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I happen to be a MY2000 C280 owner and still follow this board as I will be needing another vehicle in the fall and there's NOTHING wrong with having two of the same car (differing model years) in the family! ANYWAY... I had tele-aid for a year and dropped it because I NEVER used it. Even if it had the unlock feature I would not renew it. The last time I locked my keys in the car was when I was 16! I can't ever imagine using this feature.
If you notice in the commercial the guy is in an underground (or concrete) garage. Do you think the satellite signal will work under those conditions? If you're REALLY worried about locking your keys in the car, carry the flat key in your wallet. Oh.. and don't lock your wallet in the car! One last thing... can anyone tell me WHY this feature is so important besides that WOW factor?
Tele-aid is way more than this feature, the most important one to me is the airbags deployed and or belt pretensioners activated feature, if either of these happen MB knows immediately and calls the car to check on you and your condition, they call police and emergency personel and if you're out they can tell them exactly where you're located. If you're ever in a serious accident this feature is priceless in my mind! I also like the feature that allows them to track your vehicle if it's stolen. Makes lojack repetitive, although the finance department and lojack say otherwise, they're just trying to get more of your money.
(Leather c-2,c-3,c4)
I fall in that pre 59000 category and also do not have the satellite unlocking. I have really reamed them out only to learn that there is no fix yet. My opinion, this is a broken contract and I do plan to as they say in the legal world, be made whole. (It is a big deal when you lock your keys in the car because its means a broken window to get in)
Squealing brakes: In twice ,first to clean the pads, then at 1115 miles they put on new rotors and pads. It is 95 % better though the squeal is returning with light applications.
Off Center steering wheel: Mine was off 1/2 hour and was corrected by the dealer.
SOS Malfunction: Corrected by dealer with software upgrade(Not the remote unlocking discussed earlier)
Rocking driveres seat bottom cushion: Has been in twice with no luck in fixing. /dealer is trying to tell me this is normal! The drivers seat bottom moves up and down at the extreme back of the bottom cushion over moderate bumps and around certain corners.
was wondering if any of you can duplicate this problem? I can, just by sitting in the drivers seat and pulling on each front corner to induce the pivot in the seat bottom cushion as it will actually pivot backwards. MB hotline advises me to have dealer make appt with the zone rep to discuss with me. I'm doing this now. Will any of you let me know if your seat bottom does this?
Performance: Runs very well, getting 22.5 mpg for all 1900 miles. Horsepower rating on this car is very conservative. Car handles very well though I will upgrade the tires/wheels to a 225/50/17 for a better footprint. Check out www.tirerack.com for their ideas.
Thanks again for all your feed back as fellow beta testers.
Drew
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Thanks for the clarification on the beta testing. Its just that I came out of a Lexus that never needed anything but oil changes for three years. So I'm disappointed that MB doesn't have a better handle on what is going out the door. Needless to say, I thought my troubles might be isolated until I discovered this great web site. I expected much better than I have gotten so far with this car.
Was your Lexus a first year model? If not it's not really fair to compare it to the '01 C-class. Lexus cars are not necessarily completely trouble free either. Many GS-series owners had fair amounts of problems with their cars.
of a european sedan.
Can you imagine what would happen if someone built a car with the best of both? Wow! Sign me up!
STEVE
so i walked up and said.. "darlin' THAT IS MY CAR!"
she ahhs"oooo do you love it????"
damn straight!
I got Amica to give me the Lojack discount on my ML. I also got the discount for the alarm, so I'm at the max discount for comprehensive.
Drew
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If the DOT get involved. I'm sure MB will stop dragging their feet and find a proper solution.
With respect to my decision to cancel my subscription to Tele-Aid after the first year, well that's just me. I drive mainly in the NY Metro area and the Northeast corridor where the feature of air bag deployment notification would not matter to me. Once that happens around here it's a VERY short time before help arrives/is notified.
The few times that I tried Tele-Aid it was painfully slow to get an operator. I am talking minutes, not seconds. Maybe it's improved since the last time I used it was last summer.
I'm getting 21 MPG right now, with less than 400 miles on my car.
I got 2 deductions on insurance. One for the daylight running lights and lojack
That assumes they knew about the problem going into the release and early enough to change the brochures.
It does sound like bad QA for them not to know though :-P
"Service manager finally got me what I needed to know:
1) Yes, a fix is in the works.
2) Timing will be some time between March and June.
3) Will be at no cost to the customers.
4) Reason for the problem -- MB rushed the car to market without a feature that they did intend to put on the cars. His theory is that since it is really quite hard to lock your keys in the car, they let them fly.
He was not sure whether MB or my dealer would be the one to notify me when it is ready. He suggested I check back in May if I've not heard from him or MB.
