Biggest surprise of your w212.........?
11-08-2010, 07:19 PM
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Thats why it's good to disagree. I am totally digging my new grill...different look completely than your car Kevin...I had to seperate any confusion of our vehicles. I still like your original design to (beats anything else out there on the road). 
11-08-2010, 09:52 PM
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Yeah, exactly respectful discussions and disagree-ances are always good, especially when we're yappin' about cars!
Yeah, I've tried to figure out anything I can do to the OEM grille to give it a different twist, but I just can't convince myself that I like anything enough to justify me switching it up, if for no other reason than making it "different". Stylistically I think they just nailed it with the front of its car.... as I've never had such a hard time finding anything that I find would enhance the visual of a car, other than what it came with originally. Makes life easy for me I guess.
I envy and commend you on having some fun and taking some chances with different accessories though. This is what makes being an enthusiast of these cars fun! Seeing different setups, from clean OEM, to slightly modded, to fully modded, etc.To me, good car mods are always about balance. For example, you can throw the COOLEST front bumper on any car, but if it isn't matched up with the side rockers and rear bumper, then it'll look even downgraded from what it was. I think I've got a great balance of keeping the original grace of the car intact, but just cleaning and sharpening it up some. If I threw on a black grille, then I think with that and the taillights, It's look "off" without some black rims, for example, etc. etc.
Never ending with this hobby.
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11-08-2010, 10:05 PM
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It truly is the oddest thing on the car. Bad placement...and to turn it on you pull it toward you? Maybe it's only me, but I would have designed it to be activated when you push it away (towards the direction you are going).
Go forward...duh...(maybe it's just me). Pull it back to you...off.
Go forward...duh...(maybe it's just me). Pull it back to you...off.
You activate cruise control by moving the control arm up or down. First stop sets it on and moving it past first stop increases (up) or decreases (down) speed setting in 5 mph increments.
Pulling it towards you will resume speed setting after you used brakes or pushed it forward to disengage.
If you use cruise control a lot, like I do (90 % highway) it is far more convenient to resume speed setting by pulling it rather than pushing away. But this, of course, is just my opinion.
11-09-2010, 12:58 PM
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That is interesting. I tried to do it, but maybe I am not doing it right. I did not want to try this at a traffic light, so I tried it in the garage when I parked last night. This is what I tried - I went in the garage, hit the brakes to stop it at a certain point, lifted my foot and tried to tap it - both gently, quickly, and slow tap. All it did was moved the car forward in small increments everytime I lifted the foot. Obviously, I am not doing it right. Pardon my ignorance, but please correct me. Thanks,
11-09-2010, 01:13 PM
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You activate cruise control by moving the control arm up or down. First stop sets it on and moving it past first stop increases (up) or decreases (down) speed setting in 5 mph increments.
Pulling it towards you will resume speed setting after you used brakes or pushed it forward to disengage.
If you use cruise control a lot, like I do (90 % highway) it is far more convenient to resume speed setting by pulling it rather than pushing away. But this, of course, is just my opinion.
Pulling it towards you will resume speed setting after you used brakes or pushed it forward to disengage.
If you use cruise control a lot, like I do (90 % highway) it is far more convenient to resume speed setting by pulling it rather than pushing away. But this, of course, is just my opinion.
man.....what an awesome car, I'm coming up on the 1000 mile mark in less than two weeks!
11-09-2010, 02:02 PM
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OK, here's another engineering gaffe...
The wiper stalk does not have a one swipe feature.
If you need a quick swipe of your windows you need to switch the wipers on and off again.
The wiper stalk does not have a one swipe feature.
If you need a quick swipe of your windows you need to switch the wipers on and off again.
11-09-2010, 03:08 PM
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That is interesting. I tried to do it, but maybe I am not doing it right. I did not want to try this at a traffic light, so I tried it in the garage when I parked last night. This is what I tried - I went in the garage, hit the brakes to stop it at a certain point, lifted my foot and tried to tap it - both gently, quickly, and slow tap. All it did was moved the car forward in small increments everytime I lifted the foot. Obviously, I am not doing it right. Pardon my ignorance, but please correct me. Thanks,
Just push it in once-hard, and you'll see it activate.
