Easy entry/exit in R172

[MOCAŠ]

Question for Alfie/Richard, probably...

One of the most useful features on my R171 is that easy entry/exit puts the driver's seat back when getting out - particularly handy when there's not enough room to open the door fully in car parks. It also helps to prevent scuffing the seat bolsters.

However, as far as I can tell, easy entry/exit on the R172 only moves the steering wheel. Is there any way to code it so that the seat moves too?

 

[redbaron]

I wish they made an SLK where i could have the seat forward enough for this to matter...

 

[MOCAŠ]

I wish they made an SLK where i could have the seat forward enough for this to matter...

With the R172 I had on loan today I resorted to putting my driving position into memory slot 1 and the exit position into memory slot 3, but there's a seemingly interminable wait while it shifts from one to the other, as you have to hold the button down throughout. I want it to work automatically.

 

[GP801]

I think you will find it was deleted ages ago. I took our 2005 R171 back to the dealer after we bought it new because the seat did not move back for easy entry/exit. They also thought it was faulty until they could not "fix" it and checked with MB. Apparently this function was removed some time early in 2005. I use memory 3 as the exit position too.

 

[MOCAŠ]

I think you will find it was deleted ages ago. I took our 2005 R171 back to the dealer after we bought it new because the seat did not move back for easy entry/exit. They also thought it was faulty until they could not "fix" it and checked with MB. Apparently this function was removed some time early in 2005. I use memory 3 as the exit position too.

That's right. My R171 is one of the earliest UK models (Sept 2004), so it still has its full entry/exit. There was talk of dealerships being told to disable it on older cars when they came in for service, but mine's never been disabled. I understand the reason it was deleted in 2005 was due to US customers complaining that "items" stored behind the driver's seat were being crushed, so it was seen as a safety concern. Why they couldn't just disable it for the US market heaven only knows!

 

[GP801]

Be good if someone could restore it on ours. Would certainly be interested in getting it done.