W212 E350 2010. center trim with clock facelift
Is it possible to replace the trim with the facelifted one that has a clock in middle?
I know that hazard lights switch needs to be moved down to a new switchplate below the COMMAND unit (old one with black switches to a new one with aluminum switches).
Also I think that new trim has a small gap at end points near steering wheel and on opposite side near windows ac vent, ambilight connector could be different but that is easily mendable and instrument cluster brightness knob has to come out because the facelift trim has no hole for it, brightness control was moved to settings on screen.
So I gather there is some coding involved?
Can someone explain why is the SAMF 172 required? If mine is SAMF 212 can it be recoded to 172?
After installation, how do we adjust the time on the clock?
I only have to relocate the hazard light switch as there is no ESP button there on my w212 (2010. E350 cgi).
There is little to no information available about this retrofit so any help would be appreciated for future and present retrofitters




It's that simple when it works. It's the same way NTG-4.5 Clock gets set after chassis reboot.

Last edited by CaliBenzDriver; Dec 1, 2025 at 12:13 PM.








