Kar don

Espresso brown mbtex
Premium 1
Air ionizer
20 inch wheels
Mb tex wrapped dash
Passenger seat lumbar and memory
Rear side airbags
Convenience pkg
Lighting pkg
Airmatic pkg
HK stereo
Heated rear seats
Ambient lighting
Lane tracking pkg
Surround view park assist pkg

Yes checked a lot of boxes, did i miss anything?

Barry45RPM

Nicely and thoughtfully equipped!

flowrider99

Personally i wouldn't bother with the passenger memory seat or the lane tracking, i had both in an Audi and in my experience no one ever used the memory on the passenger seat and the lane tracking was annoying so i turned it off.

ketleone

How about ventilated seats? I wish my ML had them.

Lastly, how about the trailer hitch? Nice to have and much cheaper to get when ordered versus adding it later.

Kar don

Lane tracking is "free" for 2016. I agree the lane monitoring sucks but i do like the blind spot monitor
Passenger lumbar and memory is 300 bucks so i added it
I wanted ventilated seats but for 2200 (leather plus vented option) it wasnt worth it to me.

Trailer hitch - never towed in my life

Does AMG pkg include airmatic?

skw

Yes, what used to be the optional lane tracking pkg is now std equip. I would double check the ordering guide on the ventilated seats. Not 100% sure but I think leather is no longer required, can be had w/ MB-tex as well. As for the trailer hitch, it's a cheap enough option to get even if you don't have any immediate plans for towing. Not having it can be a deal breaker down the line as it's a ridiculous cost to try to add it later. Also, at some point you might find it useful for something else like a bike rack, cargo carrier.

27T

Tow package is a smart buy. Low cost and super useful for a bike rack. Plus selling a diesel with an OEM tow hitch will be much easier because many diesel buyers like to tow. Plus, the tow hitch adds additional rear end collision protection. No brainer.

Kar don

I've heard that you can now get it with MBTEX but netstar prevented the order. Adding 401 required leather... could push the issue but I think the build is locked now.

Not sure I agree about the trailer hitch/rear collision protection.

mjcohnmd

Great minds think alike...

Which exterior color?

I'm in southwest US - no need for rear heated seats.
Also, I went for the Open Pore Brown Ash Wood Trim.
I find the running boards dysfunctional, but I like the way they look

--JC

2016 GLE300D4 $52,500
792 Palladium Silver Metallic $720
114 Espresso Brown MB-Tex
DSL Ultralow-sulfur fuel required. Biodiesel
H09 Open Pore Brown Ash Wood Trim $160
P01 P01 Premium Package: COMAND® w/Navigatio $3,830SPC Special Order $250
U09 MB-Tex Wrapped Dashboard (SPC) $450
846 Brushed Aluminium Running Boards $670
267 Illuminated Side Running Boards $650
289 Wood/Leather Steering Wheel $590
317 317 Convenience Package: Rear-Seat Cente $590319 319 Lighting Package: Dynamic LED Headli $1,390321 321 Exterior Sport Package: Sport Body S $3,400489 489 AIRMATIC Air Suspension Package (SPC $1,61055U Beige Fabric Headliner
550 Trailer Hitch $575
6P5 Factory Code
681 20" AMG 5-spoke titanium grey gloss-turn
810 harman/kardon® LOGIC7® Surround Sound Sy $850
876 Ambient Lighting $310
980 980 Accessory Chrome Package: Chrome Do $250993 993 Lane Tracking Package: Blind Spot A 996 996 Parking Assist Package: PARKTRONIC w $1,290

jnejah

I would personally order driver assist pkg for every MB. A car this well equipped especially deserves it. I think it's far more valuable than the cosmetic stuff that add up a lot of money. To each his own though.

Koenig1

X2.. what 'jnejah' said! Driver Assist package is a good investment with a well loaded ML

27T

It is a cool option. However is a very poor investment because you will get very little back, if anything at all, in terms of resale.

I have it but almost never use it.

Koenig1

Hmm... mine was a CPO with 6k kms??? I insisted on looking for a vehicle with that option(along with many other options) and I love it. I'll say this.... if I felt an option is something good for me, then resale would be one of the last reasons to do without. Perhaps you're right... a CPO vehicle with Driver's Assist, will usually be a 'well-optioned' car!

mjcohnmd

I omitted driver assist because I do very little highway driving. If I did more highway driving, I may have more strongly considered the package for the DISTRONIC PLUS with Steering Assist item included in this package.

I appreciate all the standard safety features (see below) including as well the now included with P1 the LANE KEEPING ASSIST. I appreciate these warnings and also the radar-based COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS included as standard. But maybe I'm old school, but I prefer to drive the car myself to respond to these warnings.

I also omitted the multi-contour seat also because of my limited highway driving.

My next dollar if I spent it probably would have been on the ACTIVE CURVE SYSTEM or to get the massage seats for my ten minute commute.

--JC



STANDARD SAFETY FEATURES

27T

Some love it, some never use it. In either case, it isn't a good investment. However, it may be a good buy for people who love it.

Kar don

I got polar white. Wanted to get AMG but decided against it.

I omitted driver assist thanks to standard collision assist. I have active cruise on my bmw and rarely use it...frustrates me

I tried to order active curve but the dealer said i couldnt get it on the diesel. Anyone else have such luck?

YYZ-E55

DISTRONIC!!

Also hitch as mentioned, resale, rear impact, bike rack all good reasons even if you don't tow.