My New CLS63 AMG

[KillerHERTZ]

On Monday I went down to Southampton area to take a look at a 2011 CLS63 AMG (W218), I returned in it

-2011
-Obsidian Black
-62k on the clock
-2 Owners
-FMBSH
-ILS Full LED Headlights
-Park Assist
-Both rear Airmatic rear struts replaced back in April at a cost of £3K...!
-510 Bhp

01NSTEUERCODE WERK SINDELFINGEN/GRAZ
197UOBSIDIAN BLACK
205BOWNERS MANUAL AND SERVICE RECORD - ENGLISH
235ACTIVE PARK ASSIST
240LED DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS
249INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR MIRROR,AUTOMATICALLY DIMMING
255BMB MOBILO WITH DSB AND GGD
275MEMORY PACKAGE (DRIVER SEAT, STRG. COL., MIRROR)
283BAIRBAGLABLE - ENGLISH
287THROUGH-LOADING FEATURE
291PELVIS AIRBAG (PELVISBAG)
294KNEE AIRBAG
298SIDEBAGS IN REAR WITH BELT FORCE LIMITER
305BHEAD UNIT LANGUAGE - BRITISH ENGLISH
335BINSTRUMENT CLUSTER/HU LANGUAGE - ENGLISH
386UNIVERSAL TELEPHONY PACKAGE
401FRONT SEAT CLIMATE CONTROL
409FRONT LEFT AND RIGHT MULTICONTOUR SEAT
427AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 7-SPEED
461INSTRUMENT WITH MILES IND. AND ENGLISH LEGEND
477TIRE PRESSURE LOSS WARNER
488CHASSIS WITH STEEL/AIR SUSPENSION
518UNIVERSAL COMMUNICATIONS INTERFACE (UCI)
51UBLACK FABRIC ROOF INTERIOR TRIM
527COMAND DVD APS WITH NAVIGATION
537DIGITAL RADIO STANDARD DAB (DIGI. AUDIO BROADC.)
537LGREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
551BASIC ANTITHEFT ALARM SYSTEM (ATA)
581AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL
5XXLEUROPE
608AUTOMATIC HIGH BEAM SWITCH (IHC)
621HEADLAMP WITH ILS, LEFT-HAND TRAFFIC
666PRODUCT PROT.F.TRANSPORT VEH. W/O TIE-DOWN HOOKS
669SPARE WHEEL / FOLDING WHEEL
670RESIDUAL ENGINE HEAT UTILIZATION (MRA)
772AMG STYLING PACKAGE-FRONT SPOILER, SIDE SKIRT
797AMG 19" SPOKED WHEELS WITH MIXED TIRES
800ALEATHER/NAPPA/SEMI-ANILINE
801ALEATHER/NAPPA/SEMI-ANILINE - BLACK/ANTHRACITE
802CHANGE OF MODEL YEAR, THE LAST FIGURE SHOWING THE NEW MODEL YEAR
810PREMIUM SOUND SYSTEM
817SIREN BRACKET FOR INCREASED THEFT PROTECTION
81PCOMAND WITH NAVIGATION UPDATE
863TV-TUNER DIGITAL TO ANALOG
872REAR SEAT BENCH HEATING LEFT UND RIGHT
875HEATED SCREEN WASH SYSTEM
877AMBIENCE ILLUMINATION
881REMOTE TRUNK LOCKING
882SENSOR SYSTEM AND ANTITHEFT ALARM SYSTEM
885HIGHTEN THEFT PROTECTION
89VSPEED- + LOADINDEX ZR19 XL+ZR19 XL
915FUEL TANK WITH GREATER CAPACITY - VOLUME 2
928EXHAUST GAS CLEANING WITH EURO 5 TECHNOLOGY
966COC PAPER EURO 5 TECH. W/O REGIST. CERT. PART 2
989IDENTIFICATION LABEL UNDER WINDSHIELD
A20STARTER GENERATOR
A21SHIFT BY WIRE
A35SOFTWARE 1
A88VS-I VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY WITH VGS 3
A89REDUCED-FRICTION
B03DIRECT START / ECO START/STOP FUNCTION
B06BRAKE CALIPERS PAINTED SILVER
B12WHEEL REPLACEMENT TOOL
F218SERIES PRODUCTION 218
FCCOUPE
G931TRANSMISSION CODE VERSION 31
GVAUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION REINFORCED
H21TRIM PIECES - WOOD PIANO LACQUER BLACK
HAREAR AXLE
J1ANAG2 MIT DSM
K10SOFTWARE CONTROL FOR STATIC CURVE ILLUMINATION
K11ADAPTIVE STOP LIGHT FLASHING
K14CONTROL CODE FOR SERVICE INTERVAL 20000 KM
M157V8 GASOLINE ENGINE M157 - AMG
M55CAPACITY 5,5 LITRE
P54THEFT PROTECTION PACKAGE
RRIGHT-HAND STEERING
R01SUMMER TIRES
U01REAR BELT STATUS INDICATION
U18AUTOMATIC CHILD SEAT RECOGNITATION (AKSE)
U26FLOOR MATS - AMG
U72DVD PLAYER WITH REGIONAL CODE 2, EUROPE, JAPAN
VLFRONT AXLE HALF, LEFT
VRFRONT AXLE HALF, RIGHT


