16 E63 Canadian warranty
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16 E63 Canadian warranty
Hi,
Not quite sure where to post this, but I'm looking at getting a '16 E63. I have discovered the car was originally sold in Canada, and has now been imported to the US for sale. I've been getting conflicting information regarding the warranty. Some people have told me the warranty will transfer over, and some say that it won't because it was Canadian. Anyone have any experience in this?
Thanks!
Not quite sure where to post this, but I'm looking at getting a '16 E63. I have discovered the car was originally sold in Canada, and has now been imported to the US for sale. I've been getting conflicting information regarding the warranty. Some people have told me the warranty will transfer over, and some say that it won't because it was Canadian. Anyone have any experience in this?
Thanks!
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Yeah I already did. They are one of the sources that can't give a straight answer. No one can. The first person I talked to there said it would be transferred. Then the next person said it wouldn't. MB Canada said it wouldn't either. A dealer here in Houston said it would, but a dealer in Washington said it wouldnt lol. One said that it would transfer if it was a Canadian citizen traveling here, but if it was imported and sold here, it would not. But then MBUSA went on and said that it could be imported and sold and have the warranty transfer as long as it met US specs.
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It's a North American warranty.
But,
the dealers in the USA often make it a PITA to deal with them. My car is Canadian and I got fed up when in the USA once and ended up taking the car back to Canada to fix. The US dealer made me pay a diagnostics fee to even look at it - my home dealer said "Just pay it we will cover it don't worry" so I did.
Annoying.
But,
the dealers in the USA often make it a PITA to deal with them. My car is Canadian and I got fed up when in the USA once and ended up taking the car back to Canada to fix. The US dealer made me pay a diagnostics fee to even look at it - my home dealer said "Just pay it we will cover it don't worry" so I did.
Annoying.
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When researching a similar option, I found that while there may be some part of the warranty intact, recalls or other nhtsa issues for USA may not apply to or be covered for Canadian vehicles. That in itself killed that option for me. That value is a long term proposition and dependent on the buyer and proposed length of ownership.
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I looked at a few Canadian E63’s and when calling my local dealers inquiring on warranty, one of the three said they would need $ up front for the diag and if MB covered it they wouldn’t charge me. The other two simply said, no problem, the car has a North American warranty and is good at any dealer in the USA or Canada until it expires. I am sure it would say in the owners manual as well.
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Hi guys, sorry to bring up an old thread but did anyone get any clarification on this topic? I’m looking to purchase an E63 (W213) that is from Washington state but originated in Canada. It still has a couple months of the factory warranty remaining. My question is did your dealers honor the factory warranty when it came time?
Also, any downsides besides the warranty to buying a Canadian spec E63?
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Also, any downsides besides the warranty to buying a Canadian spec E63?
Thanks!
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Hi guys, sorry to bring up an old thread but did anyone get any clarification on this topic? I’m looking to purchase an E63 (W213) that is from Washington state but originated in Canada. It still has a couple months of the factory warranty remaining. My question is did your dealers honor the factory warranty when it came time?
Also, any downsides besides the warranty to buying a Canadian spec E63?
Thanks!
Also, any downsides besides the warranty to buying a Canadian spec E63?
Thanks!
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Hey, I ended up not buying it because I couldn't get a straight answer from anyone at Mercedes. I wasn't willing to take the risk, especially if it was that difficult to answer such a simple question. I talked to multiple dealerships, multiple people at corporate, and I was told something different by everyone.
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I don't know if this makes sense or if possible but if anything come over here to get your vehicle repaired (and find somewhere to visit for vacation while you are here) (I am just not sure if the Canadian warranty is still valid after the seller imported the vehicle)
If you do want to proceed in getting a Canadian vehicle that was imported into the States, you could look at third party warranty options : https://mbworld.org/forums/extended-...scussions-191/
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Not really a downside but you need to get used to metric (for the temperature on the dashboard) I don't recall being able to change it but I love to be wrong in this regard.
