Fold down rear seats "design fault"
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From: A Dutchy Living in Marseille, France
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Fold down rear seats "design fault"
Just making conversation here, but:
I find it very weird that the widest part of the fold down seats is behind
the driver.
this way it's impossible to carry something long & wide.
(got stuck at Ikea several times because of it LOL)
Would have been logical to have the wide part on the passenger side...?
I find it very weird that the widest part of the fold down seats is behind
the driver.
this way it's impossible to carry something long & wide.
(got stuck at Ikea several times because of it LOL)
Would have been logical to have the wide part on the passenger side...?
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From: Manassas Va
2012 E550 Coupe
I don't understand your problem.
If what you are carrying is long enough to have to protrude into the forward seating area then it would seem to make no difference since the drivers and passenger seats are about the same width, a least in my 2012 E550.
Actually having the wide side on the drivers side in the rear seats should allow a little more angularity in placing the load if it protrudes into the passenger side of the front seats.
If what you are carrying is long enough to have to protrude into the forward seating area then it would seem to make no difference since the drivers and passenger seats are about the same width, a least in my 2012 E550.
Actually having the wide side on the drivers side in the rear seats should allow a little more angularity in placing the load if it protrudes into the passenger side of the front seats.
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I guess I forgot to mention that it's a problem when you're NOT alone
(which is often the case when going to ikea..
)
if you could load the long & wide piece on the passenger side, then you'd still have space for somebody, behind the driver.
(which is often the case when going to ikea..
)if you could load the long & wide piece on the passenger side, then you'd still have space for somebody, behind the driver.
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Was going to take my road bike to the countryside a few weeks back but bike wouldn't fit in the trunk. After I saw this thread finally looked it up in the owner's manual and woola, the rear seats does fold dow.
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I think it's an OPTION (at least on the C class it was).
Like most things with MB: you want, you pay!
Anycase at least my thread is good for something lol
Like most things with MB: you want, you pay!
Anycase at least my thread is good for something lol
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Just making conversation here, but:
I find it very weird that the widest part of the fold down seats is behind
the driver.
this way it's impossible to carry something long & wide.
(got stuck at Ikea several times because of it LOL)
Would have been logical to have the wide part on the passenger side...?
I find it very weird that the widest part of the fold down seats is behind
the driver.
this way it's impossible to carry something long & wide.
(got stuck at Ikea several times because of it LOL)
Would have been logical to have the wide part on the passenger side...?
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From: A Dutchy Living in Marseille, France
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So what you's saying is, i should move to Australia? :-)
(Which is not a bad thing to be honest. was there last month. Great country!)
(Which is not a bad thing to be honest. was there last month. Great country!)
