ice warning

[crankiejohn]

i have a 2002 c180 elegance,should the car have a ice warning alert,i know it has outside temp reading but my volvo and vectra used to alert you when the temp dropped to 3c

 

[lynall]

Not seen this on mine or the wifes car, perhaps the germans figured the frozen screen or the snow and ice would give you a heads up?

Dont forget the typical vectra driver

The ovlov driver should have more common sense.



Lynall

 

[jaymanek]

Mercedes lack this feature... thank god.. just been driving an Alfa Romeo around the Alps.. the stupid warnings drove me mad until i figured out how to program them out.

 

[KillerHERTZ]

Doesnt the constant flashing Orange triangle do the same job?

 

[x332race]

"its cold" warning always used to scare the life out of me when I had BMWs...was forever wondering what was wrong with the car when the warning beeper went off!

 

[stevesey]

Not seen this on mine or the wifes car, perhaps the germans figured the frozen screen or the snow and ice would give you a heads up?

Friday morning there was no frost on the car at all - yet when I looked at the outside temp guage it was reading -3C!! Made me take it carefully on the back roads - especially as I disappeared off an ungritted A46 25 years ago after hitting black ice on a similar morning when the car was perfectly clear (no outside temp guage on Mk1 Cavaliers - didn't have the radio on either).

 

[lynall]

So youre going to retrofit and audible ice alert then.



Lynall

 

[C230kompressor]

So youre going to retrofit and audible ice alert then.



Lynall

lol here's a nice cheap one!
ICE WARNER

 

[stevesey]

So youre going to retrofit and audible ice alert then.

I'll go with the reasoning that a outside temp guage is sufficient and most Merc drivers can read/count.

 

[crankiejohn]

Doesnt the constant flashing Orange triangle do the same job?

yes i suppose it does i noticed triangle flash fpr the firs time yesterday

 

[Howard]

The yellow triangle is your friend.

Mine has been on pretty much constantly the last few days !

 

[lynall]

The yellow triangle is your friend.

Mine has been on pretty much constantly the last few days !

Ditto even when switched off the old girl has been flashing me



Lynall

 

[mr. shr]

I've often wondered why Mercs don't have the ice warning alert. Not complaining, just wondered why, that's all.