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    R172 dash cam wiring (with power from arm rest / storage compartment)

    Hi all! I've just ordered a Mobius 1 (the wide-angle C2 model) action cam to record my trip up to Scotland to do the NC500 route in my SLK350 over five days next week. I don't plan to use the camera as a traditional "dash cam" - I want to capture the scenery and, from watching various videos...
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    2013 SLK350 Engine rattle on start

    Final update... one week on, the engine has stayed the same...a bit noisier than I'd like, but certainly not doing the clattering, rattling sounds-like-a-transit-van sound it was doing before. Anyone else with this engine experiencing the same should definitely present the Xentry document to...
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    2013 SLK350 Engine rattle on start

    Time will tell I suppose! The chap at MB informs me that this engine uses the fuel injectors from the diesel model - and that's why they do make a fair bit more noise on startup than we'd like. His words were "these V6 engines don't sound like the old ones did any more".
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    2013 SLK350 Engine rattle on start

    Alright then....so, an update. Today I collected my SLK350 from the dealership who has had it for the last 2 1/2 weeks. I provided them with the Xentry report (thanks for that) and they performed the work FOC under my warranty. Took it for a bit of a drive when I got it and then let it...
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    2013 SLK350 Engine rattle on start

    Wow..thanks for the PDF - that's really quite useful. Will take it to the dealership when I go to collect my car later in the week (assuming they get the roof back on!) Mine has done about 22k on it so far...so fairly average mileage for a march 13 plate.
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    2013 SLK350 Engine rattle on start

    That's good to know - thank you. I appreciate the input. This has been doing my head in for months...to the point where it's getting quite embarrassing when it's at it's worst. My 2012 SLK 250 CDI wasn't as noisy as this, and that sounded like a bloody tractor!
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    2013 SLK350 Engine rattle on start

    Thanks for the reply - and for the link. A lot of digging online last night (some on this forum) turned up what might be the cause of the problem - crankshaft bearings. From elsewhere on this forum: If the dealership doesn't hear the sound for themselves over this week, I'll make the same...
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    2013 SLK350 Engine rattle on start

    Hi all, First post...so please be gentle :p My 2013 SLK350 has developed a short-but-loud rattle on start up which happens about 50% of the time - sometimes after a drive and a short stop, sometimes on a cold start. It usually lasts between 2 and 5 seconds, but sometimes lasts longer and...
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