No rear armrest
 

We've just bought a 2018 GLA45 from a Mercedes dealer with 1000 miles, it's a very high spec only a few minor things it doesn't have, but I'm not sure exactly what has been ticked and hasn't.

It doesn't have a rear armrest, which I find strange. Was there an option or package to tick for it?

Yes it does. With cup holders to boot. Mine is a 2018 as well. Unless you meant something else don't know how you could miss it.

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hi, this is what our looks like, can see where the armrest would be, but its all one piece no armrest there. must have been part of a package i'm guessing.

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Yeah I see that now. I do have the Black "Red Cut" leather option. But I don't think that's it. Might be for some reason different markets. I now see you are UK and I'm US. I pulled up the PDF 2018 brochure I have and this is what I found. Might come down to the Americans love their cup holders thing - lol. Let me know what you find out on your end.

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mbw...4947e47ac8.jpg

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mbw...2d086555c3.jpg

thanks for the detailed reply :)

before we picked the car up i saw photos of the rear arm rest online, but they must have all been US spec cars, as i have a UK brochure and can't see it listed anywhere, and it's not even on the non AMG models! seems such a strange thing to omit to me

Strange indeed. Wonder what the reason is/was and who made that decision.