Hello!

I'm currently in the market for a used W212. I'm looking at a E220 Bluetec SE, which has the 'Avantgarde' option picked, according to the VIN decoder.

I *think* the seats are leather, but I'm really not sure. I know Artico apparently wears well, but that's not what I want - so I want to be sure it's not Artico.

Any thoughts? Sorry for the quality of the pictures - I've picked them off the website of the garage selling the vehicle.

I've also included my VIN decode underneath the pictures - it does have 'Interior LEATHER - BLACK/ANTHRACITE (201A)' listed, but I know a lot of manufactures now refer to fake leather as 'Leather'.

Model E 220 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY
Engine 651924 31 035746
Transmission 722908 03 986406
Order Number 0 1 537 89405
Order Location GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
Interior LEATHER - BLACK/ANTHRACITE (201A)
Paint 1 BLACK (040U)
Release Date 2012-02-29
Delivery Date 2012-02-29
Code Description
040U BLACK
052 AEJ 11/2
064 STEUERCODE MAGNETVENTIL M651
069 MODIFICATION YEAR 11/2 SCALE 2
108 CONTROL CODE MARKETING
200A LEATHER
201A LEATHER - BLACK/ANTHRACITE
205B OWNERS MANUAL AND SERVICE RECORD - ENGLISH
230 PARKING GUIDANCE
240 LED DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS
249 INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR MIRROR,AUTOMATICALLY DIMMING
255B MB MOBILO WITH DSB AND GGD
265 LINES-NO.PLATE DISCONTINUED
279 ELECTRONIC GEAR RANGE SELECTION
283B AIRBAGLABLE - ENGLISH
291 PELVIS AIRBAG (PELVISBAG)
294 KNEE AIRBAG
2U1 RADIATOR SHUTTER
305B HEAD UNIT LANGUAGE - BRITISH ENGLISH
309 CUP HOLDER
335B INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/HU LANGUAGE - ENGLISH
427 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 7-SPEED
428 STEER.WHEEL GEARSHIFT BUTTONS/SHIFT PADDLE PAINTED
461 INSTRUMENT WITH MILES IND. AND ENGLISH LEGEND
474 DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER
477 TIRE PRESSURE LOSS WARNER
518 UNIVERSAL COMMUNICATIONS INTERFACE (UCI)
525 CONNECT 20 HIGH (NTG7)
537L GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
551 BASIC ANTITHEFT ALARM SYSTEM (ATA)
580 AIR CONDITIONER
58U ROOF INTERIOR TRIM GRAY FABRIC
5XXL EUROPE
600 HEADLAMPS - CLEANING EQUIPMENT
613 HEADLAMP LEFT-HAND TRAFFIC
666 PRODUCT PROT.F.TRANSPORT VEH. W/O TIE-DOWN HOOKS
677 AVANTGARDE/STANDARD SUSPENSION
690 EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE (MINI SPARE)
736 TRIM PIECES - ASH TREE WOOD BLACK (2A70)
802 CHANGE OF MODEL YEAR, THE LAST FIGURE SHOWING THE NEW MODEL YEAR
817 SIREN BRACKET FOR INCREASED THEFT PROTECTION
873 SEAT HEATER FOR LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT SEATS
875 HEATED SCREEN WASH SYSTEM
882 SENSOR SYSTEM AND ANTITHEFT ALARM SYSTEM
885 HIGHTEN THEFT PROTECTION
928 EXHAUST GAS CLEANING WITH EURO 5 TECHNOLOGY
954 EQUIPMENT PACKAGE FOR AVANTGARDE VEHICLES
966 COC PAPER EURO 5 TECH. W/O REGIST. CERT. PART 2
989 IDENTIFICATION LABEL UNDER WINDSHIELD
A20 DIRECT START
A21 SHIFT BY WIRE
A62 FE TORQUE CONVERTER HOUSING 19
A66 FE CONVERTER 19 MM
A86 T VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY WITH VGS 3
A89 REDUCED-FRICTION
B03 DIRECT START / ECO START/STOP FUNCTION
B09 REFRIGERANT COMPRESSOR WITH MAGNETIC COUPLING
B12 WHEEL REPLACEMENT TOOL
F212 MODEL SERIES 212
FW LIMOUSINE
G908 TRANSMISSION CODE VERSION 08
GA AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HA REAR AXLE
J1A NAT2 WITH OPTIMIZED DSM
J82 SEPTEMBER RELEASE
K11 ADAPTIVE STOP LIGHT FLASHING
K13 CONTROL CODE FOR SERVICE INTERVAL 25000 KM
K22 SOFTWARE CONTROL F. LOW BEAMS WITHOUT NIGHT DESIGN
M22 DISPLACEMENT 2.2 LITER
M651 R4-DIESEL ENGINE M651
P54 THEFT PROTECTION PACKAGE
R RIGHT-HAND STEERING
R01 SUMMER TIRES
R11
U01 REAR BELT STATUS INDICATION
U18 AUTOMATIC CHILD SEAT RECOGNITATION (AKSE)
U41 FUEL - WATER SEPARATOR AND LUBRICATION PACKAGE
U60 PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION - ACTIVE ENGINE HOOD
V06 SPEED- + LOADINDEX 95W
VL FRONT AXLE HALF, LEFT
VR FRONT AXLE HALF, RIGHT

 

options 200A and 201A both say Leather. So it’s leather.