Originally Posted by corfire
Here’s an old post of mine about my seat operation, and a response from Hangman about his logic about the operation. The response is based on a roadster. However coupes originated from a SLK roadster?
My post on 5/24/08:
In my '04 coupe, my seat operates if the ignition is on and the doors are closed, but it does not work if the ignition is off and the doors are closed. But, it does work if the ignition is off and the driver’s door is open? I don't get the German logic on this one??
Response from member Hangman on 5/24/08:
It does make absolute sense. There are two pockets behind the seat that can be used to hold things (flat things). If you have the top open and the car locked, you don't want someone to be able to just reach in and move the seat forward and grab whats in those pockets. Thats why you can only move the seats with the door open (meaning you have the key to unlock the door) or with the ignition on and the doors closed. Similar to the reason why they made the central locking button deactivated once the engine is turned off, so that it prevents someone from reaching in and unlock the doors and alarm when you park with the top down.