Biggreenogg

https://www.mbusa.com/mercedes/owner...007c184335RCRD

alexasa

iTrader: (1)

Yes, I like it but also dislike it.

Works when you want it to and when you don't want it to.

DapperStyle

I've never once had any issue with the Hold function in any MB cars in my life. In fact the feature works so well in my W204 that once or twice I forgot to put my transmission in Park and have opened the door with the brake hold feature on while the car screamed at me to place the car in Park.

topsider

in the w205 if you turn the car off or open the door when the car is in drive and the HOLD is engaged it will then put it in park and apply the parking brake

Biggreenogg

Cool feature.

Chef

That there is a small indentation on the paddle shifters. The left/down has a small indentation on the back and the right/up one has a small protrusion on the back. Found it while stuck in traffic yesterday...

Granted, if you can't tell your left from your right and can't see the "+" or "-," you probably shouldn't be driving. Then again, maybe there is a reason for it.

Jdem22

Not a "did you know" about the car, as much as a tip. I know someone already mentioned using the ashtray as a coin holder...I took it one step further and lined the inside of it with the soft side of Velcro. Much quieter!

JBMCL

Good idea! The coins do make a lot of noises when taking tight turns.

guhvies

I think that's for sight impaired people so that they can easily know which way to change gears...

gfmohn

To guide blind assembly workers? (Not kidding)

auditoamg

No, it's to help blind drivers... It's a law. Everything in the states had to be marked like this...

Bwahahahahahaa!!

gfmohn

guhvies told that joke first.

auditoamg

Crap... You're right. Meant to quote this one and didn't realize it was essentially the same joke!. < Awkward >. No coffee yet.

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Originally Posted by Chef View Post
That there is a small indentation on the paddle shifters. The left/down has a small indentation on the back and the right/up one has a small protrusion on the back. Found it while stuck in traffic yesterday...

Granted, if you can't tell your left from your right and can't see the "+" or "-," you probably shouldn't be driving. Then again, maybe there is a reason for it.
To guide blind assembly workers? (Not kidding)

stopsignhank

If you want to move forward or back in a song you can move your finger along the touch pad and hold it here. Do this to the right and it will fast forward the song, do it to the left and it will move backward in the song. The same can be done with the knob below the touch pad. Move and hold it to the right and it will fast forward in the song, to the left moves it backward in the song.

GerritKw

This is to simply locate the correct paddle when making a turn. Seems that some of us only drive straight

Chef

You should be in the correct gear before you get to the turn.

But I suppose that's a fair assessment for why those buttons are there.

Fer Seo

Hi, on the olden days, MB cars such as the W124, one side mirror is bigger than the other probably due to mechanism for adjusting the angle of the mirror.

So I asked this question to my product trainer (by the way I work for a dealership in Malaysia) and the reason given is to pay homage to the olden cars, to invoke heritage and so on. The actual reason I guess might be to place the GPS receiver, phone antenna etc in the bigger one. Hope this helps!

Fer Seo

Also, on cars with EASY-PACK Tailgate (Power-boot), you could close the bootlid from the driver seat by pushing and holding the boot release button. Convenient for you if you accidentally opened your boot so you don't have to come down and close it.

Even without HOLD function, your vehicle will not roll back on incline for approx. 2 seconds. They call this the Hill-Start Assist.

gfmohn

I don't know the answer to your question, but it could explain why wind noise is a big problem on the driver side but not on the passenger side. Maybe all MB has to do to solve the noise problem on the driver side is to install a mirror image of the passenger side on the driver side.

ManiacGT

this has been answered here before, drivers mirror contains antennae that passenger mirror does not.

plus I hear more noise on passenger side. IMO it's door seals not mirrors letting in all the noise.

gfmohn

I did see that answer, but I assumed that that answer could change. It would be simply an engineering judgment of the cost of engineering the components in question out of the way (by moving them, re-arranging them, or miniaturizing them} versus the not inconsiderable cost of acoustic glass, new seals, and other components that do not really solve the wind noise problem.

Yours is the first report of passenger side noise I have seen. My passenger side has no noise at all. The existence of passenger side noise does complicate matters a lot. If passenger side noise is prevalent, merely copying the passenger side mirror on the driver side is indeed not an option.

chicago-guy

Quarters fit well in this space by the ashtray -- 11, just enough for an impromptu pressure wash with a spare in case one gets away and rolls down the drain. Not that that's happened or anything. I don't notice any rattle, but I suppose smaller coins would.

dnice-1

So I just learned this and don't think it's been posted.
Did you know if you use the key fob to open the windows and sunroof the driver side seat blower turns on automatically too!

C43NME

I have two more here:
1. If you are trying to install the cargo net in the trunk you will find the two additional eye hooks under the trunk liner by putting down the rear seats and lifting the liner.
2. You can open and close the trunk with a kicking motion. This only works if you didn't double click the lock button on your remote. Similarly, the touch sensor on the door handles will not work if you double clicked the remote.

kleinebin

This only works if you have Keyless Go. It's a feature