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Hi All, My first post. Hoping that I can get some advice from the fantastic community on here. I’ve been making some initial enquiries about a new Mercedes C200 Sport - Premium Plus Auto with metallic paint. I took the car for a quick test drive today at my local dealer and it drives...

Hi, im going to be replacing the rear Disc's and Pads on the back of my s211. I know i should keep all the doors closed and keys out of the car whilst doing this (so i understand) to avoid the sbc system activating. Do the Rear Pistons in the calipers wind back or push back? Also i take it...

AS from my previous posts my S class is giving me a bit trouble. In the beginning I thought it was on warm up problem but after yesterday I got a new one. It is 2007 cdi with 54k on the clock (verified). From time to time it smokes a lot like it would be forced to do regen. Yesterday I did...

help please. i have had my car parked up for around 4 month and i went to fetch it down to my home today,the battery light is staying on now but didnt used to and its got a slight miss which it didnt have,is there a fuse for the alternator or could it just be the damp has got in to it? it was...

I Have 57 plate E220 D, the problem Is I can put the key in but can't do anything else I have replaced the battery replaced the batteries in both keys but still nothing and the doors won't lock ?

Hi Guys. Looking to pick up my first Mercedes, Ive driven plenty of cars in my short driving carer. Most recently a Audi that had to be returned due to unexceptional poor build quality. Now I've been lucky as my parents both have Mercedes, currently a w204 c220 saloon and a c250 estate...

Hi. I have a 53 plate E320. Recently I have experienced the red battery/alternator light coming on in the dashboard. Upon noticing this I had the vehicle recovered to my local garage. BIG MISTAKE. £700 later along with a new Bosch alternator and replacement water pump and auxillary...

Hi everyone. Having never purchased a MB i am now considering making the jump to purchase a 2008 Auto C Class 220d Sport Estate with 50k on the clock. Could i get some advise from the forum on what I should be looking for when I go to view to this vehicle and what question on servicing &...

Hi Guys, I purchased the following exhaust tips to fit onto my S320 - I have a genuine S63 rear diffusers which will fit right onto my exisiting rear AMG bumper so that is all fine. I went to a local well known custom exhaust fitter today for them to have a look and quote the work and was...

Guys anyone been there? Second week of September going to PL and would love to pop in Will do research myself but would love to go by recommendation to not make mistakes,stay wise etc Thanx

hi guys im new to the forum ive recently got my first mercedes s class s500 2004 with 168k and full service history. Im general i am delighted with the car, everything works as it should and it drives great. I have a few queries regarding some things ive noticed: The interior lights and...

I have just completed a oil service on my vehicle and could do with sime peace of mind please.The service manual states that the oil needed is 5.5 litres.I added 5.5 litres of Mobil 1 started the engine for a few minutes and then let it stand for about 5 mins.When checking the dipstick it shows...

Hi All, I have seen a s320 local to me which I quite like. The seller generally works abroad and so it has only ever convered around 1000 miles a year - sitting in storage for 9-10 months at a time. He seems to be very very maticulous in terms of its up keep so I am happy on that front but...

Hi, I'm toying with the idea of turning a regular w123 into a rally car. To start with I need a saloon/coupe 280e with manual transmission. This is a problem, these 280e's with manual gearbox are very rare. My question is:- if I get hold of a w123 200 saloon with manual transmission and...

Good Morning all, can anyone recommend an independent garage for MB, mine is an 03 E270 CDi and obviously I wish to avoid the main dealers! Also anyone recommend the best tyres for the car, thinking of replacing them all as none of them match. I do 200-400 motorway miles a week, the rest is...

Today for no apparent reason my car showed on the dash display that the right signal light on. I checked the wing mirror and all the indicators and all seems to work perfectly with no lamps blown. The strange this is sometime when I signal right the indicator noise makes a fast sound like...

Guys, I wish to remove the boot spoiler on my C230K and I'm not too sure how to tackle it. It was fixed firstly by four small self tappers from inside the boot lid and also bonded externally too. Removing the screws made no difference it's as firmly in place as it ever was. So, the question...

I have read that my CLK only requires on ATF change when the vehicle has over 40k miles, the ATF was changed in my car by Mercedes at 56k, the car has now over 100k miles. Does anyone know if I should do a ATF service, I have spoken to several Indys and some say change it, other say it only...

Hi, I am new to the forum and MB and I am currently considering the purchase of a CLK 320 CDI. I am looking at 2006/2007 models, budget is around £6000. I have noticed a number within my price range, obviously high mileage, however a lot have FSH etc. My question is what can I expect for my...

Hi - need some advise please from fellow specialists. Ive got a weird one on a 2002 sl55 amg 105k, when driving the car the rear suspension feels like its moving from left to right. Quite a dangerous fault. Using star checked fault codes - lateral acceleration sensor faulty ( stored )and i...