Quarks and questions about your car?
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Quarks and questions about your car?
So as I got in my car and thought about the armrest thread, I thought I would start a thread about what you find odd about your car and to see if it's normal with our type of car. There are a lot of things that I find odd and I always wanted to compare mine with another car.
I'll start it off with some of my questions.
When you turn on auto on the A/C control does it turn off by itself. I'll press the button in and the light will come on and then will turn off by itself, but it mainly occurs on the driver's side, the other side stays lit.
When I use the auto button on the A/C and then I go to change the A/C speed manually, the auto light will stay on, but it will no longer say auto in the display.
I've had dust fall on me when I open my sunroof, might have just been dirty.
I have to be around 4-5ft away from the car in order to unlock/lock the car. Does yours do that.
Reception on the radio is satisfactory at best.
My seat memory erases by itself.
My auto up and down functions need to be re-synced every now and then or they will not work. You know holding the switch all the way up for a few seconds.
A/C fan speed seems starts off at medium for a few seconds and then will drop to a slow speed at around 84 degrees out side temperature. This occurs when in auto mode and with the thermostat set to 69.
Alarm goes off at random, think it may just be a faulty siren.
Are these normal quarks of our cars and do you experience them?
I'll start it off with some of my questions.
When you turn on auto on the A/C control does it turn off by itself. I'll press the button in and the light will come on and then will turn off by itself, but it mainly occurs on the driver's side, the other side stays lit.
When I use the auto button on the A/C and then I go to change the A/C speed manually, the auto light will stay on, but it will no longer say auto in the display.
I've had dust fall on me when I open my sunroof, might have just been dirty.
I have to be around 4-5ft away from the car in order to unlock/lock the car. Does yours do that.
Reception on the radio is satisfactory at best.
My seat memory erases by itself.
My auto up and down functions need to be re-synced every now and then or they will not work. You know holding the switch all the way up for a few seconds.
A/C fan speed seems starts off at medium for a few seconds and then will drop to a slow speed at around 84 degrees out side temperature. This occurs when in auto mode and with the thermostat set to 69.
Alarm goes off at random, think it may just be a faulty siren.
Are these normal quarks of our cars and do you experience them?
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I usually keep fan speed set to 0 and A/C on auto all the time well the other day the Auto shut off, I hit the auto button again and it shut off again. I turned the fan speed up to 6 and it was blowing fine, I then hit auto again and it stayed on.
When you use the one touch close on the sunroof does anyone elses stop at about 3-4" open? it is kinda a pain, I have to hold the switch in the close position to get it to close fully.
I figure I need to get the A/C checked out, I need to get the extended warranty transferred to my name. I have heard it is not the easiest thing if you don't have the original contract. The PO didn't give me contract, I just have the extended warranty card that has his info on it.
When you use the one touch close on the sunroof does anyone elses stop at about 3-4" open? it is kinda a pain, I have to hold the switch in the close position to get it to close fully.
I figure I need to get the A/C checked out, I need to get the extended warranty transferred to my name. I have heard it is not the easiest thing if you don't have the original contract. The PO didn't give me contract, I just have the extended warranty card that has his info on it.
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I usually keep fan speed set to 0 and A/C on auto all the time well the other day the Auto shut off, I hit the auto button again and it shut off again. I turned the fan speed up to 6 and it was blowing fine, I then hit auto again and it stayed on.
When you use the one touch close on the sunroof does anyone elses stop at about 3-4" open? it is kinda a pain, I have to hold the switch in the close position to get it to close fully.
I figure I need to get the A/C checked out, I need to get the extended warranty transferred to my name. I have heard it is not the easiest thing if you don't have the original contract. The PO didn't give me contract, I just have the extended warranty card that has his info on it.
When you use the one touch close on the sunroof does anyone elses stop at about 3-4" open? it is kinda a pain, I have to hold the switch in the close position to get it to close fully.
