Question……
Is it possible to increase the sound volume of turn indicators and reverse and forward cabin alarm sounds ???
Thanks

 

Hi Teckno, a bit late to the party but your posts in this thread have been most helpful. Did you end up getting the AGM battery replaced? Did you get it done at MB Mulgrave or at an independent auto shop at the end?

I have a 2020 E300 (M264 engine, 9GTronic transmission) that I feel should have identical internals to a GLC300. So far Melbourne's had pretty European weather last 3 years and it's winter now already so I'm not too worried about the fluids being euro spec from the factory. But I am curious if there's a specific mechanic/auto shop you have in mind who's good to head to for these maintenance for a non-DIYer (me). My year 3 Service A is booked in with MB Mulgrave and is the last free service I'll get under their (now offsale) corporate program, so trying to suss out options for an alternative mechanic for year 4 Service B and year 5 Service A vs dealer. My philosophy is change oil and filter around 12k kms every year and do the transmission filter and fluid change at 50k along with changing all the spark plugs. I expect to hit 50k next winter.

 

Hi, apology for my delay, I missed this !
I will find out business name of mates friend who has done the hard yards with investigating oils for you.
As far as alternative to Dealer you use I can highly recommend Mercedes in Geelong. Excellent support with Parts Dept and excellent assistance with Service Dept. Prices very attractive compared to Melbourne for service, labour hour rates and wheel align too. Very supportive with ‘Goodwill’ applications to MB HQ for items out of warranty as well.
There are a number of excellent Independent mechanics in Melb, some advertise in MB Vic Car Club magazine too.

 

Saw new GLC 300 wagon in Melb last week - guess what !!!! NOW comes with a spare in the boot - only took MB HQ Au 7 years to endorse the change of configuration…

 

New non run flat tyres spotted on new GLC 300 in Melbourne. Continental EcoComfort 6 Q MO. Load is XL, speed rating W.
Have not seen any reviews or pricing as yet, unknown if Continental import them into Au yet.

 

Recent visit back to Dealer and another look at the new GLC.
Yes now a spare emergency tyre (80KPH) in boot
Tyres are now non runflats, conventional tyres.
Battery has been moved to the boot beside spare tyre.
Tyre pressure increased to 37psi (F&R) or 40psi under load……
Rims now staggered, with wider rims at rear, like 43/63 and Coupe series.
Running side boards modified, a lot narrower in front and wider for both rear doors.
Different head rests, no USB in rear passenger area, maybe on unmarked ?
Heads up cutout area on dash much bigger, so I guess more data displayed on screen.
Front struts area in engine bay looks redesigned when shocks are secured to body.
The list probably goes on, but this is a quick visual snapshot.

Battery is still AGM - 12V, 80Ah, CCA800, RC 140 min specs.



Front shock struts look redesigned

Battery now in boot

Increased PSI from 32 to 37 and 40psi on non runflats

Staggered rim for front and rear tyres

Redesigned head rests

 

Thanks for your work, @Teckno .

 

GLC recall info…
A loss of power whilst driving could increase the risk of an accident, causing injury or death to vehicle occupants and/or other road users."

Date of recall notice 8 August 2023
Make Mercedes-Benz
Model AMG GT 4-Door, C-Class, CLS, E-Class, G-Class, GLC, GLE, GLS, S-Class and SL
Year 2021-2022
Vehicles affected 3597
VIN list
A full list of vehicle identification numbers for the 3597 vehicles involved in the recall can be found on Aust Govt web site re recalls.

Mercedes-Benz has advised owners to contact their preferred authorised dealership to have the work carried out as soon as possible, free of charge.

Hope this helps a few readers here.

 

From Fleet auto news in Australia re tyres.
MBAu seem to have moved to non run flats, with some new Continentals. Wonder if GLC run flats will be imported.
Shame Michelin Cross Climate 2 tyres are not deemed relevant for Australia.
” In September Goodyear announced that would cut 700 jobs and sell up to 100 retail and fleet focused tyre outlets as it exits tyre distribution in Australia and New Zealand. By April 2024 it will close nine warehouse locations as well.

The winners are National Tyre & Wheel that will become the distributor for Dunlop tyres, and Tyremax who will the distributor for Goodyear tyres. The deal involves car, SUV, 4WD and truck tyres.

The potential losers are Fleet Managers and Fleet Management Organisations who rely on the Beaurepaires network of retail outlets to provide tyre replacement on a national basis with centralised billing.

It’s a decision that reverses the trend over the last two decades of global tyre manufacturers establishing warehouses and local sales offices to service fleet customers and local retail outlets including national franchisees such as JAX Tyre and Bob Jane T-Marts.

Goodyear reported to shareholders that the change in distribution will be revenue positive highlighting the significant costs (rents, staff and transport) when servicing smaller markets like Australia and New Zealand.

Both National Tyre & Wheel and Tyremax are independent distributors working on a ‘house of brands’ strategy that can service tyre retailers with multiple tyre brands in one delivery through a single ordering platform.

