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May 2021 e53 pre facelift?

Old Dec 28, 2022 | 04:07 PM
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May 2021 e53 pre facelift?

I'm interested in a May 2021 e53 cabriolet premium plus but it looks like its pre facelift as it doesn't have the vertical lines on the grill and the headlights have 2 lines in them as opposed to the 1 top brow the current models have, but it has MBUX.

is there a definitive way to determine what spec a certain age of car should have? the Merc site shows me what current cars have & I see https://www.mercedes-benz.co.uk/pass...s/manuals.html but I don't see a way to see about the e53's.

any clues?
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Old Dec 31, 2022 | 01:38 PM
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Since you are looking at a mid production (pre to new face lifted model) I think the best way would be to find an MB VIN decoder. Then you could see all the options for the car you are looking at.

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Old Jan 7, 2023 | 10:29 AM
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thanks @Coopaloop!

the vin shows
531 COMAND Online
537 Digital radio
537L Great Britain and Northern Ireland
050 YoM 19/2
800 Model year 2020
there is no mention of MBUX,

putting in the vin on the Merc shop shows a bunch of stuff I can have for the car like the Excellence package comprising the remote package, navigation package and Guard 360 package, I can also get the entertainment package which mentions MBUX but not comand.

Frustrating awaiting delivery.
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