E55 AMG Wagon Seat Interlocks
02-27-2018, 01:59 PM
#1
Member
Thread Starter
E55 AMG Wagon Seat Interlocks
Folks:
I often use my '06 wagon (W211) with the second row of seats folded down to give a flat floor, but whenever they are down, the front seats will only go part-way back. Is there a way to outwith this "feature"?
If the second-row seat backs are latched in the upright position, the front seats will move all the way back. If the second-row seat backs are not latched, the front seats only move far enough back for a 5'-4" RF passenger. I've looked for a switch in the latch mechanism and elsewhere, but found nothing. Motor running/not or doors open/closed, no change, If the second-row seat backs are not latched, I get a signal to that effect on the dash. Yes, I'm folding the second-row seats correctly.
This is a pain in the neck, so if anyone has a work-around, I'd like to know it.
Thanks,
I often use my '06 wagon (W211) with the second row of seats folded down to give a flat floor, but whenever they are down, the front seats will only go part-way back. Is there a way to outwith this "feature"?
If the second-row seat backs are latched in the upright position, the front seats will move all the way back. If the second-row seat backs are not latched, the front seats only move far enough back for a 5'-4" RF passenger. I've looked for a switch in the latch mechanism and elsewhere, but found nothing. Motor running/not or doors open/closed, no change, If the second-row seat backs are not latched, I get a signal to that effect on the dash. Yes, I'm folding the second-row seats correctly.
This is a pain in the neck, so if anyone has a work-around, I'd like to know it.
Thanks,
02-27-2018, 07:25 PM
#2
MBWorld Fanatic!
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: America
Posts: 2,339
Received 171 Likes
on
139 Posts
1999 C43 AMG, 2005 E55 Wagon
It's ruined. Time to post that wagon up for sale, OP
I don't think there's a way around it. It's to prevent those very powerful seat motors from crushing the rear seats when they're folded up. Mine does the same thing but I honestly wouldn't want to go back any farther than it already allows, because I would either break the rear seat-bottoms in half, or break the head rest off the rear seat, or cause the rear seat-backs to break off their hinge.
I don't think there's a way around it. It's to prevent those very powerful seat motors from crushing the rear seats when they're folded up. Mine does the same thing but I honestly wouldn't want to go back any farther than it already allows, because I would either break the rear seat-bottoms in half, or break the head rest off the rear seat, or cause the rear seat-backs to break off their hinge.
02-27-2018, 08:20 PM
#3
MBWorld Fanatic!
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Richmond, CA
Posts: 3,250
Received 255 Likes
on
233 Posts
2001 E320 Wagon, 2006 LBZ Silverado, 2007 E63 (sold), 2001 E55 (sold)
That seems strange. On my E63 (sedan) the front seat automatically moves forward when the rear seat is released. I just tried it and you can just keep going back until you break something. Nothing stops it.
