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Estate Rear Luggage, Hi, My C240 Avantgarde has exactly the same problem for the last 4 years. No Merc specialist has offered any hope save buy a new one at £500 plus. No one seems to be able to repair it either. Tried asking Mercedes directly?

Thanks, Excellent, it does have Merc hands free even though I don't use it.

Hi. Can anyone help. My 2001 C240 makes a loud popping noise which appears to come from behind the rear view mirror. It is about 3 sec intervals and lasts for about 30 secs after starting the car. Any ideas?

The term is oxidiation. Metals are not stable as pure metals and want a more stable chemical form. Extremes are Sodium which cannot exist in air and have to be kept under oil to Gold and Platinum which are very difficult to Oxidise. Iron Fe can exist as Ferrous (insoluble) and Ferric (soluble)...

Hi You have electo chemical rust. What is happening is there are mini batteries giving off hydrogen making mini volcanoes. It's also bigger than it looks. Sorry. Remedy to sand down a bigger area to bare metal. Phosphoric Acid Passivator, if it needs filling 2 pack epoxy filler with glass beeds...

Hi. Re Rust. You can't reverse the process. Once the metal has gone to a salt (rust) the best you can do is passivate (prevent the formation of chemical and electro-chemical salts, surface rust and scab corrision respectively Best of course is to replace with a properly passivated new panel. If...

Hi! My 01 C240 Avantgarde Auto does it too occassionally. After the car has been standing for a few days or when it's very cold. Goes into reverse with a thump. In drive sticks in 2nd. Now I know what to do (switch off and wait some seconds) it then works perfectly. It's done 60,000 and as the...

Seem to remember wartime aircraft piston engines having a water injection system to give a temporary power boost. That works but if it was practical for everyday car engines some car manufacturer would do it. Probably muck up the catalyst?

Thanks only when cold, and in cold weather. Otherwise it's seamless.

My C240 Auto has done 66,000 miles. The gear change is slightly reluctant to change up when cold in the winter. Is it worth changing the Auto oil (circa £150?) or am I best to leave it alone? Work would be done by a MB independent

Hi, I wouldn't think they are dyes as they are soluble in the media and are very likely to bleed (stain) more likely pigments which are insoluble which are far less likely to bleed but still can. Connolly were unique in the field as I remember, their competitor was Earnshaws in Northallerton...

Hi, I supplied some of the colour to the major leather suppliers, Connolly included. The problem with leather is the natural oils are taken out in the process and have to be replaced. In the old days sperm whale oil, and now boiled up turkey feet( ugh!) and some now very good synthetics. Any...

Hi I have a 2001 C240 Estate. I'm getting 30.1 over 4,000 miles mostly longish drives on dual carrige ways. Round town about 26 28 mpg. Beautiful engine.

I have just bought a 2001 C240 Avantgarde estate. I have the same problem. Doesn't release properly when extended. Already been "repaired" by a non-specialist dealer David