What does this knob do?
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2004 E320 4matic, 2007 530xiT
What does this knob do?
I just noticed that on one side of my driver seat there is a big round knob with a pointed extension. The knob rotates but I can't tell what it is for. I have looked in the manual and can't seem to find anything about it.
Anyone have any idea what it does? The front passenger seat does not have it.
Anyone have any idea what it does? The front passenger seat does not have it.
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Originally Posted by guru
I just noticed that on one side of my driver seat there is a big round knob with a pointed extension. The knob rotates but I can't tell what it is for. I have looked in the manual and can't seem to find anything about it.
Anyone have any idea what it does? The front passenger seat does not have it.
Anyone have any idea what it does? The front passenger seat does not have it.
That is the ejection seat control. Be cautious.......
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2004 E320 4matic, 2007 530xiT
Originally Posted by xabo
It's used to adjust the firmness of the back of the seat. (The part that your back rests on).
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Which side of the seat is this knob on? I have a lumbar control knob on the inside of my seat, just about the center console. I think I have the same knob for the passenger seat, too, but my car is in the shop so I can't verify.
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On the inside....
I dont have it on the passenger side, unless it is on the outside on that seat...
Also sadly, what a common E class statement "my car is in the shop".....
Also sadly, what a common E class statement "my car is in the shop".....
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It's not that it's in the shop, it's that it's been there since Tuesday for service C and an alignment. The alignment is a redo from three weeks ago. They just "can't seem to get it within specs". They "might" have it done tomorrow (Monday). No offens to C class drivers of the world, but I can't drive the C240 they gave me as a loaner for one more day. I hate that car.
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You don't have one for the passenger seat? I swear I do. Can somebody confirm that the '03 had it and the '04 doesn't. Or is it a difference between an E500 and an E320? BudC is right, though, doesn't do much, if anything.
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Originally Posted by hilmar2k
You don't have one for the passenger seat? I swear I do. Can somebody confirm that the '03 had it and the '04 doesn't. Or is it a difference between an E500 and an E320? BudC is right, though, doesn't do much, if anything.
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Originally Posted by atssystems.com
They decontented it on the passenger seat for 2005 (and late 2004's) as well as the strap on the rear armrest, the ashtray tray, the shelf in the glove box, etc, etc..
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Originally Posted by atssystems.com
They decontented it on the passenger seat for 2005 (and late 2004's) as well as the strap on the rear armrest, the ashtray tray, the shelf in the glove box, etc, etc..
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The deletion of the armrest strap has to be the most unbelievable deletion in history. Without it, it is impossible to get the armrest out without "raking" up the leather...
I had to check other cars before I could make myself believe that such a basic thing as a strap would be removed.
Philip
I had to check other cars before I could make myself believe that such a basic thing as a strap would be removed.
Philip
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Originally Posted by prprandall51
The deletion of the armrest strap has to be the most unbelievable deletion in history. Without it, it is impossible to get the armrest out without "raking" up the leather...
I had to check other cars before I could make myself believe that such a basic thing as a strap would be removed.
Philip
I had to check other cars before I could make myself believe that such a basic thing as a strap would be removed.
Philip
