My 2006 E55 AMG unfortunately didn't have the Window/Monroney sticker in it when I bought it. I'd like to print a new one out to keep in the glovebox and show to my passengers from time to time.
Does anyone know a good service to reprint those? I am willing to pay a reasonable fee to use that service if needed ($50 or less)
Thanks!
That's a cool idea. One of the rituals I do when I buy used cars is to try to compute the exact options and MSRP the car would have had. I can always get close but it would be cool to see it to the penny, with all of the options/features listed as someone would have seen it on the lot back in the day (or perhaps as a CPO).
There is a thread/ link on here somewhere that lets you put the VIN in and gives you a list of what the car came with.
No it’s not an exact window sticker but just a list of what the car has.
I've used a VIN lookup service before. However its not exactly what I'm looking for as its includes extra stuff that isn't on the window sticker and not necessary (like having turn signals on the mirrors)
However a google search on reprinting Window stickers showed that their is a service for that but I have to go through the Dealer.
I would like to avoid the dealership (aka the stealership) if possible.
Yeah I found that link and it does help show what the car has. It's harder to figure out what each option cost, or what option packages the car had.
Yeah and my car is fully loaded (Only missing Distronic, Rear side window sunshade and the Tire Pressure Monitoring System). It also has Designo Graphite Paint which is a couple thousand I believe.
However I can't get an exact MSRP for 2006 without the window sticker. I am guessing the Car was over $90,000 brand new.
I think I'm only missing Distronic, Nav, pano and heated steering wheel (Georgia car originally...oh well). And dynamic seats. Would be interested to see if I am missing anything else. The funny thing about these cars (which was pointed out by AMG Meister) is the list of options missing can be longer than the list of options that it has, even if it seems "fully loaded."
I think I'm only missing Distronic, Nav, pano and heated steering wheel (Georgia car originally...oh well). And dynamic seats. Would be interested to see if I am missing anything else. The funny thing about these cars (which was pointed out by AMG Meister) is the list of options missing can be longer than the list of options that it has, even if it seems "fully loaded."
I'm going off the video AMG Meister did on Youtube about the real options on the E55 AMG.
That said they didn't offer active curve illumination or solar panel roof for 2006 so I'm not counting them. I do have the Panoramic roof though.
Oh yeah. I don't have bi-xenon either. Ha. So many missing options. It was quite an annoyance while shopping for one. The Germans go nuts with a la carte stuff, and I can understand and appreciate the affluent buyer wanting to customize the car just so. The Japanese do the opposite. Totally locked down. American cars are somewhere in the middle and I personally prefer that model but I digress...
The MB data card is the full build sheet of the car. It is available through the MB - EPC (Electronic Parts Catalog). An online version is MBEPC.net - all you need is the VIN. For the costs for your car there is a web site that will detail the original MSRP and the cost of each option. I have used it in the past but don't remember it now so do a thorough search and find it. It does exist. Good luck.
Quote: This vehicle manufacturer must be manually or self-decoded.
We will show you what options were originally available on the vehicle.
In order to print a Monroney label, you must check packages or options manually by visually inspecting the vehicle.
We are currently working with this marque to get all factory option packages and equipment.
I mean there is this site: https://www.vindecoderz.com/ which gives me all the options. It says my car has bi-xenons and I don't. Or a previous owner deleted them and put regular HIDs in. Who knows. I was hoping to get a second opinion on that. My option plate also says 614 so maybe that's correct. Meh.
Missing quite a few options though I didn't see heated steering wheel in the list of available options. Was it not available in the E55? Also I think the site I linked just decoded my headlights wrong. I guess I would call this a lightly optioned car after all, although there are plenty that have fewer than this obviously. I also forgot about parktronic. Could use that...
honestly i'd rather have regular cruise. i'm sure it was great back in the 00's, but with all the other cars with some sort of radar cruise on the road today, it's constantly getting interfered with and switched off. it is great when it's working though
honestly i'd rather have regular cruise. i'm sure it was great back in the 00's, but with all the other cars with some sort of radar cruise on the road today, it's constantly getting interfered with and switched off. it is great when it's working though
THIS!!! I love and hate it. It irks me when it slows me down before I change lanes. With reg cruise it just goes and you can change lanes with no speed lost going around slower cars.
or if in convo or not paying super close attention and a car in front is going slower you end up going their speed until you realize you are going much slower than before 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
now in stop and go traffic in our GL it can full stop itself which is nice to just let it do more work.
THIS!!! I love and hate it. It irks me when it slows me down before I change lanes. With reg cruise it just goes and you can change lanes with no speed lost going around slower cars.
or if in convo or not paying super close attention and a car in front is going slower you end up going their speed until you realize you are going much slower than before 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
now in stop and go traffic in our GL it can full stop itself which is nice to just let it do more work.
hah absolutely. I've found myself accidentally following a slower driver for a couple miles because i didn't notice that the distronic had dropped me down 5mph. i guess that's a testament to how smoothly it works
honestly i'd rather have regular cruise. i'm sure it was great back in the 00's, but with all the other cars with some sort of radar cruise on the road today, it's constantly getting interfered with and switched off. it is great when it's working though
I have looked at adding Distronic but have seen similar comments from people that have and use it. So, is the problem with other cars that have radar cruise primarily in heavily traffic areas or even in areas with more typical highway traffic volume?
it definitely works better when there is less traffic. I've checked around on the forums and e55 fb groups and honestly have not found much info. i found the below on a german forum so it sounds like i may be sol but if anyone has any idea what parts could be going bad that causes this, please let me know
Distronic External Malfunction" as stated in the owner's manual and Distronic video - This warning message in the instrument cluster is not a
system malfunction. This warning message appears in the instrument cluster when external (environmental) Electro-magnetic waves in the area of
the Distronic vehicle, interfere with the radar sensors ability to "see" targets. As a safety measure, Distronic will deactivate until the interference is
gone (usually a few seconds). This is not a cause for parts replacement and will not store fault codes in the vehicles fault memory.
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