What Have You Done To Your Merc Today?

neeklaus

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Tested the SL’s marathon capabilities by adding 1100 miles to the clock across france to Italy. Stopping at the step-family in provence en route. Got a chance to try out the abc ride height function riding up a dusty, rocky track. All worked very nicely indeed and no problems with the car whatsoever :)

that is until the morning after arriving at our destination. I got a red dash warning saying ‘ABC stop car too low‘. My heart sank. Pressed the ride height button a couple of times and that seemed to sort it.

I wonder if it was caused by parking the car on an incline, after such a long journey? I had used the ride height function at the very end of our trip to get up the drive, stopped, reset ride height to normal, switched off.

It’s still parked on an incline and when we went to the shops yesterday it was running as normal - no errors...

Praying it was just a glitch in the matrix and nothing else!

Otherwise things over here on the continent seem quite like the UK. Southern France seemed much more relaxed - people hanging out as if there was no virus. Italy seems a bit more cautious.
 

John Laidlaw

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Land Rover Discovery 4
Tested the SL’s marathon capabilities by adding 1100 miles to the clock across france to Italy. Stopping at the step-family in provence en route. Got a chance to try out the abc ride height function riding up a dusty, rocky track. All worked very nicely indeed and no problems with the car whatsoever :)

that is until the morning after arriving at our destination. I got a red dash warning saying ‘ABC stop car too low‘. My heart sank. Pressed the ride height button a couple of times and that seemed to sort it.

I wonder if it was caused by parking the car on an incline, after such a long journey? I had used the ride height function at the very end of our trip to get up the drive, stopped, reset ride height to normal, switched off.

It’s still parked on an incline and when we went to the shops yesterday it was running as normal - no errors...

Praying it was just a glitch in the matrix and nothing else!

Otherwise things over here on the continent seem quite like the UK. Southern France seemed much more relaxed - people hanging out as if there was no virus. Italy seems a bit more cautious.
Just a thought.....do you park with your front wheels straight?
 

s5tuart

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2003 R230 SL350
Tested the SL’s marathon capabilities by adding 1100 miles to the clock across france to Italy. Stopping at the step-family in provence en route. Got a chance to try out the abc ride height function riding up a dusty, rocky track. All worked very nicely indeed and no problems with the car whatsoever :)

that is until the morning after arriving at our destination. I got a red dash warning saying ‘ABC stop car too low‘. My heart sank. Pressed the ride height button a couple of times and that seemed to sort it.

I wonder if it was caused by parking the car on an incline, after such a long journey? I had used the ride height function at the very end of our trip to get up the drive, stopped, reset ride height to normal, switched off.

It’s still parked on an incline and when we went to the shops yesterday it was running as normal - no errors...

Praying it was just a glitch in the matrix and nothing else!

Otherwise things over here on the continent seem quite like the UK. Southern France seemed much more relaxed - people hanging out as if there was no virus. Italy seems a bit more cautious.
Perhaps if the lowering the height again hadn’t quite finished when you switched off, that might have caused the error?
 

neeklaus

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Perhaps if the lowering the height again hadn’t quite finished when you switched off, that might have caused the error?
I did give it a few moments after lowering. But perhaps that wasn’t enough...
 

A.J.

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UnMerc - 2020 VW Polo 2.0t GTi Plus, DSG. Flash Red, Traditional VW GTi Tartan seat trim.

They were close to writing that off then. Is it 50% to make it a write off ? :confused:

That is one heck of a lot of money for the repair though. Another contributory factor as to why premiums are so high :(
 

JBell

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They were close to writing that off then. Is it 50% to make it a write off ? :confused:

That is one heck of a lot of money for the repair though. Another contributory factor as to why premiums are so high :(

I was told 66.6% is the write off point.

That is just the estimate, they haven't even taken the bumper off yet!!!!!

Costs I know of so far:

Courtesy car delivered from London - 19' plate BMW 520i £500 per week plus delivery and collection - we are now into week 2 so I take it as over £1500 in rental costs

Low loader to take my car to Plymouth as it is classed as not roadworthy £100 each way

Accident management company to deal with it all as my insurance company have no local bodyshops £££££££££

Staggering to see what the costs are and exactly why our insurance is so high
 

Chrishazle

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S204 2008 C220CDI Elegance Estate Auto, 2008 R171 Facelift SLK280
Just dropped the SLK down to the village garage, my efforts to fit the (genuine MB) mud flaps - and I only tried one rear - were totally unsuccessful and completely knackering, so I've given him the job!
 

pillow

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Yesterday I had a detailer out for paint correction. Old black car, lots of swirls.. basically the perfect candidate.

Anyway, the outcome is ridiculously good. The car needed it.

Although I did it a few weeks ago I didn't post about it, threw the AMG styled bumpers and sideskirts on.

Not bad for near 13 years and 120k miles.

Just the mufflers and tips to do now.
 

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Wighty

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Yesterday I had a detailer out for paint correction. Old black car, lots of swirls.. basically the perfect candidate.

Anyway, the outcome is ridiculously good. The car needed it.

Although I did it a few weeks ago I didn't post about it, threw the AMG styled bumpers and sideskirts on.

Not bad for near 13 years and 120k miles.

Just the mufflers and tips to do now.
What did that cost if you don’t mind me asking . Lovely looking car by the way , looks 3 years old
 

pillow

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What did that cost if you don’t mind me asking . Lovely looking car by the way , looks 3 years old

It was £260. The bumpers and skirt didn't need any correction as they were only painted about 6 weeks ago so he said it was a bit cheaper than it would normally be for a large car.

He arrived at 9 and left at about half 6, the entire day he was on the go. Unbelievable work.

If anyone has an older car then this has to be the most cost effective way of getting it looking amazing again. Especially if it is of a darker metallic colour.
 

Wighty

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It was £260. The bumpers and skirt didn't need any correction as they were only painted about 6 weeks ago so he said it was a bit cheaper than it would normally be for a large car.

He arrived at 9 and left at about half 6, the entire day he was on the go. Unbelievable work.

If anyone has an older car then this has to be the most cost effective way of getting it looking amazing again. Especially if it is of a darker metallic colour.
That is a seriously good price , wish you had some before pics :D
 

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