What??? No Engine Compartment Light???
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What??? No Engine Compartment Light???
Yea I know, There's no reason to open the hood and look inside right??? (especially at night)... You don't go there to check the oil and if you want to look at the engine all your going to see there is a bunch of plastic, ehh. Or you say, "this thing runs so damned good who needs to check under the hood".... Well for the most part its true, but heard a weird noise (or at least one I've not heard before) so I opened it up in the garage (at night) and could'nt see a damned thing. Then relized there is no light. Whats up with that??? Are all automakers doing away with this feature??? Oh well, Guess I need to make sure to carry a small flashlight in the car...
B.T.W... We all know between the airmatic and SBC braking system, the car seems to be always making some kind of weird sound , but the one I heard turned out to be nothing...
B.T.W... We all know between the airmatic and SBC braking system, the car seems to be always making some kind of weird sound , but the one I heard turned out to be nothing...
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You'd think it would certainly include an underhood light; in terms of practicality, it's a no-brainer. Unfortunately, given the continued de-contenting of US spec cars, I'm not surprised.
Hey, I'd like one for no other reason to give props to "Florius Audija" and illuminate his sig on the AMG blower casing plaque when it's dark
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Originally Posted by HELL ONA HARLEY
Yea I know, There's no reason to open the hood and look inside right??? (especially at night)... You don't go there to check the oil and if you want to look at the engine all your going to see there is a bunch of plastic, ehh. Or you say, "this thing runs so damned good who needs to check under the hood".... Well for the most part its true, but heard a weird noise (or at least one I've not heard before) so I opened it up in the garage (at night) and could'nt see a damned thing. Then relized there is no light. Whats up with that??? Are all automakers doing away with this feature??? Oh well, Guess I need to make sure to carry a small flashlight in the car...
B.T.W... We all know between the airmatic and SBC braking system, the car seems to be always making some kind of weird sound , but the one I heard turned out to be nothing...
B.T.W... We all know between the airmatic and SBC braking system, the car seems to be always making some kind of weird sound , but the one I heard turned out to be nothing...
btw....if you look on the glove compartment door there is a small bracket that is just right for a small flashlight. Just in case you don't find your light. :p
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Originally Posted by Beowulf
You'd think it would certainly include an underhood light; in terms of practicality, it's a no-brainer. Unfortunately, given the continued de-contenting of US spec cars, I'm not surprised.
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Originally Posted by etenn
btw....if you look on the glove compartment door there is a small bracket that is just right for a small flashlight. Just in case you don't find your light. :p
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Originally Posted by Beowulf
You'd think it would certainly include an underhood light; in terms of practicality, it's a no-brainer. Unfortunately, given the continued de-contenting of US spec cars, I'm not surprised.
Hey, I'd like one for no other reason to give props to "Florius Audija" and illuminate his sig on the AMG blower casing plaque when it's dark
My European Mercedes that I drove while I lived in Germany did not have an under-hood light either. Don't ask me why. I would find it nice to have a light to check things like washer fluid (but now on the 211 you can't see the tank anyway). My Cadillacs had a hood light and it even had a cable that you could pull out and then roll back in. I found it quite useful since the car was a real piece of (you know what). I always needed to check something if I wanted to get to a place that was far away :-).
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Originally Posted by levind
A mini-mag flashlight fits PERFECTLY in those clips.
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both my w203 nor my moms w211 have under hood lights. Which seems to follow the trend since even in the past our '82 300td didnt have a light.
This would be totally useful since the other night i heard a clanking sound when my mom started her car up....its periodic, wanted to check under the hood but had to drive it under a light a real pain.
They should add a bank of led lights along both the left and right sides of the hood. I mean lEDs are super power savers, which require little room. Why not have one shooting through the wheel well for when you need to change your flat at night (and roadside is 100mi from you lol) the switches for each wheel well could be in trunk.
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This would be totally useful since the other night i heard a clanking sound when my mom started her car up....its periodic, wanted to check under the hood but had to drive it under a light a real pain.
They should add a bank of led lights along both the left and right sides of the hood. I mean lEDs are super power savers, which require little room. Why not have one shooting through the wheel well for when you need to change your flat at night (and roadside is 100mi from you lol) the switches for each wheel well could be in trunk.
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Mine has no under the hood lights either- Guess I will have to call the TeleAid Road service instead.....
Sure is a detail I would have liked. That and Child Lock Doors.
Sure is a detail I would have liked. That and Child Lock Doors.
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Originally Posted by scorchie
Decontenting? I've owned quite a few Mercedes-Benz automobiles, and I don't recall one ever having an underhood light, from a 190E to an SL.
