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New Owner few questions
Hi all, I leased a 2012 E-350 sport with the P1 package. I am completly new to the luxury car scene and absolutely love this car. I am amazed at all of the different features and I don't think I even know half of them yet. I wanted to know what are some features that I might not know that you all like. I also had a question when I put the car in reverse to back out of my driveway and then put it in D to start driving down the road I feel a clunk, clunk, clunk in the gas pedal real quick as soon as I start rolling forward, then it is gone and everything is normal. Is that normal or could there be something wrong?
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Hi all, I leased a 2012 E-350 sport with the P1 package. I am completly new to the luxury car scene and absolutely love this car. I am amazed at all of the different features and I don't think I even know half of them yet. I wanted to know what are some features that I might not know that you all like. I also had a question when I put the car in reverse to back out of my driveway and then put it in D to start driving down the road I feel a clunk, clunk, clunk in the gas pedal real quick as soon as I start rolling forward, then it is gone and everything is normal. Is that normal or could there be something wrong?
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Yes I do. I put it in drive when I am stopped wait a few seconds, take my foot off the break start rolling forward then when I touch the gas it clunks 3 times. It's not loud I mainly just feel it in the pedal.
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Hi all, I leased a 2012 E-350 sport with the P1 package. I am completly new to the luxury car scene and absolutely love this car. I am amazed at all of the different features and I don't think I even know half of them yet. I wanted to know what are some features that I might not know that you all like. I also had a question when I put the car in reverse to back out of my driveway and then put it in D to start driving down the road I feel a clunk, clunk, clunk in the gas pedal real quick as soon as I start rolling forward, then it is gone and everything is normal. Is that normal or could there be something wrong?
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That hold feature sounds pretty cool, I didn't know anything about it, I will try it later. The clunking I just went out and tried to make it do it, it did it a little on the first one (transmission was cold) and I tried to make it do it after that and couldn't get it to do it. I was hoping to not have to bring it back to the dealer, my dealer is about 45 minutes away.
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hmmmm....
welcome duder.....
it always helps to RTFM too......(I love using that)
I learned a ton from that and the forum too.......
it was the same for me when I got my car....the first time I'd ever had an auto so nice....
you'll love it more and more
good luck
welcome duder.....
it always helps to RTFM too......(I love using that)
I learned a ton from that and the forum too.......
it was the same for me when I got my car....the first time I'd ever had an auto so nice....
you'll love it more and more
good luck
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I have read a lot so far in the manual and I can't believe how much this car does. Some of the options I don't have but it is still crazy.
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welcome and congrats, mustangbru8 ! here are a few of many threads that you might want to take a look as a new member and a new owner. enjoy and don't come after me if you need new glasses after all these readings .
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...esomeness.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...ost-least.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...ture-w212.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...w-e-class.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...now-about.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...esomeness.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...ost-least.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...ture-w212.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...w-e-class.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...now-about.html
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welcome and congrats, mustangbru8 ! here are a few of many threads that you might want to take a look as a new member and a new owner. enjoy and don't come after me if you need new glasses after all these readings .
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...esomeness.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...ost-least.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...ture-w212.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...w-e-class.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...now-about.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...esomeness.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...ost-least.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...ture-w212.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...w-e-class.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...now-about.html
Well, as I said before, W212 Forums need sticky topics to house all the useful topics in one place
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thank you for your compliments, buddy ! i'm not knowledgeable like most of the members here. just trying to help the new members here...only when they ask nicely .
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I have been doing tons of reading here and in the manual and I keep getting different info on what headlights I have. It sounds like you need P2 to have HID headlights but I read another post that said all E's after a certain build date in 2010 have HID head lights. What headlights do I have?
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I have been doing tons of reading here and in the manual and I keep getting different info on what headlights I have. It sounds like you need P2 to have HID headlights but I read another post that said all E's after a certain build date in 2010 have HID head lights. What headlights do I have?
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...eadlights.html
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I also had a question when I put the car in reverse to back out of my driveway and then put it in D to start driving down the road I feel a clunk, clunk, clunk in the gas pedal real quick as soon as I start rolling forward, then it is gone and everything is normal. Is that normal or could there be something wrong?
However, the "clunk, clunk" does not sound normal?
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I think the hold feature only works on inclines. Used to be call Hill Holder when introduced back in the 1950's (maybe before).
Congrats on the car.
I made all kind of notes and highlights in my manuals when I got my car. I also wrote down some quick notes on how to do certain things until I got used to them. EX. Music Register, Navigation, Voice controls, etc.
Congrats on the car.
I made all kind of notes and highlights in my manuals when I got my car. I also wrote down some quick notes on how to do certain things until I got used to them. EX. Music Register, Navigation, Voice controls, etc.
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I think the hold feature only works on inclines. Used to be call Hill Holder when introduced back in the 1950's (maybe before).
Congrats on the car.
I made all kind of notes and highlights in my manuals when I got my car. I also wrote down some quick notes on how to do certain things until I got used to them. EX. Music Register, Navigation, Voice controls, etc.
Congrats on the car.
I made all kind of notes and highlights in my manuals when I got my car. I also wrote down some quick notes on how to do certain things until I got used to them. EX. Music Register, Navigation, Voice controls, etc.
Regards,
Don
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Thanks guys for all the info. I have been using the hold function and it is awesome. The transmission is a little different now. It goes in drive I start coasting forward and start applying the gas then after I get to about 3-4 miles an hour and it does a quick vibration in the gas pedal that lasts a second or two and almost always stops right when the doors auto lock. My dealer said to keep them posted they haven't heard of this before and it doesn't sound like it is too bad.
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Thanks guys for all the info. I have been using the hold function and it is awesome. The transmission is a little different now. It goes in drive I start coasting forward and start applying the gas then after I get to about 3-4 miles an hour and it does a quick vibration in the gas pedal that lasts a second or two and almost always stops right when the doors auto lock. My dealer said to keep them posted they haven't heard of this before and it doesn't sound like it is too bad.
Regarding what's in your vehicle, I can run a "data card" on your vehicle configuration based on how it came from the factory. If interested, PM me your VIN - assuming your car is US spec.
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I saw my salesman a couple weeks after and asked him and he said all of them do it including his and that it is totally normal and that most people never even notice it. I guess I am used to it now too and forgot about it until I just saw this thread.