My 2012 SLK350 has 2600 miles on it now and is 5 months old. The only issue I have experienced is a poor performing center dash speaker when playing audio books. It is such a minor thing that I have not taken it into the dealer for repair yet. Will wait until the scheduled maintenance visit.

As for overall MB quality. My 2011 E550 has 14,000 miles with no issues whatsoever. The 2008 S550 that I had for over two years never had an issue nor did my 2005 CLK500 Cabriolet (except for a very minor seeping valve cover gasket that the dealer discovered during scheduled maintenance and replaced under warranty).

 

Yippee some good news tales at last!!

 

Congratulations on the 2012 SLK purchase. Love it and enjoy it, so happy for you.

I am so happy with the E320 that my son just got and so grateful too.

 

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Four major smart systems integration,

Four pleasant driving experience!


<1>3D Navigation: not afraid of getting lost,

easy drive music journey!

<2>Safe driving: car more intelligent, safe and

secure!

<3>Entertainment journey: music **** navigation,

travel on the road more enjoyable!

<4>To facilitate the manipulation: the road not panic,

driving more calmly.



Features:

(1)7" LCD high resolution touch screen (2) iPod and MP3 compatibility

(3)Bluetooth hands-free with A2DP (4) Support steering wheel control

(5)Integrated navigation system (6) Built-in TMC function

(7)European special interface (EU-GUI) (8)Dual Zone function

(9)DVB-T Digital TV with MPEG2 & MPEG4 (10)USB and SD card port

(11)Rear camera, parking sensor (12)Tire Pressure Monitoring System

Hi-Res Touch Screen









Touch your Pino intelligent navigation system: take control of its featuresvia high

quality full touch screen. You can easily access all of the functions without pushing

buttons or adjusting knobs.The display itself is a masterpiece providing You with

outstanding quality in a resolution nearly two times as high as any previous

multimedia devices. If you want hard data here they are: 800x480 native resolution,

16 million colors, diagonal up to 8 inches.One click brightness control ensures that

youare always comfortable and safe in your car. The maximum brightness.setting

defeatseven the direct sunlight, the dimmed brightness setting makes sure you can

maintain your night vision during use, and the screen can be switched off altogether

if desired.

Original Fit









The Pino intelligent navigation system unit smoothly, unobtrusively fits into your

car's original dashboard design.There is no cutting, no splicing, absolutely no

modification just a true Plug & Play experience! Our Pino intelligent navigation

system units match the original equipment manufacturer's (OEM) dashboard

size, curvature, colour, design and even the colourof backlighting perfectly. The

OEM look is also not compromised at all.Let's see the things you do NOT

need for the installation process: adapter cables, additional frame for integration

, special tools.The Pino intelligent navigation system unit retains all the factory

functions of your car's on board computer, and allows you to control its features

and view its messages via the unit's own interface.

Powerful processor

The main chip with the world's top dedicated on board processor, embodies the

perfect speed; dedicated DVD servo decoder, super error correction for the whole

audio / video decoding capabilities; navigation module GPS navigation processor

currently on the market's most popular, you can quickly retrieve the owners want.

Radio with RDS









The built in radio unit provides 24 FM/AM station presets, equalizer display, and RDS.

Where available it can show you station's ID or name, the traffic information broadcast

via RDS, and various other functions such as PS, PTY, TA, TP and AF.

TPMS









Feel safe with the Tire Pressure Monitoring System of your Pino intelligent

navigation system unit.The TPMS is a safety system for monitoring the tire's air

pressure and temperature. The external tire air pressure sensors are connected

wireless to your unit.Fixed at the inflating valve of the vacuum tire inside the outsole,

the external air pressure sensors is used to monitor the air pressure and

temperature inside the tire,and then send out these information through radiowave.

Practically theft proof due to the installation method.You can read the accurate

data of each tire's air pressure and temperature parameters showed on the

screen. The unit alerts you if any sudden change takes place.

iPod Support



Do you like your iPod? Now you are to like your Pino intelligent navigation system

as well because of the full iPod Supporteature, which literally means: what your

iPod knows - your Pino intelligent navigation system knows too. Just connect your

iPod to your Pino intelligent navigation system and feel special.Wait! You have an

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navigation system and feel truly special!

