Option code 873 · Seats
Seat heating, front
The classic heated-seats code — on 80s/90s cars one of the first boxes restorers verify against the data card.
Documented on
- Classic and modern models
How to confirm it on a real car
Mercedes-Benz records factory equipment on the data card (and readable from the VIN). Stickers go missing and cars get modified, so the ground truth for any specific VIN is the factory build record: every option code the car was born with, including 873 if it was ordered.
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Independent reference; not affiliated with Mercedes-Benz. Applicability varies by market and model year.