kn51

Greetings all.

Quite a car, always wanted one, finally got an example with less than 30K on the clock but has one issue.

Has multi-contour seats, however when trying to adjust fronts with COMAND it only shows a single lumbar setting that won't stick. The back seats also do not operate with the lumbar switches.

All other switches (movement, memory, ventilation, heating, etc.) works.

I'm assuming this is a CANBUS issue? It seems it is thinking standard seats are installed in the vehicle.

Mike5215

Yikes. That's the kind of thing you want to iron out before you stroke the check. I have to believe the 600 came standard with the multicontour seats but I've seen a lot of 07-09 221's that had just the lumbar. (It may have a leaking lumbar bladder which is why the settings wont keep.) Are you sure it has the MC seats (like with a VIN check or something). On the S550 from 07-09 I believe the car had to have a P3 package to get those seats. It became standard in a P1 from 2010 on.

kn51

I have the build sheet, it says it has it. Rear seat console has a row switches for adjustment. So I'm fairly certain I have it.

In my intro post I should have offered a little more information about myself. I went into this eyes wide opened. I've studied the flaws, repair techniques, compared versions, etc. I'm a fairly good DIY type guy that isn't afraid to tackle just about anything.

With that said, if I read the WIS instructions and step one says "Remove Engine" I'm getting too old for that stuff. I wouldn't have purchased this vehicle if I didn't have an exclusionary warranty in the works. I know to play, you need to pay.

Anyways, I hope to contribute to the community.

If someone could point out a "reputable" source for a knock-off Star diagnostic setup I'd appreciate it.

Nickthegreek

http://m.ebay.com/itm/MB-Star-SD-Connect-C4-Software-09-2015-Dell-630-1GB-Mercedes-Benz-Star-DAS-/221952108657?nav=SEARCH

tifosiv122

Check the battery. I had issues with my seats that turned out to be a low AUX battery (the second one, not the main one that starts the car). After replacing I had to drive a few times for the seats (massage/active/lumbar) to work again.

Erik

marthyh

Check any normalisations like utter front position and and back: I just had my W221 for a day or two and had it with a plastic casino token stuck between the rail of the driverseat and could not get it to the max rear position: it refused to remember any multi-contour setting, when I removed the darn token and I could get the seat into utmost rear position everything worked just fine after that!

alx

classic

DaveW68

I was kind of thinking the same thing. Check out the comments in the warranty thread for even more fun.

WHPH28

Welcome to the board!