Mercrosoft
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Hi Guys
Just popping in to say hello AND being the new guy who also has a few questions..
Just purchased an 2007 E280 CDI Estate - SPORT. it was priced very well as it needed a few things but the fundamentals were well looked after so I've sorted the niggles and I'm very happy with the purchase. My previous car history in this order was 95 Mitsubishi shogun, Lexus RX300, Audi A6 Avant now the Mercedes - My A6 got written off so I wanted to try something different but not too different.
Questions:
Thanks for reading and hopefully hear from you back.
Just popping in to say hello AND being the new guy who also has a few questions..
Just purchased an 2007 E280 CDI Estate - SPORT. it was priced very well as it needed a few things but the fundamentals were well looked after so I've sorted the niggles and I'm very happy with the purchase. My previous car history in this order was 95 Mitsubishi shogun, Lexus RX300, Audi A6 Avant now the Mercedes - My A6 got written off so I wanted to try something different but not too different.
Questions:
- I'm 6ft 3 and struggling to find a comfortable seating position. I hate to compare but the Audi seat seemed to have a tall seat back to it which I fit very well in. Im struggling to find a comfortable position this one, seat wise as the back feels too short and/or the seat squab you sit on doesn't go as low as I'd like. In the Audi it the bum seat would go really low, tall back support and the dash and car feels like it surrounded me, very at one with the car feeling. The Merc feels a bit more like the Lexus, almost perched up a bit more.
- Any tall E Class owners have any tips on their seating set up?
- I'd like to remap it - I'm in the southwest of the UK - Any companies/individuals recommended or comments on this?
- Spares / Parts - Any dealers particularly good for parts I can approach, ideally via phone or email. I'd like new mats, service items and some other genuine bits.
- I see talk of 5g tronic and 7g tronic autos in the Eclass - silly question but how do I know which one I have? As when using the flappy paddles to change gear I see 6th Gear when changing manually - which is more than 5 but less than 7...
- Can I upgrade the software in the command or is it better to upgrade to a double din after market unit to bring it up to modern standards? I'm missing Bluetooth phone functionality most.
- I get about 32/34mpg - Is that normal?
Thanks for reading and hopefully hear from you back.
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