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Originally Posted by Beowulf
Thanks for the heads up - the E55 is my first M-B, so I'm still trying to absorb available info. Given some of the changes so far within model year 2005, I've probably got decontenting on the brain! I still think an underhood light would be useful, although I have plenty of experience using a flashlight.
A good idea for those of us who like to poke around under the hood in the dark.
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Well.... By some of the responses I take it that this is the norm. This is my first Mercedes and I did not know this was something the automaker figured we didnt' need or did not care to have... I find them quite usefull in the rare occasion I'm under the hood at night. I kinda figured since this car came with about every option we need and don't need, that there would've been a service light under the hood also... Oh well... Go figure, No biggie I'll be carrying a mini mag from here on out.....
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Great idea, those mini Mag lights you get from Costco or wherever from in those packages is quite handy. I have one in every car with extra batteries and bulbs. You never know when you might need it.
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I find this forum quite funny since we share some interesting common things. I also have a 3 cell mag lite and a mini mag lite in each car. And I also bought them at Costco. I also have a winter survival kit and some other junk that might be useful. 
(On a funny note, I always carry some energy bars in the car in case I get stranded on I 70 in a storm. But I tend to eat them since I go hiking and get hungry when I get back. My cousin solved this problem by keeping dog food in his trunk. This way you will not snack on it, but if you are cold and hungry it will save you. I am contemplating it, but so far I keep on buying more energy bars/human food). 
But, I am going to go out on a limb here and say that so far, out of the 6 German cars I owned, non had a light under the hood. Maybe this is just not done in German cars. My Cadillac did and I sure had to use it!
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(On a funny note, I always carry some energy bars in the car in case I get stranded on I 70 in a storm. But I tend to eat them since I go hiking and get hungry when I get back. My cousin solved this problem by keeping dog food in his trunk. This way you will not snack on it, but if you are cold and hungry it will save you. I am contemplating it, but so far I keep on buying more energy bars/human food). But, I am going to go out on a limb here and say that so far, out of the 6 German cars I owned, non had a light under the hood. Maybe this is just not done in German cars. My Cadillac did and I sure had to use it!
Steve
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Originally Posted by SAguirre
I find this forum quite funny since we share some interesting common things. I also have a 3 cell mag lite and a mini mag lite in each car. And I also bought them at Costco.
Since you all are driving Mercedes, you really should look into getting a Surefire.
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A little tongue in cheek about the light thing--
Guys Guys- There is a light. It's in Harley's car, mine, etenns... etc everybodies.... IF you open the center console there is a button with a wrench... push that button down....
Soon Mercedes will send the light with a man qualified to hold the light, make grumpy small talk and attend to any minor thing you needed the light for....
See they even provide a person to hold the light, but it's there.....
Justa a grinning way to look at the oversight....
Soon Mercedes will send the light with a man qualified to hold the light, make grumpy small talk and attend to any minor thing you needed the light for....
See they even provide a person to hold the light, but it's there.....
Justa a grinning way to look at the oversight....
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Originally Posted by marksatex
Guys Guys- There is a light. It's in Harley's car, mine, etenns... etc everybodies.... IF you open the center console there is a button with a wrench... push that button down....
Soon Mercedes will send the light with a man qualified to hold the light, make grumpy small talk and attend to any minor thing you needed the light for....
See they even provide a person to hold the light, but it's there.....
Justa a grinning way to look at the oversight....
Soon Mercedes will send the light with a man qualified to hold the light, make grumpy small talk and attend to any minor thing you needed the light for....
See they even provide a person to hold the light, but it's there.....
Justa a grinning way to look at the oversight....
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Well.... Sometimes a mans gotta do what a mans gotta do.... No way is an automaker going to tell me what I can have or can't have..... Note how my unit is chrome, nothing but the best for my ride.
Hey scorchie... Let me know if you need part numbers and guidence for installation. I think I could have something here.
Hey scorchie... Let me know if you need part numbers and guidence for installation. I think I could have something here.
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Originally Posted by HELL ONA HARLEY
Hey scorchie... Let me know if you need part numbers and guidence for installation. I think I could have something here.
I still say replace that thing with a Surefire.
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Originally Posted by scorchie
MagLites suck.
Since you all are driving Mercedes, you really should look into getting a Surefire.
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Since you all are driving Mercedes, you really should look into getting a Surefire.
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I agree. Mag-lites are a piece of crap, but they make a great billy club! I love my G2 Nitrolon Surefire! Brightest flashlight I've ever used as it puts out 65 lumens! You could blind someone momentarily with these bad boys!
Too bad they go through Lithium batteries like there's no tomorrow.
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