hi guys , anyone get heat issues on the walls that surround the gear level in the middle of the console ? mine heats up a fair bit ... a friend who had a c32 tells me his did too , just wanted to get any feedback ?

Hmmm...hadn't noticed.

I haven't noticed this either.

im 190cm so in my right hand drive car my left leg leans on the left side a bit so i can feel a bit of heat ... next time you head out after 30 min put your hand on the side and see if it is a little hot

I did notice the car keeps me warm w/out putting on the heat in cold weather...

That's normal on all cars.

My W203 does it, and all my previous cars (non-MB) before it did it as well.

I haven't noticed it...Maybe it's just normal...

well, with a huge 6.3L under the hood, you should be expecting a lot of heat anyways.. a bit of heat transfer there is quite normal cos i use me flip flops when i come back home from training and also noticed it earlier.

this happens to my sl63 too. the car is HOT, literally... is there any mods out there that can help keep the motor a bit cooler?

Acctually i figured this out a while back and they said it is because of the tranny

teh tranny that shifts teh gear is handling teh car thats whyyy

i asked MB themself =P

Not sure where you are located but the vents that go to the rear seats run down the sides of the console. are you running the heater? Try running the AC see if they cool down. I know on my C350 this past summer if the AC was pumping the side of the console were actually cold to the touch.

I've noticed this recently; my automatic toll device sits in the ash tray and when I pull it out for use, it's many times really hot. The console in that area all feels really really warm. Not always, seemingly with spirited or heavy rush hour trips. Should I be worried about tranny issues? Is this normal?

the best solution to heat is insulation. Some version of dynamat or other sound dampening under the carpet attached to the bare metal will help drastically.