Picked up 2008 wagon yesterday -- photos!
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2018 E400 4matic Wagon
Picked up 2008 wagon yesterday -- photos!
E350 4matic wagon. Capri blue, cashmere beige full leather, premium package I and II (NAV, bi-xenon, Keyless-Go, etc.), iPod integration, Voice Command.
Now, I have a few questions:
1. The tool roll doesn't have a screwdriver, wrench or pliers -- were these supposed to be included (I didn't see a list in the owner's manual, but then, I didn't carefully go through all 400+ pages yet).
2. The door thresholds are coverd in cashmere beige colored fabric, which is going to collect dirt and scuffs very quickly if I don't cover them with something -- but what? Perhaps clear contact paper?
3. The airbag warning stickers on the sunvisors look like they'd be easy to peel off. But will I be able to get rid of the glue residue, and how?
Thanks.
Now, I have a few questions:
1. The tool roll doesn't have a screwdriver, wrench or pliers -- were these supposed to be included (I didn't see a list in the owner's manual, but then, I didn't carefully go through all 400+ pages yet).
2. The door thresholds are coverd in cashmere beige colored fabric, which is going to collect dirt and scuffs very quickly if I don't cover them with something -- but what? Perhaps clear contact paper?
3. The airbag warning stickers on the sunvisors look like they'd be easy to peel off. But will I be able to get rid of the glue residue, and how?
Thanks.
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Congrats on the new car. It's a beauty!!
I peeled off the stickers on the sun visor a month or so after deleivery and they came off without a trace.
No residual glue or mark where they were.
Enjoy.
No residual glue or mark where they were.
Enjoy.
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Congratulations, that is one of my favorite color combinations! I have yet to see a capri blue 211 in Los Angeles, even though I find it to be one of the best colors expecially for this car.
If possible, could you take some higher resolution pictures? I would really like to get a good look at the capri blue.
If possible, could you take some higher resolution pictures? I would really like to get a good look at the capri blue.
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2018 E400 4matic Wagon
Congratulations, that is one of my favorite color combinations! I have yet to see a capri blue 211 in Los Angeles, even though I find it to be one of the best colors expecially for this car.
If possible, could you take some higher resolution pictures? I would really like to get a good look at the capri blue.
If possible, could you take some higher resolution pictures? I would really like to get a good look at the capri blue.
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I traded in an '07 Capri Blue E550 w/Cashmere-colored interior (for an '08 Indium Grey E63).
The Cashmere-colored door sills were a nightmare to keep clean. I had heard that putting clear packaging tape will keep things clean, but I just never did, and paid the price for it. Even though I had the car for a few months, the marks kept on making me wish I had darker material down there. So for my new car, I chose a black interior.
If you're going to do something about keeping marks out - take my advice, and do it now.
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Congrats. Looks like a nice classy vehicle you just purchased.
I traded in an '07 Capri Blue E550 w/Cashmere-colored interior (for an '08 Indium Grey E63).
The Cashmere-colored door sills were a nightmare to keep clean. I had heard that putting clear packaging tape will keep things clean, but I just never did, and paid the price for it. Even though I had the car for a few months, the marks kept on making me wish I had darker material down there. So for my new car, I chose a black interior.
If you're going to do something about keeping marks out - take my advice, and do it now.
I traded in an '07 Capri Blue E550 w/Cashmere-colored interior (for an '08 Indium Grey E63).
The Cashmere-colored door sills were a nightmare to keep clean. I had heard that putting clear packaging tape will keep things clean, but I just never did, and paid the price for it. Even though I had the car for a few months, the marks kept on making me wish I had darker material down there. So for my new car, I chose a black interior.
If you're going to do something about keeping marks out - take my advice, and do it now.
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When they did, I sprayed them with Blue Coral Carpet & Upholstery cleaner and wiped them down with a terry cloth car rag & they were spotless in just a second with NO effort.
Don't sweat the sills and don't glue anything down to them. (Glue will leave a terrible, gummy, dirt magnet residue on the sills.) If you're in doubt. Stop by & check out my '07 daily driver with an Ash gray interior... its as clean as the day I got it.
In this instance, I think we are overly conserned with being able to keep the cloth sills clean, when in fact, they clean right up whenever necessary, with minimum effort.
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2018 E400 4matic Wagon
I had an '04 with the Stone interior (also a light colored yellow-ish beige). I didn't find them to scuff or collect dirt much at all in the 3 years 30k I had the car.
When they did, I sprayed them with Blue Coral Carpet & Upholstery cleaner and wiped them down with a terry cloth car rag & they were spotless in just a second with NO effort.
Don't sweat the sills and don't glue anything down to them. (Glue will leave a terrible, gummy, dirt magnet residue on the sills.) If you're in doubt. Stop by & check out my '07 daily driver with an Ash gray interior... its as clean as the day I got it.
In this instance, I think we are overly conserned with being able to keep the cloth sills clean, when in fact, they clean right up whenever necessary, with minimum effort.
When they did, I sprayed them with Blue Coral Carpet & Upholstery cleaner and wiped them down with a terry cloth car rag & they were spotless in just a second with NO effort.
Don't sweat the sills and don't glue anything down to them. (Glue will leave a terrible, gummy, dirt magnet residue on the sills.) If you're in doubt. Stop by & check out my '07 daily driver with an Ash gray interior... its as clean as the day I got it.
In this instance, I think we are overly conserned with being able to keep the cloth sills clean, when in fact, they clean right up whenever necessary, with minimum effort.
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Was this on your ML? Are the visors fabric or vinyl? On my car they're fabric, and while the sticker came off pretty easily, the glue residue stuck very stubbornly to the fabric visor. It took me about a half hour using Goo Gone, an old tooth brush and some cloth, and lots of rubbing to get all the glue residue off. Finally wiped the area down with Armorall Auto Interior Cleaner. I'll tackle the other side another time.
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No, it does not. BTW, I just found out that behind the rear arm rest (not inside the storage compartment) is where you're supposed to store the leather pouch with all the owners' manuals. It fits there perfectly.
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Thanks for looking. Apparently, they're now standard in Canadian E-wagons. I guess we do a lot more skiing.
