Just a battery replacement dawg😭😭

Note to self, never buy a Mercedes.

They really don't want people working on their own cars.

This is why I will never buy a Mercedes again.

Plus you need to plug the scanner to tell the computer that the battery is new

Autozone isn't installing that one for free.

Jeep engineers and the idiots that allowed this should be banned from vehicles forever ! 🤦‍♂️🤡FFS

Exhibits 76 and 77 of why mechanics hate engineers.

This is piss poor engineering.

I thought Germans were smart?

That’s ridiculous. Engineering should be put in prison.

I had to watch the video twice because the first time I could get past how far back this hood goes. It’s like 90 degrees. I’ve never seen a hood that raises like this.

They said you gotta bring this shit in for service. We getting the money in blood 😭😭😭

Final bill $6700

This is an example of an enduring German engineer mindset. Recall, WWII German tanks were apex, but difficult to maintain in the field. Likewise, here, this is just a battery replacement! I'm not a MB hater. I've owned several.

My 23 durango rt the battery is said to be somewhere under the passenger seat. probably as bad as that

You don’t test start the car before you put all those panels back on? Lol

This. Is why I don’t fuck with German cars.

Mercedes is all I needed to see

So the second most flammable thing in the car is needlessly placed Directly under your ass.

LOL !! Ridiculous ! Applies to: -GLE (W167) — 350, 450, 450e, 53 AMG, 63, etc. -GLS (X167) — 450, 580, 63, Maybach, etc. -GLE Coupe (C167) Classic Mercedes “fuck you” packaging: safer in a crash, miserable when it dies. 🤣

And they wonder why more people are switching to Teslas - the first manufacturer whose stated goal is to improve build quality to the point where they can reduce or completely eliminate their service department

That SHT is just flat out agitating! Ridiculous!

That battery must last a very long time to justify that location. I've never seen one of the engineers hop in the comments like "MBA engineer here, we do it like that because.." never.

Audi has been doing this for a long time.

Basically a bomb under the driver seat under the right conditions lol

What a nightmare for Mercedes owners

All this so you can’t do it yourself

German engineering at its finest! Lol

It’s about weight distribution. Obviously you want a very dense and heavy battery cell right underneath where the only required occupant will be sitting. Just don’t take any hard right hand turns.

Mercedes must be using there new engeners from India to design shiet like this.

This is a fucking war crime

What kind of demon 👹engineer designed this?

Repairability is a huge part of car ownership. Not only cost (for instance the insane price for alternators today compared to 20 years ago) but ease of repair. @grok what do you think? Also, how many hours of labor are typically charged for a battery replacement on a Mercedes ICE car with the battery located below the driver seat?

Ridiculous! Bring me the engineer so the trial can begin.