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2001 E430 96k this morning coming around a roundabout fairly fast and the gearbox dropped out of gear, tried putting it in neutral then back into drive whilst moving no joy, pulled over and stopped, into neutral and there was a click from the selector area and then put it into drive and away it...

Never mind having a maker's name and BSI mark ... how about this for a rear numberplate (apologies for crop from mobile phone pic. taken through rainy windscreen!). Looked like a strip of yellow tape, can't have been more than an inch or so high. And the reg. was in a very thin & stylised script...

This is a true story. I was on my way into Woking this morning driving along the Chobham road. Up in front, one of those Prius (spit spit yuk) things pulled out in front of me. It was in that awful flat mid blue colour. I honestly felt sick looking at it. My stomach turned at how hideously...

Can any one give me a quick run down on the things to check? It's a 94 E220 estate... Many thanks, Simon

Hi Guys, I'm new to this forum. Great informative site, Help please, I've just purchased a CL500 9/2000. The Comand unit with not turn on in the morning. After driving it for about 20 mins, turn the car off and then back on, push the On button on the comand and after a short pause the screen...

Hi all, When starting on these freezing mornings, sometimes i hear a very faint, but noticable screeching or squeeking sound coming from the engine... it only does it when i rev it slightly, and only lasts for the first 10-20 seconds from when the engine was initially switched on and then it...

Hi all I've got a w211 220cdi 2002. When the car is started first thing in the morning, the car gives off whitish smoke. It smells like unburnt diesel and it's definitely not water vapour. The idle is very slightly erratic, as if the car is missing every now and then, but it's not major. Now...

Morning all, Something that freaked me out today morning.... turned on ignition and the console suddenly flashed up - saying check brake pads at garage, check ABS, check ESP - and it kept flashing these 3 messages in quick succession and then calmed down and said - 3 faults. I thought -...

Life is rough in SoCal *L*... http://www.socalspeedzone.com/pages/exoticdrive07/onrampHD.html

I get an electronic "buzzing" sound coming from the interior light control consul above the mirror.I know its coming from here as it sounds muffled when I put my fingers over the vents.It only happens in the morning, and if I knock the engine off and start it again it usually goes away. Anybody...

I've decided to fit some Eibach lowering springs to my 190 so here are some pics I took this morning. Special thanks to Wongl for the spring compressor hire as it was a lot easier than expected with the special tool :bannana: Hired Spring compressors tool from Wongl for the front springs...

Hi guys, as youve probably heard me complaining over the past few days, its because im trying to get all the little problems out of the W202... When I started it this morning after the glow plug light went off it was a very rough idle and just seemed to have a hard turn over, after I drove it a...

I cunningly arranged to meet a client local to me at 1pm today so no need to attempt to get to the office this morning. Very fortunately my Meguairs mail order arrived yesterday so I have just spent an hour in the garage claying the bonnet and wings of the toerag, whose paint has always been...

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My w211 e220cdi gives off blue smoke in the morning for about 5 minutes. During this time (and maybe a little afterwards) the idle is irregular. Once cleared, the car gives off no smoke for the rest of the day. Performance of the car is A1, though the injectors do sound a little noisy...

Can Somebody Give Me Some Advice On The Following: Recently, When Starting The Car In The Morning, The Abs/esp Malfunction Warning Comes Up And The Light Stays On While Engine Running. If I Switch Off And Start Again, It Goes Away (no Malfunctions Or Light). Then For The Rest Of The Day...

new CLS63 AMG in (guess what) silver. looked rather impressive.

All I feel i have to share my pain with you... I just had the MOST disasterous morning...... Let me begin My friend owns a BMW X5 (its ok to laugh) - he asked me to drop it off to BMW in High Wycombe as the battery light was on. A few weeks back he had the battery replaced, but the light...

Only 'graduated' to my first MB 3 weeks ago, a 2005 E 220 Elegance Estate - well worth the wait, absolutely gorgeous. Only niggle is 1st thing in the morning when the car is unlocked something under the bonnet generates this peculiar sound best described as above. I can't get under the bonnet to...

Picked up a A180CDI this morning ... Got it plugged into a Star machine this afternoon, and have (a) Enabled curve illumination (an option that only comes with Xenon, which I dont have) - so one fog light comes on as you turn to light the road on the side you are turning (b) Enabled the...