ETN550

I have driven 3 MBZ, a CL, a W209, and now my new '06 W209 with heated, ventilated and multicontour seats. I cannot see any effect to the ventilation aspect. The switch lights up 1,2,3 blue but I feel nothing and feel nothing at the rear perforated opening or the rear hole on the seat back, or the seat surface for either side.

How can I verify that they work? Does the climate control have to be in a particular position??

QuadBenz

In every MB I've driven/owned/been in, the ventilated seats plain SUCK. I can't feel a thing, except when I put my hand on the seat itself and can feel a really minuscule amount of air.

FatTony001

Here`s my post LINK on the forum



Bottom line... It`s useless

Only the bigger models have some OK ventilatied seats ( CL, S, CLS )

archony

You can tell the ventilation is on but only after a few minutes. On a Lincoln Navigator you can feel the ventilated seats because they really push air out; on the CLK it is a lot softer because I think that it vacuums the air in rather than blows it out. They do work, it's just not very intense. The heated seats are more noticeable when they are on.

Franman

they dont do much for me in my GL either...which sucks b/c I was looking forward to them in the Arkansas heat during summer

Elane

Hello, did you ever figure out how to tell if your cooled seats are actually working? Like you, my switch lights up, can not feel a thing! Thanks!!