VIN Decoder - how, and how soon?

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Teflonso

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E350 Estate (W212 Facelift)
I'm starting to get a bit giddy, because after some ridiculous hold ups my E350 is due for build next week, for delivery about five weeks later than originally agreed. As soon as it's built I'll get the VIN number from the dealer and would like to decode it to make sure everything is there.

So, how soon after build is the configuration info avaialble to us mere mortals and can someone please advise how I can check what's there by using the VIN?

I'm particularly interested in which gearbox it will have. The German pricelist is showing that the E350 has the 9G-tronic gearbox (code 421) and all other variants have the 7G-tronic (code 427). It's a July pricelist and the new box was due on Spetember deliveries. The UK September pricelist is far less detailed and only mentions the "old" gearbox, not the new Fancy Dan nine speed. Something tells me I'll be two cogs shy of what I'd prefer....

I've pretty much given up on finding stuff out from the dealer. It's been like pulling teeth so far.

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