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Mercedes-Benz R500 - Revenge of the Seat Heaters

flamesIn a previous post I complained about how the seat heater in the R500 turns itself off but does not fire back up again.

Last night as I was driving home, I noticed my seat heater had faded from 3 lines to 1.  I pressed the button until it climbed back up to 3, so as not to lose any cozy time.

The seat got so hot I had to turn the heater off and open the moonroof to get some cool air. I've never had it behave like that before...

And it hasn't happened since.

I swear it did it on purpose.

Managing Editor Donna DeRosa

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4 Comments

playdrv4me says:

03:45 PM, 03/ 8/07

Ahh, how the mighty have fallen.
 
It seems it was not too long ago that annoying (and potentially dangerous) glitches like these were par for the course on the average Cadillac...
 
My how the roles have reversed haven't they?
 
Rack another one up for the SRX... It won't send you to the ER with an embarrasing hole in your pants.

jerrywimer says:

06:01 AM, 03/ 9/07

Nice image to help us visualize the situation! :-D

bimmerjay says:

10:35 AM, 03/ 9/07

So ya want heat?? Here's yer stinkin' heat! (sez the R500). :-)

banhugh says:

12:39 PM, 03/ 9/07

The seat heater is no big deal. Just be careful with the electric seat height adjustment. Press it too much and it might become an ejection seat

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