Does the W211 have a freeze warning?
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'08 AM Vantage V8 - '03 E500
Does the W211 have a freeze warning?
... meaning, something that actively tells you if the outside temperature is at or near freezing? I couldn't find a reference to anything like that in the manual, but the manual doesn't seem to document every last feature of the car either. I don't recall seeing the car actually generate anything like a freeze warning last winter, but last winter was warm here and we didn't drive it at temps below 36F or so.
The reason I'm asking is that our two BMWs, an '84 3-series and a '97 5-series, both had freeze warnings that would invoke a loud (and startling) "BONG" and a flashing temperature reading at around 34F/1C. The idea was to warn of possible ice on bridges and the like. Not that I expect a Benz to have every characteristic BMW feature, of course. Our E500 doesn't have the quaint BMW analog mileage gauge, either, and that's one BMW thing I don't miss.
The reason I'm asking is that our two BMWs, an '84 3-series and a '97 5-series, both had freeze warnings that would invoke a loud (and startling) "BONG" and a flashing temperature reading at around 34F/1C. The idea was to warn of possible ice on bridges and the like. Not that I expect a Benz to have every characteristic BMW feature, of course. Our E500 doesn't have the quaint BMW analog mileage gauge, either, and that's one BMW thing I don't miss.
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From: Red Sox Nation (No. Va. chapter)
2004 E500
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The reason I'm asking is that our two BMWs, an '84 3-series and a '97 5-series, both had freeze warnings that would invoke a loud (and startling) "BONG" and a flashing temperature reading at around 34F/1C. The idea was to warn of possible ice on bridges and the like. [/QUOTE]
I wonder if BMW has the alarm because of black ice. In Germany, there is a frequent phenomenon known as black ice when the temperature is hovering around freezing. If there is dew in the morning or a light drizzle, the moisture will flash freeze when it hits the ground. It's called black ice because you can't see it -- it appears to be either dark pavement or a shallow puddle. If you hit some, you won't stop until it ends, you hit something, or go off the road. I have sometimes seen cars all up and down the autobahn in the ditch where people have hit a patch. It's extremely treacherous.
I'm not aware of an alarm on the W211.
The reason I'm asking is that our two BMWs, an '84 3-series and a '97 5-series, both had freeze warnings that would invoke a loud (and startling) "BONG" and a flashing temperature reading at around 34F/1C. The idea was to warn of possible ice on bridges and the like. [/QUOTE]
I wonder if BMW has the alarm because of black ice. In Germany, there is a frequent phenomenon known as black ice when the temperature is hovering around freezing. If there is dew in the morning or a light drizzle, the moisture will flash freeze when it hits the ground. It's called black ice because you can't see it -- it appears to be either dark pavement or a shallow puddle. If you hit some, you won't stop until it ends, you hit something, or go off the road. I have sometimes seen cars all up and down the autobahn in the ditch where people have hit a patch. It's extremely treacherous.
I'm not aware of an alarm on the W211.
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'05 E320 CDI, '07 VW Touareg V10 TDI, 2007 Porsche GT3
Originally Posted by jim256
No. no freeze warning. If it's showing 34 degrees, I guess they leave it up to your own good common sense.
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From: Red Sox Nation (No. Va. chapter)
2004 E500
Originally Posted by CALBenzo
BoSoxFan,
Your team is killing my A's.
Your team is killing my A's.
