SL/R230: SL rear seats - family car, occasionally!?
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AFAIK, there is no way to put any sort of rear jump seat into the R230. They were possible to install in the R107 and R129. I know in my car, there's not even room for my wife's purse behind my set because I sit pretty far back. I once thought I'd see what it would be like to sit back there and adjust the passenger seat for me. I think if both people in the front and rear were under 4 feet tall, i tmight work. Otherwise, no-go. Enjoy your two-seater! 
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From: Europe, but from Norway
89 SL500 Silver ,97 SL500 Carlsson 04 Mercedes SL55 AMG , 07 Mercedes SL55 AMG convertedBlack series
Backseats in the older model 129
I am thinking of buying a Mercedes SL500, and my wife is saying no.
I know that there are VERY small seats in the back, and I read somewhere that these are good to seat children up to 7 years old or upto 50kg weight, as long as the anti-roll bar is raised.
Link:
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/r129...ump-seats.html
- How many here put there kids in the back of there SL?
- Will a baby seat fit ok, and with the kids legs in the back too, of course!
Thanks,
Sid
I know that there are VERY small seats in the back, and I read somewhere that these are good to seat children up to 7 years old or upto 50kg weight, as long as the anti-roll bar is raised.
Link:
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/r129...ump-seats.html
- How many here put there kids in the back of there SL?
- Will a baby seat fit ok, and with the kids legs in the back too, of course!
Thanks,
Sid
i had SL500 Carlson from 2007 , it had backseats,, har 3 chicks back there, from the beach , quite useful this car . can be ok for short trips with smaller kids, yes. But that was Europe .
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2007 E350; 2018 GLE350
There are no backseats, or room for backseats of any kind, in R230s. There's a "shelf" ... for lack of a better term ... on which you might perch a gallon of milk and a loaf of bread, or such. But there's no room for human occupancy and there are no seatbelts back there. MB markets a piece of specially shaped luggage that fits across the shelf ... a throwback, no doubt, to the original W198 300SL and its specially crafted luggage.
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Duke
I am thinking of buying a Mercedes SL500, and my wife is saying no.
I know that there are VERY small seats in the back, and I read somewhere that these are good to seat children up to 7 years old or upto 50kg weight, as long as the anti-roll bar is raised.
Link:
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/r129...ump-seats.html
- How many here put there kids in the back of there SL?
- Will a baby seat fit ok, and with the kids legs in the back too, of course!
Thanks,
Sid
I know that there are VERY small seats in the back, and I read somewhere that these are good to seat children up to 7 years old or upto 50kg weight, as long as the anti-roll bar is raised.
Link:
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/r129...ump-seats.html
- How many here put there kids in the back of there SL?
- Will a baby seat fit ok, and with the kids legs in the back too, of course!
Thanks,
Sid
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2014 S63 2010 ML350 Bluetec 2009 SL550
This thread is testing my faith in humanity. I mean - look at the back of an R230. It does not look like anyone could or should be back there and a quick look at the owner's manual confirms that with GIANT WARNINGS.
Is there no common sense any more ?
Is there no common sense any more ?
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From: Vancouver, BC, and sometimes AZ
2015 E63S
yes, this thread is pretty painful to read, people insisting they have SL’s with rear seats in them (r230’s 2003-2012 models) (+/- 1 year depending on country)
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From: Ann Arbor, MI
2004 SL600
Does anyone have pics or info about how those rear seat belts would hold in custom luggage?
Until today I thought they were just decorative but today learned I could pull them out.
Until today I thought they were just decorative but today learned I could pull them out.
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From: Melbourne, Australia
2005 SL 500 R230
Original luggage looked like this copy:
https://au-roadtripluggage.glopalsto...F%3Fwi%3Dproxy
See the two slots in the front, that's where the straps go.
The original luggage is as rare as, man, and go for crazy amounts on eBay.
https://au-roadtripluggage.glopalsto...F%3Fwi%3Dproxy
See the two slots in the front, that's where the straps go.
The original luggage is as rare as, man, and go for crazy amounts on eBay.
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From: Ann Arbor, MI
2004 SL600
Thanks Tom for the info and the link. Shouldn't be surprised that MB made luggage specifically to fit this car. When my dad bought a new 280SL back in 1968, he bought the optional MB luggage for the trunk; IIRC it was two modest suitcases, a hot box and a small duffle-sized bag.
