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Originally Posted by biopete
Yeah. Thanks. The dealer said he had changed the oil and he was a mercedes guy , drove mercedes and bought and sold a lot of mercedes so i trust he put the right amount in or close enough. Plus surely it would give i big red light somewhere if it was ever dangerously low.
One thing i really don't like is how instead of a nice oil pressure gauge, I have a big analog clock taking up 1/3 of my instrument cluster. i'll just have to get a computer it looks like. Eventually all new cars will have to have on board diagnostics displays as they get more and more computerized and robotic. Hopefully a law will mandate it so car owners are not at the mercy of dealers. A system much like the w210 ac diagnosis . Thats another thing i miss. It looks like they did away with that.
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In the old days whenever I purchase a vechile either new or used the first thing I would purchase are the factory manuals. I recall paying $260 for 200d manuals about 40 years ago. For my w210 I had purchased the star software and it has been invaluable just like the manuals. Any serous DIY person should budget the costs in. It would be interesting to read those stored codes on your car may tell you of power interruptions. The manufacturers are doing away with on board diagonistics which are clumsy in comparison. Just too bad a lot of younger mechanics take the readings for granted rather than use it as a tool. A friend had is wiring harness replaced 7 times under warranty without any mechanic determining the root cause of the failure. Legislation has gone the opposite way and has the power to disable vechiles remotely and also find it, in Canada this was law in 2006 and newer vechiles. It seems repossession and criminal behavior outweighs owners rights???