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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...

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.

Has anyone replaced the desiccant in the battery pack at home? Is this a DIY job? I think maybe they remove the entire plastic pan under the car when they do it at the dealer. That would be a tough job at home. But I'm not sure about that, and maybe you could cut a few holes in the right spot...

I was driving my 2013 cabrio at night for the first time in a few months and I noticed that although the gear shift positions are illuminated, there is no light for the convertible top controls. Can someone with a pre-2017(?) cabrio take a look and tell me whether my lights are burned out, or...

Thoughtful article about how the new gas GLB250 could have been a revamp of the B-CLass Electric and been really attractive.... instead of the boring car it is: https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1129420_2020-mercedes-benz-glb250-drive-review-price-specs-photos-info It's always nice to...

This article https://electrek.co/2020/06/12/when-an-out-of-warranty-ev-fails-who-you-gonna-call/ in Electrek has a nice discussion of the fatal motor problems afflicting some Model B's. Tony Williams of "QC Charge" in California gives the best explanation I've seen of this problem. I believe...

You guys might find this interesting: https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1127245_mercedes-benz-eqa-compact-electric-car-arrives-later-this-year-in-production-form They see an electric EQA as a successor to our B Class electric model. I don't have a clear idea of what size the current A is.

Here's a link to a 2010 article from Green Car Reports: https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1049380_mercedes-benz-a-class-e-cell-full-details-on-electric-hatchback-for-europe In it they talk about a small production run (400) of electric-powered A-Class vehicles. The photos look a lot like our...

Has anyone else stumbled across this display? I think it's called the "Driver Assistance" graphic. It never changes. Never. Does anyone have any knowledge of what this is supposed to do?

Is it safe to have a car inspection place lift my car off the ground? I know Tesla is super-picky about how the car is lifted, but I couldn't find anything about the B. The lifts I see them use are two long parallel channels, the wheels hanging in front and back and the channel or pad pushing...

When I had my tires replaced I looked at the lug bolts closely for the first time. They're like giant Allen wrench screws! I estimate 12mm across the inside. I have nothing like that in my toolbox. Has anyone purchased a tire wrench for their B? Any recommendations?

I bought my 2014 B-Class in January 2019 with 22,000 miles on it. I was surprised to find that the original 4-year warranty had 4 months to run. After some early repairs and a little online research it seemed prudent to investigate getting an Extended Warranty. Here's what the dealer told me: -...

The other day I got the dreaded "Without starting engine again, visit workshop" message, slong with severely decreased performance. Notice the crazy low E-Cell reading in the image. My best guess is that the car put itself in "limp home" mode when it detected a fault. There's a huge existing...

Usually when I look for tire recommendations on a forum the discussion is dominated by folks who mount snow tires in the winter. Down here in North Carolina that's not a thing. It's about time to replace all four tires on my car. I've been studying tire seller websites and there are a ton of...

I have been studying the Mercedes Benz service manual for the B-Class. I'm no mechanic, so a lot of it is over my head or uninteresting. But I thought this page would be useful to others. At the top is a diagram of all the major electrical components. And here's a link to the full page with...

My car has just recently indicated that a "visit to the workshop" is in order. I imagine this is the Mercedes version of a check engine light. I tried two OBD2 adapters (wifi and bluetooth) and apps on both Android and iPhone. I also visited an auto parts store and they tried to connect. No...

I found this handsome B-Class sales brochure on E-Bay...http://robroy.dyndns.info/Images/B-Class/b-class-brochure.pdf Pardon the lightness of the text, but the original has very fine print. Key phrases: "Take a drive to the future, be home by tonight" "Driving that's emission-free shouldn't...

Now that I have an electronic copy of the Mercedes manual, I am able to find some things I was curious about. At the top of my list was the mysterious "desiccant cartridge" which must be replaced every 10,000 miles or annually according to the manual. What is this thing? No other EV I know of...

When I went looking for a Mercedes service manual I was surprised to find nothing was available. I even emailed Haynes and asked, they replied: "There is not that much of a demand Mercedes manuals." Hmmm! EMANUALONLINE Download Finally I realized that several sources had an electronic manual...