chrisaaaaa
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- C220 Est 2011 facelift
My car (2011 C220D Estate FL) is coming up to 3 years, and an A service, there are a number of funnies to fix - or at least get logged officially before the end of warranty.
I suppose am jaded by other marque dealers and perhaps MB are much better, but so far they have not impressed, so I want to make sure of my ground before it goes in.
What I don't want is a list of £100+VAT charges, for a list of "no fault found" for everything.
So on this list are any known problems or just non-problems?
Sorry for the long list...
1. Slow to fully establish engine running when restarting after 'stop-start'. One time it started running really roughly, as if on only 3 cyclinders, I had to stop and restart.
2. Rear door sometimes graunches and sticks when closing manually, I have to open and close to reset.
3. Should rear door be closable remotely?
4. MPG gauge goes to 40 mpg on dash, 50 mpg on graph - pointless in C220 - FW update?
5. TMC announcements/dynamic routing setting does not stick, needs to be switched off and back on again.
6. TMC is slow to clear, eg A12 blocked for 3 days in December, clear on Garmin TMC unit.
7. All personal POI's are forgotten randomly (faulty FW or bad SDCard socket).
8. Park assist - is it supposed to do any more than tell me there is a space beside me, manual shows some kind of indication of how to steer (ie guide rather than active)?
9. Built in POIs are out of date (only loaded 2 months ago) - what is very latest map/fw?
10. Any mod for the coolant level sensor giving warning on slopes or when parked 2 wheels on curb (and yes it has the right amount of coolant)
11. Any sign of speed camera bongs from the satnav, before I start hacking holes in the dash to plumb in an alternative?
Thanks
I suppose am jaded by other marque dealers and perhaps MB are much better, but so far they have not impressed, so I want to make sure of my ground before it goes in.
What I don't want is a list of £100+VAT charges, for a list of "no fault found" for everything.
So on this list are any known problems or just non-problems?
Sorry for the long list...
1. Slow to fully establish engine running when restarting after 'stop-start'. One time it started running really roughly, as if on only 3 cyclinders, I had to stop and restart.
2. Rear door sometimes graunches and sticks when closing manually, I have to open and close to reset.
3. Should rear door be closable remotely?
4. MPG gauge goes to 40 mpg on dash, 50 mpg on graph - pointless in C220 - FW update?
5. TMC announcements/dynamic routing setting does not stick, needs to be switched off and back on again.
6. TMC is slow to clear, eg A12 blocked for 3 days in December, clear on Garmin TMC unit.
7. All personal POI's are forgotten randomly (faulty FW or bad SDCard socket).
8. Park assist - is it supposed to do any more than tell me there is a space beside me, manual shows some kind of indication of how to steer (ie guide rather than active)?
9. Built in POIs are out of date (only loaded 2 months ago) - what is very latest map/fw?
10. Any mod for the coolant level sensor giving warning on slopes or when parked 2 wheels on curb (and yes it has the right amount of coolant)
11. Any sign of speed camera bongs from the satnav, before I start hacking holes in the dash to plumb in an alternative?
Thanks