Recent content by pathiel

Potentially helpful information for those of you who can't wrap your head around parting with your B-Class. I visited the MB dealer the other day to ask about some "issues" my car had that I thought I might need to remedy in conjunction with turning in the car at the end of the lease. (Lease...

Note: A little more detail of relevant info on this subject is included in a similar post under the subject of tires. I just had my lease-end inspection completed (Friday, 6 Oct 2017). My car had two obvious "issues": 1) well worn rear tires 2) a chip in the windshield that I don't think...

I just had my lease-end inspection completed (Friday, 6 Oct 2017). I chatted with the guy who did the inspection about what to do about the tires. (The pair presently on the rear had worn very quickly when they had been on the front, such that both rear tires were about 2/32" tread remaining...

For US models (which do not now include an indicator at the charge port, as the EU models do), it seems that, without having to modify the vehicle significantly, they could have "dual-purposed" the top-of-dash indicator which serves as part of the park assist system, to implement an externally...

Thanks JupiterRed. I'll give that a look-see.

I've experienced more and more of these events, many of them where there was no vehicle, or even object, anywhere within a range that could reasonably be considered worthy of a warning. (Road surface excepted, of course.) The most frequent of them seem to occur in roughly the same general area...

I requested participation, and then got an acceptance e-mail about 2 weeks later. (That was about a week ago.) I responded to the acceptance message and completed the steps to actually enroll 2 days ago. I think I'm now waiting for an e-mail authorizing the EVSE purchase. I'll try to remember...

State Farm had same issue.

Funny...that was one of my first thoughts on the drive home from the dealer. Such "points" are no longer "of interest" to me. (Somehow it seems appropriate that a new term should be coined for this.) That right side view can be turned off, and the POIs that appear as icons on the map are...

I have an electronic copy (can't recall how I got it, but it was legit) that I would post if I could. I think I need moderator permission. If a moderator would contact me, I would send to them for posting.

And does the associated activation button go away too (such that every charging occasion is an opportunity for a "full" charge...and such that 100% really means 100%)? And can those who have the ER option in the 2014MY vehicle hope for a F/W update that would eliminate the need to activate the...

D+ is best for taking advantage of downhill inclines, short or long, to maximize use of potential energy. You'll notice that it's use will greatly improve your ECO score for coasting. In this mode, you get zero recuperation, without having to use your foot to feather the accelerator pedal...

@baysal: thanks for the suggestion about checking mbrace...the activation had gotten delayed.

I was thinking the same thing...maybe even a closed library! (And it's nice to see an entry backed up with objective data, presented in the form of objective evidence.)

I'm experiencing something similar...never above 75 miles, even after 100% on extended (sp corrected) range charge. (I've not attempted to validate whether the actually achievable range reflects the GoM indication.) Any new developments from MB ?