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Having bought my S204 C220CDI Blue Efficiency during lockdown, it became evident after a month or two that I'd been done unto. And later on, come MOT time, it was also clear that the MOT it was sold with was, at the very least, suspect... That MOT cost £894. OK, so got through it, but had an...

Hello all, thought I'd share a few things about my new MB. Had to go for some spinal imaging, so 250-mile round trip to Bristol from Tavistock was a good shakedown cruise. Good bits: Two-stage cruise setting - so much better than on the 211. Steering seems more precise, little to no left...

Now, I know this has been covered many times, and many different, mainly Russian, sites seem to offer this VIN breakdown. This is a printout on my now-scrapped S211, downloaded direct from MB, sometime in 2013/14. I cannot find a link for a similar printout for my current MB. Have MB ceased...

Well, more general freebies, really. I have: Set of W211 handbooks, brief one, big one, Audio 20 book. More general: Emergency triangles, qty 2, unused, one in a blue case, the other in a red case. Jack Wheelbrace Chock Towing eye Bonnet Star (decided having both might be a bit naff, then was...

First off, here's the new car: Second, here's a view of the tow hitch mount: Question 1: Is that towing arm retractable/removable? Would like to remove it if possible. Question 2: Car has satnav antenna, but it's not fitted so far as I can see. Audio 20 radio, no DAB. Worth upgrading, or stick...

Two noises from front recently. One is general noise when going over any bumps. Other is a definite clunk as braking is applied. I'm presuming a balljoint somewhere... There's no effect on steering, no tyre wear apparent, and apart from the clunk, the brakes are fine. Wheel-off inspection...

Out of the blue, when starting the car, there's no D or S in the display at either end of the mileage, and the car is stuck in first or second. When brought to a halt, the stick will only move between D and N, and can only be put in P or reverse having switched off first. The only way I've...

I think this is the part number...Security Boot Storage Box Mercedes E-Class T-Model S211 - 2003-2009 A2118400074 I've had my S211 over 7 years, never used this once. Free to collector, I'm based in Tavistock, West Devon. It's been in various garages during that time, and is a bit musty, just...

Hadn't used the car for a few days. Went to go for a hospital appointment, ABS light on dash, warnings for ABS and ESP in the console. Seemed OK, but once on open road, would not get above 3rd, limited to about 45mph. On leaving the hospital, I quickly discovered I was limited to first! No...

Have been using the Visee0 in this car since purchase nearly 5 years ago with absolutely no problems. In that time, I've used a Samsung Note 2, a Nokia Windows phone, and now a Samsung Note 3. Until fairly recently, all has been flawless. But since replacing both batteries, the following...

Really didn't need that... (Thread redone after site upgrade!)

I've had my S211 since Feb 2013. In that time, it's carried me and a whole lot else 65000 miles. Problems:it's had a new water pump (seized solid), and both batteries have been replaced in the last month. It has one oscillating door lock, and I need to remove and rewire both mirrors, although...

Delivering new Mercedes! Quite good fun!

I've now had my E320 CDI S211 I6 for one whole year. It passed its MOT today. The only fail was parking brake, and only because I'd not got it right after doing the discs and pads. Other than that, a clean pass. I've put around 15,000 miles on it it that one year, and fingers crossed, nothing...

After a (mostly) successful thermostat swap yesterday, today was discs and pads. Had all the bits ordered from ECP. First thing I noticed was that no picture or howto that I've seen anywhere looks like the calipers fitted to the front. It was soon pretty clear that the pads I had were not...

OK, maybe i should have got one from a dealer. However, I got a pattern part from ECP.:doh: Owing to the excellent descriptions of other members of this forum, the nuts-and-bolts of the task was easy. Siphoned the header tank, so almost no spillage. Have a chain wrench, so the oil filter was...

Happy New Year! Something that my car greeted me with promptly on Jan 1st is: Emissions Test Carried out On Time? And this is flagged as a malfunction, so it pops up repeatedly! As the next service is still some time away, I can't think why this is waving at me at this time. I didn't own the...

OK, so my S211 AG has carried me about since February 8th. Problems: Clock is awry. One headlamp doesn't function properly. Rear wash pipe broken somewhere at the back. If I park facing up a slope, all the washer fluid disappears onto the ground under the back. Passenger mirror indicator...

My last car was a Renault Laguna II Dynamique Techno. This had a fair number of factory-fitted toys, but lacked cruise control. I bought the various bits and fitted them, and hey presto, it all came to life. Are Mercs built the same way? Can I just plug in a Distronic system, for example? Or...

I've been slowly running through the minor niggles inherited with this otherwise lovely car, one of which is a clock which reads gibberish. There was some mention that wayward batteries might cause this. I've located and measured the voltage of both batteries. The aux battery is original (2004)...