re RTFM.... {sheepishly} after 3 yrs of owning my E320 i disocover that there
is a dash readout for engine oil level. stumbled across it last week as I was
resetting the service change msg. guess it's time to plow through that manual
again.

along those lines, i wonder how many 'easter eggs' folks have
discoveredover the years. i've read of backdoor menus or resets, some of which
were useful. the more they're block boxed equipped, the more likely they'll have
undocumented toggles, I guess.