Hey gang
As some of you already know, following some limited posting on my behalf, I am the proud owner of an '06SL, black with charcoal.
The car was picked up in March and I guess that with 4,500 miles on it to date I've probably already hit the break-in period. As with most cars, there are growing pains and questions. Here's a few I have for you, as I haven't been able to find anything on point via the search feature:
1) Have any of you experienced a pronounced rattle upon acceleration at the lower RPM's sometimes around 2,000-2,500 and well under 15MPH. It's a very noticeable rattle, you can really only hear it with the window open but it is definitely there. Of course, the dealer wasn't able to reproduce but it never fails that when I'm in the car, I hear it. If any of you have had a similar problem I'd be curious, as I might be able to point them in the right direction.
2) Shredding foam on the drivers seat? At first I thought that the wife might have had something to eat while driving (she never does) and that some crumbs landed to the side of the seat nearest the drivers door, below the power seat switches. Upon further review, it's seat foam, which leads me to believe that the foam is somehow catching on the track when the seat is moved back and forth. Has anyone seen a similar problem?
3) Another rattle coming from the rear-view mirror area, I'll have the tech look at after my next visit.
4) After having driven the car, even for short hops, when exiting the vehicle and listening to the engine, you hear a pronounced "hiss" of liquid hitting a hot part on the engine, and a resulting sizzke. Again, has anyone seen it?
5) Finally, on the '06SL, and I'm not sure if other models also have it, there's a button to the right of the rear license plate, almost built into the reverse light. What does it do? Make cappucino when depressed? Direct link to Norad?
Thanks for any/all answers!
KOZ
As some of you already know, following some limited posting on my behalf, I am the proud owner of an '06SL, black with charcoal.
The car was picked up in March and I guess that with 4,500 miles on it to date I've probably already hit the break-in period. As with most cars, there are growing pains and questions. Here's a few I have for you, as I haven't been able to find anything on point via the search feature:
1) Have any of you experienced a pronounced rattle upon acceleration at the lower RPM's sometimes around 2,000-2,500 and well under 15MPH. It's a very noticeable rattle, you can really only hear it with the window open but it is definitely there. Of course, the dealer wasn't able to reproduce but it never fails that when I'm in the car, I hear it. If any of you have had a similar problem I'd be curious, as I might be able to point them in the right direction.
2) Shredding foam on the drivers seat? At first I thought that the wife might have had something to eat while driving (she never does) and that some crumbs landed to the side of the seat nearest the drivers door, below the power seat switches. Upon further review, it's seat foam, which leads me to believe that the foam is somehow catching on the track when the seat is moved back and forth. Has anyone seen a similar problem?
3) Another rattle coming from the rear-view mirror area, I'll have the tech look at after my next visit.
4) After having driven the car, even for short hops, when exiting the vehicle and listening to the engine, you hear a pronounced "hiss" of liquid hitting a hot part on the engine, and a resulting sizzke. Again, has anyone seen it?
5) Finally, on the '06SL, and I'm not sure if other models also have it, there's a button to the right of the rear license plate, almost built into the reverse light. What does it do? Make cappucino when depressed? Direct link to Norad?
Thanks for any/all answers!
KOZ