W203 - rattling in the back

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garystu1965

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Mercedes E350 CDI Coupe
There's a rattling sound that comes from the back seats (oo-err) whenever I hit a bump in the road. It's quite noticeable. I've checked the headrests are not loose and they seem to be ok. Is there anything else that can make this rattling sound ?
 
culpano said:
There's a rattling sound that comes from the back seats (oo-err) whenever I hit a bump in the road. It's quite noticeable. I've checked the headrests are not loose and they seem to be ok. Is there anything else that can make this rattling sound ?


spare wheel not secured?
 
Center seat belt if it has one. Could be rattling under the rear seat squab.
 
culpano said:
There's a rattling sound that comes from the back seats (oo-err) whenever I hit a bump in the road. It's quite noticeable. I've checked the headrests are not loose and they seem to be ok. Is there anything else that can make this rattling sound ?

Check the rear interior lamp - mine has the rear PTS display on it as well and yesterday evening I noticed a rattle coming from the rear and I was not even going over a rough road surface! Some how the housing unit is a bit loose on one side and I have pushed it back into place and it appears to have resolved the issue but is not as tightly/firmly seated as the other side and was not like that prior to the service...:confused:
 
I had a similar problem and the car went back to Mercedes time after time and I put bits of foam and bluetack everywhere and slowly drove myself mad. To their creditiIt was finally diagnosed as faulty shocks which they replaced under warranty and instantly cured.
 

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