Which fix works for you?

[kozmic]

My suggestion? Drop back and punt. Take it to the dealer and hope he's in the Christmas spirit!

 

[ladder13]

No competent independent shops around usually owned by a factory trained import mechanic?

 

[YeshuaIsa53]

1. Did you actually have a manual, or did you have to download 300 plus pages onto your hard drive. I have to order a manual for $50. They are not available at the dealership, nor will they be. Take it to O'Reilly's and ask if you can watch. Let us know what they say.

3. Good luck. Our radio is stuck on an advertisement asking us to pay to use it.

2.

 

[NYlakesider]

As a lifetime gear head and long time watcher of the Mecum & B-J auctions the advice about certain cars with the MB being one is,
get rid of the car before the warranty expires.

 

[Rule3]

"Benz" people do not fix things themselves. Pay the man.

 

[fordson]

MB Dealer………and take out a small loan…….

 

[dave1918a2]

If You can't find an independent MB repair shop in Vegas, the dealer is the only option. Why do You have California plates in Vegas???

 

[LVSteve]

IDK what year you have but a 2015 ML350 auxiliary battery is a AUX14. $125 at NAPA.
I shudder think what the dealer would want.

In the tradition of German over-engineering, there are actually two types of auxiliary battery depending on trim and model. They are typically called "big" and "small". The AUX14 the "big" auxiliary battery. I need the small one, about $55 from the M-B online parts store, and considerably less elsewhere.

 

[LVSteve]

If You can't find an independent MB repair shop in Vegas, the dealer is the only option. Why do You have California plates in Vegas???

That's not me or my car.

 

[ACORN]

In the tradition of German over-engineering, there are actually two types of auxiliary battery depending on trim and model. They are typically called "big" and "small". The AUX14 the "big" auxiliary battery. I need the small one, about $55 from the M-B online parts store, and considerably less elsewhere.

Sounds good to me.

 

[Nevada Ed]

Either car makers don't plane for replacement parts or
they want lots of money to replace parts, now, to add to their "Family income".

It all started with the placement of the VW thermstate, on how much stuff
had to be removed to get to the part.

My last 2014 Jeep needed THREE types of screw drivers, just to fix the rear
tail gate, piston, open/closing rod unit.

Don't get me started !!

 

[Bald1]

I know all about German engineering. My wife has an Audi Q7. Before that she had a BMW X3. I have found that most general maintenance is not that difficult. But you may need a special tool or two. Audi's have sensors and programs for everything. If you change battery for example. It has to be
" programmed" into car. It has to do with the auto shut off. If battery is not operating at a certain level car will not shut off because it doesn't think it can restart. Same with brakes. You need a computer to shut off maintenance alerts. I can do the work but I have to take it to MY GUY and flip him a $50 to reset things. The Beamer was surprisingly easy.

 

[Greyman50]

My Best friend was a manager of a MB service department of a Big dealership in Texas years ago. He told me back 20 years ago that the " average price" for all Mb's service was $900!!!. At least BMW has an easy translation," Break My Wallet", LOL