German Efficiency!

Bing!  10 Starts Remaining.......  

So, we were driving our way up Island from Parksville to Comox when, from our dash of the 2014 Mercedes Benz chassis, an alert and audible bing occured!  Interestingly just after Craig was expounding his extreme happiness on how he loves his Mercedes/Unity!

Check Engine Light and 10 Start Remaining Message!

The check engine light comes on...  Jan reaches for the manual which basically says, No Problem!  Just an emissions issue, you can drive another 800kms and then a warning tone will sound and a message will say 18 starts remaining!

Away we go.... only 40kms later - Bing!  Warning says 10 starts remaining! 

We experienced a check engine light on the Mercedes Chassis while driving up to Campbell River last week.... Not a problem Jan says, as she referenced the owners manual!  We are good for 800kms (500 miles) as it is just an emissions alert.  Then an audible bell will sound and we will have 16 starts to seek service before the engine will not start!

All is good as we continue on....  

40 kms later.... audible bell sounds... warning comes up on dash!  10 starts remaining!  We go to campsite and site for two nights without starting.  Get on the cell phone and arrange an appointment for Friday at Nanaimo Mercedes where we sit for 4 hours while they update programs, do a regeneration of the Diesel DEF filter in the exhaust and take our Unity for a 20 minute test drive.    All is good and off we go....

LTV Kozad - Nanaimo Mercedez Benz

We spent our remaining days in Victoria and Sidney then head home to the Okanagan Valley, catching the 0700hr Ferry.

On the drive home from Victoria over the Coquihalla Highway.. the dreaded Bing sounds !!!  The check engine light comes on and the message warning advises we have to check and fill the DEF tank?

But we know the DEF tank just happens to be full as Craig filled it before our trip started, and the MB Technician in Nanaimo said it was full.  Then 100kms later bing... 10 engine starts left...

There is no additional warning so all is good!  Then 100kms later "Bing" "10 Starts Remaining"....

So we call Chris at Mercedes Benz Service in Kelowna, he says come on in at 1430hr this same day!  Can't complain about this service...

We spend another 2 hours in the MB Dealership Cusomer Lounge and were advised that the NOX Sensors require replacing.  Chris explains there has been a large number of Sprinter Vans and Motorhomes in for this very problem.

We were told the Motorhome Builders start and stop the Mercedes Benz chassis and do not let the engine warm up, causing condensation in the exhaust system which in turn damages the NOX Sensors?  Go figure....

For now all is well and once again we are happy!