luxury car should consider C63. I hope it will have keyless go as well.

benzmodz

Keyless Go is listed in Australia.

platinumney

i was at the dealership yesterday i can confirm theres no memory seats i dont even like were its placed

cracker123

I think you should be able to get them. I think on the BMW it is a 1000 dollar option for power seats, but atleast you get memory, but no steering movement.

MBTex

i was also at 2 dealers yesterday and learned there are no memory seats this year, nor keyless go...

not this year

MB-JIM

My opinion of MBUSA so called marketing gets worse by the day.

RLE

<< I really wanted to get a C300 4Matic sport and then change the grille and add a hood star, but stupidly I forgot when you have the sport grille that little flat hood badge does not conceal a hole so you cannot add a hood star.>>

And I'm going to do just the opposite. I will be changing the grill in my C300 Lux to the Sport grill. Now that I've seen it on the demo car, I like it better.

I too am all in a lather about seat memory. I just can't believe the Luxury model, at least, doesn't have the door controls. And while I'm at it, forcing a black interior when buying a Sport has kept me from that model. I've ordered biege leather which would look great in a Sport model and after all, there would be no additional manufacturing cost to install the Lux interior.

MBUSA is on my blacklist, for all the good it will do.

pmb600

Why don't you get the sport model instead of the luxury? Also I think that the sport can come with a grey interior as well, just not tan.

RLE

<<Why don't you get the sport model instead of the luxury? Also I think that the sport can come with a grey interior as well, just not tan.>>

I just don't like dark interiors and I don't like the aluminum interior trim. Other than that, A Sport would be fine particularly since the 3.5 engine could be specified.

But when I'm driving the car, I see the inside, not the outside and black or gray is just too dismal for me. I spent three days last week driving a dealer service loaner, a new '07 C230 Sport with a black interior and that confirmed my decision.

The new copy of Auto Motor und Sport arrived the other day and they published a comparison test between a C200 (or 220?) diesel and the equivalent Passat and the MB is in the color I have ordered with the US market Lux wheels and it looks very good. BTW, the MB won the comparison, just.

abqhudson

No memory seats = no sale for us.

They will get the message.

Jim

MB-JIM

I haven't had a car in many years without seat memory. I'm not about to buy any car without it. I understand holding back some options but this one is so basic.
I suppose for the W230 single owners, seat memory isn't an issue, In fact, to be going from a seat that is part manual and part power operated, the 8 position power control is a nice improvement.
Montvale should wake up.

rpayer

I've got the manufactorer brouchure right here. 8-way power seats are standard on all 3 models.

https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w204/203616-mbusa-needs-spanked.html

rpayer

Hold up guys... I just flipped through the entire 50 page brochure. It doesn't mention memory seats one time...

pmb600

How did you get the brochure already?

pmb600

I doubt they will get the message. Mercedes plans to sell something around 70,000 units of the C-Class for 2008. Trust me, a few dozen pissed enough to not buy the car because of the memory seat issue will not worry them. It should, but it won't. I'm so disgusted with MBUSA constantly giving us the most de-contented and least amount of models.

MB-JIM

The plot even gets worse. I just read the brochure released to the Canadian market. They can get:

3-Zone AC
Keyless Go
Pro Safe
10 Position Seats with 3 Memory buttons that also controlls the steering wheel (We get an 8 position seat with no memory)

What is wrong with this picture?

pmb600

MB-Jim, lets start a huge letter to MBUSA and have all the MBWorld members here sign it! lol

Why do they do this, now I'm disappointed about the car.

On another note, I got a call from my dealership where I got my C-Class and they said that they have the car in. So I called today and asked if I could stop by tonight and test drive it, I have been to another dealer already but I would like to see it when it is getting dark out so I can see the interior and the new ambient lights.

The salesman calls about an hour before I'm supposed to go in and said "sorry the sales manager took the car home." I was like are you fu***** kidding me?? You get one car to demo and the manager takes it home for his enjoyment?? What the hell is wrong with MB dealers?

QQQ

3-zone AC only for 350, 2-zone for 300. 2-zone in US.

Yes, can get Keyless Go as options in Canada.

I think you are talking about Pre-Safe. Pro-Safe is the general safety term for MB that includes 4 components, Perform Safe (ABS, ESP, etc), Pre Safe (seat belts tightening and closing windows), Passive Safe (airbags), and Post Safe (cutting fuel supply, lowering windows, etc). Both US and Canada get only Perform Safe, Passive Safe and Post Safe. Pre Safe only available in European and Asian markets.

Yes, memory seats and telescoping wheels std on 350 and optional 300.

RLE

<<MB-JIM sez......My otherwise perfect 06 C350 does have an intermittent problem where the steering wheel doesn't always come back to the correct position as well as the right side mirror that doesn't always come back up.>>

I am laughing here. My '01 C320 has had this problem off and on for about six years and it was quite common. The steering wheel position problem and mirror failure is caused by the driver's seat memory module. Mine has been replaced three or four times and the last time I got a good one. Easy entry and mirror tilt are now working.

Your dealer knows about this and they know how to fix it. Get on down there.

PHYBENZ

In the latest Car And Driver where they review the C 350 the picture shows memory seats, but it isn't mentioned anywhere in the specs... I hope they make it available for at least the 350.

rpayer

I had my car at the dealership yesterday to have the crank position sensor replaced. When I picked my car up yesterday my salesperson had left it in my car for me.

pmb600

Cool, I wonder if other dealers have the brochure yet.

rpayer

I'm sure they do... Maybe they just don't want to give them out until the car is released.

berenyi

Just so nobody gets their hopes up....there are no memory seats available in the US. None. This could change later...but right now, nothing.

If you want them, come on up to Canada....where you can pick up keyless go too if you want it.

...also, Canada does not get the pre-safe system. That's not on any north american cars. pro-safe is the whole safety "philosophy"...talks about all kinds of features....but pre-safe is a specific system.

oblu

Got US brochure yesterday. None of the pictures show seat controls where they should be; I'm talking numbers today so at least the salesperson is going to get the hint that no mem seats = I probably won't purchase.

It's such a little thing, but such a big thing.