Discussion
theteamm said:
Yes 73 plate, but delivery mileage. 73 plate doesn’t bother me. Looks a good deal for a couple of years if you don’t do many miles. Goes up a lot for 8k or 10k but definitely tempted. I’m just not sure if PCP will drop further?
It's only £10 extra a month for 8k and £20 for 10k...Picked it up on weds, 17 miles old !!
Bloody coolant light on before I got home
I’m not too bothered about that it’s common and easily sorted, I’m more intrigued by how far MB have veered from the quality design and engineering I’ve experienced in my previous E, CLS, SL and AMG models.
The centre console buttons are unreadable tiny gold on black - I tried to turn up the dash lights but still no joy. Yes I’ll get used to it but …
The main rotary light switch - tilted down at knee level - unreadable. Had to use logic.
A track pad that’s about as intuitive as something not intuitive, can’t see me using that.
Lots of things need a subscription inc CarPlay via Bluetooth.
However one thing of total total genius that I’ve never seen mentioned - the movement operated passenger spotlight. Reach onto the passenger seat at night and it lights up whilst your hand is there. Loved that.
Let’s see how it goes ….
Bloody coolant light on before I got home
I’m not too bothered about that it’s common and easily sorted, I’m more intrigued by how far MB have veered from the quality design and engineering I’ve experienced in my previous E, CLS, SL and AMG models.
The centre console buttons are unreadable tiny gold on black - I tried to turn up the dash lights but still no joy. Yes I’ll get used to it but …
The main rotary light switch - tilted down at knee level - unreadable. Had to use logic.
A track pad that’s about as intuitive as something not intuitive, can’t see me using that.
Lots of things need a subscription inc CarPlay via Bluetooth.
However one thing of total total genius that I’ve never seen mentioned - the movement operated passenger spotlight. Reach onto the passenger seat at night and it lights up whilst your hand is there. Loved that.
Let’s see how it goes ….
t needs knocking on the head before it takes off. Hope you enjoy the car though.CarPlay isn’t available via Bluetooth on the EQC from the factory, you have to plug in via the usb-c connector by the charge pad.
You can buy a Bluetooth receiver for around £35 which will give you wireless CarPlay though.
My coolant light has come on twice in a year, after it came on Mercedes changed the cap to an updated type and it came on again soon after. Not seen it come on again for a couple of months now.
You can buy a Bluetooth receiver for around £35 which will give you wireless CarPlay though.
My coolant light has come on twice in a year, after it came on Mercedes changed the cap to an updated type and it came on again soon after. Not seen it come on again for a couple of months now.
Edited by barryrs on Thursday 14th March 08:14
Mercedes are taking my EQC back for a “minimum” of 2 days to fix the coolant issue , dodgy wiper motor, and dried up blades on a brand new car at the time (haven’t changed for the sake of them doing it for free for me) rattle in door card, screenwash function constantly blocking both front and rear
No doubt I will get some crappy A Class. I want a GLE
No doubt I will get some crappy A Class. I want a GLE
V 02 said:
Mercedes are taking my EQC back for a “minimum” of 2 days to fix the coolant issue , dodgy wiper motor, and dried up blades on a brand new car at the time (haven’t changed for the sake of them doing it for free for me) rattle in door card, screenwash function constantly blocking both front and rear
No doubt I will get some crappy A Class. I want a GLE
I got a brand new EQE 300 saloon when mine was in for a service and MOT last week.No doubt I will get some crappy A Class. I want a GLE
Other than the new infotainment system I really didn't rate it and was happy to get back in my EQC!
V 02 said:
Mercedes are taking my EQC back for a “minimum” of 2 days to fix the coolant issue , dodgy wiper motor, and dried up blades on a brand new car at the time (haven’t changed for the sake of them doing it for free for me) rattle in door card, screenwash function constantly blocking both front and rear
No doubt I will get some crappy A Class. I want a GLE
Mine has a rattle/buzz now as well, I just can't be arsed to book it in the garage.No doubt I will get some crappy A Class. I want a GLE
It went in for the coolant fix at 2,800 miles (had it since new) and now on 3,200 and its still ok so touch wood its resolved...
