Hi guy's, first post, apologies if this doesn't go here, so please feel free to move it to the correct board.
Just bought an A180d Sport on a 16 plate, private car dealer, who bought it at auction from Mercedes, used to be a pull/test car, had only done 939 miles.
Car is absolutely clean, not a mark on it, looks, smells brand new, for something that is 2 years old.
Anyway, picked it up, drove it all the way back to Kent, 257 miles, and the stop/start eco mode didn't kick in once (Odd I thought) On the dash display, there is a yellow A with a strike through it, normally it's an A in a green square.
I've owned one of these for 3 years previous, as a company car, and the stop/start eco mode normally kicks in within 5-10 mins of the car warming up.
It went into Mercedes today, as it had a couple of re-calls to do, and software updates under warranty, so I brought up the stop/start.
Guy was quick to dismiss it, and said that it's most likely not kicking in, because the battery is not operating on full charge, and if the car had been sitting around, due to the 939 miles, it wouldn't be covered under Mercedes warranty??
I called my private dealer, who I also have a 3 month warranty with, who is adamant he's never heard Mercedes say that before (he's sells quite a few).
Who knows where I sit with this, and is it a battery issue?
Thanks in advance.
Just bought an A180d Sport on a 16 plate, private car dealer, who bought it at auction from Mercedes, used to be a pull/test car, had only done 939 miles.
Car is absolutely clean, not a mark on it, looks, smells brand new, for something that is 2 years old.
Anyway, picked it up, drove it all the way back to Kent, 257 miles, and the stop/start eco mode didn't kick in once (Odd I thought) On the dash display, there is a yellow A with a strike through it, normally it's an A in a green square.
I've owned one of these for 3 years previous, as a company car, and the stop/start eco mode normally kicks in within 5-10 mins of the car warming up.
It went into Mercedes today, as it had a couple of re-calls to do, and software updates under warranty, so I brought up the stop/start.
Guy was quick to dismiss it, and said that it's most likely not kicking in, because the battery is not operating on full charge, and if the car had been sitting around, due to the 939 miles, it wouldn't be covered under Mercedes warranty??
I called my private dealer, who I also have a 3 month warranty with, who is adamant he's never heard Mercedes say that before (he's sells quite a few).
Who knows where I sit with this, and is it a battery issue?
Thanks in advance.