Boudicca

Lol you were lucky....I got the other extreme. 3 hours of unveiling, photos, trying to sell me protection from bat s$&/, visit to the service centre and an umbrella. I just wanted to get out of there and take the car for a spin I had done my homework before getting the car and there was a bit of a learning curve once I got her home, I don't really know how the dealer can cover all the information anyway in one sitting. I was really knackered by the time I got home=first world problem- I was too tired from buying my Mercedes to enjoy driving it

mondodec

Which dealership was that? West, south or East? East, in my opinion, delivers the best service.

digitallust_aus

West Australia... but to be honest.. I received 10 times better service from Auto Classic when buying the BMW.
I was showed or told nothing... Nothing about my inclusive servicing etc.

Correction to my previous post (he said they hadn't sold a W205 with Airmatic before) All i was shown was how to open the boot with my foot (big deal?) paired my iPhone 6 and pretty much pressed a button that said Nav and said, thats your Sat Nav, pressed a button that said Radio and said, thats your Radio.

Don get me wrong, I don't actually like all the hoo har, but I do like it to feel like they care.. like the team at Auto Classic did.

Ahwell, I got in my car and sped off back to Perth ... Have already made a good contact with Westpoint Star and they have promised that after they lost my vehicle sale, they will ensure they look after me for servicing etc.
Here's hoping..

digitallust_aus

Oh I don't envy you there... couldn't think of anything worse haha. Funny thing was, I was not offered one ounce of after-care sale etc.. First time buying cars that I hadn't been pushed to buy something.. thought that was extremely weird

doralmark

The driver and passenger rear view door mirrors are different shapes and dont even fold in the same

mondodec

Ah, so you bought in Mandurah. East is in Cannington (I was being a tad indirect so as not to put you on the spot).

Osborne Park service centre is pretty good. Cannington probably the best bunch of peole to deal with if buying. Close to the big boss, I guess.

digitallust_aus

Oh, you know what, I actually initially thought that's what you might of meant.


Actually further south, I ended up in Bunbury... Absolutely worst service EVER with the new car sales manager at Diesel Motors, the sales guy was really good.. the sales manager, absolute pig of a guy... lost the sale, not the sales rep... (probably why I heard he was fired recently)


Westpoint at the time, none of the sales guys wanted to work this particular Wednesday night so after being the only people in the dealership hanging around for 20 minutes waiting we left. The new car sales manager redeemed the dealership and the guys in service/parts are 10/10 however it was a little too late as I had penned a deal with Bunbury.. I will be servicing at Westpoint Star though.


Skipped Mandurah as I knew they were all owned by the same group... In hindsight I should of given them a shot.


I am just lucky I love the car to bits... because the whole sales process from the beginning to delivery was a huge let down.

Mr Enigma

Especially after reading these forums.

CO2010

I just learned that the trunk will not open using the key remote while the cars running. I had to open it using the trunk release inside the door. Thought this was odd.

Razzyh

Did you know you can open the boot/trunk from the key if your over 100 yards away possibly 200 (with clear line of sight) but can't close it unless your within 6 ft.

Don't show this trick with friends... Rather embarrassing if you ask me

digitallust_aus

hahaha very true, that one already caught me out lol

woodlander

You may all know this one already, but I didn't notice it posted yet...

If you point your smart key, black part facing the driver's door, specifically at the small black square towards the back of your handle, pressing & holding the lock button closes your windows and roof, pressing & holding the unlock opens all at once.

l3it3r

Mercedes have been doing that for a long time. My step-father's E420 in 1997 did that

gfmohn

Yes, my 2007 C280 4Matic had it. Also, if you have ventilated seats, it turns the seat ventilation fan on.

Your instruction to "point your smart key, black part facing the driver's door" might confuse some people. They might think you mean point the flat portion where the buttons are. I'm sure you mean just point the narrow end that you insert into the dash.

This feature works with the smart key up to six feet from the door handle. So your pointing doesn't have to be very accurate. Six feet is a couple steps away from the car. The additional couple seconds actually make a difference on a really hot day. It gives you time to get your key back in your pocket (if you have Keyless-Go).

digitallust_aus

Not sure if this has been covered yet, or if its even in the manual... ( I couldn't find it ).

If you are driving with your sunroof/pana roof open or tilted with window/s down in the C and you enter a tunnel where there are vehicle fumes etc. Hold in the recirculation button on the climatic control system..
This will not only close off the outside air from entering your vehicle, but will automatically close your roof and windows..
Once clear of the tunnel/fumes etc, hold the illuminated recirculation button in... it will let fresh air enter from outside as well as returning your sunroof and windows to the same open position that was previously set.
Tried it this afternoon. Pretty nifty.

ManiacGT

Now that is one I genuinely didn't know. I did read somewhere it was supposed to close and open vents for you in tunnels based on gps/maps.

Mr Enigma

I remember that from the w204 but I never actually used it (I actually forgot about it after some time). Glad to see it works.

gfmohn

My 2007 C280 (W203) 4Matic had the manual tunnel closure feature. It did not have navigation.

ManiacGT is correct. The C-Class Operator's Manual (p. 149) states:
It is possible that that the term "navigation system" includes only the COMAND navigation system and not the Garmin-based system. Notice that the indicator lamp is NOT lit when AUTOMATIC air-recirculation mode is activated. But the system restores outside air automatically; you don't have to remember to do so.

ManiacGT

Its a shame about the pollution thing. My 6 year old BMW Z4 has an auto function which, admittedly doesn't turn recirculate on in tunnels but simply detects undesirable smells or pollution and turns recirculate on automatically.

gfmohn

How well did the BMW system work, especially on smells (no visible smoke)? The other day I was behind a diesel truck, and before I remembered that I could do something about it, it smelled up the whole car.

ManiacGT

Let's just say I hardly ever smelled pollution in the car, sometimes but not often.

Boudicca

....and then it was probably the dogs

DBOC205

Found out today that the handle in the trunk floor opens up and doubles as a hook to hold up the panel inside the boot so you can freely access that compartment where the crate hides.

StanNH

With the Aquamatic option, the car will float and deploy a rudder and a propeller when it senses a body of water. Very neat feature ... now I can visit my friends in the UK.

jolt8631

Nah, you need a bloody submarine option for 11 months out of a year!