Difficulty choosing between 450 and 550
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It would have been expensive to go 550 .
I got what all i wanted and was 67K after taxes. If I had to go 550 it could have been easily going over 80K. One thing I miss not getting is ORP.
I should have added that to the order. I love the rest of it.
Another thing I noticeed that newer trucks dont have a separate button for headlight washer (Mine does, May built). I wonder if 550 has it .
from reading all the posts I believe 550 does not offer
IR glass
ORP
Which is
I got what all i wanted and was 67K after taxes. If I had to go 550 it could have been easily going over 80K. One thing I miss not getting is ORP.
I should have added that to the order. I love the rest of it.
Another thing I noticeed that newer trucks dont have a separate button for headlight washer (Mine does, May built). I wonder if 550 has it .
from reading all the posts I believe 550 does not offer
IR glass
ORP
Which is
What is ORP?
Can anyone recommend which options to get? cause im confused as to whether i should be getting distronic/headlight washer or not.
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The GL550 has the best look by far! If money is not an issue than a couple mpg's less shouldn't bother you either - go 550! I wish my 320 had the chrome trim under the windows and on the roof rails. But as far as ride and fuel usage goes - I love my GL320! 
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From what I hear, Distronic tends to apply the brakes pretty hard, pretty often to keep the prescribed distance in front of you. It’s a little weird and quite costly. The Distronic on the GL also doesn’t have the more advanced features of the S class.
I’ve been driving since I was 14 and I’ve never once found myself wishing for a headlight washer.
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Living through many snowstorms and the resultant splash back for days after the storm is over, I couldn't imagine not having the headlight washer. It sure is convenient and it's very nice that you don't have pull over and get out of the vehicle to keep your headlights clear at night.
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Originally Posted by GL Troll
From what I hear, Distronic tends to apply the brakes pretty hard, pretty often to keep the prescribed distance in front of you. It’s a little weird and quite costly. The Distronic on the GL also doesn’t have the more advanced features of the S class.
The only difference I know of between GL's Distronic and S class's Distronic Plus is that GL Distronic maintains speeds above 15 mph where Distronic Plus will go much lower.
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If $10K doesn't impact the decision, then it comes down to the features vs. benefits between the different GL models.
Good Luck with your decision!
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I really like the 550 styling, but as others have noted, no Distronic and no Enhanced ORP available on the 550.
In Canada, very few 550's are being brought in.. I have yet to see one in the wild .. so I purchased the loaded 450.
Which ever unit you decide to get, 450 or 550 - you'll end up with an amazing SUV.
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Originally Posted by sk31
headlight washer (of which i thought to be useless)
With that said, you can't get just the washers. They come as a part of lighting package which also include Active Xenon lights and cornering fog lamps. The lighting package by itself is around 1K and is part of P2 package which is around 9K. The lighting package is worth every penny, IMO.
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just wondering. has anyone tried using voice control?
550s do have headlight washers right?
sorry for my awkward questions, i dont know anything about this car. I usually do all my research at the internet and just go to the dealer and give him the check.
550s do have headlight washers right?
sorry for my awkward questions, i dont know anything about this car. I usually do all my research at the internet and just go to the dealer and give him the check
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)The 550 does have the headlight washers.
I have tried the Voice Control, but I have not read the manual yet on how it works exactly. Therefore, I haven't had a lot of success with it, but my assumption is that once I understand the commands, it will work much smoother. I think Nish has used it with some success if I'm not mistaken.
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No worries on the awkward questions. That's what this forum is about... helping each other out. Sometimes we might tell you where you can go to find the answer yourself (i.e. research) and other times, we give you the answer straight up (i.e. we actually know the answer )
The 550 does have the headlight washers.
I have tried the Voice Control, but I have not read the manual yet on how it works exactly. Therefore, I haven't had a lot of success with it, but my assumption is that once I understand the commands, it will work much smoother. I think Nish has used it with some success if I'm not mistaken.
)The 550 does have the headlight washers.
I have tried the Voice Control, but I have not read the manual yet on how it works exactly. Therefore, I haven't had a lot of success with it, but my assumption is that once I understand the commands, it will work much smoother. I think Nish has used it with some success if I'm not mistaken.
So the headlight washer on the 550 gives it a +1 for me, but im still wondering about the voice control. Anyone with the experience of using voice control could share it with me?
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I have the Voicetronic on my unit. Have used it, but not extensively. It dials phone numbers nicely for you through the bluetooth module. Most of my current voice command repertoire consists of things like "radio", "FM", "AM", etc.
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I use VC all the time.. .. I use it for dialing phones numbers, entering street address on GPS, changing radio source, you can store phone numbers by name and then use names to recall.. really nice feature to have and I think it adds to road safety as I don't have to fiddle with buttons while I am driving.
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I use VC all the time.. .. I use it for dialing phones numbers, entering street address on GPS, changing radio source, you can store phone numbers by name and then use names to recall.. really nice feature to have and I think it adds to road safety as I don't have to fiddle with buttons while I am driving.
