SL/R231: What's leather
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2013 SL550 / 2006 XK8 / 2015 Triumph Bonneville/ 2019 C300 Cabroliet
What's leather
2013 SL550. I know the seats are leather, but what else? I'm getting conflicting info and just bought the car.
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For the R231, the answer is simple but it depends on what you have, at least for the US version.
The 2013 SL550 came in 3 versions. Base leather, nappa leather and Designo.
Only the Designo has an all-leather interior. If you bought yours used you may not know, so there is a quick way to check.
If your headliner is Ultra-suede (called Dynamica) you have a Designo interior.
If you don't, it will be fabric that means the following is leather: seats, center armrest, rear center console and arm rests. Also steering wheel, airbag cover and shiftknob insert.
The following is made out of MB-Tex (leatherette, but high quality and falsely assumed to be leather by many): Dash, console sides, rear compartment, hard-top cover, door panels.
Hope this helps!
The 2013 SL550 came in 3 versions. Base leather, nappa leather and Designo.
Only the Designo has an all-leather interior. If you bought yours used you may not know, so there is a quick way to check.
If your headliner is Ultra-suede (called Dynamica) you have a Designo interior.
If you don't, it will be fabric that means the following is leather: seats, center armrest, rear center console and arm rests. Also steering wheel, airbag cover and shiftknob insert.
The following is made out of MB-Tex (leatherette, but high quality and falsely assumed to be leather by many): Dash, console sides, rear compartment, hard-top cover, door panels.
Hope this helps!
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Junior Member
Joined: Sep 2016
Posts: 31
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From: Carlsbad, CA.
2013 SL550 / 2006 XK8 / 2015 Triumph Bonneville/ 2019 C300 Cabroliet
For the R231, the answer is simple but it depends on what you have, at least for the US version.
The 2013 SL550 came in 3 versions. Base leather, nappa leather and Designo.
Only the Designo has an all-leather interior. If you bought yours used you may not know, so there is a quick way to check.
If your headliner is Ultra-suede (called Dynamica) you have a Designo interior.
If you don't, it will be fabric that means the following is leather: seats, center armrest, rear center console and arm rests. Also steering wheel, airbag cover and shiftknob insert.
The following is made out of MB-Tex (leatherette, but high quality and falsely assumed to be leather by many): Dash, console sides, rear compartment, hard-top cover, door panels.
Hope this helps!
The 2013 SL550 came in 3 versions. Base leather, nappa leather and Designo.
Only the Designo has an all-leather interior. If you bought yours used you may not know, so there is a quick way to check.
If your headliner is Ultra-suede (called Dynamica) you have a Designo interior.
If you don't, it will be fabric that means the following is leather: seats, center armrest, rear center console and arm rests. Also steering wheel, airbag cover and shiftknob insert.
The following is made out of MB-Tex (leatherette, but high quality and falsely assumed to be leather by many): Dash, console sides, rear compartment, hard-top cover, door panels.
Hope this helps!
Thanks
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