In a nutshell, it has Digital TV, Park assist (will park itself) Auto Bootlid Close, 600watt Harman Kardon Stereo, COMAND NTG4.5 iPod, USB connectivity, Harddrive


I managed to get a decent discount as I bought it 'as seen' and it needs a fair number of cosmetic fixes, the paint in the sunlight looks like an Ice Rink, the bonnet release is hanging down, a tiny 4mm dent in rearside and overall needs a decent clean.

My plans are to give it facelift bumpers (possibly headlights), tints, lowering, different wheels...

The ILS LED headlights are amazing, leave it on full beam and it slowly adjusts if a car is approaching in the distance, or quickly if close. Discovered today that I have Park Assist which auto parks the car... and its from 2011..!

The photos may look clean, but its not. I will clean it fully over the weekend and also give it a huge detail.

PS, the numberplate is forsale, drop me a PM if interested

Broken Bonnet Release (Ive since fixed it):

Missing Star Anyone know where I can source one?:

27Mpg - after 3 hours in Stop Start traffic...!

Freebies Found in boot:

Digital TV:

Ive started messing around already:

Pair of Tom Ford Ladies Sunglasses found under spare wheel (worth a few bob ive been told)

Initial thoughts, the car is wide, its only 9cm Wider than my '55 however it feels alot wider. The car delivers its power effortly. In compassion, the CLS55 had to be kicked into live if that makes sense, you would have to slam your foot down then BOOM. this just keeps giving and never stops, I can feel the extra 42Bhp over the '55 I over took a car on the Motorway today looked down and I was doing 95Mph. it felt like 75.

The noise, its not as loud as my CLS55 AMG with an X-Pipe, however its far deeper, more thunderous. its hard to explain but its its a rumble and its truely amazing. not sure I ever need to get an X-Pipe, who knows?

The interior quality is the biggest difference, the CLS W219 is in the tail end of MBs cost cutting years, the odd switches and one or 2 trim pieces let the team down, the W218 is full of glorious, metal vents, soft touch plastics, and oh so gorgeous leather. its alot more modern in every way.

Ill admit, I never really thought too much of the W218, thought it was a somewhat backwards step, in person, after a couple of days, its far more butch, more masculine than the smooth curves of the original CLS.

After 20mins of driving a van passed me, the passenger was making odd faces at me, when I looked at him in the eye I released that he was making a 'floor it' motion with his hand

I will do a photo shoot and create many videos on it on my Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/user/karlkillerhertz Please subscribe to the channel if you havent already

 

[SmartAmg]

Like that !

 

[Craiglxviii]

That’s a thing of beauty. I love the 218.

