Any Negatives to the GL?
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A Tip: if you have a battery problem call teleaid (or call the 800 #) and tell them you need on-site service of your battery. When they come to the house under the 24 hour emergency service, you do not get charged for labor, just a new battery. If you take it in or have it towed in, then they will charge you labor as well as for the battery...:-)
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axchung; "MB designers are brillian?"
axchung,
"MB designers are brilliant"
You better not talk like that on this forum
, we spend 50% of our posts on this forum complaining about the MB designers.
You keep talking like that you'll get kicked off the forum
You'll at least get a lot of people mad at you.
Try to hold back on your praise for MB a little in the future please
Only kidding,
Gordon
"MB designers are brilliant"
You better not talk like that on this forum
, we spend 50% of our posts on this forum complaining about the MB designers. You keep talking like that you'll get kicked off the forum You'll at least get a lot of people mad at you.Try to hold back on your praise for MB a little in the future please
Only kidding,
Gordon
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'07 GL 450, '02 S 80 T6
Originally Posted by gordongl
"MB designers are brilliant"
It's MBUSA whose marketing and option choices that get me riled up.
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Originally Posted by Nevada Jack
No labor for those standard services like gas, tire mount, battery, etc.
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Annoyances (not problems) I've noticed:
1) iPod menu on the MFD rather than the Command Display
2) No ventilated seats
3) Small side mirrors
4) Poor over the shoulder visibility
Compared to most other SUV's, that's a very short short list.
1) iPod menu on the MFD rather than the Command Display
2) No ventilated seats
3) Small side mirrors
4) Poor over the shoulder visibility
Compared to most other SUV's, that's a very short short list.
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As an SL/GL owner I have found some minor annoyances:
1) The Nav systems look identical but functions differently
2) The steering wheel menus look similar but are different
3) Multicontour seats are manadatory, but lack ventilation and massage
4) The gear shift FOB (that's what it looks like) can be conter intuitive if you go back and forth between cars
Other than those SL/GL annoyances, the GL is great and I would buy another one when the time comes.
1) The Nav systems look identical but functions differently
2) The steering wheel menus look similar but are different
3) Multicontour seats are manadatory, but lack ventilation and massage
4) The gear shift FOB (that's what it looks like) can be conter intuitive if you go back and forth between cars
Other than those SL/GL annoyances, the GL is great and I would buy another one when the time comes.
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As an SL/GL owner I have found some minor annoyances:
1) The Nav systems look identical but functions differently
2) The steering wheel menus look similar but are different
3) Multicontour seats are manadatory, but lack ventilation and massage
4) The gear shift FOB (that's what it looks like) can be conter intuitive if you go back and forth between cars
Other than those SL/GL annoyances, the GL is great and I would buy another one when the time comes.
1) The Nav systems look identical but functions differently
2) The steering wheel menus look similar but are different
3) Multicontour seats are manadatory, but lack ventilation and massage
4) The gear shift FOB (that's what it looks like) can be conter intuitive if you go back and forth between cars
Other than those SL/GL annoyances, the GL is great and I would buy another one when the time comes.
Yes, I'm waving my hand at the dashboard in our E-class, too. But if your "other" car was an ML or R-class, you'd be right at home!
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I had another half gallon in there! Wow, I just noticed that. I pushed it only because I knew there are a half dozen gas stations near our home. Our angled driveway must throw off the fuel light indicator because it would turn off after parking it at home. We'd kept taking it on short runs until I realized we really need to fuel up.
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OTOH, the Audi Q7 has almost too large elephant ear mirrors AND available lane change assist blinking LEDs in said mirrors if a car is in the blind spot zone . It should be the GL, with its tiny mirrors that had the lane assist.
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One thing I do like about the GL mirrors is the way the passenger side mirror slowly tilts downward when you shift into reverse, providing a great view of the the curb area on the passenger side of the vehicle. This is a BIG PLUS for me .. I have a very skinny driveway.
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Originally Posted by ReachWest
One thing I do like about the GL mirrors is the way the passenger side mirror slowly tilts downward when you shift into reverse, providing a great view of the the curb area on the passenger side of the vehicle. This is a BIG PLUS for me .. I have a very skinny driveway.
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Just received my license plates. I am astonished at how cheesy the front license plate barackets are and the fact that you have to drill holes for it. I know many prefer to go without, but my opinion is that it could give some renegade cop an excuse to pull you over. Not cool after dinner and a bottle of wine or 3.
While I agree that it needs to be pristine for those that are not required to and those who choose not to. I just think they should make some type of hidden provision for it and a bracket worthy of a 70K vehicle.
While I agree that it needs to be pristine for those that are not required to and those who choose not to. I just think they should make some type of hidden provision for it and a bracket worthy of a 70K vehicle.
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Guess I'll take my mirrors and go home.
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Anyway. Downsides of the GL.
-No available NAPPA leather (except for the 750 premier editions), big mistake
-No cooled seats for USA either
-ADS II not std equip.
-Plastic door panel material and center console feel cheap
-Sound system is lacking
-NAV unit is behind the times
-7gtronic bump'n'slam on the earlier models
Not bad though, I think its a great truck and I'd love to get one... its just a waste for me since I don't need all the extra space behind me.
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Originally Posted by ReachWest
I take it others don't like the mirror tilting feature??
.So, how did you get it? I don't think it's a "standard" feature and, in fact, dealers here have been saying that it is not even included in later builds.
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In addition to the list of already mentioned negatives, no one has mentioned a little thing that I find quite annoying: the lack of rear wiper delay. In these past few days of rain in Miami, I've had to switch the darn thing on and off multiple times as the rear glass gets covered in tire mist. If I leave it on all the time, it will mostly wipe on a clean glass, as it takes a little while for the mist to reaccumulate. Time delay would be most welcome.
As far as the mirrors are concerned, I found a set of nice stick-on wide angle mirrors that mimic the shape of the larger mirrors and are quite helpful without looking cheesy. I essentially have no blind spots and parking is a breeze. I've gotten so used to using them that I don't think I even look at the image on the large mirrors at all.
I think that's it. I don't think there are any other bothersome aspects of the GL for me. I must say that if we all have to think about what we don't like about the vehicle and collectively only come up with a handful of things, we must have a pretty nice truck.
As far as the mirrors are concerned, I found a set of nice stick-on wide angle mirrors that mimic the shape of the larger mirrors and are quite helpful without looking cheesy. I essentially have no blind spots and parking is a breeze. I've gotten so used to using them that I don't think I even look at the image on the large mirrors at all.
I think that's it. I don't think there are any other bothersome aspects of the GL for me. I must say that if we all have to think about what we don't like about the vehicle and collectively only come up with a handful of things, we must have a pretty nice truck.
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Au Contraire (that's on contrary for those of you who don't speak French and I am speaking French to be nice to ReachWest since he is from Canada but I digress) folks here would love to get the mirror dipping feature but we have been told that we cannot get it .
So, how did you get it? I don't think it's a "standard" feature and, in fact, dealers here have been saying that it is not even included in later builds.
.So, how did you get it? I don't think it's a "standard" feature and, in fact, dealers here have been saying that it is not even included in later builds.
I know the Canadian configuration is different on MB Canada website vs US. (We don't have all the numerous options that the US configuration allows). For the most part, when you order in Canada, you select from 7 or 8 packages (my unit has them all.. but no where did I see the mirror dip specifically identified) .... You can see for yourself on the MB Canada site.
Maybe the mirror dip is a special add-on for us Canadians!
