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left vents, the slats were broken on the right vent. Bought a vent from a totalled w213 on ebay for $30.
It is fairly straight forward
Need to remove the top dash cover which pops out.
This then exposes 3 slots where the screws are at. Remove three screws. Now most videos don't tell you this part, you have to leverage the metal arms from the screw portion to release the display.
Otherwise the chances of breaking the display are extremely high. Once the latches release, the display just falls. So put a foam piece or be prepared to use you hand as a stop. It tilts so you are not holding the entire weight.
Disconnect 2 white electrical connectors, 2 lvds fakra connectors, 1 -4 pin fakra and 1 blue conne tor for ambient light.
Now the digital dash can be pulled out and set aside.
On to the center dash trim.
1st, remove the rubber trim on the right most side.
Once removed, loosen the ambient light cord. Now with a trim tool, pry the dash upwards some. This will require some effort but also patience. The dash is held by numerous insertion tabs.
once loosen, gently tilt the dash trim to disconnect the white starter connector AND two black ambient light connectors. once removed, dash trim can be removed
Now for the offender out of the car.
Each pair of vents are held in by 3 screws.
install new vent with the three screws and good to go.
Like new!
Bonus: I went ahead and tested if the cls450/e450 vents fit.
Answer is YES they do!
The only thing is that as you see, big holes for the other vent control. Easy fix...
From old vents, the knob can be removed. It is clips that i cut. Two additional screws and the knobs are in place.
Ideally, it is better to get an e coupe or cls trim...yes they fit and look, no vent control holes.
Anyway, the oem Carbon trim installed back in the car and all buttoned up.
Great work. Love stuff like this and I’m sure we will see a lot more write ups and actual videos online of how to fix stuff on these cars. I plan to keep mine for a while and I like to try to fix stuff myself if I can.
Do you know if the start button can come out from the front or if it's removed from the back only? Looks like it has to come out of the rear because of that plastic l bracket
Last edited by zukmeister; Aug 6, 2025 at 10:47 AM.
Do you know if the start button can come out from the front or if it's removed from the back only? Looks like it has to come out of the rear because of that plastic l bracket
great question
The button actually comes out the rear of the trim.
There are three tabs that hold the start button in place as seen in the picture.
Last edited by figuwx; Aug 6, 2025 at 01:45 PM.
Reason: incorrect statement.
Do you know if the start button can come out from the front or if it's removed from the back only? Looks like it has to come out of the rear because of that plastic l bracket
i have to ask.
Every single 2019 AMG GT63s video shows the start button as white NOT red....Are we sure that the "Red" button" is OEM/stock?
EDIT: it is a AMG GTR start button and not a GT63s.
I would be more than happy to test ... someone get it out in my direction.
With that said, the LED in the start button is nothing special.
There are three tabs that hold the start button in place as seen in the picture.
I think you would still have to take the trim off to to undo those clips from the back to release it though, huh? Or can you somehow pry the button from the front without taken the trim out?
I think you would still have to take the trim off to to undo those clips from the back to release it though, huh? Or can you somehow pry the button from the front without taken the trim out?
heavens no.. the trim must be out to "release" those tabs.
Also i edited my post.. my forget self just remember it pushes out the back not the front.
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