rear seat package question
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rear seat package question
Quick question for my fellow 221 fans/owners/potential owners -- does the rear seat package affect the size of the seats in the back, or can you still seat 3 people comfortably with it?
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You can stil put 3 people in the back, but it is not as comfortable as the back seat without the package. As long as the two adjustable seats are adjusted the same, the middle is not too bad. I don't think I would want to sit in the middle for an 8 hour drive, but for an hour or two it would be tolerable.
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I'm afraid you are talking about the 2-seat option, option code 224 while the others are talking about the 3-piece rear seat, option code 223.
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The rear seat package (code 325) adds four-zone climate control and heated, ventilated rear seats and eight-way power seats but retains five-place seating. The four-place seating option (code 224) replaces the rear bench with two buckets. You're confusing these two different options.
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If you mean the one in the attached picture below, then you be the judge whether it is comfortable to sit or not? Having this seat or not doesn't really affect much the width of the other two chairs and I would recommend not getting it unless you have use for it. It is called individual seat.
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The rear seat package (code 325) adds four-zone climate control and heated, ventilated rear seats and eight-way power seats but retains five-place seating. The four-place seating option (code 224) replaces the rear bench with two buckets. You're confusing these two different options.
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I sat in a 550 without the rear seat package before getting my 600: as far as I could tell there was no difference in available room.
That said, I don't think any of the S configurations are usable for 3 in the back unless all of your guests are fairly short and thin. At 6'2" I can't sit in the back middle without being miserably hunched over, and the car is too narrow for 3 adults side to side. I tried putting 3 of my coworkers who are all medium height and build-- 5'7" to 5'10", 120 to 160lbs-- in the back and it was an uncomfortable ride even just going to lunch.
In my opinion, the S is a car for 4 people except in a pinch.
Paul
That said, I don't think any of the S configurations are usable for 3 in the back unless all of your guests are fairly short and thin. At 6'2" I can't sit in the back middle without being miserably hunched over, and the car is too narrow for 3 adults side to side. I tried putting 3 of my coworkers who are all medium height and build-- 5'7" to 5'10", 120 to 160lbs-- in the back and it was an uncomfortable ride even just going to lunch.
In my opinion, the S is a car for 4 people except in a pinch.
Paul
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I sat in a 550 without the rear seat package before getting my 600: as far as I could tell there was no difference in available room.
That said, I don't think any of the S configurations are usable for 3 in the back unless all of your guests are fairly short and thin. At 6'2" I can't sit in the back middle without being miserably hunched over, and the car is too narrow for 3 adults side to side. I tried putting 3 of my coworkers who are all medium height and build-- 5'7" to 5'10", 120 to 160lbs-- in the back and it was an uncomfortable ride even just going to lunch.
In my opinion, the S is a car for 4 people except in a pinch.
Paul
That said, I don't think any of the S configurations are usable for 3 in the back unless all of your guests are fairly short and thin. At 6'2" I can't sit in the back middle without being miserably hunched over, and the car is too narrow for 3 adults side to side. I tried putting 3 of my coworkers who are all medium height and build-- 5'7" to 5'10", 120 to 160lbs-- in the back and it was an uncomfortable ride even just going to lunch.
In my opinion, the S is a car for 4 people except in a pinch.
Paul
But if we talk about MBs, which one then would be for 5, I mean sedans. The R with three rows should be OK etc. Perhaps you see all MBs too small for 5. One may have interpreted the S specifically being too small for 5.
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If you mean the one in the attached picture below, then you be the judge whether it is comfortable to sit or not? Having this seat or not doesn't really affect much the width of the other two chairs and I would recommend not getting it unless you have use for it. It is called individual seat.
Now that is if and only if .....
Now that is if and only if .....
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The one big disadvantage is that you lose all your driver center console storage space with this package (the duct for the rear seating area vents is apparently run through that area). So your rear seat passengers get extra comfort, but you are relegated to the small tray area which will be consumed by your phone MHI, the underseat bins, the glove box, and the door storage. Not that bad, but the loss of that console bin was a big surprise to me when I picked up the car.
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The one big disadvantage is that you lose all your driver center console storage space with this package (the duct for the rear seating area vents is apparently run through that area). So your rear seat passengers get extra comfort, but you are relegated to the small tray area which will be consumed by your phone MHI, the underseat bins, the glove box, and the door storage. Not that bad, but the loss of that console bin was a big surprise to me when I picked up the car.
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The one big disadvantage is that you lose all your driver center console storage space with this package (the duct for the rear seating area vents is apparently run through that area). So your rear seat passengers get extra comfort, but you are relegated to the small tray area which will be consumed by your phone MHI, the underseat bins, the glove box, and the door storage. Not that bad, but the loss of that console bin was a big surprise to me when I picked up the car.
Unfortunately I was surprised at this too. I honestly would rather have the storage space as opposed to the rear climate controls. My rear passengers (the kids usually) never adjust them and if they do, it is just playing around with them. Often times they leave them set at some ridiculous high setting of blower speed and I have to go through the menu on the air controls to get things back to normal. I never in ten years have noticed a rear passenger adjust the air controls in the rear seat area of any car I've owned with that feature. They are usually happy with whatever the air settings are set at in the front. I would have rather spent the money on rear DVD monitors or something like that or better yet, just kept the money.
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Unfortunately I was surprised at this too. I honestly would rather have the storage space as opposed to the rear climate controls. My rear passengers (the kids usually) never adjust them and if they do, it is just playing around with them. Often times they leave them set at some ridiculous high setting of blower speed and I have to go through the menu on the air controls to get things back to normal. I never in ten years have noticed a rear passenger adjust the air controls in the rear seat area of any car I've owned with that feature. They are usually happy with whatever the air settings are set at in the front. I would have rather spent the money on rear DVD monitors or something like that or better yet, just kept the money.
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