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Originally Posted by vwnate1
Find a sloped street with a driveway and drive both right side tires up on the curb then slide underneath with a good flashlight to see / find the exhaust leak .
SAFETY WARNING ! a Mercedes weighs about THREE TONS so if it slips off the curb because you didn't position it properly, YOU'LL DIE  . |
There should be adequate ground clearance to get your head up under the car without requiring driving up on a curb or anything. These old cars aren't exactly road-huggers. A strong flashlight and a good set of eyes will go a long way. You shouldn't have to actually crawl under the car, you can see the exhaust pipe pretty clearly by kneeling down on the ground and looking up under the car.
Not sure what Mercedes you're driving, but they're far from THREE TONS. The gross weight is something like 3800 pounds. 1 ton is 2000 pounds, so they don't even weigh 2 tons loaded. Still not something you want landing on you, but a long way from 3 tons (6000 pounds!)