ekogutpl

i have a set of rear reclining seats with adjustable headrests in my garage, also the rear seat control modules. i was wondering how to retrofit fit these seats in tothe back of my 00 s500. i have a star diag, i have a lot of knowledge on this car but this is one of the things i cant figure out. if anyone has some expirience, greatly appreciated

Oxygen

You can use the STAR DIAG to code the rear DCMs with the correct functions. But I think you would need new door panels to accommodate the controls, wiring harnesses and god knows what else?

ekogutpl

well i already have the seat controls and from what i see all of the connections are filled so i think the wiring for the seat must come from the rear CAN or branch off the cables coming from somewhere and thats what im trying to figure out

benzmodz

somewhere ?

ekogutpl

i mean the wiring for the seats(adjustment forward back, and heating) has to come from somewhere but i cant figure out where because all the connections on the rear seat control module are taken up when i plug it in in place of the regular one( no rear seat adjustment)

ibeforreal

I already have the rear (split) seats in the back of my car. Wouldn't you also need the center console that drops down. In my factory edition there is a center tray under the drop down armrest to fill in the empty space.

ibeforreal

This is what it looks like.

Oxygen

Whoa that's ****ing awesome! I'm jealous!

Oxygen

You'll have 4 people trying to jump in your car and you can be like "UH NO, IT'S ONLY A 4 SEATER!" that's so cool.

ibeforreal

You're absolutely right! It freaks people out all the time. The first response I always get is "I've never seen and S-Class with only 4 seats" rThe rear seats are also heated and cooled, recline, and have the massage feature.

SUNILP

i added power rear/vented/heated/orthopedic seats adn have pictures posted somewhere on the board. You need to get a new harness for the rear. You do not have to change the entire rear door panels. Just the small area where the switches are housed. No direct wiring is required from the door switches to seats as those commands are fed via CAN. The Rear seat control module sits under the right rear seat in a bracket.

300SDLguy

Keep us posted to your progress (and part #'s) as I am wanting to do that same to a 2002 S500.

ekogutpl

that split in the center with the storage is only available in europe to my knowledge, what i have is the adjustable seats but the center between the two seats is just like the regular seats theres a arm rest that drops down. so basically 3 people will still be able to sit in the back. i have the harneses for the door i am just wondering which connections do i use from the rear CAN to connect the seatsm, a diagram would greatly be appreciated

ibeforreal

Actually my car was a demo car that I purchased from Mercedes. It came with just about every available option which includes the storage compartment between the back seats.

ekogutpl

thats a very rare car,

benz_addict

I want to see 100x pics of your car!

ibeforreal

Here they are.

ibeforreal

Here are some more pics of the rear seat area to give you an idea of what it looks like.

Quadcammer

wow. I have the reclining, heated/cooled seats, but im not aware of this massaging feature. Is that yet another feature on top of everything?

My car is pretty fully loaded, but it doesn't have that.

ibeforreal

Yes the massage feature is on both the front and back seats. It also has a pulse control that really works great. I let my friend drive the car so I could just sit back there reading magazines while getting my back massaged.

Quadcammer

where is the switch for the massaging and the pulse.

Wait, is massage different than pulse?

I always though that was the same thing.

illmeth0d

my friends s500 has the same rear seat. I was jealous when I saw it too.

Oxygen

Pulse/Massage is the same thing.

Here is the rear seat control:

Quadcammer

wow, thats impressive. I thought I was king dingaling with heated cooled reclining reat seats.

but alas, that is not the case.

Oxygen

Yup, I thought the same. This adds a whole new level of interior luxury.