Driving in the United Kingdom
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Driving in the United Kingdom
Was wondering if anybody has driven in the UK on their ED trip. I'm considering a visit to the UK during my upcoming ED trip and as most of you probably know, the UK drives on the other side of the road. This has implications on LHD cars. The headlights will blind oncoming cars, so EU spec cars have what's called a tourist mode. It adjusts the headlight beam to RHD in case of LHD model, and LHD in case of RHD models when driven outside their home turf. I was wondering if anybody can confirm whether the tourist mode is available on ED cars. I don't think it's available on US spec cars as we don't have neighboring RHD countries, but just like Mercedes enables European navigation for the duration of the trip, the tourist mode may be available as well. I'm reaching out to the forum first, but I'm also planning to contact Mercedes European Delivery about this.
Last edited by superswiss; Nov 19, 2018 at 09:53 AM.
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Not the UK, but South Africa etc.
I have never had noteworthy problems with RHD. Traffic rules and signage take a little learning but things are manageable overall if you do not expect to make a tight schedule in Friday afternoon traffic for your first experience.
For Europe in general, a heads-up display option to work with the navigation system is well worth the cost. It will keep your eyes on the road in village layouts that are essentially non-existent in North America.
Finally, respect your limits. There are some places that mere mortals should not attempt to drive. Lots of visitors try to drive around the Ring of Kerry (Ireland) in C-series cars and have to pay for replacement side mirrors, or worse.
For Europe in general, a heads-up display option to work with the navigation system is well worth the cost. It will keep your eyes on the road in village layouts that are essentially non-existent in North America.
Finally, respect your limits. There are some places that mere mortals should not attempt to drive. Lots of visitors try to drive around the Ring of Kerry (Ireland) in C-series cars and have to pay for replacement side mirrors, or worse.
Thread Starter
Out Of Control!!
Joined: Nov 2018
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From: San Francisco Bay Area
2019 C63CS
I have never had noteworthy problems with RHD. Traffic rules and signage take a little learning but things are manageable overall if you do not expect to make a tight schedule in Friday afternoon traffic for your first experience.
For Europe in general, a heads-up display option to work with the navigation system is well worth the cost. It will keep your eyes on the road in village layouts that are essentially non-existent in North America.
Finally, respect your limits. There are some places that mere mortals should not attempt to drive. Lots of visitors try to drive around the Ring of Kerry (Ireland) in C-series cars and have to pay for replacement side mirrors, or worse.
For Europe in general, a heads-up display option to work with the navigation system is well worth the cost. It will keep your eyes on the road in village layouts that are essentially non-existent in North America.
Finally, respect your limits. There are some places that mere mortals should not attempt to drive. Lots of visitors try to drive around the Ring of Kerry (Ireland) in C-series cars and have to pay for replacement side mirrors, or worse.
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