Navigation



Pino intelligent navigation system brings the latest navigation technology into your

multimedia unit. The high quality electronic components and parts ensure the

experience of First Class navigation.Your Pino intelligent navigation system comes

with an awardwinning highly acclaimed navigational software solution

Full European map pack plus updates, superfast 3D representation, extremely

straightforward multilingual interface, highly detailed building and POI database

makes it easy to find your way in the world.The unit is capable of dual mode

operation, which means that you can listen to the radio, or your iPod while the

navigation software runs on the display - simultaneously. Or your passengers can

view a digital TV channel while you are listening to the navigation software's

navigational instructions.

Hands-Free Car Kit



Pino intelligent navigation system provides safe and legal use of your mobile

phone via Bluetooth technology. Play music or answer calls with ease - the

wireless experience was never as convenient as with your Pino intelligent

navigation system's user friendly interface.Pino intelligent navigation system

comes with an external microphone with automatic noise reduction and uses

the car's audio system thus providing perfect audio quality.When you first pair

your mobile phone to your Pino intelligent navigation system unit it becomes

stored. From that time you just sit in yourcar and the connection builds up

automatically without prompting you to take any action. Pair - then forget about

it...You can use your connected mobile device as a multimedia center - via the

Bluetooth connection you can easily listen to your phone's music collection.

Multimedia Playback



Our Pino intelligent navigation system Multimedia unit is truly multimedia -

it handles the main media formats perfectly such as mpeg, mpeg2, mpeg4,

both DivX and Xvid avi (all of them with subtitles), Video DVD, Audio CD, mp3,

wma, and jpg.The available media and ports are CD, DVD, USB 2.0, SD, microSD,

iPod, iPhone, or any Bluetooth-capable mobile device.

Digital Mobile TV

Can install mobile digital TV receiver box , while driving while watching digital TV

programs; using the most advanced digital TV decoder chip, the car speeds up to 120

km / could be clearly watch digital TV programs ; digital TV network has covered more

than 320 prefecture-level city,receive convenient.

Steering Wheel Control



Because of the Pino intelligent navigation system's plug & play nature, and

the original fit feature - which is both aboutdesign and technology - makes the

unit compatible with your car's CAN-bus system.What does this mean? All of

the steering wheel control buttons and knobs work perfectly after the installation

of your Pino intelligent navigation system. You can us them to control all the

factory functions plus it lets you handle the functions of the Pino intelligent

navigation system's functions as well. Compatibility above all.

CD Changer



The Pino intelligent navigation system unit has been designed to retain the factory

functions of your car includingthe CD Changer (CDC) in the rear of your car. You can

access the controls of the CDC via the Pino intelligent navigation system's own

interface using the touch screen.

A perfect match for the CAN system

Automotive CAN bus automotive original car features, the control of the car of the

functional unit; the Huayang navigation and the original vehicle CAN bus perfect match,

 

Hello artguy1961,

Since I posted a bunch of cranky complaints about my 2012SLK in autumn the beast has been working beautifully. But a lot of trips back to the service center had to be made--a new torque converter fixed the stalling and shaking problem, the back of the dash and consoles--everything--lined with felt, or so I was told, got rid of all the clicking and cracking that was going on, a side mirror had to be replaced because it was squeaking when closing (which it still intermittently does), but really my only complaint these days concerns the crazy low speed limits in and around Vancouver--just got my second speeding ticket since October!

Good luck!

 

Me too, I just bought my SLK 350! Got it last Thursday. Arctic White, Sahara Beige Leather, P1, Sport, Comand Launch Package!! Almost fully loaded. I skipped Magic Sky. If I want more light, I can put down the top. I think the roadster already has plenty of glass/light.

 

I would like to report that my 2012 SLK55 has been running flawlessly for 2,500 miles. Seems to be very well made IMO.