CynCarvin32

The 2005 cars have a 200 mph speedo and a new mesh vent over the center vents while the old car had a 160 mph speedo and a plastic slat style vent on the upper dash.

Just some info for fun...

akbro93704

also, a redline indicator was added to the tach...

IluvS500

sounds like MB is doing something right, even though its just minor still cool.

CynCarvin32

Good point. I did take issue with my c32 for it still had the C320's 6k redline when the motor had an raised redline at 6,220 RPM. I never did understand why the my E55 has no Redline at 6500 RPM. My E500 has a 6k redline but but AMG chose to take the redline off instead of making it higher. Not sure why but oh well.

It just looks better with the red hash marks. Small things that make a big difference!

MB Fanatic

Will we be able to retrofit this onto our existing clusters, or do we have to get new cluster? sure would love to have a redline, just adds that sense of sportiness IMHO.

norb

The 05's are out already? Damn that's early.

CynCarvin32

It is early for the 2005's but they have been out for abouy 2 weeks I think. Saw my first E55 2005 in person yesterday and it is not much different. Also saw a 2005 C55 and the 2005 CL65 (talk about added mark up...WOW).

CynCarvin32

It would be an easy upgrade being that it is simply a plug and play item. Trouble is the cost. A new cluster is in excess of 1k I would guess and it has to be matched to the miles on the car etc. I am not sure I would invest that much money for a 200 mph speedo and a few red hash marks! But yes it does look better. The font on the Speedo is more like the normal E500 sport and IMHO that font is a tad easier to read.

Little things but still changes none the less.

ima55r2

There is supposed to be a form filled out by the shop stating the mileage at the time of switchout and the new speedo starts at zero.

awiner

Your right, with a new speedo cluster, you need to program the current mileage into it. I'm not sure you can even do that rhough DAS. I think you need to order it from MBUSA and then they code the mileage into the cluster.

Upon installation, the cluster then needs to be coded to match with the EIS via DAS.

scorchie

The procedure to follow is in DAS, and it varies by model. But I believe with the W211, the DAS will notice a new cluster installed and ask if the mileage should be copied to the new cluster. Then it does it and you're through.

-s-

t-bone

I knew scorchie would be giving a more definitive answer.

ATS

..and if you pick no..??

awiner

Then you got problems.

I don't think the car will start without the cluster and EIS agreeing.

E55 POWER

Anybody has a part number???

Thanks,
Manuel

stephens

It asks you to manuaalyenter the mileage.
This is how you can "wind back" the odometer reading on the car. I was recently offered, but declined this service.

RedBaron

What's the point of having a redline when the computer won't let you go beyond redline anyway???

scorchie

To let you know when you're approaching redline. Because if you pass it, it really slows you down.

Computer usually lets you go a couple hundred RPM beyond redline.

-s-

Kar don

the 2005 cars must have the M mode (full manual control), then I could see a use for a redline mark. Otherwise it doesn't really matter, the auto trans/computer controls where the engine revs are.

t-bone

2004 cars have the M mode too.