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2019 GLE63S made in Canada, US Driven. Does anyone know about this speedometer and can confirm anything about it, seem’s off to me as i’ve never seen one with this speedometer. HVAC controls is in Celsius but speedometer in MPH with increments of 15 & 20 which i have never seen.

superswiss

When they import a Canadian model to the USA, they put a new face on the speedometer with matching mph scale that corresponds to the kph needle movement. It's been reported that sometimes they put a wrong face on and then the indicated speed is wrong. This is Canadian instrument cluster with Canadian region settings that's faking mph in the speedometer. Is it indicating the wrong speed, or is it just the looks of it that are throwing you off?

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No the speed is correct and it matches, i was just very curious as to why the increments are 35, 55, 75, & then 90. Why not just install the USA Speedometer that every other US made AMG has was my question. That makes a lot of sense as the Car was bought for a USA client from Canada

superswiss

Yeah, they would have to replace the entire instrument cluster, so putting just a different face on the speedometer is way cheaper. But on top of that is the region setting, which only MB itself can apparently change, which is why the temperatures are in Celsius.

QU63NS

Wow, now that makes sense. This scared the **** out of me to be honest. The HVAC controls in celsius i assume is just too much money to completely change out but the speedometer is much easier to just cover with a MPH cluster to be able to match the needle of the KPH. I have a friend with an American made one and the Oil temp just says H & C where as mine shows the temperature as you see there bottom right. Would that be a Canadian feature as well ? Also the red lining around the white lining on the speedometer is not lighting up with the rest, can that just be a messed up light ? Or does them doing that kill that red light. And by they do you mean MB added the MPH cluster or the Dealer ?

superswiss

Yours is an oil temperature gauge. Your friend's is a coolant temperature gauge. I'm guessing theirs is not an AMG. Standard models show coolant temperature, which is actually mostly an idiot gauge as it doesn't show the actual coolant temperature, instead if coolant temperature is normal it basically sits at the 50% mark. AMG owners are meant to be more in tune with their cars and interested in the oil temperature, which is a much better indicator of the actual engine temperature.

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He has a 63, it’s an Oil gauge but doesn’t have the Numbered degree instead the bottom says C and top says H, as in Cold & Hot. Mine says 100, 175 & 250 which i like a lot better. But thanks for explaining, the different number increments bothers me as i have OCD & Love the normal, 10,20,30,40 etc… guess i’ll live with it or buy a US made Speedometer/Cluster. Thanks for the information brother man. You the best!

QU63NS

You see the difference ? Any knowledge on that ? Just a Canadian/European thing i assume ?

superswiss

Ah, my bad. Both yours and his are coolant gauges, but yes, looks like the Canadian's have an actual temperature scale. Sorry I didn't look close enough at the symbol. Thermometer with water waves below it indicates coolant temperature. Oil temperature has an oil can with a thermometer. Below are the symbols for coolant, oil and transmission temperatures.

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Oh okay cool, cool. Thanks a lot, Can you just please confirm why the HVAC controls are still in Celsius but they changed the speedometer. Is it cause it’s more expensive to change those or it just isn’t as much of a priority to change like the Speedometer is. Since people need to know the speed they’re driving corresponding to the speed limit ?

superswiss

I forgot for a moment that the climate controls used to have a temperature scale. I'm used to digital displays by now, which is why I was referring to the region setting that would change the displayed temperatures from C to F. Yes, I guess they just don't bother with that. Speedometer in mph is a legal requirement to register a car in the USA. The DOT doesn't care if the HVAC shows F or C.

QU63NS

Oh okay cool, cool. Thanks a lot, Can you just please confirm why the HVAC controls are still in Celsius but they changed the speedometer. Is it cause it’s more expensive to change those or it just isn’t as much of a priority to change like the Speedometer is. Since people need to know the speed they’re driving corresponding to the speed limit ?

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Thanks, much appreciated for your insight 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

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Hey, also would you know why the red Lining is not lit up like it is in the picture i sent to you from google. I assume the cover is dimming the light ? Or maybe the light just went out. It’s the red line that goes around the Speedometer and RPM cluster.

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Circled in black, the tiny red ones above the white thick dashes.

superswiss

The ones around the speedometer only light up if DISTRONIC is active to indicate the set speed and the difference between the set speed and the speed of the vehicle in front of you. This is explained in your owner's manual page 176. The appropriate segments light up. The one around the rev counter I don't know if it has a function. Normally they are used to indicate a lower redline while the car is parked or the engine is still cold. Honestly, don't recall that on past AMGs, though. My digital cluster doesn't indicate a lower redline when the engine is cold. I know this was and may still be a thing on BMW M models.

QU63NS

Oh wow, so the only way that red light is lit around is for the Distronic assist ? I thought they lit up for all AMG’s normally for look purposes, the red accent around makes it look more sportier.

W205C43PFL

I agree the red accent makes it look sportier and fits the AMG theme well, oh well missed opportunity.