Greetings,

Nice to virtually meet you all, apologises for my first post to be all about I need some help but what better place to get it ☺

I have just bought my wife a lovely 2016 A250 in Red which has only covered 12000 miles and a single owner. The car itself smells, looks and feels like a brand new car ( will get pics once I’ve cleaned it etc ) however I have a couple of questions and apologises if they sound crazy or stupid 🫣

1) On the dash above where you can change the info my car is displaying the speed as Kph instead of mph. I have checked the settings and they are set to mph and also the main dash when having the speed shown is in mph and ideas how I change the small kph to mph ?

2) Parcel Shelf rattle, OMG it’s annoying I had to take the shelf out, I’m thinking of putting rubber feet on the plastic lip the shelf sits on to stop the rattle, but wanted to know what others have done (if your rattles)

3) Looking to get the wheels painted as they have gone milky, I’m thinking gloss black, can I get the chrome badges in black too ( just to match the wheels ? )

4) I’m after a plastic boot protector to protect the carpet from getting mucky any ideas if Merc still sells these? If not where would be the best place to get 1 from

Thst eill do for now, I’m sure there will be more, if your interested I’ll grab some pics once I’ve got the new tyres on and wheels sorted

Stu

 

1) On the dash above where you can change the info my car is displaying the speed as Kph instead of mph. I have checked the settings and they are set to mph and also the main dash when having the speed shown is in mph and ideas how I change the small kph to mph ?

Not possible. EU regs dictate you have to have km/h showing on the speedo at all times.

 

1. Kph shows all the time its just a Merc thing for the UK market and to comply with EU rules. You soon get used to ignoring it.
2. I used draught excluder in black up each side of the parcelshelf where is sits on the boot shelf/trim
3. Dont know
4. Boot mat from ebay not worth paying MB prices.

 

Evening All

thanks for your help noted about the kph very weird but hey not an issue

I’ve got some felt to go on the boot shelf ledge let’s see how that goes

ordered a boot protector from carmats4u all good there too

just need to give it a good clean and drive it

Stu

 

Welcome to the forum.

If MB had kph markings on the main dial it wouldn’t need a separate digital reader.

 

Will get some pics of the car at the weekend after a good wash but have made some very small changes.

1) Gloss Black Rear Badges Inc AMG ( on the RHS )
2) Gloss Black Wheels ( The diamond cut went milky)
3) Gloss Black centre caps for the wheels with the Mercedes star in normal black
4) Black wheels weights
5) Michelin Pilot Sport 5 Tyres 235/40/18
6) Wheel hubs cleaned and pained black
7) Sport badges removed from the wings
8) B Pillar back windows tinted to look like privacy glass
9) Gloss black wrapped chrome trims below the windows
10) Gloss black wrapped front bumper badge and chrome side trims
11) Number plate rattle stop 😂😂
12) Parcel shelf rattle stop 😂🥺
13) New Bosch wiper blades front and back
13) GTechniq I2 full clean inside

Upnext full GTechniq inside out clean and detail plus ceramic coat including wheels then maybe just maybe a stage1 remap but nothing else 😂

Stu

 

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On the way home got the alignment checked and the toe is fine but I was told the camber is ever so slightly out, is the A250 adjustable for the camber ?

 

Here the list of stuff done

Medium window tints from the B pillar back
Dechrome window trims to gloss black
All badges removed
Gloss black badges on the rear
Gloss black badge on the bonnet | front bumper
Gloss black grill badge
Wheels painted gloss black
Michelin Pilot Sport 5 ( 235/40/18 )
Center caps gloss black
Hubs gloss black
Carbon factory rear defuser gloss black with matching exhaust tips
New wipes all round ( Bosch’s twin’s )
De-Rattled rear number plate
De-Rattles parcel shelf
Re-Map 250bhp / 400ft/lbs
Alignment checked
Genuine Mercedes AMG car mats
Plastic boot protector matt and carpet insert

 

Re-Map 250bhp / 400ft/lbs

The torque figure is more than my stock A45s at 376lbsft. Is the car getting the power down without wheelspin? Especially in the current damp conditions.

 

1.
See post #3 & #4 in this thread:

https://www.aclassclub.co.uk/threads/stop-start-not-working.21451/

 

Most of the time it's due to a bad battery when the start/stop stops working/lights up orange at every stop. Mine stopped working and had the battery replaced, after that it has worked flawlessly.
I deactivate it at every start though, I don't like how the car starts when it is activated.

The parking sensors can be adjusted in the menu, how early they should beep and how loud. You can activate them to warn you early both front and rear, otherwise they warn differently.

DAB must be purchased through your ME account, now I don't know of any options for W176 purchases but on my W177 it must/can be purchased.

And congratulations on the car

 

Morning

Thanks for the reply, I’ll get the car to Mercedes this week to get them to check the battery, after doing some googling most posts were pointing to a battery defect seeing as the batteries have been there since new I’m not entirely surprised 😂

could you point me in the right direction to adjusting the parking sensors, I’ve looked everywhere ( that I know of ) and couldn’t find anything to do with the parking sensors to make any changes ( fingers crossed this is there 😂 )

will speak to Mercedes about the DAB option I have sceen retrofit versions but would prefer to have a main dealer to supply fit incase other issue arise due to fitting 😂

Stu

 

Just called my local Mercedes dealership to report and book in the car for the start / stop issue and was told they would need to run a full diagnostic on the car (£149) to see what's going on then on top of that the cost of parts etc

This is going to get expensive..

