I was at a Mercedes dealership and I tried using the remote to lock the door... it wouldn't work. So I thought my battery was dead. I tried it again with my wife's remote and same thing... no locking door. Anyway, when I left and went back to the hotel, my remote worked fine. So I was curious and went back to the Mercedes dealership. Yep, it wouldn't work. Can our remotes be "jammed"?

5thGen
BC, CANADA

 

strange... perhaps there was some kind of interference.. Maybe the Mercedes dealership was really a Faraday Cage

 

This happened to me once..and at the time I was parked around electrical transformers and a large metal building.

 

Maybe security system? Or MB-USA is doing this to convince people how bad their existing cars are, IT'S A CONSPIRACY... j/k

 

But I noticed whe I tried to use it one of my doors was not shut all the way. I closed the door, the remote worked.

 

i dunno mine doesnt work sometimes either... to open or close... i dont think the car cars if the doors are open or not.. i lock it always with the door closed and open with the door open... u can press the buttons while the engine is on and u are driving and it will still lock or unlock and flash the hazard lights... in the begining i thought the battery died... but i dunno what it is cause then the next day or a few hours later when i come back it works... its weird if u ask me...

 

Hey 5thGen:

Things must be going really well in Canada ... visiting Merc dealers at these times

Well...well....Can I take ur new Merc for a spin, when I come to BC this summer ????

 

Heh... I wish. I was actually at a photo studio for a family reunion and the store shares it's parking lot with a Mercedes Dealership. If I had the $$, I'd probably go for a BMW (a nice M5). :-)

5thGen
BC, Canada

 

A baby Merc is only 3-4K more than a loaded Max (36000 vs 39000).

It's not to much of a stretch until you realise that there is no: leather, mags, CD, sunroof, +40HP. And when Hans puts his hands under the hood you have to double fist the wallet.

 

hey bert this is off topic but what are AE kick plates and AE Door Sills the same thing, I just noticed this in your profile...