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    Shall I replace this Tyre?

    Hello all, I was driving through a narrow road where an oncoming vehicle drove past very near to me.. so to avoid any collision I swerved towards left causing my front passenger wheel to hit the curb in speed..the tyre overall is fine but there is this small piece of rubber which is now coming...
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    W204 Aircon Condenser

    Dear all, I am looking for suggestions as to how should I go on about replacing my Aircon condenser. The Aircon light was not coming on so I took it to my garage who normally deals with servicing/MOT and he said that there is a leakage in condensor and there was no gas. He did top up the gas...
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    Right Cornering Light Alert

    Should I be concerned? This appeared for the first time while I was making a right turn..When I got home I tested it by turning wheel full right and the lights appeared to be fine? see attached pics.
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    Help! Service & MOT due soon

    Hello all, it's been a while I have posted and I didn't know about the forum has been moved.. Quick question wrt my C180 W204 Merc 2012 which has a MOT due next month and I will get it serviced as well. I only did 7000 miles since last service so not sure which type of service they would do...
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    Going on Holidays!

    Hey everyone, it's been a while I posted here so I hope everyone is doing well :-) I need some advice with regards to what needs to be done Parking my Mercedes while I am away on holidays for more than a month (out of country)? It's not that this is the first time I am going on holidays out of...
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    Alert in Multifunction Display

    Hello all, need help with this alert I got this evening when I started to drive. It was all good this afternoon but tonight when I set off from home it started giving me a warning tone with that icon on MF display. It appears to be related to bonnet but my bonnet is all securely locked. I even...
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    Mercedes me Adapter

    Hi all, I sent an email to my local Mercedes dealer today to book a time slot and get this adapter installed. I was surprsied to receive following response.. // The Mercedes Me adapter isn’t being released by MB until the beginning part of 2017, we will have lot more information of...
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    Which brand of tyres to go for?

    Following on from my other thread which most of you are already aware of where I had a small crack on my rear wheel and I mentioned that I got it checked by a MOT tester and my dealer and they both confirmed it is safe to drive on it for next few months. But, the truth is I am not mentally...
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    Car remained unlocked all night

    Last evening I parked my car in front of my house and got distracted by something coming out of the car and went straight into my house. This morning I unlocked the car but the sound of those locks "clicks" was not very audible so I thought it could be just me. Opened the front driver door and...
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    Rear passenger tyre got a crack

    I was driving out of a multi-storey car park using all my skills to manoeuvre it when suddently the left side (rear passenger) wheel hit the kerb (it was a very narrow turn). I managed to drive out of the car park and then further 70-80 miles back home and then did a quick inspection to find...
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    Cruise control for Dummies?

    I never had it in my previous cars and tomorrow morming I am driving up North to West Yorkshire for a 300 odd miles journey so it will be a good test of my newly bought C180. My question is about cruise control as I want to use it on Motorway. Attached you will find what I copied from the manual...
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    Rattling annoying sound from dashboard W204

    Yes, it's been coming from my dashboard for last 2 weeks or so... initially I thought it will go away and maybe because I was driving on an uneven road but it did not go away and I am experiencing it more often than before .. it is not loud, just small chripping rattling noise.... feels like if...
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    30 MPG - Is it OK?

    C 180 W204 Petrol (1.8) - It's been more than a month I have been driving it and to find out exact MPG figures I noted down mileage when filling up full tank and just today filled it again full tank. It did about 350 Miles in about 11.5 Gallons, comes out roughly 30 MPG. Most of my drive was to...
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    Intelligent Light System

    Yes I am sure this must have been asked many times but I'd appreciate if someone (in simple words) can explain the settings for UK... I have tried to read the manual but it's not clear. Just tonight I went for a quick drive on a quite dark B road (one-way) and I noticed the road got well lit...
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    Thermatic - Climate control

    I am still confused as how this whole thing works.. What is the purpose of "AUTO", button 12 in the attached picture? Do we use it when we have to activate climate control so I want some other temp and missus wants something else? most of the time it's only me driving so in that case I should...
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    Linguatronic query!

    I set it up on the weekend and tried various commands like "play from USB", "start navigation.." , "Cancel route guidance"..etc. and they all worked fine. Today while I was listening to a song and I wanted it to go back 2 minutes. Being a user of Apple TV where I do this so many times watching a...
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    Mercedes me..

    I am new to this so need some guidance.. I liked the idea of having an app installed and then keeping an eye on so many things remotely. I have registered for the account etc, app downloaded and installed but did not get time to visit a service center yet for that adapter thing. I was just...
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    VIN Decoder explanation help!

    Thanks to PobodY for his wonderful VIN decoder link which I tried for my Merc and got following results. There are quite a few things which I don't understand at all so would be grateful if someone can explain what that option means. It would be embarrasing really if I have something in my car...
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    Merc Benz Cup?

    I was interested to buy one..not that I don't have a travel mug but I wanted one with a Merc logo on it ;) .. A bit of search and found this one on Amazon but blimey look at that price tag? https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B014W4S0EW/?tag=amazon0e9db-21 Anyone aware of any cheaper but good travel...
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    Disable map guidance instantly?

    So as most of you know I am new to Merc and still learning its different bits and bobs.. I normally use my iPhone as Sat Nav as recently it has improved so much that it gives you different routes with times by taking into account congestion etc. Yesterday though I decided to give my COMAND Navi...
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