Heated seat mystery

[BTB 500]

My 1997 SL500 only has ASR ... not ESP. ESP was a cost option (£846.60). As mentioned, it was only standard on the SL600 at that time.

 

[television]

My 1997 SL500 only has ASR ... not ESP. ESP was a cost option (£846.60). As mentioned, it was only standard on the SL600 at that time.

Thank you for this post, that fits in with what I can find, it would appear to be a prototype that was used then

 

[stats007]

Your car doesn't have BAS either though does it Bill?

 

[BTB 500]

Your car doesn't have BAS either though does it Bill?

No, it doesn't.

 

[television]

MB say that BAS was standard fro 1996 and this had to come before ESP as ESP runs in BAS and not the other way around

 

[BTB 500]

MB say that BAS was standard fro 1996

I've got two copies of the A4 hardback R129 SL range book:

The 01/1996 one says "In the near future, all SL models will have the Brake Assistant (BAS) fitted as standard."
The 02/1997 one says "All SL models are fitted with Brake Assist (BAS) fitted as standard."

My 97 car was built at the end of 96 and obviously just missed out!

I'd rather have heated seats though

 

[stats007]

I think this thread proves you can't always accept what MB literature says ad verbatim - they contradict themselves in a number of areas.

 

[robert.saunders]

I think this thread proves you can't always accept what MB literature says ad verbatim - they contradict themselves in a number of areas.

Quite agree

 

[television]

I've got two copies of the A4 hardback R129 SL range book:

The 01/1996 one says "In the near future, all SL models will have the Brake Assistant (BAS) fitted as standard."
The 02/1997 one says "All SL models are fitted with Brake Assist (BAS) fitted as standard."

My 97 car was built at the end of 96 and obviously just missed out!

I'd rather have heated seats though

Thank for that, that fits in nicely with my info and brain

 

[MBManInKen]

ESP from 1996 was not possible, BAS came in in MY96, ESP came MY1998 so that would be mid 97 and these are MB words and it would have code 472A.

Sorry, Malcolm, you've got the facts mixed up.

ESP was available in 96, my 96 S500 had it (but it was an option). BAS was introduced for the W140 in MY98.

ESP was there before BAS, not the other way around.

 

[MBManInKen]

Your link is for an American spec:

I know, that is why I said in my original post:

Admittedly different countries have different standard specs

I just wanted to point out that as ESP was an option on my S500 in 1996, it would have been strange for the SL500 of the same MY to have it as standard.

They do all agree, however, that heated seats were a cost option on the SL60.

I know nothing about the heated seats, I was merely talking about ESP .

 

[MBManInKen]

Thank you for this post, that fits in with what I can find, it would appear to be a prototype that was used then

No, the 1996 ESP that I and others had was a proper, fully functioning, 4-wheel ESP. You have the ESP/BAS introduction MYs the wrong way round.

 

[MBManInKen]

MB say that BAS was standard fro 1996 and this had to come before ESP as ESP runs in BAS and not the other way around

Malcolm, we've been through this before.

MB do not say that BAS was standard from 1996 and in fact it wasn't for the simple reason BAS wasn't even available.

You do not need brake assist to have ESP.

ESP was available on 1996 cars, I had one actually, whereas BAS wasn't introduced on the W140 until the year after.

 

[robert.saunders]

Enough posts here Guido?

 

[television]

Enough posts here Guido?

Do you think he should sit down now

 

[MBManInKen]

Do you think he should sit down now

I am, taking a valium as we speak .

 

[robert.saunders]

I am, taking a valium as we speak .

Typo?

 

[MBManInKen]

Typo?

Linky, linky.

 

[television]

Well at least nothing got heated

 

[MBManInKen]

Well at least nothing got heated

Yes, my office chair isn't a heated seat .

I can always go and sit in the car .