beth22

Well, the second car that I ordered (and let go because they bumped off the ventilated seats and intelligent light system), came in today only a few days late, and my third (and hopefully last order this time) he said is on track. The car has the leather not available the third time around (gray and black leather), and is gorgeous, and someone is going to love it, but the lights and vent seats were more important to me. Seems like more cars are being released in last week or so, so maybe production is back on track, y'all.

DMG

You were wise to wait for ventilated seats and the intelligent lights. Each make all the difference in the world.

Sharon Bishop

Anyone know what released by PCS, means??

GregW / Oregon

I don't know what the acronym is, but I believe your configuration is now locked down, so the next major steps will be getting a VIN and the start of production.

bad habit

So finally after chasing my Sales Manager for three days I got a confirmation that MB pulled the order I made in May and have allocated a build date of September 1st.
He also said that they are no longer able to make any changes to the configuration so I guess that's good news as well. Hopefully I get it by end of September.

jaisai01

Car shows produced on 5-9-19 and waiting for items. Anyone know what items the production line is waiting on. Dealership just says production team states they don’t know when car will ship. Any help is appreciated
car was ordered in February

Betsyg825

I have come to learn it means nothing. Mine was released to PCS on 3/3. Still nothing. However, I think the newer cars will go faster. — at least I hope so for you!

beth22

Did you order abc suspension?

GregW / Oregon

You need to "quote" so people know who you are asking or responding to.

beth22

Did you order abc?

DaveD9

Ran into my SA this morning. Orders for the 450 he is taking now are due in March.

bad habit

I don't get what you are saying - those were supposed to be ready in March and are only coming in now or orders that are placed now will be coming in March of next year?

GregW / Oregon

My SA says build dates for new 450 orders is 3D September.

jaisai01

Nope. Just mbux tech pkg w/o interior assistant, intelligent headlights, AMG exterior package, heated/ventilation/massage seats

DaveD9

He said an order placed today will be delivered next March!

tinman831

My April order is scheduled for 3D September 😑

bad habit

That's nuts

DaveD9

I am thinking this has much to do with each zone and dealers allocations.

punjablion

My end of April order has a build date of first decade of August. B3 status. Keeping my fingers crossed for early September delivery.

DaveD9

Just about what mine took. 12/17/18-4/18/19

bigpern23

I sure hope mine follows that timeline. It would have me taking delivery in about 10 days. Not holding my breath, though.

Betsyg825

Mine has been B5A since 5/6. Still no car.

bigpern23

I'm not optimistic that my GLE 450 will arrive in the next two weeks, but if it does, I'm a little torn about what to do about our upcoming family road trip to New Hampshire. On the one hand, the GLE has more cargo space than our Lexus and it would give me a good opportunity to get some miles on it and get to know it. On the other hand, this thread has me worried about some of the issues that could pop up on the way, and I'm not sure I want to deal with them with two young kids in the car.

GregW / Oregon

Different thread, but you've got to trust the car until it proves you wrong. There have only been 2 or 3 "no start" cases out of all the people here, and those were rectified with a reboot. Take a 10 mm wrench with you to disconnect the negative terminal just in case it happens to you and you can work around this issue in 10 minutes.

Ron.s

If you decide to take it on your trip it’s also a nice way to get acquainted.
I did just that-soon after getting mine I took a 1300 mile road trip. It gave me a chance to get to know the car much better than taking short trips around town or sitting in the driveway. It also made the time pass a little quicker playing with all the settings and Nav. I found Distronic to take some adjustments to what I expected. It’s more of a “super cruise” IMO and less polished than I expected. MBUX is a very good Infotainment, integrated system but still takes some time to learn. I think the trip helped my wife also since she could learn without the stress of doing it while driving.