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malfunction messages/TeleAid/Oil measuring
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Mine does but I haven't used that button. I did press the question mark button when the car was new and asked some technical question or other. I do know that stored codes can be extracted so that the tech driving the service wagon has some idea of what to bring along.
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CPO??
Yes, there is no dipstick. No dedicated oil pressure idiot light either but most likely the check engine light will come on. As time goes on, you will get over worrying about it, as I did. At each fillup, I check the oil using the MFD buttons. OK/NOT OK. From time to time, I check it using the other MFD method that I mentioned in a previous post.
BTW, MB has not only jacked up the base price on the '06 C320 but has removed TeleAid and rear door airbags (and more, probably) from the standard equipment list. TeleAid now costs $850 or so and I won't buy it in my next car.
If you would like to check the oil the accurate way, here's how.
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Sitting in the driver seat with the door closed,
Insert key and turn to position one.
On the steering wheel's left button group, press the down menu (left side) button once or twice to dismiss the odo reading.
Immediately press and hold the odo reset button until the dashboard beeps. Takes up to 45 seconds.
Release it and press the up-menu button once (right side) which will change the display.
Turn the key to position 2.
In a moment, the oil quantity will be displayed (8.2 quarts, for example) along with some technical info about the MFD itself plus the engine type and version. You can drive the car with this display visible and it's interesting how much oil is in the engine when it's running.
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I attempted this on a friends W211 E500 and it didn't work so this must be a W203 procedure on pre-facelift cars with the semicircular instrument panel.
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Roger E.
Last edited by ROGER E.; 01-31-2006 at 02:10 AM.
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