warranty check at 4000 miles
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2006 CLS 500(sold), 2005 C230K, 2005 E 320,
warranty check at 4000 miles
I put my S550 in for service regarding the intial startup smoke that comes out of the exhaust. My worry was not the smoke, but the very large quantity of it. I described it as if a 18 wheeler's exhaust pipes pumped out diesel smoke at startup.
They tested the sensors and "hooked up the car onto the computers", and found nothing unusual. Everything was normal. All 4 exhaust sensors were working fine. No oil or any fluid leakage. They said the smoke is normal during condensation, but they found it odd on the quantity I was talking about. They had no actual thresholds to determine what amount of smoke is normal.
I had no other issues. But I'm going to keep a disposable camera in the car, and the next time it happens, I'll run out and snap a picture.
Thanks to all for the advice on the last post I had on this issue.
P.S
on the way home from the dealer, last night, it poured on I-95. I was doing 90-95mph, smooth as a whistle. The car and its tires just pushed all that water on the road aside. No feeling of hydroplaning at all, considering the amount of rain.
They tested the sensors and "hooked up the car onto the computers", and found nothing unusual. Everything was normal. All 4 exhaust sensors were working fine. No oil or any fluid leakage. They said the smoke is normal during condensation, but they found it odd on the quantity I was talking about. They had no actual thresholds to determine what amount of smoke is normal.
I had no other issues. But I'm going to keep a disposable camera in the car, and the next time it happens, I'll run out and snap a picture.
Thanks to all for the advice on the last post I had on this issue.
P.S
on the way home from the dealer, last night, it poured on I-95. I was doing 90-95mph, smooth as a whistle. The car and its tires just pushed all that water on the road aside. No feeling of hydroplaning at all, considering the amount of rain.
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Originally Posted by jsloan01
f the disposable camera- get digital
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Originally Posted by abh11570
yeh, the new disposable digital camera's that can be found in Walgreens or drugstore.
good luck getting your car fixed
