Repair-It

Yes especially with cheap pads.

Now look up OEM at Warwick. Mercedes Benz parts shop.com. OEM is almost always cheaper there than FCP. Local pickup or ship. Here, OEM is $145: https://www.mercedesbenzpartsshop.com/oem-parts/mercedes-benz-thermostat-2722000615?c=Zz1jb29saW5nLXN5c3RlbSZzPXdhdGVyLXB1bXAmbD0zJm49QXNzZW1ibGllcyBQYWdlJm...

kevm14 wrote: ↑Sun May 19, 2024 9:00 pm It does NOT seem to have mirror tilt in reverse or I couldn't figure it out. Have to RTFM I guess.

No mention of this in the manual.

SOP after reconnecting the battery from manual: After battery power was interrupted, do the following: Set the clock (Y page 135). Vehicles with COMAND: see separate COMAND operating instructions. Synchronize the power windows (Y page 105). Synchronize the tilt/sliding sunroof (CLK coupe) (Y page 19...

kevm14 wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2024 8:36 pm - There is ONE dead TPMS sensor and one weak one, both in the rear. This system apparently does not display pressures which is super lame.

Confirmed in the manual.

Some shots from today.

Removed battery to fix some stuff, like clean out the right cowl downspout with compressed air. It was pretty blocked. I tried to align the downspout but it somehow doesn't quite reach properly. I have it sort of stretched into place but I don't know if it will stay. The cowl seems to be in the corr...

Get it up to 80 and stand on the brakes. Not really joking.

I need to inspect the 3 cam covers on the back of the heads. They are plastic and cheap and known to leak. The 4th cam cover is the oil centrifuge and is not a bad idea to do preventatively as I did on my S550. Not a full inspection as I couldn't get an angle to look under the centrifuge nor could ...

I need to inspect the 3 cam covers on the back of the heads. They are plastic and cheap and known to leak. The 4th cam cover is the oil centrifuge and is not a bad idea to do preventatively as I did on my S550.