Scott in H-town

Are all dynamic seats ventilated and heated? Or are the dynamic and the heating/cooling seperate?

Lastly, (sorry for noob questions) how do you operate the dynamic seats? When I test drove one that I thought had dynamic seats, it didn't grab me in the corners.

Since I don't own one yet, so no manual to read, how do I turn on the dynamic seats and test them out while on a test drive?


Thanks again... I am doing my final test drive of the car Saturday and likely buying right after!

Kev04C320

If you look at the lower right hand corner of the driver seat, you should see a bunch of buttons and one of them should read dynamic. Press that and make sure the red LED is on and you're good to go.

Ventilated / Heated seats are separate

Scott in H-town

Are you talking about that cluster of buttons below your right knee basically? (At the front right corner of the driver's seat)

I think I remember plus and minus signs as well as 2 elongated (sp?) buttons one horizontal and one vertical.

I don't remember seeing the word "dynamic".

Do non-dynamic seats have this cluster I'm talking about?

jangy

Yes, that is the cluster. it will say dynamic. You can also go into the dash menu and control the extent of dynamic (aggressive vs mellow). NOT ALL active / ventilated are dynamic, but i thought all dynamic were ventilated? I have both and love both.

Scott in H-town

Not all active are dynamic? I thought that was the same thing?

Confused. What is the difference between active and dynamic?

jangy

Active is massging, ventilated is just that, and dynamic is g-force support.

Scott in H-town

Ok. I didn't realize that.

Where exactly is the button that says "dynamic"? Is it on that cluster, or up on the dash by the heated seat button, or where?

I'm afraid this car that I drove and thought had dynamic seats b/c it had that cluster really only had that cluster of buttons. I'm guessing that cluster exists on all E55's?

DarkStar

Pretty sure all dynamic seats have heating and venting.

Scott in H-town

Damn. Ok.

Thanks for that info. This car I was about to buy doesn't have the dynamic. Ouch...

I am constantly finding cars with "almost" everything, and the cars that do have everything are way over priced out there right now.

Grrrr

jangy

the cluster by the leg is in all cars. Some just have more buttons. Th dynamic seats have a power button there.

NGS_E55

I like the dynamic seats, my buddy turns his off. I think the ventilation is weak, but will have to wait until LA summer. I know I get in the car after the gym and imagine slight help, but not much. The massage is a little better (inflates/deflates same dynamic/lumbar bladders). Oh yeah and what I learned about mercedes ergonomics is that red means on(AC/dynamic seats/massage), unless its the headlight(06) indicator which is green, lol.

Kev04C320

the ventilated seats actually pull air AWAY from you, so it doesn't work like an a/c blowing up your body. However, it will keep you from sticking to the seat and keep you dry during summer times.

Scott in H-town

Thanks again guys. My M5 seats were like this. They didn't do much, but did a little and in Texas summers, anything we can get is important.

My wife's Infiniti M seats are awesome. They actually blow cold air out the seat. They're the best cooling seats I've ever felt.

I verbally agreed to a car and they're tinting the windows on it, etc. Now I'm going to have to say no to the car b/c I was told it had the Dynamic seats, but I don't think they knew what they were talking about, because it doesn't have them. (It's a non-MB dealer so they made the same mistake I did about the cluster)

They're going to hate me... And I'm going to have to fight to get all of my $500 deposit back I bet.

Yacht Master

Ya, Scott the dynamic switch can't be missed, in the cluster it is the furtherest forward and is clearly labeled. This is a God send for me, now instead of my wife saying SLOW DOWN she remains quiet. When I ask her why no more *****ing? She says this car loves me, it hugs me when you drive crazy. priceless!

Scott in H-town

haha Yacht. That's great.

I loved the active seats on the M5. They made a big difference when tossing it around, so I know I don't want to skip out on this option.

x-tian-230k

Scott

YOu have a PM...

france2112

Definitely get your deposit back! The dynamic seat are amazing and you should not get a car without it. Remember some cars have the ventilated and heated seats without the dynamic function. Most sales people are morons and don't know **** about there cars. Even at Benz dealerships. There are plenty of car out there and don't settle until you get the one you want. You will alway regret not getting the dynamic seats. Tell them that you were going to buy the car with the premise it had the options you wanted. Since they mislead you then they shouldn't be mad. Let them know it is their fault not yours and they should know and research the options better before they try to sell a car. Good luck!! I wish the E63 had dynamic seats!! It's almost a deal breaker for me.

Kev04C320

the dynamic seats can be retrofitted into the E63s

Dogshine

i canceled my order when the car was coming in w/o the dynamic seats which i had ordered and got one on the ground with the seats. i like them, but they sure are an option you can live without.

DarkStar

just an fyi, buttons for the non-dynamic seat are similar, but don't say "pulse" and "dynamic"

tsmithmd

Scott,

You could have taken that $500 and put it towards the purchase of my car. It definitely has the dynamic seats. And yes they are heated and ventilated. It is still available......

france2112

Are you sure??? How can this be done??

Scott in H-town

tsmithmd, have we talked about your car? PM me the info.

jangy

I am sure. You can just swap out the seats and have the activation done through star. I do not know the cost, but it would be one of my first mods on an E63.

france2112

I would love to do this but is sounds complicated.

--I would have to buy new seats (probably expensive and what do I do with the old ones?)

--I would have to find a dealership that would do the install and program the seats while agreeing to keep everthing under warranty.

Sounds almost impossible but I am an optimist! Maybe if I ordered a new car I could have them do it at the factory?

Thanks for the information.