From the 2005 MB Literature on Leather
Mercedes-Benz leather: high standard of quality
Robust and at the same time easy to clean – Mercedes-Benz leather
The long-lasting and hard-wearing Mercedes-Benz leather is available in all classes. The careful and involved treatment makes Mercedes-Benz leather above-average abrasion-resistant and lightfast. Further features:
• Easy to clean – at the same time, impressive in its naturalness.
• Not easily damaged also due to its high elasticity.
• Mercedes-Benz leather comes largely from bulls kept in an environment specially suited to the animals. The hide has an especially strong texture.
Nappa leather: makes an especially soft impression
Pliable nappa leather fulfils the highest demands
Nappa leather is appealing because of its naturalness and smooth surface. Smaller natural features such as tiny scars are evidence for the genuineness and exclusivity of leather as a natural material. The treatment principle of the soft nappa leather is the same as that for normal leather. The difference lies in the omission of the embossing (with which non-uniformities in the hide surface can be hidden). The leather comes exclusively from bulls, primary in south Germany:
• Demanding: only few hides fulfil the requirements for an almost fault-free, even and strong hide texture.
• Manufacturing character: in the highest precision handcraft, the leather is sown with decorative twin seams to increase the quality impression.
• Confirmation: the designo collection, that can be selected separately, uses nappa leather as its standard quality. Exception: the S-Class (see the following section).
S-Class: innovative also due to the new, highest-quality leather offerings
New, even higher-class leathers are responsible for the atmosphere in the new S-Class: PASSION leather, designo aniline leather and designo natural leather. The fine, even surface quality is brought out in a fascinating way.
PASSION leather: extremely careful pre-selection of the raw material is necessary
The selection criteria for PASSION leather are extremely exacting
PASSION leather receives little dressing, the natural hide texture is visible. Only the best raw material from bulls kept in stalls comes in question here. An extremely careful preselection is required. The use of a new, very thinly applied surface treatment can bring out its merits in an outstanding way:
• Impressive natural effect: fine-grained and open-pored.
• Very good moisture transport and heat balance.
• Ideal combination of suitability for daily use and pleasant feel.
• PASSION leather corresponds qualitatively to the designo aniline leather for the S-Class.
• Important: aniline leather is a term that has been introduced internationally to describe a leather that has a special unprocessed quality. The original „aniline“ has not been used to dye leather for many years now.
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designo natural leather: a new dimension
Sensual experience from soft cow leather
The designo collection has been designed exclusively for die S-Class and is a new leather quality, the designo natural leather. It opens up a really new dimension in terms of aesthetics and quality of comfort:
• No finishing, only dyed, extraordinarily soft cow leather.
• The material „lives“: Discreet colour changes in the course of time emphasise its unique, individual character.
• The most exclusive leather variant on the market, unique selling feature for the S-Class against the competition.
Even more leather: Exclusive means increased extent in the use of leather
Exclusive: Additional interior items can be covered with leather
From the quality „nappa leather“ upwards, the customer can order additional items in leather (shown by the „Exclusive“ tag):
• Dashboard, centre console, door facings etc. are also covered.
• Inside roof liner in Alcantara (depends on the class the car belongs to).
• For critical places which receive a lot of sunlight, the leather is pre-treated – experts talk of „pre-shrinking“.
With the Exclusive PASSION leather: additional items are not covered in PASSION but in nappa. Nappa is the more suitable material for places subjected to heavier wear. Controls and instruments (sunlight) and doors (ingress of rainwater) thus profit from greater long-term stability.
Conclusions: Leather is part of the Mercedes-Benz automobile „feel good“ culture
Individual, high-class: The range of leather fittings from Mercedes-Benz
The choice of leather quality, colours and design is unsurpassed in the competition. The customer can then introduce his personal style in a unique way. The new S-Class underlines its exceptional position in the upper range also by the range of new, top-class types of leather. It is a general truism: leather was always a sign in automobile construction of good taste and aesthetics. And apart from the emotional aspects, leather also offers convincing practical advantages.
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