Mercedes W211

9 discussions on MotorsForum about the Mercedes W211: what owners asked, what went wrong, and what fixed it.

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Outwitting Your Vehicle's 'Brain'

Guys,I have an aging (18 year old) Mercedes W211 which has developed afault which is causing the dash to light up like a Christmas tree.This one fault is causing 3 different warning lights and associatedtext warnings to come up: ABS, ESP...

MB Residuals Fall

Automotive News reports this week that MB has fallen from its perennial topranking in three year residual. Automotive Lease Guide now ranks MB belowBMW, Lexus and Acura. ALG's President, Raj Sundaram linked MB's slide to"its aging product...

2005 CLS 55 AMG

Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the 2005 CLS 55 AMG, the company's latesthot rod and the flagship of its new CLS-Class sedan line. The CLS 55will go on sale in January along with the rest of the CLS-Class cars.While Mercedes officials said in an...

2006 E320 4Matic vs 2006 BMW530xi

I considering buying a new 2006 E350 4Matic or 2006 BMW 530xi. People keeptelling me that I would have less trouble with the BMW. Does anyone have anyrecommendation on which one I should get?Also, I plan on purchasing through the European...

W124 Intermittent Nervous on-center steering

1987 300E. Recently replaced one tie-rod end and idler arm bushing. All new control arms in the rear. New 205/55/16 Yokohama W rated tires. Alignment adjusted and then verified by a second shop.The problem is that sometimes the steering...

1999 E34 2.5L I-6 (323i) ~3,000rpm engine whine - normal?

As the subject says, I have a '99 323i that makes a distinctive whine at approximately 3,000 rpm (changes with load) sounding like a whistle/whine coming from around the intake area of the engine.As this car is new to me, the previous owner...

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