Heated Steering Wheel?
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Just a theory, maybe i am wrong:
MB seems to use fake leather on steering wheels a lot. Genuine leather on steering wheels, is for some reason very expensive option on MB.
Fake leather can not breathe or absorbe sweat like genuine leather can. So if you have heated fake leather on the steering wheel, against the bare skin of your hands, will it perhaps become uncomfortable?
MB seems to use fake leather on steering wheels a lot. Genuine leather on steering wheels, is for some reason very expensive option on MB.
Fake leather can not breathe or absorbe sweat like genuine leather can. So if you have heated fake leather on the steering wheel, against the bare skin of your hands, will it perhaps become uncomfortable?
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Reading the description from the official Mercedes SA folder (sonder ausstattung), my car from Sindelfingen Plant, has fake leather on steering wheel. It is part of the P22 Exclusive Interior Package. Same for AMG and Avantgarde Interior packages.
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The wheels are made locally in SA & covered with SA genuine leather as are seats. Ladies spend all day stitching the leather onto wheels.
SA provides over 50% of the leather used by Benz & BMW.
SA provides over 50% of the leather used by Benz & BMW.
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Yes ~ I can't speak for other markets/plants. I've never owned a Benz without a genuine leather steering wheel.
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"Nappa leather or Napa leather is a leather, typically dyed, made from kid-, cow-, calf-, lamb- or other skin by tanning. It is noted for its soft temper. It is a generic term in the leather field and has no distinct test for characterization. Because of this ambiguity, the term is often used in advertising to imply that a leather has a soft hand. Among other uses, Napa leather is often used in leather products such as furniture, clothing, handbags, and shoes. As the term is used today, Napa Leather may be either full grain, or more likely, corrected grain."
I may be wrong, but did check the translation of Leder Nappa and this is Nappa Leather. The fake stuff is called Artico in Europe and MB Tex in other markets.
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Getting back to the point, there's no reason other than cost for MB to not have a heated steering wheel on this car. Plenty of less expensive cars offer heated steering wheels, and those steering wheels are not necessarily leather covered.
The seats are heated, and that seems to have no effect on the MB-Tex the majority of cars have.
The seats are heated, and that seems to have no effect on the MB-Tex the majority of cars have.
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Benz also call MB Tex "Taxi Leder" in much of their older commentary. It was originally developed for the Taxi industry where you can order a Benz with rubber floor covering & trunk lining & prewired for roof lights & meters.
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Getting back to the point, there's no reason other than cost for MB to not have a heated steering wheel on this car. Plenty of less expensive cars offer heated steering wheels, and those steering wheels are not necessarily leather covered.
The seats are heated, and that seems to have no effect on the MB-Tex the majority of cars have.
The seats are heated, and that seems to have no effect on the MB-Tex the majority of cars have.
My damn CLK is the so called "International Model" & German built. It has heated seats, heated screen & headlight washers, heated mirrors & a whole lot of gubbins that means nothing in South Africa with our mild climate. Because I wanted BiX & memory package & Parktronic etc I had to take all the rest. On SA built models I can tick the box & get only what I want.
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Getting back to the point, there's no reason other than cost for MB to not have a heated steering wheel on this car. Plenty of less expensive cars offer heated steering wheels, and those steering wheels are not necessarily leather covered.
The seats are heated, and that seems to have no effect on the MB-Tex the majority of cars have.
The seats are heated, and that seems to have no effect on the MB-Tex the majority of cars have.
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Actually, based on common misconception, Alcantara is the closest thing to "fake leather". Surprising number of people have expressed that they thought it was leather (suede) and did not realize it is a man-made fabric. At least, with MBTex, it seems most folks know what they have!
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Funny, the moment I got into my full jam C400, with heated/cooled seats I adjusted the steering wheel, tried to turn the knob for the heated steering wheel. Lol . Of course I check this out at delivery. Lol again. Not that it is a dealbreaker in any way just puzzling that a car that has cooled seats, HUD, yadda yadda yadda does not have a heated steering wheel! And I was so looking forward to it as my 507 had that nice alcantara wheel...oh well, gloves it is!
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Actually, based on common misconception, Alcantara is the closest thing to "fake leather". Surprising number of people have expressed that they thought it was leather (suede) and did not realize it is a man-made fabric. At least, with MBTex, it seems most folks know what they have!
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Heated Steering wheel is only a $250 option on GLK, maybe other MB's too...
Why it is not offered on the W205 is something I can't comprehend - other than its just a plain oversight, capacity or margin play.
It makes even less sense as the first W205's off the line all had 4matic and heated seats as an option..
I live in the snow-belt of the US and having heated steering wheel is important to me. It was 7 degrees in my backyard this week. I hope by the time I'm ready to place my new car order in 2015 this option becomes available.
Why it is not offered on the W205 is something I can't comprehend - other than its just a plain oversight, capacity or margin play.
It makes even less sense as the first W205's off the line all had 4matic and heated seats as an option..
I live in the snow-belt of the US and having heated steering wheel is important to me. It was 7 degrees in my backyard this week. I hope by the time I'm ready to place my new car order in 2015 this option becomes available.
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Getting back to the point, there's no reason other than cost for MB to not have a heated steering wheel on this car. Plenty of less expensive cars offer heated steering wheels, and those steering wheels are not necessarily leather covered.
The seats are heated, and that seems to have no effect on the MB-Tex the majority of cars have.
The seats are heated, and that seems to have no effect on the MB-Tex the majority of cars have.
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If anyone from MB is reading ... Please add a heated steering wheel (at least for Canada). When is -40, gloves are not enough. Its bad enough watching all the KIA Optima's drive by with their driver's hands all toasty on their nice heated steering wheel.
