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    Wanted.... Cup holder S 211

    I have one here...still boxed! £25 incl postage OK? Let me know - either here or PM. Regards
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    W204 coupe COMAND system Video function?????

    Load a DVD into the slot! The head unit should switch itself to video automatically.
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    Sat Nav Disc

    A couple of weeks back, I inadvertently bought the incorrect update DVD's for my W212 :doh:. The ones I have are for the Audio 50 APS H/U (2014/2015)......part no. A212 827 91 59. The ones I need are for the Comand APS H/U. It seems like that getting the correct update disks is a bit of a...
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    Who can I go to in Essex/Suffolk for work on my Mercedes w126

    I'll second that :thumb: I have been using him for the past couple of years. In fact, I spoke to him earlier this afternoon to book my E250 for an 'A' service in a couple of weeks time. Excellent, very knowledgeable, and amiable person and charges extremely reasonable rates. Also...
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    Torque Converter R-class w251

    Hold your breath very tightly.........and your wallet even tighter :eek:
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    Which map version do I have in NTG4?

    Thanks Carl. There is nothing in that menu that refers to the version #. The last entry in that list is "save off-road route". The car is one of the last pre-facelift ones, therefore I may have different Comand hardware to what you have. I would have assumed all NTG4 units would have...
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    Which map version do I have in NTG4?

    Evening All I have recently part-exxed my trusty old W211 E Class for a 2011 MY W212 E250 CDi Sport. Lovely car, brimming with around £10k of options :bannana: One question so far.....how do I tell which software mapping version I have in the factory-fitted Comand? Nothing in the...
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    2002 w211 E320cdi cold gearbox problem

    Jim I have just thought of another potential issue (hopefully not scaremongering you though. Some pre-2005 W211's were fitted with a Valeo radiator which could potentially cause issues with coolant ending up in the transmission! There are several links concerning this on these pages -...
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    2002 w211 E320cdi cold gearbox problem

    These boxes have a 'Standard' (S) and 'Comfort' (C) mode but they also have 'Tiptronic' - effectively a manual way of shifting down and holding in the lowest gear possible. Standard mode uses all gears, Winter mode pulls away in 2nd gear and the transmission ECU changes up at lower...
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    2002 w211 E320cdi cold gearbox problem

    Hi Jim I can't say I have only noticed it in 2nd and 3rd. The initial shift from 1 to 2 is sometimes extremely jerky, then it seems to shift up very quickly - sometimes going into 4th or top at around 30mph (around 1100rpm in top). There's a guy in the U.S. called Kent of Mercedessource...
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    2002 w211 E320cdi cold gearbox problem

    Hi Jim What's the mileage? Have you noticed your rev counter fluctuating slightly when the problem occurs? The reason I ask is that I have a late 2005 E320 (I6) with the same 5 speed box, and I have had exactly the same symptoms as you for around the past 2-3 years (started with...
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    car won't start

    If this feature is available on your 2003MY, I think it will be the same as mine (2006), i.e. the battery voltage menu can only be initially accessed whilst the ignition is position 1. However as mentioned in my previous post, once activated the car then be started and the readout stays on for...
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    car won't start

    I'm not sure if 2003 W211's had this facility - certainly 2004 onwards did - however worth a try: To check the battery voltage........... a) Turn ignition key to position '1' b) Press the menu selection button (left hand edge of steering wheel) until you have the basic display shown...
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    Whirring noise from front tyre - advice ??

    Yes - I had a track rod arm replaced back in December however I was reluctant to get the tracking done at the time as I has already ordered the new tyres and booked it in for 31st January (the tracking was done the following day). The attached print-out is what was presented to me when I...
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    Whirring noise from front tyre - advice ??

    My E Class started to develop a kind of 'whirring' noise from the front near side wheel a couple of weeks back. I thought it may have been a bearing. It also started to pull to the left quite badly. Coincidentally it had previously been booked in for a new set of tyres a few days after this...
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