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Replying to: merc1 (Apr 29, 2005 12:54 am) Jolting through deceleration in a misnomer. The 7sp really responds more like a stick, during deceleration and the subsequent downshift, engine compression slows the car very quickly (i.e. like a stick). The solution is come off the accelerator slowly, and be ready to throttle up (even when slowing). In fact the most common comment from friends who have driven my car is the way the transmission responds like a stick. It will catch you off guard for the first drive. After my 800 mile tranny trouble I have been problem free. I will be scheduling my first service in the next couple weeks. Mileage? I can still get 20+ on my San Diego trips, but now that I'm over 1000 miles and broken in I've been down to 13 - 14 mph in town, in manual or sport mode and really testing my 0 - 50 from light to light. It’s hard to keep the mileage that low, because I really have to drive like an ass. 16 around town would be a closer average. Overall I think the mileage is great for 2 reasons. (1) - I mostly have trucks, and I'm getting better mileage & (2) - 20 mpg from 355HP, I can't complain, I didn't want a Metro.
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Replying to: amgnut (May 01, 2005 9:46 am) M
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Replying to: merc1 (May 01, 2005 8:59 pm) |
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2006 changes courtesy of a poster on another board (info verified with MB rep): Orion Blue and Everest Green are gone Pewter (used on the "launch" edition) is available Blue leather is gone Brown Nappa leather is available The sports suspension is NO LONGER available as a stand-alone option. You MUST purchase the AMG kit on the SLK 350 to get the sports suspension. Pricing is not finalized yet to my knowledge. I believe this pretty much sums up the 2006 SLK 350 options. As everyone knows the SLK 280 will be available. I haven't heard about the pricing on it yet.
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Replying to: hgiles (May 03, 2005 2:57 pm) M
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Replying to: merc1 (May 04, 2005 4:33 am) |
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Replying to: pfeiffer (Apr 29, 2005 10:00 am) My SLK350 (12/04 build, on road 02/05) has also had the "check oil level at next refueling" message displayed. First at about 1000miles, I added about 1 litre of oil then twice more over the next 800 miles (about another 1.5 litres added). There does not appear to be anything wrong with the sensor as the oil level was actually falling. I'm monitoring the consumption (it does seem to have slowed down) and will repost.
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Here I go again. SLK 55 AMG:  May 6 2005, 1838 miles. I was driving back from the store and had transmission slippage in 2nd gear. I immediately started shifting manually. 1st gear was o.k. & I short shifted through 2nd to third. I was able to keep driving until I arrived home (short drive, couple miles max.). I restarted the car about 30 minutes later. The problem had now changed. Now the tranny was stuck in third. Definitely third. I tried to shift manually, but the display showed third gear & I could not shift below – or – above. When at speed the tranny would not downshift. It was very strange driving with only one gear. I had to make one more stop and decided to visit my dealer before they closed Friday night. When I restarted the car it was shifting fine. I was going in anyway, because of the previous problem I had at 795 miles and I didn't want to take any chances.. I jumped on the freeway to go to the dealer and got a “Check Engine” light. Now the dealer is going to do a complete diagnostic. I also spoke with the mechanic who replaced the valve body in the tranny at 795 miles. He said I definitely had transmission problems and that he would order a new transmission for me, eta 1 week (from Germany). I love my car - but 2 times to the dealer in less than 2,000 miles & 3 months is hard to take. Maybe I’ll rate the ML350 loaner for Edmunds!?! (Its better than the C240 loaner last time) |
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