Mercedes driver 'left screaming with burning sensation after being branded by red hot metal logo'

A woman has shared how she was burned by a logo which had been put on the seat in her Mercedes car.

During bouts of hot weather the interior of cars is a place which is particularly susceptible to becoming extremely and even unbearably hot.

Many of us are all too familiar with the unpleasant sensation of getting into a boiling hot car and frantically opening windows and turning on air conditioning in an effort to bring the temperature down to a bearable level.

But now one woman has shared how a metal logo which had been stitched into the seat in her Mercedes car had become so hot that it actually burned her when she got into her car.

Karina Bath works in 'Digital, Legacy & Lifestyle Solutions' in Los Angeles in the US, and took to her Instagram profile to share what happened.

"A warning to all my fellow Mercedes AMG drivers - If you have this logo on your seats, it will burn you," she said.

She described that she had been going out for lunch with a friend, and went to get in her car to go home afterwards.

"I get in and scream, and my friend was like, 'What happened?' And I was like, 'The seat is really hot'."

Karina explained that this sensation had not been 'like that normal, you know, like leather seats are hot'.

"It just felt different, and I just like shook it off and went about our day," she said.

Karina said that it 'wasn't until I got home that I realized that I had a mark on my skin.'

She then realised that a metal logo on the seat had burned her skin.

"I have half of the AMG logo burned onto my skin with ordinary use," she said. "I should be able to get in my vehicle without worrying about being burnt."

Karina, whose full name is Karendeep Bath, is one of two people to have filed a class action lawsuit against Mercedes Benz, ABC reports, alleging in the suit that there is a design flaw where the logo is raised up and 'reasonably expected to contact an occupant’s upper back, neck, or shoulder'.

Karina was mentioned in court documents involving her and a similar incident experienced by a Mr Gabriel Lahijani which refer to the suit.

The documents state: "Plaintiff Karendeep "Karina” Bath ("Ms. Bath"), a resident of Chatsworth, California, suffered a materially identical injury from the same defective design.

"After parking her Mercedes-AMG vehicle on Ventura Boulevard in Los Angeles, Ms. Bath returned to the vehicle and, while wearing a sleeveless top, entered the driver's seat."

In a passage relating to Mr Lahijani, the documents say: "His left upper back briefly contacted the raised AMG logo badge on the driver's seat, causing immediate severe pain and a burn visibly bearing the distinctive AMG design."

They added: "Mr. Lahijani sought urgent-care treatment and was diagnosed with a second-degree burn. A board-certified dermatologist subsequently documented first- and second-degree burns with crusting and deflated bullae, described the injury as “AMG inscribed," attributed it to the interior car-logo plaque, photographed it, and advised Mr. Lahijani concerning wound care, likely discoloration, and possible scarring."

It comes as a particularly strong El Niño event which is informally referred to as a 'Super El Niño' is likely to lead to great incidences of extreme weather.

LADBible has approached Mercedes Benz for comment.