Gorgeous. Best of luck. Chestnut Brown interior looks a few shades darker in person.

 

Definitely changes depending on lighting. Almost looks tan in full sunlight.

 

There is a button on the console to raise the vehicle.

 

Where? There is a favorite button that takes you to the screen that had the raising button.

I don’t see a specific button on the dash.

 

Looks like its been moved, now beside by the touch pad:

Ivan MacKenzie.

 

[QUOTE=imack;8255572]Looks like its been moved, now beside by the touch pad:

It’s not there. I just looked. There is a suspension button (picture of shocks) - which may raise the car on comfort - but - I’m not sure.

Looks to me like you have to press * on the dash which brings up settings which has the raise/lower feature.

 

This is correct; there is no dedicated hard button for the raising feature.

 

That's what I get for reading the manual! The supplemental AMG manual shows that the only way to get to raise the car is through the MBUX quick settings. I use the vehicle raise feature to avoid scraping on my driveway transition. Does anyone know if this can be assigned to one of the two steering wheel buttons?

 

I don’t know if it can be assigned - but - it’s easy to get to through MBUX. Press * on the console and it takes you to settings. It’s right there.

My initial reaction to tech on the car is that it is way too much. Some standard buttons would be helpful. Maybe I will change my mind in time.

 

Thanks. I won't be able to play in person until next week. The car is still on the boat in Baltimore. It gets unloaded in Brunswick on Jan 28. You are fortunate that your wagon caught an earlier ship.

 

After the first few days, I settled on my initial (break in phase) configuration and have since had no reason to change those settings. There are dedicated buttons for the most commonly-used features (phone, nav, radio, and favorites), as well as all the HVAC controls and most of the driving-related stuff. MBUX controls can be readily accessed in a variety of ways, including the steering wheel interface, central touchpad, touchscreen, and voice control.

It’s a very comprehensive, well-designed system; at this point, I wouldn’t change a thing.

 

Great choice in cars! I am lovin' that rear diffuser and the proper quad tips... So well balanced.
On an aside, I like the barn doors you have. I'm about to swap my 90-yr old swing doors off my garage. Snow removal is a PIA with north-facing doors.
Be well.

 

Doesn’t “Hey Mercedes “ voice command work for raising the car?

 

Hopefully, as well as the lane keep assist and steering assist functions. I turn those on/off quite a bit (highway only). Would so much rather just hit the button though...oh well.

 

Snow removal is a PIA with north-facing doors.


Try living in New Hampshire if you want to deal with snow

 

I don’t know - have not tried it. I will say “Hey Mercedes” works very well - everything I’ve asked it it’s been able to do.

 

Thanks for sharing pics - nice to see the nut brown color in pics, not on the configurator. Do you mind sharing your build sheet and also what you paid? A lot of us are interested to know what these are actually going for out the door. Thanks
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Deals can be had if you find the right dealer. I did not pay sticker.

 

Congrats OP.

I almost picked up something similar, but with the sport seats you don’t see that often on α wagon, but couldn’t sell it to my wife on the nut brown interior which i personally think is beautiful.

 

Love the sport seats. Not available in the US any more.

 

Congrats on the new wagon! Looks great. I am on my third E63s with my 2018. I am waiting on the build slot for the '21, dealer is trying to swap around. Do you have any thoughts on the ride quality for the '21? I keep reading how there are new suspension bushings for '21 in an effort to improve ride quality. I think you had a prior model as well. Would love to hear your comparison comments between the ride quality of the two?

 

Congrats man, enjoy!

 

Ride quality is very good - big improvement over my 2014. Comfort to Sports + is night and day. It’s great. Very happy with it.