E550 In Cold Weather
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E550 In Cold Weather
This question stemmed from ghlkal's post in the used car thread and I did not want to ask this in that thread so it does not get side tracked.
You mention it has been below zero for some time in WI. I guess you have driven your E in this cold temperature. Have you noticed anything "weird" with the car. Like does it take extra long time to get warm air from the engine, or any strange noises etc.?
You mention it has been below zero for some time in WI. I guess you have driven your E in this cold temperature. Have you noticed anything "weird" with the car. Like does it take extra long time to get warm air from the engine, or any strange noises etc.?
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Connecticut here....car acts as it always does with the exception of when it's below 34, the check coolant level message comes on. Level is fine. Shifts are slightly fimer and with a little delay ( normal warm up programming)
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It's been below freezing here for two weeks and nearly 3-1/2 feet of snow. The only thing I hear with my 550 is some suspension noise when I start out that goes away after a mile or so. It's a German car and I hear it gets cold and snowy in Germany. 
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I drove my W212 in a blizzard with the windchill at -15’ before. Car does fine. Parking sensors get frozen with ice as well so I turn them off. It does just fine in the snow as I have all season tires and I keep it E Mode and drive carefully. Never had a issue. Front nose is a little low so watch for that.
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I do notice a significant decrease in mileage. I measure my MPG by dividing miles / gallons at the pump, and not off the computer. But both show a drop of 4+ MPG in winter.
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Interesting question. My E550 does not venture out in the snow and cold (have the old AWD Volvo for that); however, I did go to the garage to start it on Monday evening since we had -10F temperatures in CO. It started up right up with the squeaky belt (serpentine or another one) somewhere that went away after it warmed up. It is going to the MB indy tomorrow morning to check it out along with some other items I had on my list (transmission still lurches forward from stop even after reset, blower motor squeak, and driver's clunk from b-pillar at the seat belt, which is well documented on here).
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I am gentle with the throttle for a long time. My BMW 135 convertible even goes so far as to say that I shouldn't make any boost until the oil temp comes off the stop at 160 degrees. That's 15 minutes.
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Drove mine this morning in Alabama for the first time in about 5 days. We had 3 days of rain/sleet/freezing rain and then 6" of snow. The road finally dried up by this morning, but it was 12 degrees outside and my dash said the garage was 38. I started it......went back in the house and filled my coffee cup and grabbed my wallet. I sat in the garage til the seat warmed up and the water temp gauge moved. No squeaks....rattles or groans. Even the new Milestars I put on a few weeks ago didn't have cold/flat spots, unlike the Michelins they replaced. 
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Drove mine this morning in Alabama for the first time in about 5 days. We had 3 days of rain/sleet/freezing rain and then 6" of snow. The road finally dried up by this morning, but it was 12 degrees outside and my dash said the garage was 38. I started it......went back in the house and filled my coffee cup and grabbed my wallet. I sat in the garage til the seat warmed up and the water temp gauge moved. No squeaks....rattles or groans. Even the new Milestars I put on a few weeks ago didn't have cold/flat spots, unlike the Michelins they replaced. .
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