11-09-2010, 04:06 PM
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I guess with all my hostility I kept pushing the buttom so hard it activated the washers.
11-09-2010, 06:11 PM
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I want to conplain about the mileage left thing in the dash display. Normally it tells you how muc distance of gas you have left in your gas tank, but when the car is running low with fuel and the indicator is on, the computer doesnt tell how much further u can drive anymore, instead it shows u fuel level low or something like that. I mean, no **** i know the fuel is low from the fuel guage, but i want to know if i can hold on a few more miles before refueling. My w203 was able to do that even when the indicator is on. I wonder if all the w212s are like that, and if there's any way to change it.
That leads me to another complaint, the red rear turning signal lights. I've always thought they looked cool until last night, when my car stalled on the middle of the road(was on my way to gas station too!!!). So I had my emergency lights flashing, but guess what! The cars kept waiting behind me unitl i got out of the car and pointed them to the other lane. Only a few people changed lane before coming to a complete stop behind my car. My guess is that people are not used to the red turning signal lights, and Im not sure MB made the right decision changing it from amber.
Other than that, Im quite suprised how well the car is built. Granted it's only 9 months old, there no mechanical issue(except the recent reall.. but i havnt recieved any words from the dealer?) nor any squeaks/noise. I hope it'll stay this way for a few more years
That leads me to another complaint, the red rear turning signal lights. I've always thought they looked cool until last night, when my car stalled on the middle of the road(was on my way to gas station too!!!). So I had my emergency lights flashing, but guess what! The cars kept waiting behind me unitl i got out of the car and pointed them to the other lane. Only a few people changed lane before coming to a complete stop behind my car. My guess is that people are not used to the red turning signal lights, and Im not sure MB made the right decision changing it from amber.
Other than that, Im quite suprised how well the car is built. Granted it's only 9 months old, there no mechanical issue(except the recent reall.. but i havnt recieved any words from the dealer?) nor any squeaks/noise. I hope it'll stay this way for a few more years
My 2011 W212 does show mileage that is left after low fuel warning comes on. I just have to press the OK button in the middle of the directional buttons and the MPG display with the mileage left display comes back on.
11-09-2010, 11:21 PM
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That is interesting. I tried to do it, but maybe I am not doing it right. I did not want to try this at a traffic light, so I tried it in the garage when I parked last night. This is what I tried - I went in the garage, hit the brakes to stop it at a certain point, lifted my foot and tried to tap it - both gently, quickly, and slow tap. All it did was moved the car forward in small increments everytime I lifted the foot. Obviously, I am not doing it right. Pardon my ignorance, but please correct me. Thanks,
11-09-2010, 11:28 PM
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Maybe its a Canadian thing?
11-09-2010, 11:50 PM
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The best way to do it is to brake normally and then do not take your foot off the brake, but instead give it a light quick tap further. Once you figure it out, it will seem crazy that you couldn't find it in the first place. That's how I felt anyway. I prefer this method over one big hard brake as I feel like maybe this will wear the brake pads down more quickly or something.
11-10-2010, 07:18 AM
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11-10-2010, 10:59 AM
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Hill Holder
Called a "hill holder" so you don't have to keep brake pedal pressed while stopped on a hill. Very nice feature, but many cars today have it. Has been around since the 1940's.
11-10-2010, 02:42 PM
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11-10-2010, 03:52 PM
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Do not lift your foot off the pedal. After comming to a stop perform a quick motion light tap/push/press. Not a stomp. I hope this helps.Maybe yours needs adjusting because for both the W212's I had it was a very light tap. Maybe 1-2 pounds of pressure. It just has to be quick.
..."Sorry, Sorry! I couldn't remember if it was a light tap/push/press, slow stomp, or press/release/tap. I'm sure my insurance will cover this. Your bumper really doesn't look that bad. This wasn't a new car - was it?
