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    Connecting a CTEK battery trickle charger

    I have to leave my car several months at a time while I work overseas, so have just bought a CTEK trickle charger to float the battery of my CLC while I am away. As I will be plugging and unplugging regularly, I would like to install a permanent plug in the car to attach the CTEK. I have bought...
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    CLC350 with limited slip differential

    Yes, seems it was not original equipment, which would explain why the dealer who sold the car did not know appear to know about it. Very odd that a previous owner has gone to the effort to fit one to my car - I wouldn't have thought the M272 engine was really powerful enough to warrant one. Is...
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    CLC350 with limited slip differential

    WDB2037561E062852 I have checked here: WDB2037561E062852 Mercedes-Benz C-CLASS / CLC-CLASS 2001 - VinDecoderz.com is the best VIN number lookup tool Any other VIN decoding welcome!
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    CLC350 with limited slip differential

    OK, now that we have established that my car has an LSD, does anybody know whether the CLC350 was fitted with one as standard? I think not, but it then begs the question of why my car has one!
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    CLC350 with limited slip differential

    I first noticed that when the dealer was manoeuvring the car out of the smooth floored showroom the inner rear wheel was driving and spinning on the smooth floor. So when I got home I jacked it up and spun one rear wheel by hand - the other does not go backwards as I would expect from a non-slip...
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    CLC350 with limited slip differential

    I recently bought a used CLC350 from a non-Mercedes second-hand car dealer in Germany. The dealer's specs were that it was an entirely standard factory CLC350 (though fully specced with sport pack, flappy paddles, parameter steering and every option listed). The car had an AMG badge on the...
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    Remove boot lid trim from CLC?

    This is the camera I fitted. AMPIRE Farb-Rückfahrkamera, NTSC, Kennzeichen, gespiegelt/entspiegelt | KC502 | Rückfahr-Kameras | Rückfahr Kameras | Rückfahrsysteme It is much better quality than the cameras that fit into the number plate lights, and it does not require major surgery to car...
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    Swanneck tow ball too short!

    I recently swapped the factory detachable tow bar from my old C220CDI W203 Sport Coupé to my W202 CLC350. Unfortunately the rear bumper of the CLC is about 10mm longer than the old car and so the detachable swan neck ball does not adequately clear the bodywork. I understand that Mercedes...
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    NTG2.5 - control head from iPhone?

    I have NTG2.5 and have just fitted the MB iPod kit. I'm pretty disappointed with the result. Firstly, once the iPhone is playing music, it can no longer do Siri, and I can't select music using the iPhone - I can only change music with the COMAND interface. My last audio was the excellent...
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    Remove boot lid trim from CLC?

    Well I went ahead and pulled apart the bootlid trim using mostly brute force and didn't manage to break anything. For anybody else wanting to fit a reversing camera to a CLC here are a few tips: 1) The video lead should go through the right-side cable boot. The left contains all the wires for...
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    Remove boot lid trim from CLC?

    Here's a picture, taken from under the boot lid. It would appear that the piece of trim held by the two orange mushroom pins should slide forward to disengage from the pins, but don't want to apply to much force until I know what I am doing...
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    Remove boot lid trim from CLC?

    Can you explain "remove plastic slides"? That might be where I am getting stuck. I will post picture of the orange clips once my iPhone is charged up again (left it in the boot all day after taking the photos :fail). I am trying to fit the wires for a reversing camera, so if anybody has any...
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    Remove boot lid trim from CLC?

    Does anybody know how to remove the boot lid trim from a CLC? I have removed the rearmost felt piece, which is just attached with those standard MB plastic pin fasteners. But then the next piece of trim is held in place with two hard orange plastic mushroom clips which I can neither turn...
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    Neatest way to get 12v power to top of dashboard on W203?

    Hello, I would like to fit a Coyote S to the top of the dashboard on my W203. Can anybody give any tips on neatest way to install 12v power supply? I don't want cables trailing down to the fag lighter, so ideally would like to lead cable from dashboard/windscreen intersection.
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    Fitting reverse camera to a CLC

    Thanks - spoke to COMAND and they have given me a price for a suitable camera, but won't let me have a look at the fitting instructions so I am still a bit in the dark about how much work is involved in the installation. I just need to know where the cable runs through the car in the CLC. The...
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    Fitting reverse camera to a CLC

    Hello, I'd like to fit a reverse camera to my 2009 CLC350 with COMAND NTG2.5. Presumably any camera for the W203 C-Class will fit? Or are the number plate lights different between the CLC and C-Class? Also, I know how to remove the COMAND - but I don't know what is involved in running the...
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    Use Linguatronic to navigate home

    I have a CLC350 with COMAND NTG2.5 and Linguatronic. Can anybody suggest how I can use Linguatronic to navigate home? I have put my home address in memory as "My Address", but if I say "Navigate My Address" usually the COMAND goes to Telephone mode! I read elsewhere that it is best to add a...
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    Linguatronic - how does it cope in France?

    I'm thinking of ordering Linguatronic for my car. However, as I live in France, I am wondering how it would cope with French addresses and towns? For example, if I wanted to go to Nice, would I have to pronounce the town name as in "nice guy" to get it to work? Or will it understand if I...
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    Which COMAND system?

    Hello, I am examining the specs of two second-hand CLC230s for sale. One is 2008 model and is listed with "COMAND Navigation System", and the picture shows a large central screen about 7". The other is a 2009 model, and is listed with COMAND APS50 Navigation, and the picture shows a smaller...
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    CLC203 tow bar fitting

    Hello, I currently own a 2001 C220CDi Sport Coupé which I am planning to replace with a 2008 CLC230. My current car has a factory fitted tow-bar. Will I be able to transfer this to the newer car? I believe that both models use the same chassis (203). If it is possible, is this a DIY job or...
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