MinnBobber

Hi,
can anyone explain option variation on 2012 E350 Wagon:
P02 is Premium 2 Package with MSRP of $5950
S02 is Premium 2 Launch Package with MSRP of $5550.

Do they both have exactly the same equipment?

Is the S02 from an earlier build date when the Prem 2 was introduced/ at a special price??? What date did that end??
Would the S02 invoice price then be $5161???

thanks for any answers on this.
Bob

silberrosa

The S02 has a single disc player while the P2 includes a 6 disk changer. Other than that, the equipment is the same. Not sure about pricing.

BM2BZ

so the changer is kind of like a $400 option/accessory? not too bad.

Dema

It is crazy. I would certainly skip disk player. I used it only once just check if it works and can play my favorite DVD. iPod and Pandora, I do not need even Satellite radio which is crappy quality anyway

Kar don

Can S02 still be ordered?

MinnBobber

I found S02 on a car in stock. I'm waiting to hear when the vehicle arrived at the dealer.
I don't see it on the MBUSA build page but I also don't see Designo interiors and a few other things on the build page.
So, not sure if it is currently available.

Kar don

I'll ask my dealer on tuesday, my car on order is still B0 so I can change it

MinnBobber

Thanks for clarifying that for me. A single disc player is fine with me.

K-A

What are these options? Is this a new thing for 2012 MY's? So I take it they indefinitely cost cut the 6-Disk changers out, which were available on the earlier models.

MinnBobber

I'm guessing it's the other way around--that this was an early build option and now they have the P02 with 6 disc changer.
I don't see S02 with single changer as a current option on the MBUSA site.

I'm waiting to hear when this E was built---it may have been in inventory for quite some time.

I'll post what I find out

YYZ-E55

S02 was a temporary package due to supply issues with the DVD changer. Now that supply is restored, that package is dead.

listerone

Without some kind of a disc player you can't load songs onto the hard drive.....with MB,at least.My BMW allowed you to load MP3's that you created (or bought) directly onto the hard drive.A 5 minute task vs a 10 day task.

EnigmaAW

when i bought mine in february, S2 was the only package available.

Alan Yeung

The only reasons why the one disk cd player is the only one available for the past little while was because of the Tsunami in Japan. The 6 CD changer players were made in Japan and they had to stop production because of the Tsunami. That's why MB changed it to the one disk. Hence the $400 decrease. At least this is what my dealer told me.

I don't find the CD player useful at all when we can use much newer tech nowadays such as iPod integration/aux/ and bluetooth audio.

mambrose23

Both of my 2012 cars are S02. Build date on the E350 Sedan is 10/2011 and the E550 Cab is 11/2011. Don't miss the other 5 spots for disks, and glad to save the money. It would be nice to have both options available but S02 is not, I hear. The only time I ever place a disk in is to record it, and that takes a long time anyway. Better options on board.