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  1. PhilG

    Brabus D6 III for OM642 V6

    I have a spare Brabus Tuning box for sale. As far as I know these are all the same and will fit anything with the 211 PS OM642 V6 I bought this one on ebay but have not tested it myself. I've run one of these in my S211 for a year or so now and they are great. £100 + delivery cost
  2. PhilG

    Harsh 1st-2nd shift after Brabus D6 install 7G Tronic

    After installing the tuning box (and admittedly after doing some before and after launches) I know have harsh 1st-2nd shifts in my S211 320 CDI. If I gently tickle the throttle in 1st until it shifts, it is only just noticeable. When getting some 0-60 numbers I did some very mild brake torquing...
  3. PhilG

    Brabus D6 III power kit for OM642 V6 320 CDI models

    Always a popular upgrade, fits all 320 CDI vehicles to 2009 or so. Looking for £250 delivered. This one says it is for E320 4-matic but as far as I know they are all the same. Same part number and the instructions (included) are common for all models.
  4. PhilG

    Brabus D6 III fuel economy

    Old news but just a recommendation. I bought a D6 box on eBay for a W164 gambling it would be fine in my S211. Confirmed - they are all the same (for 320 CDI at least). Shaved 1s off my not scientific 0-60 and has big pull at illegal speeds. Best news is the fuel economy bump. I have almost...
  5. PhilG

    S211 Towbar electrics

    I bought a 2009 MY S211 last summer which has a witter detachable towbar fitted which looks like it has never been used. I've figured out how to connect the swan neck thing but the electrical coupling is inside the bumper and there's not enough room to connect the harness from my ebay special...
  6. PhilG

    NTG 2.5 Bluetooth streaming A2DP adapter

    I bought this from one of the China sites and fitted it - detailed thread on that here I have now swapped to an android head unit so if anyone wants it let me know, its up on ebay here: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/164636769393 £10 charity donation gets it
  7. PhilG

    DIY S211 rear shock absorber replacement

    Did 300 miles up to SW Scotland in my new-to-me S211 320 CDI Sport. All was pretty healthy apart from the ride on bad surfaces. The car is on 155k miles so no surprise the suspension is overall tired. I am pretty sure it needs new rear shocks. I think I've found the correct shocks on eBay...
  8. PhilG

    EBV, ABS, ESP inoperative + loss of PAS & general meltdown

    This has now happened twice, both times when my wife has been driving. I have been unable to provoke the car into doing this behaviour and I've driven it a lot more. Not sure what she can be doing differently! It has gone away with ignition cycle, and PAS comes back. She said this happened on...
  9. PhilG

    Adding bluetooth streaming (A2DP) to COMAND 2.5

    My old CLS luckily had the iPod kit so I had the luxury of the tune2air system for Bluetooth connection with track names etc. I have a new-to-me S211 and couldn't live without bluetooth streaming. It does have aux-in in the glove box (don't know if this is standard) so tried an adapter for that...
  10. PhilG

    iCarsoft i980 MB Diagnostic Tool

    One of these: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00IUIDFSS/?tag=amazon0e9db-21 Only used it once, to reset my aircon refrigerant low error. Perfect condition. £80
  11. PhilG

    2008 Facelift W219 CLS 320 CDI w/xenons - cheap

    My much loved W219 is looking for a new home. I have owned it for 3 years and spent loads of money keeping it in tip-top shape. I've bought a new car so need it gone soon, hoping for a quick sale to fellow enthusiast. I'll update with some pictures and video tomorrow but here's a one to start...
  12. PhilG

    W219 Headlamp washer mechanism

    I went to my local car wash, used scores of times before, and came out with a broken headlamp washer mechanism and no cover. I have no idea how this happened but whatever. Went back to the car wash and managed to get the cover back. I've got a new mechanism ready to go in, looks like this...
  13. PhilG

    OM642 Oxygen Sensor Location

    Morning all, I've got a code saying the o2 sensor is bad on my CLS 320 CDI so I've bought a replacement and the tool to change it. I've been googling furiously to get an idea of the location of it and come up short, other than somewhere on the exhaust system. Can someone recommend where I...
  14. PhilG

    CLS Windows - AGAIN, pls help!

    My passenger window regulator snapped. I bought a repair kit on eBay, got it all off, replaced the unit, it took a few hours but got it done. Put it back on again today and I can't get the window to behave properly. I've read some instructions about programming the windows and have tried...
  15. PhilG

    HOWTO: Fix no GPS signal on NTG 2.5 COMAND

    So I had no signal on my nav. Apparently this is quite common - the aerial goes bad. All the threads on here mentioned a Fakra type connector for a replacement receiver. I bought one of these with the intention of connecting it to the back of the COMAND unit. On my CLS it was really, really...
  16. PhilG

    Serpentine belt snapped on OM642

    Wife called me yesterday with kids in the car, no power steering and a smell of burnt rubber. Oh good. Recovered the car home, had a look and there is bits of belt everywhere. I've got it all out. The top idler pulley has been completely lunched, all torn up. Part #9 on this diagram...
  17. PhilG

    Diagnose my ropy Nav (NTG 2.5)

    Struggled back today with phone nav as my COMAND thinks I am in the middle of the Irish sea. The engineering menu says I have a good number of satellites: Then there is this link screen - is red good? Here's the compass view Is this what is usually seen when a new antenna...
  18. PhilG

    W219 CLS Xenon problems

    Morning all, I've just replaced my D2S xenon bulbs for the second time in 12 months since owning the car. I've just bought the cheap ones on Amazon (£12/pair) and they seem fine, but if I sort them out I might get some Osrams. Yesterday the bulb in the driver side which I replaced about a...
  19. PhilG

    NTG2.5 Bluetooth phone dialog

    Hi all, I have the phone kit in my 08 CLS but no old Nokia to connect it to. This is no loss to me as I only want to use the bluetooth. It all works fine, but I wonder if there is any way to get it to automatically connect rather than the "do you want to connect to bluetooth telephony?"...
  20. PhilG

    Missing media interface in NTG 2.5

    Hi all, Just picked up my new 2008 W219 CDI, lovely it is too. It is a facelift and has NTG 2.5 COMAND. It has an ipod cable in the glovebox, all appears to be factory. I plugged my old 80gb ipod (5G) into it, MB logo appears on the ipod, but under the Audio section there is no 'media...
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