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    Can the SLK Minispare space saver spare wheel be reused?

    My R171 2006 SLK caught a puncture last night and when I went to get the spare I realised it was deflated and had a small compressor to pump it up. I have since read that some spare tyre kits also come with some tyre sealant - but mine only had the pump. The question is: Can I deflate it...
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    Anyone know if GPS speed Camera Detectors are legal in Republic of Ireland?

    I am going on a driving holiday next week (arriving off the ferry at Wexford and then driving along the south coast - Cork and then up towards Limerick) But I got conflicting reports about whether I could take my GPS based speed Camera Detector with me. I am pretty sure Radar Detectors...
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    Advice needed on replacing an SLK R171 Heater Blower motor

    The heater blower fan on our SLK sounds like a jet engine trying to take off when it is on maximum blow, and my local garage (non-mb) says that their guide tells them it is a days work to remove the dashboard to get at the motor to replace it. That seems strange to me as I would have thought...
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    Customer Complained of Brake Fade

    I don't know what else to say.... VWvortex Forums: Customer complaint of brake fade :eek::eek:
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    Gozila penny auction

    Got a spam email: SNIP------------------------------------------- Dear XXXXXXXXXXX Claim your 10 BIDs bonus! We've missed you at Gozila auction and we'd love to see you again. In fact, we've missed you so much that we'll give you a 100% deposit match bonus of up to 20 pounds in...
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    Italian Speeding Tickets

    I realise that this issue has been posted before but I thought worth mentioning again. We rented a car to visit Florence last August (staying just outside the city). We arrived on 31st July 2008 and left a week later. We rented two cars, and so far this week [10 months later] I have...
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    SLK R171 Audio 20 Display too dark / dim

    I have just bought an 06 SLK (from a non MB dealer) which has an Audio 20 and picked it up yesterday - lovely looking car but the Audio 20 display seems too dark - in sunlight you can hardly see the radio station name - eveything works ok and I have tried adjusting the light via the dashboard...
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    This is why you should buy comprehensive car insurance!

    Walking the dog this morning in South London came across this... It's not mine, and it looks like an ACt of God if ever I saw one...
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    Audi R8 video

    you've go to admit, its pretty cool link ..well it made me want one
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    Searchandsend

    Why can't we get this over here in the UK! http://www.searchandsend.com/SS_overview.html It is a killer application, especially as the new TOMTOMs are so much easier to use than even the latest versions of COMAND...
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    My car saved my life today...

    Driving south on the M1 today in driving rain and wind, doing about 60 when I noticed the steering becomes very light. I look down at the road which now has a running stream on the right side of the lane and the car starts to aquaplane and then starts to spin very slowly so that I am about 10...
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    Well Dodgy Porsche

    Browsing on ebay saw this Porsche and started to get excited, as good feedback and buy it now at £4,950 but then I started to look a bit closer...
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    Does TMC Dynamic Routing work in France?

    I have a W210 Comand 2.0 CD version using the latest 2006 French TMC enabled DX CD, and when I recently returned from visiting Versailles/Paris I used the Dynamic routing option but when I tried it both at Calais and in Paris both times the system couldn't find the Radio channel transmitting the...
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    You know you want some Pimpwheels

    http://customwheel.com/custom_wheels/product_info.php/products_id/1687 and click on the "Click here to see them in action" link to see them in all their glory. Shame the smallest size they do is 22 inch...
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    Command resets after restart

    I have a 2001 E Class with a Comand DX system and I have noticed with the Comand system that sometimes if I stop and re start the engine ( for example, if its long trip and I need to stop to re-fuel) that the Comand system forgets where its going and I have to reselect the "Last Destination"...
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    COMAND Display problem

    I have a 2.0 COMAND System in my W210 which the dealer recently upgraded the software as the system was not reliably remembering whether I had left it on or off. But when I picked up the car, the multifunction display for the NAVI system was slightly offset to the right as in the pic...
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    Oh Dear...

    Oh Dear I stumbled across this on Google... His toys are out of the pram, but can the power of the internet gather them up for him? I do like the random excuse generator though, I have heard a few of them myself.. Ihatemymercedes link
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    Whirring noise behind Central Console

    I have a a 2001 E-Class with Dual Climate and Comand and I have recently noticed a whirring or possibly a fan/pump type noise from behind the Comand/Climate area when I open the drivers door but before I switch anything on or put the ignition key in. I reckon it only does it in the morning/or...
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    Navigation system CD

    I have just bought an E430 with Comand (I think 2.5) travelpilot DX system and am interested in buying a new, updated UK navigation CD. As I see it, I can either buy one from my Mercedes dealer, or buy a Teleatlas CD from their web-site, or buy one from Blaupunkt from THEIR website...
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