I don't know if this makes sense or if possible but if anything come over here to get your vehicle repaired (and find somewhere to visit for vacation while you are here) (I am just not sure if the Canadian warranty is still valid after the seller imported the vehicle)
If you do want to proceed in getting a Canadian vehicle that was imported into the States, you could look at third party warranty options : https://mbworld.org/forums/extended-...scussions-191/
I don't know if this makes sense or if possible but if anything come over here to get your vehicle repaired (and find somewhere to visit for vacation while you are here) (I am just not sure if the Canadian warranty is still valid after the seller imported the vehicle)
If you do want to proceed in getting a Canadian vehicle that was imported into the States, you could look at third party warranty options : https://mbworld.org/forums/extended-...scussions-191/
Great advice! I double checked and the temps and other measurements can be changed to Fahrenheit and miles which is very important to me. Thank goodness for digital displays! But yes I think if I move forward then I’ll have to go 3rd party for a warranty. Not ideal but better than nothing.
On another note I was reviewing the Vin decoder and it seems that Canadian vehicles have a different type of air conditioning compared to American cars? Does anyone know about that?
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Great advice! I double checked and the temps and other measurements can be changed to Fahrenheit and miles which is very important to me. Thank goodness for digital displays! But yes I think if I move forward then I’ll have to go 3rd party for a warranty. Not ideal but better than nothing.
On another note I was reviewing the Vin decoder and it seems that Canadian vehicles have a different type of air conditioning compared to American cars? Does anyone know about that?
On another note I was reviewing the Vin decoder and it seems that Canadian vehicles have a different type of air conditioning compared to American cars? Does anyone know about that?
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919 -Aircon cooling power package
US - YES
Canada - No
824 - Air conditioning scopes for cold countries
US - No
Canada - Yes
670 Residual Engine Heat utilization
us -No
canada - Yes
546 Automatic speed control
US- Yes
Canada - No
367 Live traffic capability
US - Yes
Canada - None
897 - Wireless Telephone charging FRT
US- Yes
Canada - No
Any insight into these differences?
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These are the differences I’ve noted looking at the Vin decoder
919 -Aircon cooling power package
US - YES
Canada - No
824 - Air conditioning scopes for cold countries
US - No
Canada - Yes
670 Residual Engine Heat utilization
us -No
canada - Yes
546 Automatic speed control
US- Yes
Canada - No
367 Live traffic capability
US - Yes
Canada - None
897 - Wireless Telephone charging FRT
US- Yes
Canada - No
Any insight into these differences?
919 -Aircon cooling power package
US - YES
Canada - No
824 - Air conditioning scopes for cold countries
US - No
Canada - Yes
670 Residual Engine Heat utilization
us -No
canada - Yes
546 Automatic speed control
US- Yes
Canada - No
367 Live traffic capability
US - Yes
Canada - None
897 - Wireless Telephone charging FRT
US- Yes
Canada - No
Any insight into these differences?
Code 824 is basically the reverse, I doubt temperatures in the States can get as low as most Canadian provinces... I guess if you don't live in Montana it wouldn't be an issue.
Code 670 I thought all Mercedes cars in North America have that feature standard, guess not. I would believe this is the same (Rest) feature located where the AC button is. If that is the case, then I don't think you need that. That feature is basically to keep the cabin warm with the remaining engine heat during winter while there is still warmth left from the engine.
Code 546 not quite sure, but probably because every state have their own set of laws so it makes it hard for MB to utilize this speed control feature while complying with every state so they disabled it.
Code 367 is probably because live traffic is provided by sirusXM in Canada, I am not sure but I think MBUSA cars' live traffic is provided by MBUSA themselves or through partnership with AT&T and TMobile, but I wouldn't stress on this one especially how Google Maps and Waze are so much better.
Code 897 also not sure, but wireless charging just heats up the battery degrading it faster and it charges slowly anyways, I enjoy using wired charging instead.
