All I can say is wow- after driving this car for 9 yrs my wife drives like a snail on a cold day. The reset worked bigtime! I have been complaining to the dealer for over 4 yrs about the sluggishness!
This forum is great! thanks!

 

Great,now drive safe.Do the reset as often as you wish or when you need to get a boost.
ohlord

 

ohlord, you're a godsend to this forum. Thanks for your wisdom & experience & sharing it with us!

 

Hey, I going to try this too!

 

Now don't go getting crazy!Some cars really wake up!
A bunch of benz addicts are on the other forums,so if you are not yet members,you might consider.
http://www.mbworld.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=2
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w210-e-class/
www.mercedesshop.com
Try to post concerns on one forum and get replys(give them time)before jumping all around looking for solutions.
ohlord

 

Hey Ohlord,

Thanks again for the advice, as promised I wanted to update the other readers about my experience. As soon as I learned how to perform the reset (which was extremely easy) I did feel an immediate difference, but I wanted to try it a while before re-posting. Now that its been a day or two, I can say without a shadow of doubt that this made a significant impact. My car was definetely a sleeper and now reacts totally different. The main thing I notice is that when I hit the gas, I go. The sluggish, bearing down feeling I had is gone, and the sporty, light car feeling is back. There is great response, and my gas consumption is reporting the same.

After reading thru a lot of posts, it seems some people do this reset every few months as they may want a specific feel all the time, but their driving habits overall don't align perfectly with what the computer thinks. Either way it's easy to do and no strain on the car; the overallbenefit is better performance and a happier driver. And isn't that the reason we purchased a Mercedes to begin with! Thanks Ohlord for your advice and your participation in these forums, I really appreciate it.

Best--

 

You are most welcome.
Now learn how to use the onboard diagnostics for the climate control and you can check your a/c ,see a digital readout of rpm,engine temp,battery voltage ,and mph....
ohlord

 

Well now you have me curious. How would I access those features, and more importantly would I be looking at them simply for the "cool" factor, or would there be more manipulation that I could do.

I can understand wanting to see my engine temp, and battery voltage etc, but climate control? I am intrigued as to how you can access those features.

 

What year E320 ? or E430
ohlord

 

It is a 2002 E320