AlexCim

Alex's Tip #223: Fold the rear seats down, go and mash the accelerator (obviously while moving forwards).

I don't know about you guys, but my car is 99% a 2 seater (Me +GF), so I now tend to drive around with my rear seats folded down as the sound of the exhaust, I think, is greatly improved.

Try it, let me know your thoughts

SonnyakaPig

I would like to try this because I love the sound of our exhaust. Just tonight I was driving around with all the windows down just to get a little better sample of the exhaust. But, I'm affraid I don't know how to put the back seats down. I looked the other day. I'm sure it's simple, but I couldn't figure it out.

I would normally check my owners manual. But, my dealer sold me the car with a clk63 owners manual by mistake and they have not followed through with delivering me a C63 manual. Over a month later now and still no manual.

Do you have any quick tips that I could use to put the rear seats down? It would be greatly appreciated.

AlexCim

Open the boot, there are two levers (for each side, seats fold down 33%/66%) on the rear parcel shelf. Pull them, seats will "click". Go into the car in the back, pull the seat forward.

I've been considering removing my rear seats all together...

patboyy

....omg...u nvr fold down your rear seats?

Vegas_AMG

Funny I was going to post the same thing! My wife goes, was that a backfire? Is the car broken? I say, wonderfull isn't it..................I live for downshifts and holding on to a grear a little longer than necessary sometimes.

Yuille36

I thought that everyone knew about putting the back seats down, like sitting in a opera house. The world awakens to the sound of exhaust....the sound is intoxicating.

obsidian05e55

tried it once! Such a tease, wish the car sounded like that with the seats still up. Guess i need some LTH's.

GMW

I posted the same thing just after I got my C63. Enjoy!!

_AMG_

Wow i never thought about this. What a great idea!! Does it really make a big difference in sound?

SonnyakaPig

Thank you very much. I'll give it a try.

vitamink

Intersting.. I will try it on my way home tonight...

ayowhatup

I leave my seats down at all times for this

Bonk

Why would you want to mask out the sound of your exhaust with that?

Roswell

^^ Agreed! I used to have a sub in every of my other cars... but I decided not to do it on the C63 since I hardly turn on the music loud ;cuz I always enjoy the sound of the exhaust... hehehe!

vmx128

I tried this yesterday. Wow, it does make quite a difference! The car sounds like a totally different beast. The exhaust note sounds very raspy when you step on it...almost sounds like something is broken in the exhaust (in a good way, of course ). I can also hear the downshifts and backfiring much better.

Since I hardly ever use the back seats, I'll just keep them folded from now on and enjoy the new soundtrack.

SonnyakaPig

This.

I did the same thing yesterday and I love it. I might be interested in removing my back seats for weight savings, but it would look pretty ghetto in a Benz. So, I don't think so for now.

Roon

I dont know why I didn't think of running around with the rear seats down earlier, pretty obvious once you do it...

So then I think, what's an even better way to hear what's really goin' on back there......

I drove about 2 miles around some back streets this morning with the trunk wide OPEN.......

Yee Hah!!

Yes, I know all about carbon monoxide poisoning, so I made sure I had plenty of fresh cold, dense air to breathe

As this is my 1st post, here's the obligatory pic...

SonnyakaPig

Very nice pic. And welcome.

I put the seats down again today. It's been fun.