Hi everyone,
My S 350 L is VIN WDD2211561A001637. I assume it's pretty early, but could it be a demo car ? First registration was in september 2005.

 

Release date: 2005-07-14
Delivery date: 2005-08-25
So yeah, pretty early.
Wouldn't expect it to be a demo car though, they usually have loads of options.

 

very early - they pretend they didn't come out till 2006 - but it is a 2005 developed vehicle - and then they didn't release to USA till 2007

FIN WDD2211561A001637
Model S 350
Engine 272965 30 128940
Transmission 722906 00 256916
Order Number 0 5 531 18010
Order Location FRANCE
Production Number 5001710
Interior LEATHER/NAPPA/SEMI-ANILINE - BLACK/ANTHRACITE (801A)
Paint 1 OBSIDIAN BLACK (197U)
Release Date 2005-07-14
Delivery Date 2005-08-25
Code Description
02N STEUERCODE WERK SINDELFINGEN/GRAZ
107 CONTROL CODE MARKETING
141 MEASURE PACKAGE 2
197U OBSIDIAN BLACK
207B OWNERS MANUAL AND SERVICE RECORD - FRENCH
220 PARKTRONIC SYSTEM (PTS)
222B INFO PLATE COOLANT/REFUELING - FRENCH
223 REAR BACK REST ADJUSTMENT AND HEAD RESTRAINTS, ELE
249 INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR MIRROR,AUTOMATICALLY DIMMING
250B MOBILO LIFE/EUROPE SERVICE PACKAGE
261B AIRBAGLABEL - FRENCH/ENGLISH
275 MEMORY PACKAGE (DRIVER SEAT, STRG. COL., MIRROR)
276 MEMORY REAR SEAT
388 PHONE MOBILE, MTUS-SYSTEM
401 FRONT SEAT CLIMATE CONTROL
414 ELECTRIC TILT/SLIDE SUNROOF IN GLASS VERSION
427 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 7-SPEED
436 COMFORT HEADREST DRIVER AND FRONTPASSENGER
437 COMFORT HEADREST REAR
477 TIRE PRESSURE LOSS WARNER
524 VEHICLE PROTECTIVE COVER (FULL BODY COVER)
527 COMAND DVD APS WITH NAVIGATION
531L FRANCE
540 ROLLER BLIND, ELECTRIC, FOR REAR WINDOW
551 BASIC ANTITHEFT ALARM SYSTEM (ATA)
581 AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL
5XXL EUROPE
731 TRIM PIECES - WOOD BURRED WALNUT VENEER
800A LEATHER/NAPPA/SEMI-ANILINE
801A LEATHER/NAPPA/SEMI-ANILINE - BLACK/ANTHRACITE
806 YEAR OF MODIFICATION
814 DVD CHANGER
872 REAR SEAT BENCH HEATING LEFT UND RIGHT
882 SENSOR SYSTEM AND ANTITHEFT ALARM SYSTEM
883 POWER CLOSING SYSTEM
889 KEYLESS - GO
910 DYNAMO WITH HIGHER CAPACITY (FFO)
983 COC PAPER EURO 4 TECHNOLOGY W/O REG. CERT. PART II
A21 SHIFT BY WIRE
A22 NEW CONVERTER GENERATION
A29 J - VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY VGS 1 (550 NM)
F221 SERIES 221
FV SEDAN ELONGATED
G906 TRANSMISSION CODE VERSION 06
GA AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HA REAR AXLE
K11 ADAPTIVE STOP LIGHT FLASHING
L LEFT-HAND STEERING
M272 V6-GASOLINE ENGINE M272
M35 DISPLACEMENT 3.5 LITER
R59 LA WHEEL 5-SPOKE DESIGN 21" WITH MIXED TIRES
U09 LEATHER-CLAD INST.PANEL + BELTLINE (ART. EMBOSSED)
U60 PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION - ACTIVE ENGINE HOOD
U72 DVD PLAYER WITH REGIONAL CODE 2, EUROPE, JAPAN
VL FRONT AXLE HALF, LEFT
VR FRONT AXLE HALF, RIGHT

Mercedes Benz VIN decoded at https://www.lastvin.com/vin/v8y0XEGGPmgEN5Br6

 

Thanks
That code, does it mean anything ? 107 CONTROL CODE MARKETING

 

just a thought does this 107 CONTROL CODE MARKETING mean it was a french road-test car (with special extras....) maybe try and find french car reviews....

in the UK, the vehicle License plate - aka Reg number, stays with the car - not with the Owner like a lot of strange European countries do it, so you can find the car easily if the photo in the magazine align

 

try and check thsi out...

mine...
14N STEUERCODE WERK SINDELFINGEN/GRAZ


yours...
02N STEUERCODE WERK SINDELFINGEN/GRAZ

 

The Mercedes-Benz W221 is a chassis code of the fifth generation S-Class, produced from August 2005 until June 2013. The W221 S-Class was unveiled at the 2005 Frankfurt Motor Show[4] as the successor of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W220) and the predecessor of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W222).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merced..._S-Class_(W221)

 

@BOTUS thanks a lot I'll try and check French reviews. The only issue is that pre-2009 each time you titled the car you got a new plate. I only have one old plate, but I'll try and check it out. I don't know what the factory code difference means.

 

I found a post of a chassis number of a high end one.... it seemed to go round the houses (see list)...

one bit was suggesting 35N meant it was a special order, but this car must have glad handed every building on the site...

09N STEUERCODE WERK SINDELFINGEN/GRAZ
23N STEUERCODE WERK SINDELFINGEN/GRAZ
25N STEUERCODE WERK SINDELFINGEN/GRAZ
29N STEUERCODE WERK SINDELFINGEN/GRAZ