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Originally Posted by nate300d
Thanks for the share and the pictures. It is 2013 and even Mercedes can not do a simple ergonomics thing right. The climate controls are flat to the dash, not adjusted for line of view. If you are a mouse between the front seats it is a good view, but not for the driver. How are would it be to tilt that panel 15-30 degrees (move the bottom edge towards the seats) to provide a better view?
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Originally Posted by MTI
The interior of our GLK is similar and I don't have any issues with the HVAC or entertainment control visibility. About the only issue is the age long problem with the cruise control stalk icons being pretty much invisible.
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I didnt have any problems with the climate control or entertainment control. Actually I quite like that knob they place at the end of the arm rest. Its quite handy. I normally have my remote in hand at about the same position. The entertainment system is very responsive, I was quite pleased with its performance.
It took me a bit to find the cruise control stalk however it operates in the same fashion that the ones in my 124/201/126 do. I do believe it had double detents in the up/down direction so you can jump 5 MPH in setting the speed.
I liked the tilt/adjust ability of the steering wheel. Was nice to be able to move the wheel all the way up and see the full cluster. This isnt a problem on my 124 but the 201 is kinda obscured.
According to the car I got 29 miles to the gallon on my 65 mile return home trip. My 190E gets 23-25 and 300D gets 32-35 on the same trip. Granted both have a less than half or so of the HP/TQ of that C300.
I still can't find the instrument cluster dimmer control. I found the entertainment center's.
It also has this ECO mode where when you come to a stop it will shut down the engine. It appears to be triggering on the brake pedal because as soon as I removed my foot from the pedal the engine came back on. Its relatively smooth to start but still noticeable.