When did Mercedes started with the retractable top ?  please
I want to buy a used one but I love the show of shutting the roof.
Vlad

my 'new' (50K miles) 1997 C280 has stolen my heart with its awesome
performance and comfort but has a weird qirk. after driving for some
distance, id say at least 20-30 highway miles, the tranny 'bumps' a few
seconds after coming to a full stop. it did have a slight tranny fluid ...

got offered 87 190  w/ 126k for $1200. AC not cold, but heat and defrost
blows hot all settings.Antenna doesnt' move, but doors/windows ok. good
body/int, runs ok, no noises or drips.reasonable for daily driver? any other
things to beware of?

Still the same old Mini S roller skate. Only now it has gotten worse! To get a
seat that doesn't really bind, you have to get the airconditioned seat with the
adjustable wings and lumbar support. Sales guy started out telling me I had to
get the S600 to get the adjustable seat with ...

I recently changed one of the front headlight glass on my '94 E250TD, and
after this, I cannot adjust the lights from inside the cabin (the wheel
right beside the light switch).
So now both of the head lights beems to low. I belive I forgot something

Has anyone experienced a rather short lifespan of their front brake pads?
Two years and 20K miles ago I replaced the front pads (using MB pads) on my
wife's '95 E320 wagon.  The old pads had around 40K miles on them.  Now with
20K these new pads already need replacement.  The ...

   Heat is always on. Temp control wheel on dash  seems to have no effect.
Any advice on solving this problem would be greatly appreciated.

I bought a brand new radiator for a Diesel Mercedes ('87 300D Turbo).
A mechanic replaced the engine on the car and intalled the radiator.
He says the bolt that held on the fan was longer than it should have
been for the replacement engine and the fan wobbled and touched the

I thought I would change the help change the plugs on a friend's '98 E320.
We managed to remove the plastic engine cover (Just pulls off)
There are two plugs per cylinder.
Plug wires seem to disappear into a clamp like fitting

I am in the market for a used 1995 SL320.  A lot of these cars have in
excess of a 100,000 miles on them.  What kind of maintenance should I expect
to perform on a 100k car?  At what point should I worry about engine rehaul?
TIA, reply to NG

My parents recently purchased a 1997 E420 with 230,000 miles. The body
is in perfect shape, the interior is clean and the car drives smooth and
strong but there are a couple problems:
1. The headlights (halogen) are dull, faded and yellowed. I tried

I bought a 420 SEL a couple of weeks ago. Its got to have a set of
new tires, the Michelins(mxv4) are about 70% worn.
What tires would you recommend?
Also, there is a slight imbalance at 70mph and there is some

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The Mercedes official shop manual says "... turn the nut (with a rubber
boot) on the driveshaft two turns ..."  Is this necessary to do when
removing the drive shaft to replace the flex disks.  The nut is too big for
any of my wrenches, and there is very little access to it because ...

Can anyone help me with procedures for troubleshooting the climate control
system on this vehicle.  The Chiltons book I have is worthless in this
regard and has no detailed information.
The vehicle was changed over to R143 at some point, but nothing works on the