I am leaving for a new role in a couple of months anyway so its going back and I have ordered a new M2 instead
I got a crappy and battered CLA with 50k miles and a blown speaker. And the service was typically rude from Mercedes, with no word on when I will actually get my EQC back
Edit: my service advisor was much friendlier than the staff who took the car in. They admitted there was a problem with the EQC coolant and put in a new cap and topped it up again. Lubricated my sunroof , new windscreen wiper motor and wipers, and will be having a look at the doorcard rattle for me.
Edit: my service advisor was much friendlier than the staff who took the car in. They admitted there was a problem with the EQC coolant and put in a new cap and topped it up again. Lubricated my sunroof , new windscreen wiper motor and wipers, and will be having a look at the doorcard rattle for me.
Edited by V 02 on Monday 18th March 09:35
Edited by V 02 on Monday 18th March 17:15
GaryG182 said:
Just ordered the wife one of these on a lease. Trying to work out the wall charger, tariff and if the EQC has scheduled charging!? Any tips?
The eqc doesn't have scheduled charging,or any kind of api to enable it to integrate with intelligent octopus, so you'll need to get a charger that does the scheduling/intelligent octopus integration itself, best bet is probably whatever charger is compatible with intelligent octopus, eg the ohme chargers.All you can set in the car with regards to charging is the max charging current, and the max state of charge for it to stop charging at.
We use intelligent octopus and an ohme home pro charger with our eqc, and it works well.
julians said:
The eqc doesn't have scheduled charging,or any kind of api to enable it to integrate with intelligent octopus, so you'll need to get a charger that does the scheduling/intelligent octopus integration itself, best bet is probably whatever charger is compatible with intelligent octopus, eg the ohme chargers.
All you can set in the car with regards to charging is the max charging current, and the max state of charge for it to stop charging at.
We use intelligent octopus and an ohme home pro charger with our eqc, and it works well.
Ok, thanks! I'm with Octopus and just looking at the tariffs and charger options.All you can set in the car with regards to charging is the max charging current, and the max state of charge for it to stop charging at.
We use intelligent octopus and an ohme home pro charger with our eqc, and it works well.
julians said:
The eqc doesn't have scheduled charging,or any kind of api to enable it to integrate with intelligent octopus, so you'll need to get a charger that does the scheduling/intelligent octopus integration itself, best bet is probably whatever charger is compatible with intelligent octopus, eg the ohme chargers.
All you can set in the car with regards to charging is the max charging current, and the max state of charge for it to stop charging at.
We use intelligent octopus and an ohme home pro charger with our eqc, and it works well.
Can’t you start charging from the app ?All you can set in the car with regards to charging is the max charging current, and the max state of charge for it to stop charging at.
We use intelligent octopus and an ohme home pro charger with our eqc, and it works well.
DSLiverpool said:
Can’t you start charging from the app ?
No, don't think so, unless the option to do that is buried somewhere I haven't found.You can set the state of charge limit, ie stop charging when charge reaches x%, but you cant tell it to stop or start charging, or set any schedule for charging, you just plug it in and it will start charging immediately if the charger is supplying power.
I guess you could control charging of a fashion using the state of charge limit (ie set the limit as low as it will go, 50%, to prevent the car charging) but that's a bit of a fudge.
You can set when you want the cabin/battery pre heating/cooling from a schedule set in the app though.
I just use the ohme charger integrated with io to charge the car whenever it's cheapest,it works well. Most of the time I have the charge limit in the car set to 80%, and the charger talks to io and works out when's is cheapest to charge.
GaryG182 said:
How many miles did yours get delivered with? Does anyone know what’s acceptable for a pre reg lease?
Also, what’s the reflection? lol
About 200 odd as it got delivered from Exeter. Honestly, wasn't bother what it was delivered with.Also, what’s the reflection? lol
The reflection is the back of the dash being reflected in the windscreen. It's a tad annoying.
Gassing Station | EV and Alternative Fuels | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff