Just want to say here for those of you who can’t get your headrest out, there is a U clip, very thin metal clip on the far left of you are facing the front of the car in the back of the seat, it is seated on a black clip that holds the headrest bar… it pings off with a screwdriver…. Your headrest will then be free to release with the button. Thanks for this video, made the job stress free.

I went in the a MB dealer today. They wanted $430 for the whole part. Online I found the whole part for $215. But only the chrome lever/handle was broken. Why replace the whole thing? I found the lever for $15. Big difference. This is a great video. 👍

Fantastic, mate! It was a massive faff, but beautiful explanation. I'll let you know when I get round to it - but if it takes me two hours, it's worth it- my son tore his arm somehow trying to get out with our ragged one. 😢

Thankyou for making this video, super explanation, followed it to the letter, job done!

Got it , it took some time and almost lost it about 45 minutes in cause of the headrest but sure enough it all worked out and its beautiful now. The trim was a Pain in the A&$ as well but between the headrest gicing a little trouble and trim it was fairly easy. Took about a hour or so.

Can't believe how I was struggling until finding this. I have an electric headrest so removing had an extra step but all good. How'd you put the u shaped spring back in after?

Fantastic video....replaced drivers seat handle on 2016 E220 today in 90 mins. Removing headrest required prising housing clip slightly to one side to wiggle headrest loose. Saved me £££'s ... many thanks. Top man 👍

Very good tutorial however I just could not for the life of me remove the headset no matter how hard I tried , any advice would be appreciated

I can’t remove my headrest because my seat is fully automatic and therefore the headrest is attached to a battery with I can’t find a way to remove? Anyone can help me?

Where can I find the link to find the replacement

Thanks a million for the tutorial.. worked a treat!! Both sides replaced in 1.5hrs .. very proud of myself.. couldn’t have done it without you 😅

Muy bien explicado muchas gracias

Thank you for this tutorial!

Outstanding, thank you, I can give this a go now!!

Hey man thanks for the vid. I did my 2014 C 250 coupe a year ago and was almost the same procedure but did not have to release the seat cover to access the two bolts. When I got in there the plastic barrel section of the handle that wraps around the hinge was broken in half but still there so I used blue low stick painters tape to make a mold then a slow set , high strength 2 part epoxy ( gray JB weld ) to glue it back together without removing the whole assembly from the seat - had to release the cable so no tension though. Overnight cure and another coating for strength and its been working fine though it only gets used maybe twice per month . The part is just cheap plastic so if I do replace it will prolly coat with epoxy to give it some extra strength . Would have been nice if MB handle supplier had used 20% glass fiber in the part to give it enough strength .

Only fuck. Finally I finished. it was hell. For anyone who wants to do this tutorial, arm yourself with a lot of patience. and a good psychotherapist.

Very nice explained. Thank you very much !

Hey thanks for the video.

I’ve tried everything but I can’t actually get the headrest out. It sounds like it’s clicking on something or locking trying to get the headrest out. Is there something I’m not doing? I got the rubber clip out at

Do you disconnect the battery before changing it or leave the battery alone?