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    Approved used E63 with expired road tax?

    In my book ex Management/head office car is code for ex AMG Drive Day car. I would be worried that it might have been off the road getting major work done. Arguably not a reason to run away but you would want to know if this is the case to allow yourself to go in with eyes wide open and have it...
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    SLK55 eco not working!

    Not 100% sure of the set up on a SLK55 but many of the Eco equipped cars have an Auxiliary Battery. This is called in to action to power various consumers when the Eco system has activated and presumably in your SLK55 when cylinder deactivation is operational. On E classes at least these...
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    W204 C63 Burning Smell/white smoke

    I had a small leak picked up during a routine service. Told it needed new gasket. Was under warranty but they were able to do it during the service and get the car back to me on time suggesting it a quick enough job ie cheap(ish) job as these cars go
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    W212 E63 AMG - 65 Plate - Rear Air Spring Issue ?

    I wonder how common this is with Airmatic suspension? The OP is clearly eagle eyed to have picked this up in the first place, how many of us just get in the car and not notice whether it is happening or not. Which leads to my second query ie whether MB will try to duck and weave the issue and...
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    W212 E63 AMG - 65 Plate - Rear Air Spring Issue ?

    Sounds like there is a leak. I note you bought the car from a MB dealer in Oct last year so presumably there is still a warranty, for 12 months at least? If only 12 month warranty you have little time to try to diagnose this yourself, just get it back to the dealer and let them look at it.
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    C63 Gearbox smoothness

    I had a 2013 C63 that had a variety of transmission quirks. When in C under pottering around/moderate traffic speeds uptake was jerky/shuddering from standstill, or it would hold on to low gears for too long and/or abruptly bang down to a lower gear when applying only light throttle after...
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    New C63 owner / few questions please

    I recall on an AMG Driveday I did a few years ago the 6.2L cars were showing about 8 mpg. The cars were either being hammered, or parked up idling, for hours on end. This is not to far worse than the 13 mpg you saw in “normal” driving. Given you say the “handbrake” is getting stuck you have to...
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    New Owner w212 E63

    Well done. A 2016 W212 E63 must be very rare indeed. I believe they only made/sold a handful as they got ready for the W213
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    px value, what do we think: cls63 estate

    I don't believe that to be a Performance Pack optioned car. Standard brakes, no Alcantara insert on the steering wheel. I would check the full spec off the VIN
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    Laying up SL63 for the winter

    I have a 2015 E class which has an auxiliary battery. I have had the car off the road and on a trickle charger for a month or so several times and find that within only a few minutes of driving on its first run back the Eco Stop/Start system is already operating. This suggests that the...
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    W212 E63 AMG S Purchase

    It sounds like it has been round the block and up and down speed humps plenty of times suggesting a non pampered example. If it were me in your position if they won't sort the brakes out (rotors and pads by the sounds of it) I would walk away.
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    Selling my C63, grateful for advice on standard/optional extra spec

    Can always do a VIN search and to get a “data card” ie list of options specific for the car
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    W212 E63 AMG S Purchase

    I would still give the car a very good going over. To qualify as an Approved Used MB Head Office stipulate the car has to be in “as new” condition. Dealers try to get away with what they can so the onus is on the prospective buyer to identify any “non warranty” faults with the car prior to...
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    7 Speed ecu upgrade?

    MB did a TCU/ECU software update on my now ex 2013 C63 about 12 months ago. This was done in response to concerns I had raised about general gearbox recalcitrance especially under “pottering around” conditions. MB made it clear that this software update was an optional upgrade rather than...
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    C63s battery type?

    You are spot on with the start stop set up not liking long periods of downtime. A trickle charger is your friend. MB use a rebranded CTEK charger. There was a fault with the auxiliary battery itself in W212 E classes (and ? others) that would render the start stop inoperative no matter how well...
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    CL63 Bi Turbo Software

    Push Eco button if you are referring to turning off stop start. Or select S or S+. MB do update TCU and ECU software from time to time. You might be able to claim there is an issue with the transmission shifting and they will do under warranty. Otherwise they will claim the update is an...
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    I've Heard Of People Sticking Fake AMG Badges On Their Car......

    This is one of the early AMG prototypes
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    Over 2.5k miles in 10 days in my W212 E63

    Disgraceful treatment. Pulled over on suspicion, keys and passports seized, wonder you weren’t all body searched at gunpoint.
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    E63 Purchase

    Awesome car. I have owned a couple of W204 C63s (sedan then estate) and after a longish search found a mint 2015 E63S about 6 months ago. Really happy with it. My observations on running costs are in comparison to my last C63. The E appears to be quite a bit more economical than the C, at least...
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    Servicing when under Mercedes AMG extended warranty

    I would check the fine print in the Extended Warranty T&Cs. The Extended warranty is a different beast to the new car (“factory”) warranty. Some of these have quite restrictive qualifiers eg not transferable to a new owner and servicing at MB dealers (and sometimes at the MB dealer that sold...
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