The GLC EQ can finally cool your seats without buying the whole expensive bundle
Ventilated seats used to be locked inside the pricey Premium Plus pack. Now Mercedes lets you order them alone on the electric GLC EQ, yet mandatory extras mean the final bill can still sting.
Sometimes it isn't megawatts or range that matter, but plain coolness against your back on a hot summer day. Mercedes-Benz seems to have listened: seat ventilation on the new all-electric GLC EQ can now be ordered as a standalone option. Until now it was held hostage by the pricey Premium Plus pack — want airflow, take the whole bundle. That link has finally been broken.
What's included? Three-stage ventilation and three-stage heating for the front seats. In Germany it costs 928.20 €. But don't celebrate too soon: the option isn't fully free-standing. To order it you need at least ARTICO man-made leather upholstery for 267.75 € — plus the AMG Line or AMG Line Plus package. And that's another 3451 and 7556.50 € respectively.
And here's the real catch. On the base GLC EQ, seat ventilation still isn't available. At all. That sets the electric crossover apart from the petrol and diesel GLC, where you can get the airflow even paired with comfort seats. The takeaway is simple: the option has moved closer, yet the mandatory conditions mean the final bill can still catch you off guard.
It was previously reported that Mercedes-Benz may set up production of the small G-Class in Hungary.