If so, can you tell me if there is a place to attach an upper strap for a child seat, and if so, exactly where is it? The US owner's manual for my 300E says the car has one but I don't see it, and I suspect that US 124s lack this feature. I have seen this issue discussed on the board before, but have never seen a definitive answer.

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2005 Mercedes C230k sport sedan, 6 speed
1987 Porsche 924S - 968-engined track car

I couldn't find it on my old (US) 300E, unless it was hiding in the first-aid kit.

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1993 320TE M104
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past:

1983 230E W123 M102
1994 E300D S124 OM606 (x2)
1967 250SE W108 M129
1972 280se 3.5 W108 M116
1980 280SE W116 M110
1980 350SE W116 M116
1992 300E W124 M103
1994 E280 W124 M104
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"music and women I cannot but give way to, whatever my business" -Pepys

I have two euro 123's and I've never seen anything like that on either.

Are you looking in the back seat? In Germany it is against the law to haul a child younger than 11 years old in the front seat, so if there is anything there it will probably only be in the back seat.

Good luck,

Aussie delivered MBs have had child restraint anchorage points since the mid '70s. There is usually one for each rear seat position. In the sedans they are located on the rear parcel shelf with the centre one sometimes under the cover for the first-aid kit (with a hole through the cover). They usually have plastic plugs fitted which need to be removed before screwing in a child restraint anchor (a 5/16" thread from memory). In our 124 wagon there are three anchorages on the load floor area behind the rear seats (floor between 2nd and 3rd row seats) and in our previous 123 wagon there were three on a bar that mounted across the back of the seats.

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107.023: 350SLC, 3-speed auto, icon gold, parchment MBtex (sold 2012 after 29 years ownership).
107.026: 500SLC, 4-speed auto, thistle green, green velour.
124.090: 300TE, 4-speed auto, arctic white, cream-beige MBtex.
201.028: 190E 2.3 Sportline, 5-speed manual, arctic white, blue leather.
201.028: 190E 2.3, 4-speed auto, blue-black, grey MBtex.
201.034: 190E 2.3-16, 5-speed manual, blue-black, black leather.

yes I'm talking about the back seat of course. the owner's manual says there is an upper tether point but there isn't unless it is invisible.

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2005 Mercedes C230k sport sedan, 6 speed
1987 Porsche 924S - 968-engined track car