Last decade Hankook purchased the JAX Tyres business which included approximately 90 franchised stores. While Continental purchased the Kmart Tyre & Auto business of 200+ company owned stores and later rebranded them to mycar.

Both transactions replicated the Goodyear model, which operated 300+ company owned Beaurepaires stores, and appeared to be a good way to secure sales volume within a network of retailers. The announcement by Goodyear may create some more movements in the market as rising costs force tyre manufacturers to rethink the vertically integrated model.“

 

G'day all to my fellow " Aussie/Ozzie" MB mates! ,
I own a W202 T Elegance which i've extremely incredibly, very...... happy&impressed with!!!!!! .
I'm from North Warrandyte ,Melbourne, Victoria.
I use Starline Motors in BlackBurn for servicing&MB Ringwood for parts.
I currently/recently are expereincing/having difficulty/problem/trouble,
With the R/H (drivers seat) lumbar support knob,
It won't turn to adjust the seat height,
I just about break my hand attempting&trying to turn the knob.
Anyone else expereince same/similar problem?,
&HOW did you fix/rectify&solve the problem?.

 

G'day all to my fellow " Aussie/Ozzie" MB mates! ,
I own a W202 T Elegance which i've extremely incredibly, very...... happy&impressed with!!!!!! .
I'm from North Warrandyte ,Melbourne, Victoria.
I use Starline Motors in BlackBurn for servicing&MB Ringwood for parts.
I currently/recently are expereincing/having difficulty/problem/trouble,
With the R/H (drivers seat) lumbar support knob,
It won't turn to adjust the seat height,
I just about break my hand attempting&trying to turn the knob.
Anyone else expereince same/similar problem?,
&HOW did you fix/rectify&solve the problem?.

 

You are on the wrong part of the forum, this is for the GLC X253.

You need to post on the W202 forum, which you can find with the sedans.

 

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Cheers! I live in the Western suburbs so Geelong/ Ballarat is great for me. MB Waverley last June was a rip off and have lost me as a customer. They tried to invoice me AUD1200+ for an A5 service then gave me bull* about my tires being unroadworthy. I had my last free service under the corporate plan though, so got away with it. I’m happy to pay, but they started by telling me an A service was $499 and then sprung on bs about spark plug replacement and air filter replacement as reasons for going up to $1200. If I had the time and tools I can replace the spark plugs and air filter too! Then the video report said my treads were down to 1 mm on rear tire centre treads. I took it to my Michelin TyrePlus the following weekend and they did a rotation balance and alignment and informed me the tires will last at least another 10k rotation. You know things don’t add up when a tire shop doesn’t hard sell you new tires! And all the centre (and side) treads still have decent depth between the 1.6mm wear marks and the tire surface 6000 km later anyway.

I went to Eurostar Diesels (they specialise in MB diesels, esp Vitos and Sprinters) for an AC service in October as the car never got cold on AC from the time I bought it. Really professional and good blokes - they found my ac gas was at 0.56kg instead of 0.64kg and leak tested the condenser, piping, vents, etc. They texted me a report when they did the job. This week’s heatwave put the system to the test and I’m happy now with the level of cold air.

They also advertise 9gtronic service at $1395. They said to call them ahead and they can give quotes for petrol car service, but I’m still under warranty and will now go to MB Geelong (Rex Gorell?) for my upcoming B1 in June. Thanks for the recommendation! I was actually looking at a used silver E220d they had when I bought my car, but the missus wanted the shiny new black petrol e300 at MB Berwick instead.

Just re-read this and $500 for MB Battery from dealer in '22 seems quite reasonable. I recall Varta F21 (the same battery without the MB badge) got as low as $389 at autobarn back then, but now its a minimum $479.99 when on sale. Regular price seems to be in the $579-$599 range on the Varta now.

There's a youtuber from Canberra who replaced his one with a Bosch LN4 which seems to go for $399 now in Sydney.

 

Just booked my June B1 service at MB Geelong. Matt on the phone quoted me $950 for the service, with anything additional to be quoted after inspection on the day. I didn’t bargain.

 

They have been very good with us, I do recommend them. They might assist with discounting parts to trade + as opposed to full retail. Ask nicely when you drop it off. Melb CBD and environs charge $300+ for wheel align, last time they invoiced me $99 from memory. Hourly rate is much cheaper and coffee is really nice !! LOL.

