Nuru

Narrowed the cars down to 2. The diesel (Original #3 $59k 24k miles) and another S550 ($56k 21k miles). I am thinking I want the diesel dealer to sweeten the deal - should I ask for an extra year on the CPO warranty? A ful sized spare, Free next maintenance? what do you all suggest?

Thanks and regards

lwain56

The full size spare would be a problem due to the area to fill DEF, (adBlue) tank is there and necessitates the small spare. I own a S-350, 2012, now with 14,000 miles and finished a 1200 mile trip that had a remarkable 35MPG on the road. Love the car. Arguably the best Merc I have ever owned and I traded a 2009 CL-550 4-matic with designo interior on this one.

Nuru

That sounds fantastic. I just need some prodding to get me to drive over there and pick that car up LOL!. My money mind is saying wait, but my other mind says go and get that car. It has chestnut brown/black interior which is rare out here as I see more Ash/Black Black/Black and Cashmere/Black interiors than this combo. Car also has splitview too. I have a 2 hour window left for today, then they claim my deal is of the table?

Nuru

OK, I purchased. I got the #3 S350 BlueTec 4Matic I am very happy! Thanks for all the advice!

ChuckinTucson

Did you get the one that was in Bethesda, MD? If so, you got a great car. Has the Driver's Assistance Package, along with an interior color you don't see everyday. Noticed from the CarFax report that it came off lease and was originally sold in Beverly Hills.

wilassasin

Congrats !!!!!!
Make sure to post some pics especially of that interior. B

BenzV12

Congrats, you are 2nd to move from W212 to W221 among forum members
I trust your AdBule won't cause any trouble
Happy Driving

Nuru

Actually Yes I did, I will definitely have to post pics. It also has 867 Split-View, but I have heard from some dealers that they had trouble getting it to work?
The original owner got it with just 19 miles on it in 2012.
not quite as nimble as my former E350, but it can be manipulated quickly if you plan it out in your mind first.
I also was looking at a last minute entry to the contest, a E350 Cuprite brown with the same interior, but the trade-in estimate for my car was too low (site unseen).

Nuru

Uh Oh, so do I have to do a search or is something that you can disucss quickly?

Diesel Benz

I've "burnt" hundreds of litres of AdBlue, perhaps a thousand without issues. Not with a Mercedes though. I'd expect it to reduce EGR issues, some engines don't even need EGR when they have the SCR system (I know these cars have).

ChuckinTucson

Only time I had an issue with AdBlue was when I had my ML350BT in for service and the technician forgot to add it. I got a message saying that I had 10 starts left before the car wouldn't start. I understand AdBlue only gets used when the engine is first started. It isn't used driving down the road. Fortunately I was about a half mile from the closest MB dealer. They added it at no charge even though it was not at the dealership where I had the service done. If the technicians do their job correctly, it's shouldn't ever be an issue.

Grizz1

Congratulations! Get some pictures up asap!

5634MG

Congrats on your purchase! I'm sure you'll love your car for the years to come.

Also, occasionally when you shut off your car, there will be a ticking sound as well as a burning smell. This is normal as it is part of the Bluetec system; the car burns the accumulated soot into ash.

Nuru

Does anyone know how to interrogate the system ahead of the alarm to have it present to one the status of the AdBlue capacity?

Nuru

Hopefully tomorrow

Nuru

OK and thanks for the info!

BenzV12

Since I like X204 GLKs , I occasionally visit this model forum as well. Surprisingly I came across this topic a few months ago :

https://mbworld.org/forums/glk-class...e-warning.html

Good thing, we also have E250 diesel owners and I have not seen any AdBlue dissatisfaction from W212 Bluetec Owners

Nuru

Thanks for the link. I read a lot of it. Seems the cars had an issue from the factory that needed to be corrected. I would like to get my own Adblue/DEf and reload myself. I also would like to find out if there is a way to reset the sensor if it does not reset, without having to go to the dealer.

tode

Hi Nuru,

The Adblue shouldn't be a problem - when the first warning comes up, you can still do about 1200 miles before getting the "number of start-ups" warning.

I did 17000 miles before the first warning (in an S350).

You can just add a can, or fill up completely - there's nothing to reset.

You can get 10 liter cans from MB (ref = MB A00498904212) for 19€ over here = about US$25, but I strongly advise getting the filler-tube, which makes the top-up a lot simpler and avoids any possibility of spillage (filler réf = MB A0005832204, about $10).

Nuru

Thanks a bunch for the info! I did try to use these part numbers but they did not work. They may be Euro-only numbers. Sometimes there is another North American part number.
Anyone have part numbers for these parts?

Nuru

Here are some pics

tode

Nice-looking car

Sorry about the part Nos. - there must be an equivalent in the US.

The filler looks like this:

Nuru

Thanks! Yes there must be another part number for it over here.

BTW, can you please post a pic with the label zoomed in a bit? I want to show that to a local dealer. They may be able to look up that part number with the additional information on the label. - Thanks

tode

Sorry, couldn't find a bigger pic and the label's gone off mine. But I am sure about the number.

Ever thought of spending a week in France ?

Nuru

Yeah at some point in the future I would like to take the family to visit France.

Here is an option, when you have some time, can you open your pic in MS Office Picture Manager and increase the size? I think you can also do that in MS PAINT too.