Sophocles
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- Mar 28, 2014
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- Vale of Glamorgan
- Your Mercedes
- E 220 D (de-badged)
I have enjoyed a test drive in the new E Class. The car I drove had Premium pack, Command Online and Cockpit digital display, it may also have had Drive Pilot.
A car overtook us on the inside then immediately pulled across in front. I noticed a proximity icon came up on the display - nice. I was told this was only available when ordering Drive Pilot.
I definitely do not want Drive Pilot because I want to control the car, not the other way around. Just my preference. I was not impressed by the cockpit display. I wondered if it was a case of too much information. I preferred the analog dials fitted to the showroom car. Again, just my preference, others may disagree. The huge Command Online displayed a birds eye view of the map and it was very impressive. Highly recommend it.
I was extremely impressed with this car. The suspension was so comfortable, even in Sport 2 mode. I could not reliably detect much difference between Comfort, Sport 1 and Sport 2 as far as the suspension goes, just the throttle sensitivity, perhaps because I was driving carefully which may have clouded the differences.
I was confused by the Mercedes Web Configuration tool. Some packages appeared to overlap, which caused my choices to be skewed. I can sympathise, it must be challenging to design it to be simple, when the car itself is so complicated. It took me several attempts before I achieved my preferences.
I still have several unanswered questions:
(I know I could have asked the salesman, but a wider knowledge base is helpful)
1. Is Remote Parking Pilot legal in the UK? A retired police officer has told me the driver must be inside the car when manoeuvring a car on the highway.
2. What is Vehicle Setup? Is it the ability to save the vehicle setup configuration to USB? It is included with Command Online.
3. Are the wipers self parking when engine is stopped? My 2014 C Class 220 AMG stops the wipers in the middle of the screen if I just turn off the engine in the middle of a wipe. Rather crude.
4. Does the clock self adjust for GMT and BST? My C Class tends to lose time and is certainly not self setting.
I am more than impressed. I believe it is a superb car, so I have ordered it .
I have chosen Kallaite Green with Macchiato Beige leather, Premium Plus, Command Online and 360 degree camera.
A car overtook us on the inside then immediately pulled across in front. I noticed a proximity icon came up on the display - nice. I was told this was only available when ordering Drive Pilot.
I definitely do not want Drive Pilot because I want to control the car, not the other way around. Just my preference. I was not impressed by the cockpit display. I wondered if it was a case of too much information. I preferred the analog dials fitted to the showroom car. Again, just my preference, others may disagree. The huge Command Online displayed a birds eye view of the map and it was very impressive. Highly recommend it.
I was extremely impressed with this car. The suspension was so comfortable, even in Sport 2 mode. I could not reliably detect much difference between Comfort, Sport 1 and Sport 2 as far as the suspension goes, just the throttle sensitivity, perhaps because I was driving carefully which may have clouded the differences.
I was confused by the Mercedes Web Configuration tool. Some packages appeared to overlap, which caused my choices to be skewed. I can sympathise, it must be challenging to design it to be simple, when the car itself is so complicated. It took me several attempts before I achieved my preferences.
I still have several unanswered questions:
(I know I could have asked the salesman, but a wider knowledge base is helpful)
1. Is Remote Parking Pilot legal in the UK? A retired police officer has told me the driver must be inside the car when manoeuvring a car on the highway.
2. What is Vehicle Setup? Is it the ability to save the vehicle setup configuration to USB? It is included with Command Online.
3. Are the wipers self parking when engine is stopped? My 2014 C Class 220 AMG stops the wipers in the middle of the screen if I just turn off the engine in the middle of a wipe. Rather crude.
4. Does the clock self adjust for GMT and BST? My C Class tends to lose time and is certainly not self setting.
I am more than impressed. I believe it is a superb car, so I have ordered it .
I have chosen Kallaite Green with Macchiato Beige leather, Premium Plus, Command Online and 360 degree camera.