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    Tow away alarm - how to turn off?

    2021 GLA 200D AMG Premium Plus My car is French spec & I am booked on a Caen to Portsmouth Brittany Ferries crossing next weekend. In case of rough seas, I will need to turn off the motion / tow away alarm. I have looked in the manual & online. First suggestion was to look in Mercedes Me app but...
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    2021 GLA - Traffic Sign Assist showing wrong speed limit on Display

    I bought a 2021 GLA 200D Amg Line 6 weeks ago, low mileage and reasonable spec. I live in France so car is LHD, my first, it was a bit scary getting used to driving sitting in the left hand seat, I kept parking 2 feet to the right of where I thought I had parked. Very pleased with the car now I...
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    W205 C CLASS FRONT SPRING LINK BALL JOINT FAILED AT 21000 MILES?

    My car was out of warranty on 26th September 2017. I had it serviced on 30th October and car was returned with an advisory "O/S/F Spring Link squeal when turning, further diag. required (due: 30/01/2018) - £156" On handover, the advisory was pointed out but without much explanation and I was...
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    Under boot floor removable tray - Does w205 C Class estate have one?

    Help! Can someone please confirm whether the W205 C Class Estate has a large but shallow removable tray under the boot floor? I could have sworn that there was one in my car but have just started packing for a trip, raised the boot floor and no tray - just the space where you can no longer fit a...
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    Should I Buy a 2016 GLC?

    I had a GLC 250 for the day whilst my W205 C Class was serviced and really liked it. In view of all the many posts on the wheel scrubbing problem, should I avoid all GLCs or are some people happy with theirs? Is it most noticeable with particular wheel/tyre sizes?
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    W205 Class - TomTom Traffic - 3 years free now expired

    As per title, message flashed up on Comand Nav screen telling me I now have to renew my subscription. Logged in to 'Mercedes me' and redirected to Connect store. As usual, my details port across including reg number and services activated. On live traffic order page, my reg number shows but...
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    W205 C Class - Bridgestones changed to Michelins

    With 16,000 miles on the car, the tyres were down to 3.5mm fronts & 3mm rears. Original set and they were Bridgestone Potenza S001 MOE (Run Flats) on 18" rims. Although all four still had a reasonable amount of life left in them, they were getting much noisier and really crashing on bumps...
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    W205 C Class Auto Box Problem

    My car is a Sep 2014 AMG Plus with 7 speed auto. Went to reverse out of garage this morning, parking brake off, into R, release foot brake. Car not creeping as normal, (and, yes, I had started the engine). A bit of throttle and it moved but very slowly. So, into D, jerked a bit and did...
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    W205 - Can't bloody get in the thing!

    I have had my W205 C-Class Estate since last September but not done many miles over the winter in UK. Two weeks ago, I drove down to a holiday home in South West France and really enjoyed the trip. I was very pleased with my previous W204 but this was better in every way. Until yesterday...
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    W205 C Class Comand Latest Map Version

    Just had my W205 Comand system maps updated at the dealership. Car is September 64 build and maps were at 2014 version. Now updated to: Europe 2015 V6.0 Free update until car is 3 years old.
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    Braybrooks Retro Fitted Heated Seat Elements

    Just come across this website offering, amongst other things, retro fit heated seat elements using Mercedes switches etc. Sounds like they know what they are doing. Has anyone used their services? Website: Mercedes Retrofit | Mercedes Comand Installation | Car Navigation | In-car...
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    Mercedes Southampton - Good Service

    Just thought I would pass on my thoughts on recent buying experience at Ridgeways. I picked up a year old facelift C180 Auto Sport Estate on Wednesday with my 2010 BMW 525d Touring taken in exchange. So far, I really love the C180, it's nice to be able to park without needing a bloke with two...
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