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Old Jul 15, 2014 | 09:08 PM
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^^ at speeds of only up to like ~30-40mph, they can prevent a crash. Anything higher and it just reduces the severity of the impact. Also, the brake lights on the Mercedes flash to warn drivers in the rear
Which is good.
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On a different thread-related issue, they seem to have done a much nicer job (IMO) with this so-called (four-door coupe) than with the original CLS. The CLS had small slits for windows that were rather difficult to see out of......not a good omen, IMO, for M-B's well-known emphasis on safety. These windows look like they are much more visibility-efficient.
That's because they choose form > function. And whether one agrees on it or not, a raked roof has not detered buyers for it. In fact it handidly created the segment
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Old Jul 18, 2014 | 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
On a different thread-related issue, they seem to have done a much nicer job (IMO) with this so-called (four-door coupe) than with the original CLS. The CLS had small slits for windows that were rather difficult to see out of......not a good omen, IMO, for M-B's well-known emphasis on safety. These windows look like they are much more visibility-efficient.
Visibility in my cls63 is terrible, my car is lowered so tasks like the drive through atm become challenging. Blind spots are big issue too, I don't daily the car so its not a real huge issue for me.
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Visibility in my cls63 is terrible, my car is lowered so tasks like the drive through atm become challenging. Blind spots are big issue too, I don't daily the car so its not a real huge issue for me.
Do you at least have a backup camera? When did BSM become available?
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Old Jul 18, 2014 | 04:51 PM
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Do you at least have a backup camera? When did BSM become available?
No back up cam or bsm mine is a "base" car. I think they started making bsm available on the face lift model (mine is an 09).
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Originally Posted by doge
No back up cam or bsm mine is a "base" car. I think they started making bsm available on the face lift model (mine is an 09).
For what you pay for it already, gotta love the 'options' . On the bright side, back-up cameras should be standard soon, so if you end up with another base model you know you'll be set in that department
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Old Jul 23, 2014 | 10:05 AM
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Default 2016 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Cabriolet Shows its Interior in Germany







Still over a year away from being officially unveiled, the upcoming Mercedes-Benz C-Class Cabriolet (A205) will be the first ever C-Class with a drop-top, so Mercedes-Benz has plenty of reasons to keep its pre-production prototypes under wraps until the very last minute before launch.

The most optimistic reports suggest that the C-Class Cabrio (A205) may be unveiled just months after the upcoming C-Class Coupe (C205), which would put both models' launches somewhere at the end of 2015.

While the Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe hasn't been spied yet, its drop-top brother already has a number of camouflaged pre-production prototypes running around with their soft-top hidden from view.

Watching spy photos and trying to distinguish some of the details under all that body armor is one thing, but having a look at bits and pieces from the actual production car is another.

The Germans from the MB Passion Mercedes-Benz blog recently did just that, and if you are anywhere near Stuttgart and/or the Mercedes-Benz Museum, you can too, apparently.

What you are seeing in the adjacent photos is a pre-production C-Class Cabriolet interior, which may or may not be final, especially since we did find a glitch in the photos taken by MB-Passion.

If you look closely, the seats are clearly designed for a two-door vehicle, while the roof up/down and the AirCap buttons are also very much visible on the center console. On the other hand, the door panel length seems to be identical to that of the current C-Class Sedan.

Either way, in case anyone needed yet another piece of evidence that the first ever Mercedes-Benz C-Class Cabriolet is coming, here it is.
http://www.carscoops.com/2014/07/201...cabriolet.html
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Old Jul 23, 2014 | 10:25 AM
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That interior is amazing for this class....
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Old Jul 23, 2014 | 10:58 AM
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Agreed. I saw those pictures a couple of days ago and was very pleased. I even love the high-back seats.
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Old Jul 23, 2014 | 10:58 AM
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pale wood trim get me feeling all funny
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Old Jul 23, 2014 | 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by TangoRed
Agreed. I saw those pictures a couple of days ago and was very pleased. I even love the high-back seats.
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pale wood trim get me feeling all funny
In person could be different but in pics...that looks SL worthy!
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Old Jul 23, 2014 | 11:11 AM
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Looks gorgeous!
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Old Jul 23, 2014 | 11:35 AM
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Love that (for lack of a better term) 'yacht' wood look. Also that steering wheel is so detailed
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Old Jul 23, 2014 | 12:03 PM
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The first C-Class interior and the first car in this entry-luxury class that actually screams luxury. Another home run from MB.

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Old Jul 23, 2014 | 12:27 PM
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Looks great! Only reservation I have is the wood around the wheel. It doesn't look congruent with the leather. The joint between the wood and leather looks a little uncomfortable.
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