Jonnycomelately said:
@AMGTRND - regarding the production figures, much of this info is available on the 500E board. Fact and figure files posted, plus power users are happy to answer questions. For this car specifically, I'm passively familiar with it as it was being serviced at my Indie mechanic (I have 4 MB's between '97-'06) in both 2020 and 2022. I still have photos of it on my phone. I was curious enough to research these details further. Note of the 15 in Garnett Red, 2 were gray interior, 3 were black and 10 were beige. Good luck!
Antiquarian - correct, only 15 US cars with #512 Garnett Red Metallic (aka Almandine Red). At least two are known to be wrecked. Even more rare is the color combo........ #512 Garnett Red with #278 Gray Leather interior. One of two (one '92 and one '93), or one of one for MY-1992.
I've always thought same as Jet Ski, I don't ever recall seeing a 2005-06 CDI (OM648 I-6) with the air suspension. Personally mines an 06 with 299k miles, turn the big three-oh next week :-) I HAVE seen the refreshed 2007-2010 W211 (OM642 V6 motor) with an air suspension, tho. I certainly could be wrong and always interested to learn. Also LastVIN.com is an absolute must for anyone researching any Benz. This one right here, if you're 50 and daily drive to tune of 15k miles per year, this seriously could be the last car you'll ever need to buy. Ever. Take care of her with just the routine maintenance and replacement parts (suspension, motor mounts, yada yada) as they come up, she'll last you another 25 years easy. As a daily.
Rare bird here. One of only 19 final year CL500 coupes. along with 15 of the V12 CL600's. 34 total North American C140's in 1999 to finish the model run.
Good to hear, happy to help :-) So the pump itself is operational, the next question is timing. Close the door and watch - it'll pull in, then you'll see it relax. You may also hear a light "puff" from the pump when it vents. Anything more than 2 seconds after pulled in is a waste. 4 seconds is perfectly fine. At about 8 seconds it'll time out and won't work until you do the fuse thing again. If all vent at about the same duration of 6-8 seconds, then it's likely timing on the limit switch inside the pump. If one (or two) are noticeably longer than the others, then you've got a leak in one of those lines.
This is a VERY rare car. Numbers noted below are greatly exaggerated. There were FOURTEEN S600 LWB Sedans sold in North America for MY-1999. As previously noted they were really all re-badged 1998 models remaining in MB inventory before the new 2000 W220 was ready. Also 15 S600 Coupes, 19 S500 Coupes, and 1,341 S500 LWB sedans. I would suspect the 139 figure noted below was global sales for that final MY swan song. I don't have global figures by year for the W140 run, only total units (there were 32,517 total S600 LWB sedans, along with 3,399 of the SWB that were never sold in NA). I do have the US sales figures by MY for all variants of the W140.
@Oldtown - there's a quick and easy check for the soft close doors to see if the pump itself is operational. In the trunk, passenger sidewall, open fuse box and pull fuse #9 (top fuse, 3rd column). Wait 30 seconds, re-insert and now test doors. If you can now hear the pump run and see the soft-close functioning, then you either have a leak somewhere or there's a timing issue on the limit switch inside the pump. What happens is the doors/trunk can "time out" for any number of reasons after which they won't work until the system is reset. This happens individually but over time can affect all if each individually fails at one time or another. The limit switch is an easy DIY fix (youtube videos). Leak is a bitch to troubleshoot and repair. Pump not operational = new pump, about $250. Fuse missing in fusebox, there's your answer!
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Single-Family Owned 1992 Mercedes-Benz 500E
Jonnycomelately said:
@AMGTRND - regarding the production figures, much of this info is available on the 500E board. Fact and figure files posted, plus power users are happy to answer questions. For this car specifically, I'm passively familiar with it as it was being serviced at my Indie mechanic (I have 4 MB's between '97-'06) in both 2020 and 2022. I still have photos of it on my phone. I was curious enough to research these details further. Note of the 15 in Garnett Red, 2 were gray interior, 3 were black and 10 were beige. Good luck!Single-Family Owned 1992 Mercedes-Benz 500E
Jonnycomelately said:
Antiquarian - correct, only 15 US cars with #512 Garnett Red Metallic (aka Almandine Red). At least two are known to be wrecked. Even more rare is the color combo........ #512 Garnett Red with #278 Gray Leather interior. One of two (one '92 and one '93), or one of one for MY-1992.2005 Mercedes-Benz E320 CDI w/35k Miles
Jonnycomelately said:
I've always thought same as Jet Ski, I don't ever recall seeing a 2005-06 CDI (OM648 I-6) with the air suspension. Personally mines an 06 with 299k miles, turn the big three-oh next week :-) I HAVE seen the refreshed 2007-2010 W211 (OM642 V6 motor) with an air suspension, tho. I certainly could be wrong and always interested to learn. Also LastVIN.com is an absolute must for anyone researching any Benz. This one right here, if you're 50 and daily drive to tune of 15k miles per year, this seriously could be the last car you'll ever need to buy. Ever. Take care of her with just the routine maintenance and replacement parts (suspension, motor mounts, yada yada) as they come up, she'll last you another 25 years easy. As a daily.1999 Mercedes-Benz CL500
Jonnycomelately said:
Rare bird here. One of only 19 final year CL500 coupes. along with 15 of the V12 CL600's. 34 total North American C140's in 1999 to finish the model run.One-Family Owned 1999 Mercedes-Benz S600
Jonnycomelately said:
Good to hear, happy to help :-) So the pump itself is operational, the next question is timing. Close the door and watch - it'll pull in, then you'll see it relax. You may also hear a light "puff" from the pump when it vents. Anything more than 2 seconds after pulled in is a waste. 4 seconds is perfectly fine. At about 8 seconds it'll time out and won't work until you do the fuse thing again. If all vent at about the same duration of 6-8 seconds, then it's likely timing on the limit switch inside the pump. If one (or two) are noticeably longer than the others, then you've got a leak in one of those lines.One-Family Owned 1999 Mercedes-Benz S600
Jonnycomelately said:
This is a VERY rare car. Numbers noted below are greatly exaggerated. There were FOURTEEN S600 LWB Sedans sold in North America for MY-1999. As previously noted they were really all re-badged 1998 models remaining in MB inventory before the new 2000 W220 was ready. Also 15 S600 Coupes, 19 S500 Coupes, and 1,341 S500 LWB sedans. I would suspect the 139 figure noted below was global sales for that final MY swan song. I don't have global figures by year for the W140 run, only total units (there were 32,517 total S600 LWB sedans, along with 3,399 of the SWB that were never sold in NA). I do have the US sales figures by MY for all variants of the W140.One-Family Owned 1999 Mercedes-Benz S600
Jonnycomelately said:
@Oldtown - there's a quick and easy check for the soft close doors to see if the pump itself is operational. In the trunk, passenger sidewall, open fuse box and pull fuse #9 (top fuse, 3rd column). Wait 30 seconds, re-insert and now test doors. If you can now hear the pump run and see the soft-close functioning, then you either have a leak somewhere or there's a timing issue on the limit switch inside the pump. What happens is the doors/trunk can "time out" for any number of reasons after which they won't work until the system is reset. This happens individually but over time can affect all if each individually fails at one time or another. The limit switch is an easy DIY fix (youtube videos). Leak is a bitch to troubleshoot and repair. Pump not operational = new pump, about $250. Fuse missing in fusebox, there's your answer!