On a modern Mercedes Benz, you expect to find all kinds of luxury features included. Mercedes are one of the most recognizable brands in the automotive industry and one of the front runners for luxury vehicles. Regarding passenger comfort, the right climate and temperature is a vital feature, and we’ve had the technology for heated seats and climate control for decades.
One newer invention though has been ventilated seats. For most drivers, there’s nothing better than a heated seat when sitting on the cold leather in your car, but what about warmer climates? Well, ventilated seats were brought in to solve that issue, and as expected, Mercedes have been leading the way here too.
What you’re here to find out, though, is:
- Does every Mercedes vehicle have ventilated seats?
- How much does it cost to add ventilated seats if I’m buying a Mercedes?
We’ll cover both these questions in the article below and also show you how to use ventilated seats in your Mercedes. Let’s get started!
How do ventilated seats work?
Ventilated seats operate using a number of fans built into the seats themselves. These fans are designed to work at various speeds to offer increasing levels of cooling (similar to the intensity levels of heated seats).
Ventilated seats are often confused with ‘cooled’ seats – it’s an easy mistake to make. Cooled seats use fluid stored within tubes that are built into the seat. This fluid is cooled and pumped through the seat to cool the occupant. The result is similar – although cooled seats are usually more effective. As you’d expect, these are far more expensive and less common than the ventilated system.
How to access ventilated seats on your Mercedes
On current Mercedes vehicles, the ventilated seat control is usually located on the door, in the same place as your heated seat button. Like the heated seats, you should have three levels of intensity, and by clicking the button, you can increase or switch off the ventilated seat option.
Do all Mercedes Benz models have ventilated seats?
All current Mercedes models include ventilated seats, either as standard or as an optional extra. Below we’ve listed those Mercedes vehicles where ventilated seats come as standard and also the cost of adding ventilated seats as an extra.
Mercedes models with ventilated seats as standard
Most current ‘high spec’ Mercedes vehicles have ventilated seats as standard. There are some exceptions for models that haven’t seen a ‘refresh’ in the last couple of years, which we’ve covered in the next section.
The full list of current Mercedes Benz models with ventilated seats as standard is below:
- EQS Sedan 450
- EQS Sedan 580
- EQS Sedan AMG
- S-Class 500
- S-Class 580
- Maybach S 580
- Maybach S 680
- AMG GT C Coupe
- SL Roadster 55 AMG
- SL Roadster 63 AMG
- GLE 63 S AMG
- GLE Coupe 63 S AMG
- GLS 450
- GLS 580
- GLS 63 AMG
- EQS 450
- EQS 580
- Maybach GLS 600
Mercedes models with ventilated seats as an optional extra
Not all Mercedes models have ventilated seats as standard. On lower trim levels, ventilated seats are optional, usually costing $450. They are also an optional extra on some higher-level models that are coming to the end of their current model life. These include cars such as the GLE, and we expect to see ventilated seats as standard when the new versions are released.
The full list of current Mercedes Benz vehicles where ventilated seats are options is below:
- GLA 250 – $950
- GLA 35 AMG – $950
- GLA 45 AMG – $450
- GLB 250 – $950
- GLB 35 AMG – $950
- GLC 300 – $450
- GLC 43 AMG – $450
- GLC Coupe 300 – $450
- GLC Coupe 43 AMG – $450
- EQB 300 – $950
- EQB 350 – $950
- GLE 350 – $450
- GLE 450 – $450
- GLE 580 – $450
- GLE 53 AMG – $450
- GLE Coupe 53 AMG – $450
- G-Class 550 – $450
- G-Class 63 – $450
- A-Class 250 – $950
- C-Class Sedan 300 – $450
- E-Class Sedan 350 – $450
- E-Class Sedan 450 – $450
- E-Class Sedan 53 AMG – $450
- CLA Coupe 250 – $950
- CLA Coupe 35 AMG – $950
- CLA Coupe 45 AMG – $950
- C-Class Coupe 300 – $450
- C-Class Coupe 43 AMG – $450
- E-Class Coupe 450 – $450
- E-Class Coupe 53 AMG – $450
- CLS Coupe 250 – $450
- AMG GT 43 – $450
- AMG GT 53 – $450
- AMG GT Coupe – $450
- C-Class Cabriolet 300 – $450
- C-Class Cabriolet 43 AMG – $450
- E-Class Cabriolet 450 – $450
- E Class Cabriolet 53 AMG – $450
Is it worth adding ventilated seats to your Mercedes?
The value of adding ventilated seats is going to depend almost exclusively on your climate. If you’re in a colder climate, then you’ll probably get very little use for this feature, and your $450 could be spent on better options.
If you’re in a warmer climate, then it’s worth considering ventilated seats. In our opinion, most heated seats are too powerful, even on lower settings, but Mercedes-ventilated seats are far more comfortable. As an optional extra, $450 is a lot to spend though, so I’d recommend test-driving a Mercedes with this feature first to get an idea of how beneficial it will be for you.
Thanks for reading – if you liked this article and want to find out more about Mercedes Benz, check out our links below:
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