thtguy

OK this should be a simple one to figure out but I still haven't yet.

How do I change the inclination of the arm rest? I see pics where it is raised and slid forward. the Manual is of little help it points at button 1 and says pull up on arm rest.

Thanks in Advance

Viper98912

Pull up the armrest just a little bit as if you were opening it. I believe there's three levels.

chris.bachman

Exactly, don't pull the lever in the front to open it, just grab to the side and pull up. It has two elevated positions. Not sure about the sliding forward part though.

loudandheard

You sure do get up early. I know the earlier C32's did not have this feature but you could add it by changing out the arm rest. I'm happy with the way mine works.

chris.bachman

I have to be downtown at 6:30 buddy, does yours raise up Loud? I know mine does but I don't think it slides forward.

Oh btw, I ordered the pieces for my custom exhaust, just bought a rear diffuser about 10 minutes ago on ebay, have my springs sitting at home and should be getting my C63 style wheels in next week. The car won't look anything like the last time you saw it.

Biscuit

Looks like this is another thing to add to the 'Things I learned about my car an embarassingly long time after buying it' thread. Funny thing is I've always noticed when I pull up on the armrest it would 'stick' at certain points. Sad thing is I didn't realize that was to adjust the angle of the armrest. I always thought it was just getting stuck as it was trying to open all the way.

One of these days I really am going to read the manual, I swear.

loudandheard

Awesome, let me know if you need a hand with any thing and I will be there to help. I like being able to get some experience to be able to do the same thing to my car. I have a lot of different projects going at once for my car as well, I just haven't had the time. What do you plan on doing with the factory wheels?

Are you serious. I had no idea that it was meant to do that, I always thought that I opened my arm rest incorrectly or the thing was meant to come out like that.

Viper98912

lol "damn crappy armrest is always getting stuck!"

Biscuit

Hopefully you aren't being sarcastic because it would be slightly reassuring that I wasn't the only person who didn't know it was supposed to happen, hehe.

Yeah pretty much. But seriously, given the various electrical gremlins we encounter, is it really a stretch?

loudandheard

No, I'm serious in all the time I've owned it I thought that it was due to poor engineering and never saw the point of it. Kind of makes sense, lol.

pointman

Damn! Thanks guys. I also thought it was just broken. Outstanding find.

And looks like no slide forward.

thtguy

ummmm.... didn't work... doesn't seem that I have one that raises I pulled up hard thought I was going to break something.

moosejaw

Does anyone's armrest slide fwd?
BTW im afraid to rey this as i have broken mine three times, the old design in 03 was much better.
The passenger doesnt need to access the armrest.

Viper98912

no slide forward for me

loudandheard

I have the old style that you can only open up, but by using one button you can raise the arm rest up a bit.

thtguy

this is why I thought it slides forward this pic of one looks like it is slid forward over the cupholder.

But no matter I can't even get it to raise up much less slide forward, either mine just doesn't do it or I just don't get it

loudandheard

I think that's as much mine goes up.

thtguy

that is just a picture of one I found on auto trader. I can't get mine to do that.

RLx02

Holy crap. I thought it was due to crappy engineering too. I had no idea.

MercedesFTW

WHAT? This just blew my mind.

EDIT: Mine definitely doesn't do this...lol