Ditto. People say it was for the "shutdown transient". You obviously don't need them since your engine ran smooth without them. I think they were an act of irrational exuberance by M-B engineers. To that list add: steering damper, aux water pump, oil cooler, ...

__________________
1984 & 1985 CA 300D's
1964 & 65 Mopar's - Valiant, Dart, Newport
1996 & 2002 Chrysler minivans