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I just purchased a new GLE450 and I’m disappointed in the front seats. Does anyone else have seats that look like this? front drivers seat front drivers seat
Are those leather or MB-Tex? My leather seats don't look like that. I would point it out to the dealer. Maybe it takes a few hours of being sat in to smooth it out.
Ours has some of it too, probably a bit less. The other cars on the lot had these in some shape or form at various places. The leather is not a "soft" type and has certain look at feel. Some people like it and some people hate it. If it bothers you, you can try replacing covers under warranty.
These are the Bahia Brown leather seats. Both front seats look this way. I also have a 2023 with Nappa leather & they don’t look like this. I have friends with the same leather seats but theirs look much better than mine. looking at dealer photos on different cars for sale on the lots, several look similar to mine though.
That's not normal..I have two GLEs and neither look like that. Mine are nappa but that should not make any difference. Take it back to the dealer and have them fix it or replace the covers. You paid the price of a premium car and should expect the quality you paid for. This is not negotiable.
I just purchased a new GLE450 and I’m disappointed in the front seats. Does anyone else have seats that look like this? front drivers seat front drivers seat
Sorry to read about this. This is not how luxury cars should look.
As I recall, (Johnson controls — thanks, Ron,) manufactures the seats and they have had issues with seat covers fitting correctly. Take it back to the dealer they should replace or correct those covers free of charge.
As I recall, Lear manufactures the seats and they have had issues with seat covers fitting correctly. Take it back to the dealer they should replace or correct those covers free of charge.
Mercedes had/has a firm on-site at Vance doing upholstery. At one time Johnson Controls was building some or all of them. Johnson spun off that Division to a separate company named Visteon. Whatever Co obviously have a serious problem with quality. This issue first appeared in late 2020 and seems to pop up from time to time. I recently saw a 2024 GLE 63 S with one noticeable flaw in a passenger seat. The seats ship covered with a plastic protective film so any flaws are probably not obvious until Dealer prep. One has to wonder why Mercedes can’t get this problem under control.
If it’s Lear making the seats it doesn’t fit their motto😂
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Will supply seats to Mercedes beginning in 2012… (2020) It’s been almost five months since Faurecia announced plans to build a factory in Cottondale to make auto seats for Mercedes-Benz, and construction of the factory has begun.
Johnson Controls now makes the seats for Mercedes vehicles made in Vance. Its factory is across the road from the site of the new Faurecia plant in the Cedar Cove Technology Park. The Visteon spin-off from Johnson Controls no longer makes seats.
I think he will be okay on warranty replacements from the dealer. I have the Napa on my 2020 GLE and they don't look like that on a 4-year-old car come June. Mecedes had issues with MB Tex in the past. I've only had two vehicles with it a 2003 and a 2004 ML 550. The 2003 looks fine but the 2004 and 2011 with MB Tex looked awful.
12-13-2023, 04:03 PM
