i got a white c240 sedan for my loaner today. i tell you this... the engine is smoooooth compared to the coupe.

it also has that rear sunshade and yes, i played w/ it a little i'm so tempted to tape a message on it like "BACK OFF"

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but, while i was on the highway, the red warning - fuel filler door not closed - came up! when i checked, it was tight and closed. i will notify the dealer tomorrow when i drop it off.

 

please post pics of numerous burnouts and donuts.

 

yep I had the same a white C240....i was impressed...not expecting much from the 2.6 eng but...it was fine

 

i went to mercedes north (1960&i-45). i got a white slk 230 for the day when i turned in my c240 for its service B. i requested it about a week in advance and i got it! good thing hurricane lili didn't show up in houston yesterday. put about a hundred miles on that sweet machine.

 

i tried using the trunk release button, but the trunk didn't pop up. is that normal?

when i locked the car, and then pressed the trunk release button on the key, nothing happened.

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at some speeds, the steering wheel begins to vibrate pretty heavily.

 

when the steering wheel vibrates, I usually think that the car is out of alignment.

 

"i tried using the trunk release button, but the trunk didn't pop up. is that normal?

when i locked the car, and then pressed the trunk release button on the key, nothing happened."


You have to hold the trunk release buttom down until the trunk pops open. It should open when the car is locked.

 

well, just got a call from my service guy about the service A.

• had them check out alignment also b/c i thought it was pulling right again...
• seat belt wouldn't retract
• and of course, Service A

tire pressure was off, so it was corrected. pulling is less, he said. if i wanted an alignment, he said $99... my alignment warranty had just run out

new seat belt retractor ordered

service A - no problem (no mention of pulley )

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i keep the loaner for another day b/c the part comes in tomorrow and they'll install it then.

 

get your wheels balanced. thats where the vibrations is coming from. if your steering wheel is puling to one side then your alignment is off.

 

This is correct. You have to hold the button down for about 1-2 seconds.

 

LOL! I did the same thing with the rear sunshade thing when i got my c240 loaner ( mine was silver), i kept playing with it too and when i had any passengers i'd show it off, lol i thought it "was like totally cool" hehehehe. it is so much quieter than the coupe, when i got the coupe back i thought something was wrong with it since it was soooooo loud but it was just cuz i got used to the sedan's 'smoothness' I tested out the trunk open button as well since the coupe doesnt have it, i mean my bro's lexus has it and i assumed that it would be the same, boy was i wrong when i pushed the button to open the trunk of the sedan i almost got knocked out! that thing flew open so fast, i was so caught of guard. i thought it was going to open slowly, lol if i was any taller i would of got knocked out:p

 

Even it is my own car, the trunk almost knocked me out a couple of times. Now, I use that feature only when i'm walking toward the car, never standing right behind the car again.

 

lol smart thinking Frank!

 

 

My dealership has loaned me an E320, ML320, C320, CLK320, and an SLK230. I just ask for what I want to drive when I make the service appointment.

I read somewhere that you can adjust the trunk mechanism to open slower.

 

my dealer only has E320, C320, and C240 for loaners. I asked them if they had the SLK loaner last time, but they do not have them.

the trunk is spring operated, so unless we change the spring or something, i don't think we can adjust it.

 

Which dealership is this?

 

err........ how come my trunk wouldn't go all the way up, it just open and stay there, i still have to manually swift it up, is something wrong there