Advice re buying a "tuned" CL500

[MikeKnivett]

Oh

 

[MikeKnivett]

Really?

 

[MikeKnivett]

Gets silly now

 

[television]

30 post might just do it

 

[MikeKnivett]

Can u explain about not being able to upgrade to full postcode? does the Merc system not accept full uk postcodes at all?

 

[MikeKnivett]

Almost there

 

[television]

Only on a 2011 car onwards, all 5 digit, its OK enter the 5 digits and the road list will come up just chose what road, enter a number and thats it.

 

[television]

Its 30 post or one month

 

[MikeKnivett]

Ok will do

 

[television]

I have sent you an Email

 

[MikeKnivett]

Still can't PM! 32 posts now.

Can I write an email here without using the @?

 

[television]

Still can't PM! 32 posts now.

Can I write an email here without using the @?

Yes you can but I have sent you my address by Email just now

 

[MikeKnivett]

Ok so picked up car tonight. Stunningly impressed. For less than 22k it's an astonishing amount of car. Lovely to cruise round M25 in and when I gave it some pulling away from te Dartford toll it goes well for such a heavy car.

Two questions. Bluetooth. Connected to iPhone but couldn't make calls, just got home and read its only for transferring vCard using Bluetooth. Slightly crap for a 2008 car if that's true. What's the solution as I'm assuming the iPhone won't fit in the connector ?

Secondly is there any way to show fuel economy? Found a million other displays but not that one!

The wooden and leather wheel is stunning but as I expected the steering is v v light. I don't suppose if you adjust suspension to sports mode it stiffens up at all?

Totally delighted with car and actually the wheels I was worried about look really good and not drug dealerish at all.

Thanks for everyone's advice on here that helped me make the decision on this car

 

[television]

To show the actual consumption just press the bottom arrow on left hand wheel button once, push the top button and you get a big digi speedo

Look in the armrest top box, is there a connector there for a phone cradle.

S is a first gear start with stiffer suspension, C is a second gear start with a softer ride.

Have you floored it yet they do shift

 

[MikeKnivett]

Yes floored it and v impressed.

Will an iphone connect to that cradle or do I need an adaptor either wired or Bluetooth ?

 

[television]

Yes floored it and v impressed.

Will an iphone connect to that cradle or do I need an adaptor either wired or Bluetooth ?

I am not good with phones,,, I have one in the cradle in the arm rest but they are blue tooth friendly, someone else will advise

 

[MikeKnivett]

Also Malcolm is there a different back box you can put on to release a bit more of the engines lovely sound?

 

[MikeKnivett]

Ok thanks I'll scour the forum for other threads on phones.

 

[television]

Also Malcolm is there a different back box you can put on to release a bit more of the engines lovely sound?

That would defeat all the sound deadening and double glazing

 

[the director]

Play around with the steering controls the MPG figures etc are there (both from start and from reset).

Regarding the phone, presumably there's a doc connector in the centre arm rest? If so, what I do is run with a cheap Nokia phone in the arm rest and set the iPhone to forward all calls to the Nokia. It's not a perfect solution and only really works for receiving calls but, how many calls do you really really need to make while driving.

My alternative is that I also use one of these: (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/All-in-1-...cessories_FM_Transmitters&hash=item43c0667c3c). The iPhone mic works well and the sound comes to the car via the radio.

I don't think the steering adjusts though based upon suspension settings - well, if it does I don't notice it.