11-10-2010, 06:24 PM
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Not sure. I misunderstood what you wrote, I thought you meant stomping on the brakes to stop the car and activate the HOLD in one motion. That could hurt the brakes, but no, to others point, I doubt it will hurt if you are hitting the brake pedal hard once the car is already stopped. I guess it just feels unnatural to me to hit the brakes hard if not needed--probably me just being too cautious with my car.
11-10-2010, 06:54 PM
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I'll try the quick tap. Yeah, what I meant is I gave it a little weighted push while already stopped, although, I did put some effort into the push.
11-10-2010, 08:02 PM
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I think my fav feature is the pano roof solar panels, powering fans circulating cool air into the interior when parked on a hot summer day. It's nice getting into a cool parked car, expecially with black on black. Also the dial controlled pano roof diffuser, controlling the light intensity through the glass. I also like the adaptive high beam assist and compact flash card reader. Too many to list but those are my favs.
11-10-2010, 09:49 PM
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I think my fav feature is the pano roof solar panels, powering fans circulating cool air into the interior when parked on a hot summer day. It's nice getting into a cool parked car, expecially with black on black. Also the dial controlled pano roof diffuser, controlling the light intensity through the glass. I also like the adaptive high beam assist and compact flash card reader. Too many to list but those are my favs.
Solar powers that circulate cool air what?? I never knew about this. How do you activate it?
With the pano roof diffuser, are you talking about the mesh cover that let's in a little big of light when it's close (but not completely eliminating the light)?
11-10-2010, 10:47 PM
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I was wondering who would have a stroke. Sorry for any temporary distress it may have caused. Actually my 1st two items are on my wish list. The solar powered option was actually in I believe an older Lexus model, really cool idea, literally, lol. Have a thermostatic switch as the interior hits a certain temp, the solar panels go from trickle charging the battery to powering an intake and exhaust fans. Continually circulate the hot interior air to the outside. The more direct sun, the faster the fans run.
The sun still gets a tad bright through the material so a nice diffuser (like window film) but with power that you can control the transparency of the glass from total transparency to a dim light. Both real possibilities for future models and available technology. Just the cost of it at this time may be an issue. We will see this in the future though. A window will go from clear to smoke like transition eye glass lenses. Except this will be controlled by a dial on your dash.
The sun still gets a tad bright through the material so a nice diffuser (like window film) but with power that you can control the transparency of the glass from total transparency to a dim light. Both real possibilities for future models and available technology. Just the cost of it at this time may be an issue. We will see this in the future though. A window will go from clear to smoke like transition eye glass lenses. Except this will be controlled by a dial on your dash.
11-11-2010, 05:22 AM
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Google M-B's new "Magic Sky Control" debuting in the upcoming SLK (then across the board I'm sure in due time). Seems to be something like what you're saying, if not exactly. Too bad it's such a stupid name, especially from a respectable brand like M-B.... Sounds like something McDonalds would use as a name.
11-11-2010, 10:14 AM
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I was wondering who would have a stroke. Sorry for any temporary distress it may have caused. Actually my 1st two items are on my wish list. The solar powered option was actually in I believe an older Lexus model, really cool idea, literally, lol. Have a thermostatic switch as the interior hits a certain temp, the solar panels go from trickle charging the battery to powering an intake and exhaust fans. Continually circulate the hot interior air to the outside. The more direct sun, the faster the fans run.
The sun still gets a tad bright through the material so a nice diffuser (like window film) but with power that you can control the transparency of the glass from total transparency to a dim light. Both real possibilities for future models and available technology. Just the cost of it at this time may be an issue. We will see this in the future though. A window will go from clear to smoke like transition eye glass lenses. Except this will be controlled by a dial on your dash.
The sun still gets a tad bright through the material so a nice diffuser (like window film) but with power that you can control the transparency of the glass from total transparency to a dim light. Both real possibilities for future models and available technology. Just the cost of it at this time may be an issue. We will see this in the future though. A window will go from clear to smoke like transition eye glass lenses. Except this will be controlled by a dial on your dash.
