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Originally Posted by cgarch
2004 E320 4matic. New to me as of Jan 1 2021. The 'remove key' warning beeping has become unacceptabe to me. This of course occurs any time the driver side door is opened and will persist upwards of a minute before it stops - or when I insert the key. Similarly when stopped, opening the driver door starts the beeping all over again. Is there any way to disable this? It has already caused me to miss the warning beeping associated with leaving the lights on . .
Side snark, while a seemingly good car, there are so many bad design features with this model, that I'm not sure I would buy anything like this car ever again. My point of reference happens to be my '87 300TD diesel which gets better mileage and is a whole lot easier to deal with.
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Why are you keeping the key in the ignition after opening the door?
Set your lights to auto and you'll never have to worry about it.
Granted, my 87 300D is more fuel efficient than my 04 E320 wagon. On the other hand the E320 requires far less maintainance, is easier to work ok, more comfortable, quieter at high speed and generally a more practical daily driver. I wouldn't trade it for anything.