 

[John Laidlaw]

Something wrong with it
......27.0 mpg?? Wtf

 

[Superlightr]

great road presence. Looks super.

 

[Capra]

What a car, looks great.

 

[daveenty]

Well done Karl, an awesome machine and I bet that the neighbours will barely notice the difference. Until the first cold start...

"Missing Star Anyone know where I can source one?"

A few people have had success using cut down wheel centres. Worth a try as I seem to remember that the star is not available from Mercedes without buying the full cover.

"The noise, its not as loud as my CLS55 AMG with an X-Pipe, however its far deeper, more thunderous. its hard to explain but its its a rumble and its truely amazing. not sure I ever need to get an X-Pipe, who knows?"

The M157 suits an "H pipe" rather than the X, it helps with the scavenging. In fact Mercedes actually fit an H pipe though it's a very small bore and is inside the central resonator. the first exhaust mod I did on my old W212 was a resonator delete, replaced with an H pipe. It sounded just right really, quiet under normal operation but really nice under harsh acceleration and with no drone when cruising.

May you have many happy years (and mods ) with your new acquisition.

 

[brick10]

Looks good Karl, well done.

 

[Mr Hatt]

I treated myself to an old 219 for my birthday, looks like you got all your birthdays and Christmases rolled into one, cant wait to see it regular on the killerHERTZ channel regards steve

 

[Capra]

I'm hoping at some point I can pick up an AMG, do like the E63 still.

 

[LostKiwi]

What a great weapon!

 

[bembo449]

so is this a tt 5.5V8 or a 6.2NA ?

 

[JBell]

so is this a tt 5.5V8 or a 6.2NA ?

5.5 M157

 

[Glynn350]

Awesome!
Small detail, and I may be wrong, but I think park-tronic parks your car, and park-assist does feck all other than display a blue P in the dash. I've never felt assisted by it TBH, and don't know what it's trying to tell me!

 

[A.J.]

Awesome!
Small detail, and I may be wrong, but I think park-tronic parks your car, and park-assist does feck all other than display a blue P in the dash. I've never felt assisted by it TBH, and don't know what it's trying to tell me!

You are of course absolutely right. Like you I havn't felt assisted by it and havn't a clue what it is trying to tell me. It seems to display the blue 'P' completely randomly even when I waiting at traffic lights where you can't park anyway

 

[bembo449]

isn't it time related , so when you've been stood for longer than say , 3 seconds , the car assumes you must be parking ?

 

[Capra]

isn't it time related , so when you've been stood for longer than say , 3 seconds , the car assumes you must be parking ?

I believe it goes into Park Assist mode when you are below 20mph, because it think you are looking for a space to park in, at that point it is scanning the spaces between cars.

 

[Glynn350]

I believe it goes into Park Assist mode when you are below 20mph, because it think you are looking for a space to park in, at that point it is scanning the spaces between cars.

But most people use their eyes and brain to judge whether the space is big enough for not only their car, but also their parking ability. Just because the car thinks it will fit in a space, doesn't mean the driver has the ability to get it in there.

I think it was just marketing blurb for the salesman to spew out to make you go "wow" when looking at the car, but ultimately nobody has ever found it useful. We should start a poll to find out, and stop ruining this guys thread

 

[Capra]

But most people use their eyes and brain to judge whether the space is big enough for not only their car, but also their parking ability. Just because the car thinks it will fit in a space, doesn't mean the driver has the ability to get it in there.

I think it was just marketing blurb for the salesman to spew out to make you go "wow" when looking at the car, but ultimately nobody has ever found it useful. We should start a poll to find out, and stop ruining this guys thread

I agree, but that's how it works lol. DO be honest followed the park assist instructions and still find I can park better. With active park assist it still scans the spaces but then parks for you. Well it did in my Dad's Nissan. It's like reversing cameras, I'm still fit and able to look behind me and take it slow when reversing and parking.

 

[sl500amgsport]

Well done lovely car in the best colour!


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