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Many thanks for detailed info. Great forum - why can't I phone up MB dealer and get honest reliable tech info like this from them? As you say, you can't rely on dealer to apply appropriate updates at service (due in a couple of weeks). Perhaps paying them £650 is not deemed sufficient. Hopefully...

In the two years I have had my C300 from new, it has never to my knowledge performed any automatic software updates via its internet connection while parked /not in use. Presumably I would be notified if these have occurred either by the MB ME app or on the car dashboard, and they don't happen...

Had this in my W205 when car was only 1 year old. Rubber boot replaced under warranty. Got the impression it was quite a simple job.

Robert.... I am having exactly the same experience in my new C300. One litre of oil every thousand miles, dealer showing total lack of interest, grudgingly admit "it is within spec". Can you imagine a salesman saying "these new engines drink oil like it's going out of fashion. Keep an eye on the...

Botus..... interesting post. I am aware of the owners manual standard advice to keep revs down, use gentle throttle, and also have read opinions from the "Drive it hard from day 1" school of thought. How long would you say the bedding in of piston rings takes? A few hundred miles? Is it...

OK thanks for advice. Hopefully engine will benefit from some heavier right foot

So it turns my lovely new C300 now at 3,000 miles is using 1 litre of engine oil every thousand miles. Predictable unsympathetic response from MB: "It is normal for these engines to use 1 litre of oil every 800 to 1,000 miles or even more when new". I find this very hard to accept. Does this...

Meant to say, on a more positive note, that I am finding this facelift model greatly improved over the original W205. Everything, from engine/ gearbox, suspension (airmatic) down to infotainment/satnav, seats even the stereo, all feel like a significant upgrade. Any other owners?

Absolutely agree with these comments. This electronic reading method is quirky, clumsy and unreliable. You have to force a fresh reading as described above to get an accurate result, as after several hours continuous driving it will show incorrect level. Also it is not an instant "snapshot" of...

Belated update with apologies.... I have established through trial and error how the system appears to work. A reset of the display reading (by opening bonnet & removal and replacement of oil filler cap) will force system to take a fresh measurement. So you commence driving as normal, display...

Is a new engine likely to have used any oil at 2,000 miles?

I quite agree I would prefer to see the level clearly shown on a physical dipstick. And yes it does seem the majority of drivers these days can't be bothered with things like checking tyre pressures and oil levels, or simply wouldn't know how. But I would still love to know how this thing...

Sorry may have posted in wrong forum (general) - apologies! I have a new C 300 3 months old just covered 2,000 miles. I have tried recently to use the "electronic" dipstick to check the engine oil level on the multi-function screen. The car does not have a conventional metal dipstick. The...