Recent content by easyonthegas

Thanks Slapdash - useful info By creating new contacts in Outlook then forwarding them as a group on an email to myself, I was able to transfer them as VCalender (.vcf) files onto a USB. Easy to import them once in the car from the telephone menu for contacts. As you state, be careful to check...

Would a gearbox ECU reset be worth doing? MB guidance "Switch ignition on, press accelerator to floor for 10 seconds, keep accelerator pressed down then switch off ignition, release accelerator, then wait 2 minutes to restart engine" Also is it worth deleting any personal profiles you have...

Thanks for the guidance. I did not realise the fuse paperwork and info was on a bit of paper hidden under two covers, in the boot next to (behind) the rear fuse panel. I bet that is easy to find on a dark night in November! Files are copy of that fuse info paperwork

My MB also was getting stuck in 1st gear and would not shift, either manually or automatically. No fault codes at first but then it failed when under STAR diagnosis and was found to be a rear (OS) wheel speed sensor. Overall stuck in gear 4 times. MC reluctant to change sensor but I (politely)...

Well spotted BTB500. I have just renewed my MB maps for 3 years and wondered what had happened. It is very annoying that the features that some of us have used (and enjoyed) have been withdrawn. I wonder what other features will be lost over the next few years.

Dilyhacky many MB have a flat beam shape, so that it does not matter whether LHD or RHD. Check by parking in front of the flat wall, if the top of the beam pattern is horizontal then no need to fit those beam deflectors. MB dealer should confirm this.

Nothing extra fitted to my car which would drain the battery. When parked in the garage I don't even have the alarm on Maybe I should switch off the remote keys by holding in the lock car button

Thanks Wongl. I will report in if the NS sensor starts to play up

My previous MB was a C250 saloon and I had a detachable towbar with dedicated electrics. There are plenty of options out there, but my own experiences is that a dedicated towing specialist knows more than the dealers when it comes to towing, and especially the electrical connections. Hope you...

After declining to take the car back, the dealer kept the car to see if the fault reappeared - which it did within 24 hours. After now changing the wheel speed sensor the car was returned. Since then, and after nearly 3000 miles (I have been across the EU) the car has performed as I hoped and...

Getting more interesting or exciting depending on your viewpoint. Gearbox in D but stuck in first again. Called Mobilo who found C003A fault code (right wheel speed sensor). Could not clear fault so low-loader (how embarrassing) to dealer. Dealer says they have tested sensor and cleared fault so...

You can still select ECO, C, Sport, etc with trailer attached. As the gearbox "learns" the driving style and load, I would expect the gear changes to differ in any mode with a trailer attached.

Thanks for the comments. Battery is showing 12.6V when left overnight. I have had to buy a CTEK charger to charge it up and it only takes about 6 hours to charge it. I was getting "battery critical" warning before the car was a year old, and still get them every month. Car always starts no...

When the engine is running, the battery voltage is showing 14.3V on the vehicle data screen, and the stop/start works once engine is warm. Yesterday after 500 metres of driving, the dash lit up with four messages ESP inoperative ABS inoperative Active brake assist functions limited Parking...

Interesting comment Bigjoe1992. I also suffer from this critical battery warning, and at first I drove the car to prevent the fault reoccurring. I then stopped driving it as the car always started. I also have had the front sensor issue, and just last week the gearbox stuck in first gear after...