C219 CLS55 and CLS63, 2004-2010

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Old Jul 19, 2009 | 07:45 PM
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Is there any way to have the fog lights go on when the lights are on "Auto"? It looks so much better.

I was told by a local audio shop that Mid City Engineering could modify my stock head unit to play DVDs from an external DVD player... has anyone had this done?

I have a shifting question... what's the optimal way to shift when racing someone? I leave it in sport in manual mode and shift at the top of the gear, but it lags. I solved the lag by letting off the gas and shifting, but it slows me down a sec.

My supercharger isn't always coming on... I brought it in for service and they upgraded my software to the latest version and said it should fix it. It did for a little bit, then it came back. Someone told me it was the pump, and that they make a performance version for my car. Is this true??

The blank buttons on the dashboard... how could I make one of them a button for something. I was thinking about running the mute cord for my radar detector to one of the factory buttons on the dashboard.

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Old Jul 19, 2009 | 09:42 PM
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I have nav-tv, which allows me to watch tv from an external DVD source.
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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 09:11 AM
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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 01:20 PM
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Without any mods, I don't think it's possible to have the fogs go on in auto mode.

Re: shifting when racing. I leave it (ML63) in S, press the left shift button so it goes into manual mode and nail the throttle (AMG + 4MATIC = ). I let the car shift on it's own after engaging manual.
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