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    S320L using oil

    Using Oil Thanks guys - I will take a look
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    S320L using oil

    Hi A friends S320L with 30K miles has suddenly started using about 1L of oil per month. Previous to this it didn't use any! Anyone know why this could be? :
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    2001 C-Class coupe Rear Lights Problem

    The driver information system keeps saying that the rhs rear brake bulbs on our C-Class coupe has failed. The brake light doesn't come on. The bulb is OK and has been fitted my mercedes. I have been told it may be a problem with the rear SAM. Electrical items in the car such as the stereo...
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    POLL: Anyone Interested in Car PC's here?

    The reason for the large storage size for audio and video is choice and simplicity. If it only costs another £20 to enable storage of your entire audio/video collection then why not? Why have a starter motor on a car, when you only use it for 1 second per journey and you only have to turn a...
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    MY01 Update CD

    Is the MY01 update cd the latest for comand? Does 'MY' stand for Model Year?
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    POLL: Anyone Interested in Car PC's here?

    I am writing the routing software myself. It is based on Microsoft Mappoint and its OCX control. I might have a chat with someone such as TomTom however and see how much a licensing deal would be. The frontend software will allow access to all the main functions of the complete system and...
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    Computer Speed Displays only KPH

    I might hack the instrument cluster software and see if I can add a few displays of my own. Anyone have a spare instrument cluster I can borrow? The wife won't be impressed if I start pulling her new car apart! PS Might also hack the comand software. What other issues are there with it...
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    POLL: Anyone Interested in Car PC's here?

    I should be able to make the touch-screen for the system fit into the same space as the navigation system fits on most cars. Alternately, it can be fitted to the top of the dash using fittings that are made for each car model, or it can be a motorised tilt model that fits into a standard ISO...
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    POLL: Anyone Interested in Car PC's here?

    With these features it would be around £200 less.
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    Computer Speed Displays only KPH

    I don't have a setting to change the country, but it is diplaying the country as United Kingdom. I have also tried setting the language to English (Imp) without success.
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    POLL: Anyone Interested in Car PC's here?

    Yes, 802.11g is best at the moment for synchonising large files, although if the router is .11b then data transfer is slower. The system also has an ethernet socket for initial transfers of lots of data (films and music)
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    POLL: Anyone Interested in Car PC's here?

    Features I Forgot! I left the following from the feature list. * Speed camera warnings as Road Angel etc * Diagnostic interface so faults can be displayed, reset etc * 2-axis g-meter (not really useful in a merc) * Performance meter using g-meter accelerometer (0-60/100 etc) *...
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    POLL: Anyone Interested in Car PC's here?

    I am developing an in-car pc with the following features: * 7 inch touch screen * 80GB DVD storage * 80GB MP3 storage * WiFi * Bluetooth * Bluetooth telephone interface * Navigation with live traffic updates (from internet) * DVD player * MP3 player * Compact...
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    Computer Speed Displays only KPH

    Whoops, should have been in electronics...
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    Computer Speed Displays only KPH

    I have a 2001 C230K coupe with command etc. I cannot set the speed display on the 'computer' display to display anything other than the speed in KPH. The setting to display speed or temperature is missing. The setting for 'distance' is set to miles. It doesn't work how it is described in the...
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