Recent content by hallcp

How did this work out? Any luck?

Well, "here's the rest of the story". On April 29th, 56 days after the above photo of my speed sensor was taken, I got a "Malfunction Visit Workshop" error and the car wouldn't start unless I disconnected/reconnected the 12V battery. Tech at the dealership identified this as the dreaded motor...

My dealer is in Cary, NC. They've been great. But my car has no whining noise... yet.

I can't help answer this, but I thought I would point out that everything in Europe is different from here in USA. You have more pins in a Level 2 plug to accommodate 3-phase electric current. We don't have 3-phase at homes or most businesses here. And the Tesla chargers here all have the...

This video shows how to enter Engineering Mode, skip in to about 2:20 or so. https://youtu.be/soPFeP377co

Yes, HANGUP, digit 1, and '#', all together for several seconds. That is what worked in my 2014.

Try holding all three buttons down for several seconds. That’s what worked on my 2014.

I followed up with the guys at QC Charge. If you drove into their San Diego shop they'd pull the motor, put in new seals, and re-install, all for $4000. If you pull the motor and ship it to them on a pallet, new seals are $2750. Too bad I'm on the east coast in North Carolina. I'm afraid that...

Check out these guys: https://qccharge.com/ Let us know how it turns out. Did you get a dealer quote?

Pardon me if someone else has already posted this, but I think I came across it by myself. A company in California has a short YouTube video on how to check if your B-Class motor has leaking coolant seals: https://youtu.be/txD7u2DKanE There is also a mention somewhere of their selling new...

2017 should be a good year! Here in the USA my 2014 came without Apple CarPlay or the "Range Plus" option which let's you charge to 100%. If I were buying again I'd get a newer one, but I really love mine. Even at my car's age I get about 85 miles range in the spring/summer/fall and maybe 60 or...

Nice article on a "forgotten" EV, our beloved B-Class: https://www.topgear.com/car-news/electric/forgotten-electric-cars-mercedes-b-class-electric-drive Lot's of info and kind words.

This article has some interesting info on the new EQB: https://electrek.co/2021/11/25/mercedes-benz-launches-eqb-electric-suv-price/ At $50,000, with a tax rebate reducing it further, this could be interesting.

Tell us more about the ID.4 with AWD. I test drove the 2-wheel drive version and was underwhelmed with the performance. I understand the AWD has much more pep? And how does the infotainment/nav suite work? I really liked the seating position and comfort. Seemed real promising except for the...

From Googl'ing and Youtube it appears that on left-hand drive countries the fog light is on the left side, in right-hand drive countries it's on the right. Just one light in either case. My B-Class Owner's manual doesn't state this explicitly, but does seem to indicate there is only a single...