Missing Options?
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2011 B-Class 200 Turbo
Missing Options?
Just wondering what missing options fill in the blanks on my "new" 2010 GLK.
The parking sensor is there.
I really hate looking at the empty buttons.
The parking sensor is there.
I really hate looking at the empty buttons.
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Left button - sport driving mode on/off
Second button - rear window sunshade switch
Third button - Parktronic (that you have)
Forth button - ? (No description in the Owner's Manual and the button is greyed out in the picture)
Second button - rear window sunshade switch
Third button - Parktronic (that you have)
Forth button - ? (No description in the Owner's Manual and the button is greyed out in the picture)
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I didn't think to look in the manual.
The Sport/Comfort button is beside the shifter though and mode is displayed in the center gauge cluster.
I believe this GLK is as loaded as it gets, because from some digging, the only mystery was the blank buttons.
And I'm sure its the MB Tex and not leather because I have a nose for leather, and this ain't it!
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That's definitely MB-TEX in your picture. Leather has contrasting piping and a vertical insert pattern on the lower back and butt sections. It also smells like leather, as you noticed yours doesn't.
You aren't necessarily missing options because of blank buttons. Some markets get blank buttons where options exist in other markets but not the market in question. Sometimes they deliberately leave blank buttons for other reasons including symmetry or visual appeal (one lonely button in the middle of that section would look bad). They also might choose to leave blank buttons as placeholders for options that may be added mid-generation. It's a lot cheaper to substitute a real button for an existing blank than it is to insert a real button where nothing existed, which means changing that whole section of the dash.
You aren't necessarily missing options because of blank buttons. Some markets get blank buttons where options exist in other markets but not the market in question. Sometimes they deliberately leave blank buttons for other reasons including symmetry or visual appeal (one lonely button in the middle of that section would look bad). They also might choose to leave blank buttons as placeholders for options that may be added mid-generation. It's a lot cheaper to substitute a real button for an existing blank than it is to insert a real button where nothing existed, which means changing that whole section of the dash.
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Thanks for the verification! Good to know, peace of mind.
The main thing I love about leather is the smell, but it will also absorb bad smells over time (smoking/sweat/etc). So yeah, for all the outdoorsy stuff I do, (and dogs eventually) the vinyl may be wiser!
The main thing I love about leather is the smell, but it will also absorb bad smells over time (smoking/sweat/etc). So yeah, for all the outdoorsy stuff I do, (and dogs eventually) the vinyl may be wiser!
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Agility Control is standard equipment and there's no button for it; it's always active.
I'm not sure what the button order was in 2010. For 2013-2014 North American GLK models, the buttons are:
1 - blank
2 - transmission sport/economy (this was moved to the dash when the shifter was moved to the column for 2013)
3 - Parktronic sensors on/off
4 - ECO to turn off the auto stop/start (this space is blank on US GLK250 models due to it not having auto stop/start)
I'm not sure what the button order was in 2010. For 2013-2014 North American GLK models, the buttons are:
1 - blank
2 - transmission sport/economy (this was moved to the dash when the shifter was moved to the column for 2013)
3 - Parktronic sensors on/off
4 - ECO to turn off the auto stop/start (this space is blank on US GLK250 models due to it not having auto stop/start)
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PM me the VIN when you have a chance - any dealer can pull the spec sheet - I am amazed at the "confidence" of some of the replies you have had - I would strongly suggest some reconsider their comments regarding your 2010 GLK350
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Ya, I'll go to the dealer on Saturday or have the wife inquire there when she picks it up on Wednesday. We bought this from an "exclusive auto" type lot, so of course they wouldn't know.
It was more just curiousity than anything.
It was more just curiousity than anything.
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Missing Options II
I have a 2013 GLK that is missing the garage door opener buttons on the review mirror. I'd like to switch it out for one that has garage door opener, compass and dimming.
My dealer quoted me $3200 ($790 for part) the rest is labor. I thought this was crazy. I contacted a MB parts dealer in the Netherlands who told me this was insane. They could get me the part for $545 shipped. They said it is pretty straight forward it needs to be recoded and xentry is needed.
Can anyone comment on this.
My dealer quoted me $3200 ($790 for part) the rest is labor. I thought this was crazy. I contacted a MB parts dealer in the Netherlands who told me this was insane. They could get me the part for $545 shipped. They said it is pretty straight forward it needs to be recoded and xentry is needed.
Can anyone comment on this.
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Not really sure about that. Folks on the C-class forum have managed to swap the bare bone centre mirrors with a full garage and compass function without a fuzz. It was just a direct replacement.
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Idea: print some labels on a black background and stick those on the empty buttons. You could have ejection seat as an option, or better, label it as erection seat and put it on the button near passenger seat - see what he / she has to say?
