B180CDi W245 - New owner - couple of Q's

[danclyon]

Hi All, first post.

Wife has got a 2005 B180Cdi - she loves it. I'm new to Mercs, and I know it had a lot of work done pre-delivery at Ipswich Mercedes (autotronic fluid/filter change, major service, brake pads, tyres etc).

Couple of Q's from me - as it has to go back for something to be sorted.

1. Central locking hammering and not locking - drivers door. Is this a known issue? Dealer seemed to know the answer before we'd really said anything suggesting it was common-place.
2. Squeak on starting in cold/damp conditions. I'm used to VW and that's normally a pulley bearing....any usual suspects here? It sounds like a squeaky fanbelt of old!
3. Front suspension - knocking. I'm not too sure of the setup, but the front passenger side seems really "knocky" on bumpy roads - sounds quite worrying, however doesn't always do it. Compared to my car the whole front suspension seems very clattery and noisy - suggestions?

Other than that, would be happy to have any info sharing on what to look out for/maintain to ensure a long and happy motoring life. Given the dent it put in my wallet, it needs to last

Cheers all,
Dan.

 

[kwakdonut]

Welcome to the forum.

If you have just got this from the dealer, take it back and get them to sort!!

 

[danclyon]

Welcome to the forum.

If you have just got this from the dealer, take it back and get them to sort!!

Had it about 3 months and they forgot to order the bits to sort out the trivial thing (door trim) that was damaged at delivery. It's going back in December, but would welcome input as to whether any of this is normal/known

Cheers,
Dan.