On a recent trip to Taos, NM my 300SDL did not like the altitude (8000 ft plus) I barely could get it started every morning, it smoked heavily (Very embarrasing!) and lacked its usual "OOOOMPH" until it was hot. A repair shop in Santa Fe replaced my glow plugs and charged an exorbitant amount of money! NO CHANGE in performance, however....the car still did not run right. I know now, that I got taken to the cleaners by the shop....a hard lesson to be learned, especially when you're on vacation! Now, someone told me about an Altitude sensor or adjustment, but was somewhat vage about that. Any one with some more info on this? THANKS
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17 years ago