MERCEDES C CLASS SERIES

The C class series of Mercedes Benz came in as a replacement for the largely successful W201 190 Mercedes Benz series.
The first C class generation debuted as the W202 model and rolled out on June 1st, 1993! Facelifted in 1997....lets look at these models....

Mercedes W202 C-Class 1993 – 2000

The C-Class sedans were the successors of the 201 series with which Daimler-Benz had been very successful in establishing itself in the market segment of the compact middle-class passenger cars...The most important assets of the new “small” Mercedes were considerably more interior space, more active and passive safety, and more comfort with overall dimensions that had barely been changed.With a standard equipment considerably more voluminous comprising among other things fullsize-driver’s air bag, integral side-impact protection, ALS, power-steering, 5-speed gearbox, and central locking system and with prices nearly unchanged compared with the predecessors, the new price/value-philosophy of Mercedes-Benz was demonstrated effectively.

A novelty represented the concept of different styling and equipment lines, in which the C-Class types were offered. Apart from the “classic version” the three variants “Esprit”, “Elegance”, and “Sport” were on offer.

The Espirit trim

In the range of products the “Esprit” corresponds to the classic version but is lowered by 25 mm and targets more the younger customers with its colored and fresh interior.

The Elegance trim

With the “Elegance” variant not only the interior equipment is clearly more extensive, in the external appearance, too, there are some striking differences: The all-around protective moulding is matched with the color-tone of the painting coat, painted in contrast color and fitted with a chrome insert like the door handles

The wheel trims , too, are fitted with a chrome ring and the lamp units also deviate in their appearance. The front direction-indicator lights are fitted with colourless cover glasses and the rear lamps are formed bichromatically.

The Sport trim

The “Sport” version is lowered by 25 mm like the “Esprit” version and distinguishes itself apart from a tighter chassis tuning through the standard wide tire and light metal wheel rims in the 5-hole design

AMG Version

For customers who want their C-Class car to look even more dynamic, an AMG version with lowered sports chassis, light-metal wheels in the AMG design, modified front and rear apron as well as discreet side sills is available

The W202 was replaced by the first of the second generation C class Mercedes tagged (W203), which rolled off the assembly line on 18 July 2000 to 2007

The w203 c55 AMG

Smartphone Keys for the 2016 E Klasse....

Key to the future lies beneath camouflaged E-Class sedan.

Mercedes-Benz locking system engineer Santiago Pena Brossa touches his HTC smartphone gently against the door handle of the E-Class.The camouflage-covered sedan's indicators blink and its rear-view mirrors swing out. It's open, but not ready to drive.

This car is still nine months or so from going into production. Which explains why this prototype's exterior is covered in an eye-baffling black-and-white pattern and its interior is hidden under rough-cut bits of what looks like black carpet.While the visuals will remain under wraps for some time yet, Mercedes-Benz is ready to talk about some of the new E-Class's innermost technical secrets.

Mercedes-Benz will be the first to introduce the smartphone car key to market

It's a glimpse into the not-so-distant future of driving, because where Mercedes-Benz goes, others inevitably will follow.

The day the new E-Class goes on sale will be the beginning of the end for the conventional car key, it seems. In time it will go the way of the videotape, floppy disk and CD.

Pena Barossa promises Mercedes-Benz will be the first to introduce the smartphone car key to market.The feature will be offered first as an option on the new E-Class, then spread to other models from the German carmaker.

There are some obvious downsides

The system relies on Near Field Communications, a radio technology built into newer smartphones and already in use in some countries by Visa and MasterCard for contactless payments. The ability to securely store encrypted data, either in the phone itself or its SIM card, is also required.

According to Pena Brossa, the Mercedes Me website will offer a facility for customers to check whether their smartphone can be used as a key. At first it will be possible to install only four "keys" on a phone, but the next step will permit any number. Perfect for car rental companies, says Pena Brossa.

There are some obvious downsides. A dead phone will mean not being able to get into your car. "You have a big problem," admits Pena Brossa, who points out that modern car keys are also useless when damaged.Then there's the affection many feel for the good, old-fashioned car key. "The traditional customers, they love it," says the engineer.

http://www.carsguide.com.au/car-news/2016-mercedes-benz-e-class-to-bring-smartphone-key-tech-34065#.VainD_lVikp

2016 E Klasse review....autonomous driving

Only hands-on laws are stopping the next Mercedes-Benz E-Class being a hands-off car on freeways.

Although production of the big Benz does not begin until next year, its maker is already talking up its advanced abilities.

"From a technological standpoint, we're upgrading Business Class to First Class," says Michael Hafner, the company's director of driver assistance systems and active safety.

Equipped with multiple cameras, radars and ultrasonic sensors, plus a powerful computer, the E-Class will be able to automatically follow the vehicle ahead at any speed from standstill to 200km/h.

Unlike the last generation of Mercedes' Intelligent Drive technology, introduced in the S-Class limo only two years ago, the E-Class will be able to drive itself on roads without clear lane markings at up to 130km/h. But it will still only be a semi-autonomous car.

Authorities around the world, including Germany's own VDA, still have rules requiring the driver to keep their hands on the wheel at all times. So law-abiding Mercedes-Benz uses a steering-wheel sensor to shut down its most advanced technology if the driver's hands leave the steering wheel for more than a few seconds.

Motorway driving is an ideal scenario for the autonomous car

But Mercedes-Benz will be ready to move the moment such laws are amended toaccommodate autonomous cars.

This will make it possible, for example, for drivers to hand over control to the car for tedious motorway driving.

Mercedes driver assistance systems engineer Alexander Schaab confirms that motorway driving is an ideal scenario for the autonomous car. With no oncoming traffic, it's a relatively simple environment for sensors and software to cope with, he points out.

Thinking ahead, Mercedes is already working to develop protocols for the car to hand control back to the driver, he says. With today's hands-on laws, this is simple he says. But when the car has been in control for an extended period, the driver can obviously become deeply involved in other tasks. Making sure they're ready to resume driving, say at the end of the motorway, is something requiring absolutely foolproof technology.

Schaab says Mercedes will be ready when laws change to permit autonomous driving.

"We will be coming very quickly with a solution," he promises.

It will be able to park itself even with no-one in the car from the time of launch

While the next E-Class must wait for lawmakers to catch up when it comes to motorway driving, it will be able to park itself even with no-one in the car from the time of launch.

Using a smartphone app it will be possible for an E-Class owner to park their car while standing outside it.

Once the manoeuvre is selected on the phone, the driver must continuously confirm they want the car to keep moving by making a gesture on its touchscreen that's like twirling the thumbwheel of an iPod.

As well as being able to handle nose-in, reverse-in and parallel parking, Mercedes' new Remote Parking Pilot also features a mode called Explore, which allows the driver to remotely move the car forward or backwards up to 10 metres, into or out of a very narrow garage, for example.

http://www.carsguide.com.au/car-news/2016-mercedes-benz-e-class-to-be-autonomous-ready-34010#.VaiiOPlViko

W202 C KLASSE DEVELOPMENT SERIES

Fixing the BAS/ASR AND ABS lights in a W202

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