abstractls

Ordered in May, got it a couple weeks ago.

C400
Diamond White Metallic
Black Leather
Airmatic
Interior Package (illuminated door sills, power passenger seat with memory, heated and ventilated seats, ambient lighting)
Lighting Package (Intelligent Highbeam Control, Dynamic LED Headlights)
Multimedia Package (Rearview Camera, COMAND w/nav and voice control_
Keyless Go Package (Hand Free Access, Electronic trunk Closer)
Driver Assistance Package (Distronic plus, active blind assist, active lane keeping assist, rear impact warning, distronic plus with steering assist, pre-safe plus)
Manual Rear Seat Window Sun Shade
Heads Up Display
Power rear window sunshade
Open Pore Black Ash atrim
18 inch AMG 5 spoke
Air Balance Package

abstractls

Rear Sun Shade





HUD





Love That Wood

DameMD

I will be first. Nice car man. White exterior color rocks. I love the thigh extensions. Finally Mercedes caught on to this. BMW and even Infiniti had the thigh extensions on their sport package cars for years.

I am trying to be good and hold off until first quarter MY15. I also want to see what the new c450 is all about.

abstractls

I'm 6'4" and I'm mostly tall in the legs so it is a welcome addition.

hyperion667

looks great, is that matte trim?
these W205's look awesome

abstractls

Yes the black ash open pore doesnt have a shiny finish, looks great especially in the sun

MB-JIM

That car looks great !
I wonder about the seats with venting. I had vented seats, in an E350 and there was lack of cushioning because of the fans. How do you feel about the seat comfort? If you check the W212 forum you will see all the discussion about the seat venting and lack of padding.
I want to order leather, and liked the venting on the E350, but don't want to sacrifice seat comfort.

abstractls

It's hard to say, no pun intended, because they are the sportier seats obviously. I havent noticed any discomfort and I like a firm seat anyway. It has taken me a while to really get my drivers position where I want though since it has soooo many adjustments. The only problem I have is anyone sitting directly behind me is screwed since I am so tall. My last car had more area to open your legs up more, where as this car is more bucket like since you are in between the door and the center console more. This means I am stretched out more, and likely how I should be driving anyway. I am trying to find a setting where I can somewhat comfortably drive while giving a rear passenger more space when needed (programmed into seat memory 2 or something).

NYC-Style

Question in regards to the ambient lighting...what zones are affected by ambient lighting? Specifically I noticed in an S class that there is lighting underneath both driver and passenger seats...is that the same. Also it appears that the rear doors also are affected...can you confirm that...thanks! I have three words for your car...BEAU-TI-FUL!!

abstractls

Correct it covers around the center console, on all 4 doors as well as the foot wells of the front and back. It even has some small overheads where the booklamps are that change color too.

One thing I never knew is that on the outside all 4 handles as well as under the mirrors light up white when you unlock the car. With the led strip up front and the handles and mirrors lighting up the car looks amazing at night

alsyli

Beautiful car!

Question: is the leather actually Nappa? I simply thought the leather/interior package included only the "regular" leather....

skullboy

Can you post pictures with your Airmatic in different setting , i.e., comfort, sport and sport+ setting. I would like to see how much gap there is in the wheel well and the tire.

pavloPL

Very nice one and very nice options list!

abstractls

I copied that from an order list so not sure. I am not sure if I could tell you the difference if it were or werent

abstractls

I posted them on another thread but here you go




Comfort





Sport+

floridadriver

Are the ambient lights on all the time as selected in command/audio 20 or are they linked to headlights or day/night sensor? Thanks for posting

despicable merc

Congratulations! Enjoy!

abstractls

I am 99% sure it is full time

alsyli

I think Nappa leather's the same stuff that's used on the steering wheel (or the leather used in Designo cars). I don't know what the technical difference btw the leathers are, but Nappa is generally *very* soft and smooth.

I'd be shocked if MB was using it as the "standard" leather on a car at this price point (esp since they're not charging that much for leather package).

I myself would prefer standard to Nappa since I assume standard will be more durable....

StanNH

I've never been a big fan of white cars but, I must grudgingly admit, the W205 looks really classy in white.

Very nice looking car, and sharp interior as well.

skullboy

Thank you. Did you get the summer tires with the 18 inch wheels (no cost option) or are those all season tires? What prevented you from going for 19 inches wheels ?
My built and is very similar to yours, if you don't mind sharing or pm how much you paid (before tax).

BTW, your top post said 7-spoke wheel, may be I don't know how to count but I only counted 5.

abstractls

These are the all season. I really wanted the 19s but for 2 reasons I didnt. 1. I live in the city and low profiles and get beaten up by city streets, 2. I live in the northeast and while Maryland doesn't usually have crazy crazy snow we do get it enough to make summer tires nonviable.

I will have to correct the 7 spoke lol, this was from a preorder before we knew the final ordering guide.

I paid $64,700 which was list but they did throw in the maintenance package and gap insurance for free, which is kind of like getting 3% off

unr1

how do you like the driver assistance package? Have you tried it in heavy traffic?

abstractls

Very cool feature which I have only used a little. I don't have traffic too often but I can see it being very handy. I did use it the other day when it took 20 minutes to go one mile, steered and everything definitely made it easier. My girlfriend will be the happiest as she hates how close I follow in traffic and abruptly stop lol

unr1

sounds great, congratulations on your new purchase. Best of luck.