ACC2

I've seen two threads tonight mentioning the sunglasses holder....what sunglasses holder?? I have a 2022 GLS450 and don't seem to have one.

Is there one I can add?

wildta

The gesture control takes over the space of a sunglass holder. I'd prefer sunglass holder over gesture control.

ACC2

I have no idea what gesture control is, but it sounds awful. Going to check that tomorrow. Thanks!

MDMercedesGuy

Hardly awful. Being able to use hand motions to control favorite settings, having lights come on when you reach into the empty passenger seat at night, having a more interactive infotainment system are all a bit more useful than a hole to stick glasses in that won't accommodate larger lenses.

ACC2

Interesting. It appears I have the “hey Mercedes” voice assistant, but not the interior assistant gesture control.

still, no sunglasses holders. I do t even understand where they would be. I’ve heard some people have them in front of the rearview mirror, and also in place of grab handles?

EWL5

According to this thread, the sunglass holder was a delete starting in the 2022 model year (regardless of how you optioned the car):

https://mbworld.org/forums/gle-class...t-missing.html

ACC2

That explains it! Either where the door pulls are or behind the rear mirror, do they look like they easily retrofitted? Or are they integrated into something more complex?

EWL5

I don't think it's possible to retrofit based on what's there now. I usually end up using one of the cup holders as a temporary resting spot for the sunglasses!

SW20S

Hardly any of my sunglasses fit in the holder anyways...

MDMercedesGuy

Ironically, I’m talking to a buddy of mine who is a parts Director at Mercedes dealer and Mercedes has discontinued it even as a service part. Apparently they can’t figure out a way to make it not rattle so they are just omitting it now.

ACC2

Weird they couldn't solve the rattle, but glad they did something about it.