 

I don't know your menu because mine is MBUX, the possibility is also that you don't have rear sensor.
Here it is seen on MBUX. MASTER your Mercedes Parking Sensors!

Yes, they are **** clever, first you pay for them to go through it and then you pay for a new battery. They did the same with me.
There are several who have changed the battery themselves but it must be a special one.

 

The s/s I think starts working above 6c? I note your photo shows just 6c. I would wait for it to be warmer and then see. Somebody else can perhaps confirm the start temperature.

 

that would be good to know, I'm very tempted to just replace both the main battery and the aux battery seeing as they are both ( assumption coming on here ) 9 years old, and most other threads have stated changing the battery(s) resolved the problem.

Looks like i could get both batteries for the cost of the diagnostic cost from Mercedes

Just need to work out where the batteries are now ( Google Time ) plus im very much not mechanically minded so I'll have to find someone to fit them too


Stu

 

As i dont have the car with me would anyone know if these are the right 2 batteries for the car please

AUX: Exide EK131 AGM Auxiliary Car Battery - Exide Car Batteries

Main Battery: WG16RNO/battery - VRM Search Result | S5 A11 Bosch AGM Car Battery 12V 80Ah Type 115 S5A11

Thanks

Stu

 

My start/stop works fine in freezing temperatures, but it takes a longer time before it´s activated as it is affected by a lot of things. Start / Stop NOT WORKING on your car?

 

I'm thinking I'll just replace both the main and AUX batteries and fingers crossed that resolves the issue, if not well I've got 2 brand new batteries

Just need to make sure those above in my previous post are the correct size, the EK131 AUX is defo the right one just need to check the main

 

I replaced my original 8 year old main battery and the stop/start began working so you may not need the auxiliary battery changing. I find the stop/start annoying so have programmed it out following instructions on this site. MB are con merchants with their diagnostic charges. I dont trust the rear parking sensors and rely on the rear camera.

Get a decent code reader

 

Any suggestions. ?

 

I need one of these

 

I used a thinkdiag to code out my stop/start and I also have an autel diagnostic for reading fault codes. Neither of them were particularly expensive and work on a variety of cars. I have used them on MB a & c class, jag ipace, nissan leaf, bmw 1 series, vauxhall insignia and seat ateca.

Basically the families cars and although they wont always read the codes on some of the older cars they have always enabled the codes to be deleted.

 

Mercedes have done a full diagnostic on the car and it’s the aux battery has failed which they have said is why the start / stop does not to work.

Having a new battery fitted in the morning, fingers crossed nothing else is going to be an issue as I’ve got Autologics retrofitting Dab tomorrow afternoon

 

Got the start stop fixed yesterday / today by Mercedes picked up the car this morning to find this when I got home ( Bare I mind the car is scratch free both inside and out ) the panel isn’t even fitted properly ( look at the door trim.

Close up

I was livid to put it politely, back to Mercedes I go and kindly asked the service manager what have they done to my car.

He politely said look I don’t want to lose a customer so I will order a brand new trim and fit it FOC when it comes in.

Bear in mind I hoover this car on a daily basis and because of my OCD i wipe down all the trims after each use using I2 GTechniq ( Yes I know is this massive but overkill but it’s something I have to do ) so it was there yesterday morning before I took it too them..

Anyways..

I’m in shock I have no idea how and what’s gone on here except at a guess one of the mechanics either snapped my one taking it out or they wanted a nice clean scratch free panel for their own car replacing mine with theirs.. ( Slander I know 😂 )

UNBELIEVEABLE ! Rant Over for now

On the flip side Autologics fitted my DAB tuner and programmed the sensors to beep which is rather nice - there work was faultless and I have upgraded the maps to the latest version too ( haven’t tested just yet )

Tomorrow I’ll give it good outside clean to see if my friends at Mercedes have scratched or damaged any of the bodywork

God this sounds like a soap opera, at least I’m entertaining you lot 😂

Stu

 

Anyone have issues with the LED Performance Headlights misting up? I cannot seam to shift the mist inside the lense ( both side drivers slightly worse )

 

Anyone have issues with the LED Performance Headlights misting up? I cannot seam to shift the mist inside the lense ( both side drivers slightly worse )

It’s a feature

https://www.aclassclub.co.uk/threads/headlights.8705/

https://www.aclassclub.co.uk/threads/condensation-in-front-lights.8357/

 

Has anyone noticed when it rains that the boot catch ( the metal U shape ) fills up with water so when you open the boot you get showered on as the plastic trim on the boot lid is also wet ?

 

Just trying to think back to my W176 A45 as I don’t my A45s does that.

 

This had water in it

when the boot was opened the waterfall of water appeared to come from the centre of the boot where the lock is ( unclear as I cannot get much out of the wife whether the water came from the lock it’self or elsewhere

 

I can’t ever recall having had that issue.
Maybe you’ve got a leak around the rear wiper or the glass, and it just runs down inside the trim keeping the boot dry.

 

Possibly it was a shed load of water mind lol