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Old May 1, 2025 | 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by MBNUT1
What components are unique to the W222?
Distronic sensors and cameras, air suspension (that alone), all the sensors and cameras, seat massagers and active seat bolsters, expensive audio amps etc, a lot of things that can go wrong with age.
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Old May 2, 2025 | 04:57 AM
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Distronic sensors and cameras, air suspension (that alone), all the sensors and cameras, seat massagers and active seat bolsters, expensive audio amps etc, a lot of things that can go wrong with age.
I want to say MBC, if optioned.
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Originally Posted by W205C43PFL
I want to say MBC, if optioned.
Another example, although 450s with that would be incredibly rare. 450s almost always are pretty basic without even the basic nappa leather upgrade. That alone would keep me out of a 450.
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Old May 2, 2025 | 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by SW20S
Another example, although 450s with that would be incredibly rare. 450s almost always are pretty basic without even the basic nappa leather upgrade. That alone would keep me out of a 450.
Super rare, forum member streamliner's SL 450 has it too and that I guess is super duper rare.
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Another example, although 450s with that would be incredibly rare. 450s almost always are pretty basic without even the basic nappa leather upgrade. That alone would keep me out of a 450.
Basic is a plus in my book, though I agree that the Nappa leather is desirable upgrade.

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Having had a pretty basic S560 and now a much higher optioned S580, honestly the only upgrade I wish my S560 had was exclusive nappa with the suede headliner. Even just the suede headliner. Power rear seats and 3D gauge clusters and all of that honestly I don't even think about.

My S560 would have perfectly optioned IMO if it had a suede headliner.
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Old May 2, 2025 | 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by MBNUT1
Basic is a plus in my book, though I agree that the Nappa leather is desirable upgrade.
I guess if electronics basic means less to break?
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Trenton, didn't you say on another thread that there is an extended warranty for thermostat replacement? I thought you said that Fletcher Jones is aware and takes car of this under an extended warranty from Mercedes-Benz. Or was I mistaken?
Found this: https://www.reddit.com/r/AMG/comment...ion/?rdt=51532
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Originally Posted by carlosinseattle
Trenton, didn't you say on another thread that there is an extended warranty for thermostat replacement? I thought you said that Fletcher Jones is aware and takes car of this under an extended warranty from Mercedes-Benz. Or was I mistaken?
Covered under our extended warranty coverage yes, but I think you're referring to the Spark Plug warranty by Mercedes-Benz we were talking about last week.

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Thanks for the link.
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I guess if electronics basic means less to break?
Yep.
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Looks like Mercedes views it as unacceptable. Good on them. That is consistent with the "Best on nothing".

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Thats great.

I have found MB to be pretty good. I just had my S580 in for a CEL that wound up being a purge valve sensor and they filled the gas tank up for me.
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There is a warranty extension for that problem from MB USA.
Meant to respond to this a while back, but forgot to. Thank you for sharing! I hadn't received the recall bulletin in the mail about this for some reason, but you are right, it is covered under a recall warranty extension. Thanks so much for letting me know on here!
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Gawd, hate to say it, but by the time you do all that stuff to change the thermostat you might as well go on and reseal the valve covers while you're at it ...
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Originally Posted by xabo
Also found this from this year
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Covered under our extended warranty coverage yes, but I think you're referring to the Spark Plug warranty by Mercedes-Benz we were talking about last week.

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I wonder why model year 2018 isn't covered, especially for S63's and S560 from that year that share that same motor.
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Because it is linked to a specific batch of thermostats, problem did not exist at introducion of engine.
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