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Is it simply because MB can offer it in the 2015 model or is something else? It seems to me like the engineering seems pretty easy...
I have no idea why they are not offering it but it does suck. Its such a neat featureIs it simply because MB can offer it in the 2015 model or is something else? It seems to me like the engineering seems pretty easy...
Neither the A or B class have it either, so it must be a cost thing. It makes no sense though because MB can just charge for the feature and make more money...I have no idea why they are not offering it but it does suck. Its such a neat featureMaybe just something they can add to future years.
I thought it was a waste until my wife got it. She probably saves 20 minutes per day not digging for keys in her purse! And I don't have to deal with at least once a month 'fire drills' at 7am- "Where are my keys! I'm late! Help me find my keys!"I have no idea why they are not offering it but it does suck. Its such a neat featureMaybe just something they can add to future years.
I have it with my Altima.. And I love it!!I thought it was a waste until my wife got it. She probably saves 20 minutes per day not digging for keys in her purse! And I don't have to deal with at least once a month 'fire drills' at 7am- "Where are my keys! I'm late! Help me find my keys!"
I bet it will be added for 2015, i can almost guarentee that. Well i guess with MBrace2 being standard for the CLA, you still will be able to unlock and lock the car remotely with a smartphone, but it would have been nice to have the push button start and stuff.Keyless along w/ various MBrace-2 functionalities via smart-phone apps (for remote-start, arm/disarm alarm, etc) would almost seem too obvious this day & age. the average consumer is very tech savvy & particular towards such stuff. Just look at how nit[picky we all are now towards our mobile-phone, portable devices/computers, and gadgets!
Interesting thought. You might be onto something.Hmm.. Maybe they are thinking Mbrace will be the future key. Smart! Why charge you $650 when they can charge $280 per year.
Hyundai and/or Scion don't have BiXenon headlamps standard. If anything, they may be part of an optional technology or premium package that can be added-on to the base-model.What I find even more interesting is the Bi-Xenon lights. I don't know if Hyundai or Scion have the same ones too but it seems like they're standard equipment yet MB charges for them even in the high-end C class. Kinda tacky.
You're confusing projector-headlamps (Scion tC pic) w/ reflector-headlamps (C-Class pic). Neither are Xenon HIDs, in the examples given.These are the standard headlights on the Scion tC...
Yet these are the standard headlights on C-Class...
Gotcha, alright I was a little confused. Cool for the clear up.You're confusing projector-headlamps (Scion tC pic) w/ reflector-headlamps (C-Class pic). Neither are Xenon HIDs, in the examples given.
Yea- it sucks that the standard-headlamps on the C-Class & CLA aren't projector, but instead reflector. But, other comparable vehicles (at/near the price-point and/or different market-segments) don't have standard Xenon HID headlights either. Generally, they are ala-carte/stand-alone option or included in an optional package.
Good way to look at it would be for $850, you're getting...Gotcha, alright I was a little confused. Cool for the clear up.
I can get over no option of keyless go when you put it that way, lolGood way to look at it would be for $850, you're getting...
- Bi-high/low beams (single lamp) which cleans up the headlight, and when combined w/ Xenon HIDs allowing flashing from low-to-high instantaneous (in dual-lamp Xenon HIDs, it'd take some time to fire'up)
- Xenon HID lighting which produces a very nice, clear color of usable light
- projector-headlamps which effectively focus & direct the light-beam
- LED-DRLs which look very modern, yet are very efficient at producing a noticeable highly-visible daytime light
I'll just have to use my eyes to see around a corner :nerd:I can get over no option of keyless go when you put it that way, lol. Yeah the xenons are well worth it, and they are cheaper here than the ones offered on the C class. The only thing not available is the active curve illumination.