This is a picture of the rear warning trangle installed. You can use the same felt piece under the trunk and cut the necessary points for the top bracket and the feet of the trangle. Again, all original OEM parts.

 

What does MB have or the Coupe?

This is a cool factory mod.

 

I am not sure about the coupe but they should have something as well. I will check my EPC and let you know.

 

Didnt they used to be standard on older models, or is it something that they have to have in europe.....Anyways i wonder what (if there is one) it looks like for the coupe

 

i just figured this was standard in sedans. My US 99 A4 1.8t has one standard identical as well as first aid kit. cool mod BTW

 

I was very surprised that my brothers 04 325ci didnt have a first aid kit

 

That's Cool, I'm gonna get it!~
Jkw

 

its sad german cars are starting to skimp on little things to save a few bucks when we're more than paying the premium for the little things. I heard '05 c class will no longer have free maintenance is this true?

 

True

 

Yes it is true. No service for 05. And I looked in my EPC and there is no place to mount the trangle in the coupe. It comes in a plastic case instead.

 

then you just lay the plastic case in the trunk i assume?

 

Yes I assume that also. Maybe in the side somewhere or the spare wheel well.

 

Sunman

This is a good safety mod.
What's the part number and how much it cost

TIA

 

do a search. part numbers are listed.

 

id buy it, but i dont wanna have the case sitting in my trunk. wish it had a place to stay. i wonder if i could attach it to the side of the trunk?

 

as pictured before, here's my "old-skool" MercedesBenz-BURGER reflective Warning Triangle:

(old picture - before AMG rear bumper, before Parktronic, before AMG exhaust, etc...)

I just installed the new Mercedes-Benz OEM Warning Triangle on my wife's C320 Sport Sedan, so I'm uploading pictures now, and I'll let her post my installation notes and pics.

Carlos

Saprissa@aol.com

 

OK... these are Carlos' ( ) warning triangle (sedan) installation instructions and pictures. I can't believe I'm up doing this right now ! But it sure does look cool in the end !

ZQ
:p

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First off, Part #'s:
- warning triangle (warndreieck) - A 203 890 01 97 - Made in Hungary
- bracket (halder) - A 202 890 00 14 - Made in Germany

Price: approx $100 depending on EURO to US$ exchange rate.

Where to get it: special order from any European/German MB dealer. Europe only part.

Installation instructions:

0) tools needed: torx-15 screwdriver, 2 flat-head screwdrivers, sharp cutting exacto knife, a little bit of patience !

1) Remove trunk-lid liner:
a- disconnect plastic trunk-arm covers. Carefully popping off each little strap.
b- remove 13 button clips from liner & 2 from arm covers

c- using Torx 15 driver, unscrew left-most torx screw to release liner from trunk locking mechanism.

d- unplug wires from green trunk escape button


2) The holding bracket:
a- on the holding bracket, there is a hinge pin. Remove it by pushing from behind, pulling from the front.


b- the next part is tricky... The sliding piece must also come out. From behind you need to squeeze the 4 anchors towards each other (middle). Using a second person to help you may be necessary. Use 2 flat-head screwdrivers. Once aligned you can pull out the sliding assembly from the front.
c- Take the holding bracket and insert as pictured into trunk-lid slots.



3) Cutting holes in the lid-liner:
a- before cutting anything, place the warning triangle on the trunk lid, without the liner, so you can get a feel to where it goes and how it should be placed. The liner itself has a triangular indentation, so you know it was meant to be there, but only on European spec cars. Here are some pics:

notice how the legs of the triangle fit into those 2 compartments in the deck lid:


b- by whatever method you prefer best, (measuring, outlining with white chalk, eyeballing it, etc...) cut incisions into the liner so that the legs of the triangle will go through the liner and rest in their slots.


c- align the lid liner to the deck lid and feel where the small circular hole from the holding bracket needs to come through, and a hole needs to be cut. You will need to reinsert the 2 pieces removed above in steps 2a and 2b.
d- cut hole through liner, making sure it matches up. Use other button clip holes in liner to ensure everything is placed/cut correctly.


to be continued......

 

4) Replacing Lid Liner:
a- before replacing the lid liner, tip #1: place a piece of lid liner felt that you just cut out, directly under bracket, because the hole for one of the button clips will not be able to be replaced with the button clip, because the holding bracket partially obstructs it. See pics:


b- before replacing the lid liner, tip #2: re-attach the wires to the green trunk escape button.
c- replace lid liner aligning all holes and screwing in left torx screw in trunk locking mechanism. Note: you may have to loosen the right torx screw too, to get the liner correctly behind the trunk locking mechanism.
d- replace all 12 button clips (remember one button clip) will not be able to go back in (save it as a spare). Here's what the liner will look like with the holding bracket hole protruding through the hole you cut:
also notice, that the felt camouflages that button-clip hole that could not be plugged.

5) finishing touches:
a- replace deck lid plastic arm covers, securing the straps and button clips


b- replace sliding piece onto the holding bracket hole

c- replace the hinge pin into the holding bracket hole through the sliding piece

d- insert warning triangle into your newly formed cut outs within the lid liner, and hold in place by swinging the sliding piece down as designed.



and you're all done !!


Carlos

Saprissa@aol.com



ZQ
:p

 

That triangle thing is standard on my C, hmm, i thought it was sth compulsry to have red triangle.

 

thanks ZQ and Carlos

 

i wish the coupes had a place the the triangle rather than lying in the trunk.

 

Big difference with what is / isn't compulsory outside the USA, and what isn't / is in the USA.

Carlos

Saprissa@aol.com

 

It doesn't simply lie in the trunk...it has a specific container that fits securely over the top of the space saver.

 

nice, i didnt know that. thanks!

 

How in the world do you remove this trim? I gave it a go for a little bit today, only not to be able to remove this plastic trim and so I could not remove the trunk liner. The directions here (thank you) are very good AFTER you have the liner out...Is there any way to explain better how to remove this trim, get to and unplug the trunk pop button so that you can remove the trunk liner?

Thank you,
Jake

(I will post pictures once I figure it out...)