joesama

Hi guys..
Just got this another issue with my car.
The rear seat belt doesn't seem to be retracting back as strongly as the side ones.
I've already brought it to the dealer once and they replaced the seatbelt mechanism.
But after getting it back, it is still not retracting back as strongly as the side ones. If someone sat on the middle, the belt would partially be left unretracted and just hanging lose on the seat.
I need to physically help it retract back..
Is this normal? I've spoken to the dealer and they seem to think this is normal for rear middle seat belt.
Any one experienced this? Or does the middle seat belt retraction strength be the same as the side one?

Elvisfan0108

Just check it on a different car. That would answer that question.

joesama

Yes. .the problem is is that The dealers here don't really have E Class on show. Especially the prefacelift ones. Sedans are not very popular compared to SUVs in Australia.
And also due to Covid, they are all locked.
So hence the reason why I'm trying to find out from other E class owners here if they are experiencing the same thing.

Elvisfan0108

someone here has to have one.

joesama

Anybody able to check their rear middle seatbelt and see if the retraction tension should be the same as the sides one here??
Anyone??

fleuger99

I just checked it on my 2020 E-450 wagon, should be the same as the sedan and the middle seatbelt does retract the same as my two outboard ones.

ua549

Same with my '18 E300 sedan.

joesama

Thanks guys for the confirmation. I have now brought it back to the dealership for them to have a look at it again.
Even though they said they replaced the mechanism, I don't believe that's the case here. I could smell WD40 when I pulled the belt all the way out.
I also showed the problem to one of the technicians there and they agreed that it is not normal.
Booked it in for the fix at the end of March. (No load car available) Ill make sure to check it this time when I pick it up.

joesama

Just an update to this issue.
I've got the car in and out of the dealership yesterday and it's now fixed.
Apparently the problem was that "seatbelt guide not aligned with belt"?
They have removed the belt and refitted the belt as required. And it's now retracting back as normal now.

fleuger99

Glad to hear it got sorted.