I figure I need to get the A/C checked out, I need to get the extended warranty transferred to my name. I have heard it is not the easiest thing if you don't have the original contract. The PO didn't give me contract, I just have the extended warranty card that has his info on it.
As for the sunroof, you need to re-sync the auto functions by holding the switch in the close position for about 20-30 seconds. I've had that happen to me before, kind of like the problem I was having with my windows. I think you may also want to look in to having the rails in sunroof mechanism lubed to keep it working smoothly.
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2005 E55
So as I got in my car and thought about the armrest thread, I thought I would start a thread about what you find odd about your car and to see if it's normal with our type of car. There are a lot of things that I find odd and I always wanted to compare mine with another car.
I'll start it off with some of my questions.
When you turn on auto on the A/C control does it turn off by itself. I'll press the button in and the light will come on and then will turn off by itself, but it mainly occurs on the driver's side, the other side stays lit.
When I use the auto button on the A/C and then I go to change the A/C speed manually, the auto light will stay on, but it will no longer say auto in the display.
I've had dust fall on me when I open my sunroof, might have just been dirty.
I have to be around 4-5ft away from the car in order to unlock/lock the car. Does yours do that.
Reception on the radio is satisfactory at best.
My seat memory erases by itself.
My auto up and down functions need to be re-synced every now and then or they will not work. You know holding the switch all the way up for a few seconds.
A/C fan speed seems starts off at medium for a few seconds and then will drop to a slow speed at around 84 degrees out side temperature. This occurs when in auto mode and with the thermostat set to 69.
Alarm goes off at random, think it may just be a faulty siren.
Are these normal quarks of our cars and do you experience them?
I'll start it off with some of my questions.
When you turn on auto on the A/C control does it turn off by itself. I'll press the button in and the light will come on and then will turn off by itself, but it mainly occurs on the driver's side, the other side stays lit.
When I use the auto button on the A/C and then I go to change the A/C speed manually, the auto light will stay on, but it will no longer say auto in the display.
I've had dust fall on me when I open my sunroof, might have just been dirty.
I have to be around 4-5ft away from the car in order to unlock/lock the car. Does yours do that.
Reception on the radio is satisfactory at best.
My seat memory erases by itself.
My auto up and down functions need to be re-synced every now and then or they will not work. You know holding the switch all the way up for a few seconds.
A/C fan speed seems starts off at medium for a few seconds and then will drop to a slow speed at around 84 degrees out side temperature. This occurs when in auto mode and with the thermostat set to 69.
Alarm goes off at random, think it may just be a faulty siren.
Are these normal quarks of our cars and do you experience them?
-When you change the fan speed manually, you are turning off the auto fan speed, but the auto vents stays on. This is why the auto light is still illuminated.
-Your door handle signal receiver is going (common)
-Radio reception is definitely mediocre.
-Just a thought, but maybe you have a loose battery connection or something causing the need to re-sync windows and relearn seat positions.
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C32/C55 AMG
-Yes my auto ac turns off randomly (seems to be mostly when it's real hot)
-When you change the fan speed manually, you are turning off the auto fan speed, but the auto vents stays on. This is why the auto light is still illuminated.
-Your door handle signal receiver is going (common)
-Radio reception is definitely mediocre.
-Just a thought, but maybe you have a loose battery connection or something causing the need to re-sync windows and relearn seat positions.
-When you change the fan speed manually, you are turning off the auto fan speed, but the auto vents stays on. This is why the auto light is still illuminated.
-Your door handle signal receiver is going (common)
-Radio reception is definitely mediocre.
-Just a thought, but maybe you have a loose battery connection or something causing the need to re-sync windows and relearn seat positions.
I'm pretty sure I have a good connection because my aftermarket radio is wired into the pre-existing power connections and it had not reset. Not too sure though, I'll give it a check any ways.
I noticed the the brackets on the strut towers, the metal connections you can see under the hood, move when I turn my wheels. Are they meant to turn. I notice that the bolt on one side moves with a little effort, but I can't tighten it. Any ideas?