 

Hopefully some good news. We never let our AdBlue drop below 50%. Top up with quality AdBlue that is recently made and stored in a cool place. 50Km into a 125km trip the error message activated, 15 min later the display said 800km range till engine shuts down. Got to destination, stayed there 5 hours and commenced return journey. Still no level detected and 800km range reducing by 120km when we returned. Got quotes for new tank - $3400, 4 month back order from Germany, no stock. AdBlue delivery pump - $$1800, in stock. Nox sensors x 2 _ $1650 each.
Risk the tank, pump or sensors has been disabled due to crystallisation in tank.
Research let to some manuf, all overseas who sold a AdBlue additive - used in AdBlue tank. Selected brand “Forte” and preferred option, 125ml services 20l tank Benz tank is 27l.
Car rested for 4 days, battery charger connected to top up battery in case electrical knock on ??
Ordered “Forte” Exhaust Crystal Preventer from UK, DHL Express delivery, arrived in Oz6 days later.
1 x bottle dispensed, sat for 3 hours. On starting engine alert still on dash. AdBlue tank now seeing virtually full tank - 700km range gone, no messages on screen except for engine light - I suspect it will go when error codes cleared.
Drove GLC at 100kph for 30 min ,rested car 2 hours and returned @ 100kph for 30 min. No more issues !!!
Hopefully this id the golden arrow that fixes the issue. Forte recommend 1 x bottle every AdBlue fill - won me.
Hope this helps.

 

@Tekcno, your write up reminded me of this video; start at 7:11 minutes then rewind back to 6:07. W213 E220d with OM654 engine, adblue pump fault codes and CEL - turned out its the fuel tank circuit board that failed.

 

Update to AdBlue issue / warning.
Bottle of “Forte” in AdBlue tank seems to have worked for me.
1. AdBlue tank is now reading and functioning levels.
2. Warning distance till engine stops and will not restart has gone - car has done this, no OBD11 used.
3. Engine light turned itself off this week - again no OBD11 used.

I might buy an OBD11 unit to analyse car and see if any error codes remain and what they are before deleting them ?

Hopefully cured, will monitor, use another bottle of “Forte” when I top up AdBlue, might wait till tank is 25% remaining
Looking at replacing AdBlue with another brand - “Clearonox or Clearnox” sold here in Australia - it has a crystalisation reducer to stop or minimise the issue.
Combined with “Forte” I am hoping no more concerns.
Might have dodged a $6000 repair bill.

 

New issue re accelerated wear and tear of front passenger and driver seats - base seat ares on leading edge as you get in and out of GLC.
Seems to be. World wide issue with both RHD and LHR variants.
Two GLC in Australia. Cars are out of warranty. Exactly the same wear issues, so must be a fault of design.
Asked Dealership to contact MB Australia for warranty claim. Best we could get was possibly 50% discount on base seat, with labour costs against us to pay,, so Au$3500 per seat. They have to be kidding.
In 50 years I have never had seat issues like this, Lexus. Jeep, Skoda, VW, Toyota, Renault, Saab, Ford, Holden, and the list goes on. This really is a design or manuf fault or error that they are running away from.
I am not impressed given the cost of the vehicles and the fact we have always had vehicles serviced by Dealerships and used only OEM parts.
MB Germany need to grow some *** and direct Regional HQ in each Regional areas to fix this. No doubt the newer models will have had a fix implements, why should we end up being the crash dummies for their R&D processes - Not Happy Mercedes.

 

Since this post is all things Aussie... parking it here for future reference:

Booked my 'Express' A Service with MB Berwick today. AUD599 for A service incl oil, oil filter and labour.
Need to have 2 annoyances checked out under warranty, hence the booking with the dealer who sold the car.

They quoted $450 per 90 minute diagnostics fee on pro rata basis for faults not covered under warranty.

my annoyances:

- door mirror light comes on and stays on midway through trips; occasionally door mirror does not retract at locking.
- lately its happened twice, I've left home and within a minute warning alerts come on that front hood (bonnet) is not closed - when in fact its closed shut!

 

Hi, if you are happy to take a quick trip to Geelong MB Dealer, their overhead charges are a lot less. Impressed with their honesty and attention to detail. Sometimes a loan car for the day, other times courtesy van to CBD or elsewhere to suit. Call them and have a chat.

 

In the interests of fairness MB Melb are offering a discounted service price of $599 for Basic A service and $799 for Basic B service. Applies to selected vehicles and owners ! Not sure of ‘savings’ ? Their offer ends 31 May 25.
I will still go to Geelong MB out of loyalty and their competitive price and technical knowledge.

 

Service A Update: got it done for $599. I had 3 complaints total - 3rd one being a code for front left headlamp. MB Berwick kept the car overnight and fixed all 3 issues under warranty, with software updates for the headlamp and door mirrors. No charge to me for diagnosis.

Laura was my Service Advisor. Very respectful and very amicable lady.

 

Also got to drive a new GLB250 ‘AMG’ line loan car for 3 days this time. It has nice fat 255/50r19 Contipremium Contact run flats on them. No spare in the back below the folded third row seats. The m260 mated to the 8 speed DCT transmission is very quick for a car this size. It’s Great for taking off at the lights.

I still dont like MBUX touchscreen interface as a driver, and the lack of the centre trackpad is annoying.

The ride is nice and plush for standard suspension. Even though they’re RFTs, the large tire size really smooths out the ride. However it has a high centre of gravity and is boxy, so it gets to the envelope of bad body roll a bit too soon for my tastes.

The cabin is also noticeably noisier; tire and outside environmental noise is noticeable while driving.