#1121; 1122, 1123, 1126, 1130, 1140, 1149
Residuals: (as of Jan. 2001)
36 months = 70 %
39 months = 68 %
42 months = 66 %
If C 320s are "sitting" on the Dealer's Lot you "might" be able to get a little off MSRP.
Better chance of having items included in your deal: 6 CD changer at cost, all weather mats, trunk tray, cargo nets etc...
There are two small coil springs at the lower rear of the front seats. These have given rise to squeaks in at least one press test vehicle (a French road test I've seen). Mercedes' press release at the introduction of the C Class (April 2000) mentions the existence of these mini-springs. If the rocking that you are experiencing is due to these springs, I doubt that anything can be done about it.
On the other hand, there is no safety issue related to the springs.
Drew
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"Successful original equipment application: Bosch Platinum Plugs for the new Mercedes C-Class and SLK 320
The Bosch spark plug F 8 DPER has been specifically designed for the Daimler-Chrysler SLK 320 and Mercedes C Class and is fitted to these models at the factory. It meets in an optimal way the special requirements of the Mercedes high-tech sports engines in view to ignitability, performance and elasticity as well as long life, maximal fuel utilization and protection of the catalytic converter.
The extruded central electrode and the pointed mass electrode are coated with the precious metal platinum, resulting in a significantly increased wear resistance. The optimized design of the mass electrode guarantees dependable performance and ensures that the fuel-air mixture is reliably ignited. This not only makes optimum use of the fuel being fed to the engine, but also provides even better protection for the catalytic converter even under extreme operating conditions such as stop-go traffic or over-enthusiastic starting."
Drew
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Who says it only works when the car is running? Is that confirmed.
The main flaw with LoJack is that you need the police to track the vehicle. I've heard that LoJack works best when the crook parks the car is some residential area to let it "cool off" for 48 hours before driving it to the chop shop or to the port for shipment overseas. Then at least you have that time to get the police to track it.
How does it work with MB, do you call TeleAid and ask them "where's the car right now"? That sounds like a better system, then at least you could call the police and tell them "my car is here".
Washed the front rims, removed the carbon brake dust and got on a coat of carnuba wax on the rims, which will make it much easier to wash off the carbon brake dust in the future. Need to be careful that the carbon dust does not adhere to the warm/hot aluminum rims, as it can virtually "bake on".
The Desert Silver (light Gold) / Charcoal interior is getting rave reviews here, even my neighbor with a Silver 2000 SLK 230 wants to get a new C Class now for next Fall.
The C 240 6 Speed is AWESOME!! and plenty of power on the Highway & hills in 5th gear and I am restricted on the Revs right now on the first 1000 miles break-in. Have not revved past 4500 so far. Simply an AMAZING automobile !!
Hi everyone,
As to the seats rocking, several German car magazines have held this seat design with the two little springs under the back of the seat cushion against MB already. Most of the time, they consider the seat too "jumpy". A safety issue it isn't, since the only motion needing to be suppressed by the seat in an accident is the dive your lower body could possibly take under the seat belt. If the back end of the seat really drops, your body would only try to slide UP the tilted seat cushion, which is more than unlikely.
As to speed and power, all I say is wheeeeeeeeeee...
That should do for any domestic use...
Tarik
FYI, the wheels are painted and clearcoated, which is why it is so easy to wash the brake dust off of them. No need to worry too much about the dust being baked on. Just try to wash it every 5-7 days, depending on how much you drive the car.
Drew
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I am always here, like a software running in the background...
Unfortunately I still don't own an MB (psssst, don't tell), therefore I decided to keep quiet. Of course, when the chance came to show off the speedometer picture, I just couldn't resist...
Funny that my salesman in Germany still denies that there is going to be a 4matic C-Class, may be I should dump him as a source of information!
Birger, could you please find out about the price of a driver's side mirror glass for the ML (Convex, auto-dimming and heated)? the dealer in Germany quoted roughly $110 for the item, I wonder if it costs the same in Luxemburg.
Bragging Tarik
Even with my PNI SWS Detector, I know I will never get close to that MPH.
Subie is gone for Retail Sale, AutoHauler picked up today from MB Dealer.
'Twas a good AWD !! but is the MB 6MT ever smooth, I've been roughin' it the past 3 years...
Sorry for the poor exposure (and the incorrect date stamp on Photo 1...LOL)>
The ride is incredibly SMOOTH !!! and so quiet inside. (again coming from a H-4 Boxer that was probably 110 DB...LOL). I've been telling friends about Tarik's story (I think it was his) where the MB he wanted to get by in the LH lane on the Autobahn just pressed the "Up Power Rear Sunshade" routine...I laugh every time I think about that....
I like starting off with the Engine Temp. display showing and once it reaches ~ 85 C I switch over to whatever else is entertaining...as it is a touch chilly here in the Tri State...