that my leather is "pleather/leatherette/vinyl"????

I've been looking at my seats for while and swear the grain is too consistent and smooth. Am i ?

 

You have a 2009 E350 - no it is real leather.

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All 2009 350s came with leather?

 

Even if his might have come with leather, remember ONLY the seating area would be leather. every other part of the seat would be MBTex. (Vinyl)

 

i think that only applied to the 03 - 06 and for 07 - 09 they're full leatherette. leather was optional and only standard on v8 and amg variants. my 04 e320 has leather cause it came part of the appearance package.

btw this is for US spec cars so idk how other ROW cars would be

 

CONFIRMED it is MBTEX! I cant believe MS use vinyl in a $60k car.

Well on the positive side its easy to maintain.

 

The door panel leather (the strip on the door) and the seats are true leather for 2007-2009, the W211 facelift. Obviously the more plastic-like feeling parts of the door and the seat back are MBTex, but the seats ARE REAL LEATHER. Especially in you 2009 E350, I don't know why you said it is confirmed they are all MBTex.

 

MBTex (vinyl) is much easier to clean and maintain. Use a good, non-acidic all purpose cleaner (I prefer Sprayway Citrus Crazy Clean) and wipe off. No crazy conditioning or cleaning shenanigans.

 

i have the build sheet:
"141A IMITATION LEATHER − BLACK/ANTHRACITE"

Also i saw a '12 e 350 what had "MBTex NO charge" on the window sticker. The msrp was $56k. the grain and look was exactly the same as mine.

 

I prefer MBTex for its longevity, and leather for its smell and feel.. My w210 had 306,000 miles when I sold it and the MBTex seats looked great. That being said, my 2000 Passat HAS real leather and at 348,000 miles, only the bolsters are showing some slight wear. So I guess either will last as long as its taken care of.

 

Vinyl definately has its benefits. I just dont like it in the heat of summer as I find it hotter than leather. I just cant believe leather isnt standard in a $60k car.

 

Conditioning is the key for that kind of longevity. Keeping leather conditioned keeps it pliable and helps fend off UV damage, thus keeping it from cracking.

 

Leather will look and feel better if you take the time to clean and condition it once or twice an year. Small price to pay I think for what you get...Cracking will be a lot less with proper conditioning.

 

+1

 

Also can we establish on what years and trims real leather is standard and MBTex is standard? I'd love to know for sure lol

 

1x or 2x a year is not enough, especially for a DD. I clean and condition, the drivers seat every 2 months and the other areas every 3m.

 

Did I mention that i saw a '12 e350 on the showroom floor w/ MBTEX at "No charge"?

 

09 e350s came with MB-tex and Leather was an optional upgrade, leather was std on e550s -- Brochure pg46, PDF pg24: http://cdn.dealerdna.com/brochures/m...09-E-Class.pdf

Sorry I can't find the 07 or 08 brochures.

I know our 2010 r350 wagon ($60k msrp) came std with MB-tex.

I believe the "base" GLs and M-classes (GL450 & ML350) also come std with MB-tex.

 

I recant I was thinking it was standard... I have to check into the 07 and 08 models as I have the brochures on my laptop at the moment. Wow.

 

Confirmed for the 2007 E-Class as well. It is standard on the E550 and the E63 comes with the AMG Premium leather package, but for the E320 Bluetec and E350 MBTex is standard.

 

i guess no one read my post above lol jk guys

 

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