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    Mercedes me app not connecting

    Recently started getting "vehicle unlocked" messages, when either I can actually see it's locked or even more weird, while I am actually driving! I've raised an issue with Mercedes Me support and over the last 2 weeks, and provided time/date stamped screen shots etc but they don't seem to be...
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    User Guide PDF (UK versions)

    HI If it's any help, I downloaded the MB "My Guides" app on my iPhone. From there you can then choose the relevant model variant and download the specific guide. Looks like its available via Google Play as well.
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    Examples of silly, stupid or selfish behaviour in the current environment..

    A retired friend of mine in Bideford, North Devon, has gone back to work temporarily at the Tesco shop she used to work in. Down there, the police were stopping cars the day following the "lock down" restrictions were announced. On her way home from work for lunch the other day (she doesn't...
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    No servicing available - what's the position with warranty ????

    My E220 is due its first service in May and has only done 5700 miles, so I am not too bothered about Lookers Mercedes at Canterbury being closed until further notice. The info posted above about servicing is reassuring but I am surprised at the total lack of information (reassuring or otherwise)...
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    W205 - chattering wiper blades?

    I don't know if this still applies, given the modern design of blades, arms etc, but way back when, juddering was often an issue. Advice then was to stop the arms mid sweep (a simple operation in those days:)), remove the blades and check that the tip of each arm was flat against the windscreen...
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    Help - Window won't stay up S213

    Same here with all the blooming rain we've had lately!:(
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    Help - Window won't stay up S213

    Hi nickpb I'll make a mental note in case I encounter the same problem. Great taste, by the way.:) Phil
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    Main dealer servicing “technicians”

    Not a new phenomenon either - many moons ago, after my nearly new 2nd gen Cavalier had been in for a service (old git alert), I checked the oil level the next morning. I found that it was about an inch ABOVE the max on the dipstick (and yes, it was on flat ground). So off I went back to the...
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    Econ Mode.

    Referring back to my earlier posts about the faults with the stop/start system on my S205 (C250 Bluetec)- it's interesting to note that after I purchased the car in June 2016 (it was 18 months old - low mileage), I noticed that once the really cold weather arrived, the stop/start - err...
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    Econ Mode.

    About time for another update: At the time of the last problem (September), it was again fixed under the MB Tier 1 warranty. I asked if it was the same thing as back in May and was told it was something different (no explanation as to what but I was in a hurry). I did ring up to ask for a copy...
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    Induction hobs

    Both of my son's have induction hobs (Neff) one of which was installed by the kitchen fitter (over a cutlery drawer) and one I did (over an oven). The only trouble they've had in around 5 years is when their respective wives managed to drop something on the hob, shattering the glass surface!:(...
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    Econ Mode.

    Update to post #3 Fast forward to last Friday and I got a red "Auxiliary Battery Malfunction" message, which then turned to a white message. Everything works okay, including the stop/start, but message hasn't gone away. Rang dealer and it's got to go in for a check on Monday. Reading various...
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    Econ Mode.

    Hi I have a Dec 2014 C250 BlueTec AMG line estate (S205) and noticed that as the weather warmed up, the stop/start was hardly going green, in any mode (assumed that with predominantly short runs, cold temps etc during winter, this was normal). When the car went in for the steering column earth...
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    Should I have a TIREFIT kit?

    My Dec 2014 S205 (C250 Bluetec AMG Line) has 18 inch run-flats. At the beginning of the year, I had 4 new tyres and enquired about the option to go with non run-flats. I was advised that I would need to notify my insurer (modification to standard factory spec) plus steering geometry/suspension...
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    MB Alloys Refurbishment

    I have just gone through a sorry saga getting my diamond cut alloy refurbed. When I purchased my car 2 years ago (18 months old - 11k miles) I took out a wheel and tyre policy as it was my first car with diamond cut alloys and run-flat tyres. A few months later, I dinked the nsr alloy and the...
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    C220 Bluetec Sport Premium (2015) - Rogue fuel filler flap

    Had a problem with my Dec 2014 C250 (S205). It was difficult to press in to release the catch and looked slightly misaligned. Got it resolved under warranty - think they changed the whole assembly (except for the actual flap) as afterwards, I noticed they hadn't replaced the tyre information...
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    E43 stop start

    Recently had this issue on my C250 (S205) which is 3.5 years old with 22k miles. First car with stop/start so assumed that this function not working during cold winters was normal (short local journeys, everything on etc). After my second winter with the car, the stop/start rarely came on, even...
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    Driving licence expiry

    Similar to me - same address for 34 years and just over 2.5 years until I get old!:D A police chappie once asked to see my licence (not long after the introduction of the "new ones") and looking at the old-style paper version, remarked, "it doesn't look a bit like you", to which I replied...
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    Extended Warranty

    Just an update: Just before the 3 year warranty was up, I had the 3 year service done and mentioned that the stop/start did not appear to be working. They checked it out and said that as I did a majority of local mileage, plus cold weather (end of November), it would only come on if I was doing...
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    Air Bag Deployment - Recall

    Had my initial letter around late November, about the airbag/steering column earthing on my late 2014 C250 Blutec (S205). I got the follow-up letter recently and it was done while I waited last week.
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