Can anyone tell me wat purpose these red dots serve?
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Was a vehicle in front of you when you took the photo?
Pages 12 and 541 of the owner’s manual identify the marks but do not explain them. You saw this, correct?
What market are you in?
Pages 12 and 541 of the owner’s manual identify the marks but do not explain them. You saw this, correct?
What market are you in?
Last edited by chassis; Nov 22, 2023 at 03:00 PM.
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He’s in New Jersey…says so on his profile. The marks are the range that you get the best economy, pretty sure but I could be wrong. The other possibility is that it marks old historical speed limits…35 city, 55 highway. They really serve no purpose.
Google says-“These marks are speed limit reminders. Depending on the car it may have marks at one or all of 30, 50 and 130 km/h. 30 km/h is a common speed limit in residential areas in Europe, 50 km/h is a common 'default' speed limit in cities and towns around the world.”
Google says-“These marks are speed limit reminders. Depending on the car it may have marks at one or all of 30, 50 and 130 km/h. 30 km/h is a common speed limit in residential areas in Europe, 50 km/h is a common 'default' speed limit in cities and towns around the world.”
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Apparently, if your speedo is coded for kilometers, then the red lines show up at 30/50 KPH, which means they cannot represent static speeds in the context of fuel economy, gear shifting, etc.
I can tell you that several of my previous Mercedes have NOT had the 35/55 marks: W124, W210, W220, W251, W212, W166. So I'm not sure why Mercedes is adding these markings more so lately, if it truly hearkens back to some bygone speed limit reminders.
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Distance Pilot DISTRONIC displays in the
speedometer
When Distance Pilot DISTRONIC is activated,
one or two segments ; in the stored speed
range light up.
If Distance Pilot DISTRONIC detects a vehicle in
front, segments ; between speed of the vehicle
in front = and stored speed : light up.
i For design reasons, the speed displayed in
the speedometer may differ slightly from the
speed stored for Distance Pilot DISTRONIC.
speedometer
When Distance Pilot DISTRONIC is activated,
one or two segments ; in the stored speed
range light up.
If Distance Pilot DISTRONIC detects a vehicle in
front, segments ; between speed of the vehicle
in front = and stored speed : light up.
i For design reasons, the speed displayed in
the speedometer may differ slightly from the
speed stored for Distance Pilot DISTRONIC.
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Distance Pilot DISTRONIC displays in the
speedometer
When Distance Pilot DISTRONIC is activated,
one or two segments ; in the stored speed
range light up.
If Distance Pilot DISTRONIC detects a vehicle in
front, segments ; between speed of the vehicle
in front = and stored speed : light up.
i For design reasons, the speed displayed in
the speedometer may differ slightly from the
speed stored for Distance Pilot DISTRONIC.
speedometer
When Distance Pilot DISTRONIC is activated,
one or two segments ; in the stored speed
range light up.
If Distance Pilot DISTRONIC detects a vehicle in
front, segments ; between speed of the vehicle
in front = and stored speed : light up.
i For design reasons, the speed displayed in
the speedometer may differ slightly from the
speed stored for Distance Pilot DISTRONIC.
Last edited by TexAg91; Nov 24, 2023 at 11:43 AM.
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I messaged Nick O'Leary (his YouTube channel here) and he mentioned this:
"Aha yeah I’ve got those! Basically they are common speeds for some other countries. Although they don’t mean much here in the UK they do in other places. Would be pretty good if it was changed for the UK but sadly all cars I’ve driven (UK, German and USA) they’re all the same and have similar red lines on the Speedo for common speeds.
Hope that helps! And everyone in the forum can relax! I asked Mercedes that a couple of years ago 😅 (feel free to copy and paste)"
"Aha yeah I’ve got those! Basically they are common speeds for some other countries. Although they don’t mean much here in the UK they do in other places. Would be pretty good if it was changed for the UK but sadly all cars I’ve driven (UK, German and USA) they’re all the same and have similar red lines on the Speedo for common speeds.
Hope that helps! And everyone in the forum can relax! I asked Mercedes that a couple of years ago 😅 (feel free to copy and paste)"
