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I had a similar problem with a Volt. The letters seemed to sag over time. Service rep at the Chevy dealer took one look at it and agreed that it needed to be fixed under warranty. I can't imagine a Mercedes dealer declining to fix your issue on Mercedes' dime.

Not all charge cycles are equal... here's a decent read on the subject. http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_prolong_lithium_based_batteries "Similar to a mechanical device that wears out faster with heavy use, the depth of discharge (DoD) determines the cycle count of the...

The dealer gave me the OEM bracket when I took delivery of the car, said to bring it back with the new plates when I got them so they can do the install. Still running plateless in the front. Here's a pretty good thread on the subject, includes an aftermarket option (the towhook mount) I'm...

Holy crap! Good to hear you are okay and that the board didn't take a higher trajectory and impale the windshield. Scary stuff.

Whoa! Didn't realize the P85D is pushing two and a half tons. That's one amazing piece of engineering. I'm still thinking that your original thinking (aero and tonnage) was spot-on, especially when comparing to other short-range BEVs. Consider that the RAV4 EV is about 4" taller and weighs...

Actually the Model S is 700lb heavier than the B-Class, weighing in at 4647lb (for a Model S 60, I believe), which is a little more than a Hummer H3. Our B-Class weighs in at 3924lb. Which may seem light when compared to the Model S, but we are on the heavier side compared to other short-range...

In case you haven't tried it yet, page 187 in the manual says how to set the units. It's done through the instrument cluster display. Manual is kinda misleading on how to change/save the setting. Cut/pasted below, with clarification in bold red: Press the right or left button on the steering...

Sounds like your 12v battery is drained. This happened several times on the FFE I used to have, and twice on the Volt, typically after they've been sitting for a while. Everything that runs off of the 12v battery is dead (lights, power locks, etc), even though the HV battery is charged...

Based on the super-off-peak period and rate you specified, I'm guessing that you're with So Cal Edison. So am I, and when I switched from their residential tiered rate to TOU a couple of years ago, it came to about a 27% savings for the one month that I sampled. That was when the super-off-peak...

I keep it in D Auto most of the time since I'm still in the honeymoon phase and find it entertaining to discover who will brake first (me or the car) when in moderate freeway traffic. When coming to a stop in city traffic, I tend to use D- first, then brake. The D- regen on this car is so strong...

http://www.afdc.energy.gov/laws/10513

Too funny! Hope this doesn't creep you out, I was there on Saturday when they were charging it up. I guess that was your Model S parked near it? If you recall a RAV4 EV parked there for a few minutes, that was me. Dropped by dealership after one of my kids finished his spring ball tryouts at the...

Ah, I've often wondered why L2 is more efficient than L1... Thanks!

Thanks for sharing, kinabalu! You are not alone. Here's my story, in a Focus Electric: http://ev-vin.blogspot.com/2013/10/charge-depleted.html Wish I had our B-Class back then...

Okay, so apparently I misunderstood... the rear camera they're putting in is OEM, so it is seamlessly integrated into the car and operates like it says in the B-Class ED Owner's Manual. For some reason they need a third party installer to do the work, which is where my confusion arose from...

Whoa, they threw service in for you? That's awesome, I had to fight to get it included! They wanted another $13/mo for maintenance, and I told them that I had a problem with paying for service on an electric car when every electric car I have now comes with maintenance. I also said I thought it...

Nice! Congrats! I didn't do as well... lower drive-off, but higher payment and less options. $372/mo incl tax, $387 drive-off for a white on black with Premium 1, black ash trim, and a backup camera. Taking delivery tomorrow or Friday, after recall work is done. I was going to try to work it...

Out of the five they show in stock online, two are apparently not affected by the recall, if you go by http://www.mbusa.com/mercedes/recall: WDDVP9AB7FJ004447 WDDVP9AB1FJ005657 Three dealers I talked to here in So Cal are willing/able to sell units they have in stock that are not affected by...

Is that $366 including tax? Also was that $0 drive-off (sign and drive) or $0 down + tax, lic, fees, etc.? Thanks! Vin