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[Doctor Gollum]

Auto hill hold, but without a button. The S has it too. Great when you first stop on a slope, but not so functional in stop start/creeping traffic as it thinks you've pulled away already and won't reapply itself so you have to physically apply the parking brake to stop rolling back

The R had it too, not surprising being a related chassis to the ML/GL, although it had the traditional foot operated mechanical parking brake. The hill hold aspect is done through the ABS

[Andy B]

Auto hill hold, but without a button. The S has it too. Great when you first stop on a slope, but not so functional in stop start/creeping traffic as it thinks you've pulled away already and won't reapply itself so you have to physically apply the parking brake to stop rolling back

The R had it too, not surprising being a related chassis to the ML/GL, although it had the traditional foot operated mechanical parking brake. The hill hold aspect is done through the ABS

That's what your left foot is for   

[Kevin Wood]

Auto hill hold, but without a button. The S has it too. Great when you first stop on a slope, but not so functional in stop start/creeping traffic as it thinks you've pulled away already and won't reapply itself so you have to physically apply the parking brake to stop rolling back

The R had it too, not surprising being a related chassis to the ML/GL, although it had the traditional foot operated mechanical parking brake. The hill hold aspect is done through the ABS

That's what your left foot is for   

.. and your left arm. Oh, wait!

What's traditional about a foot operated "hand" brake?

[dave the builder]

Idea for "dragon's den",,,
A mechanical lever ,between the 2 front seats , let the driver decide if the hand brake should be on or not 
it could double as an "emergency brake" in the event of hydraulic brake failure  too 

[Nick W]

Auto hill hold, but without a button. The S has it too. Great when you first stop on a slope, but not so functional in stop start/creeping traffic as it thinks you've pulled away already and won't reapply itself so you have to physically apply the parking brake to stop rolling back

The R had it too, not surprising being a related chassis to the ML/GL, although it had the traditional foot operated mechanical parking brake. The hill hold aspect is done through the ABS

That's what your left foot is for   

.. and your left arm. Oh, wait!

What's traditional about a foot operated "hand" brake?

Everything if you're American. Or Mercedes, who have never seen a more complicated solution they didn't like.

[ronnyd]

Idea for "dragon's den",,,
A mechanical lever ,between the 2 front seats , let the driver decide if the hand brake should be on or not 
it could double as an "emergency brake" in the event of hydraulic brake failure  too 

What a novel idea Dave. Surprised that no one had thought of that before.   

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Auto hill hold, but without a button. The S has it too. Great when you first stop on a slope, but not so functional in stop start/creeping traffic as it thinks you've pulled away already and won't reapply itself so you have to physically apply the parking brake to stop rolling back

The R had it too, not surprising being a related chassis to the ML/GL, although it had the traditional foot operated mechanical parking brake. The hill hold aspect is done through the ABS

That's what your left foot is for   

.. and your left arm. Oh, wait!

What's traditional about a foot operated "hand" brake?

My CLS 500 had a hand a foot operated 'handbrake'.

Can't say I grew to like the idea.

[Rangie]

My mate popped over this morning in his 1962 4.5 litre Daimler Majestic everything still works as it should & it sounds glorious the chrome is stunning,wind down windows which  still function properly & no stupid messages popping up , simply drive it & enjoy it.How many Teslas will still be functioning perfectly in 60+ years?

[Nick W]

My mate popped over this morning in his 1962 4.5 litre Daimler Majestic everything still works as it should & it sounds glorious the chrome is stunning,wind down windows which  still function properly & no stupid messages popping up , simply drive it & enjoy it.How many Teslas will still be functioning perfectly in 60+ years?

Likely more than Majestics, considering fewer than 1200 of those were made in 8 years. There can't be more than a couple of dozen left, and that would include the non-running limousine on a drive a mile up the road from here...


The 4.5l engine is a straight swap for the 2.5 V8 used in mk2 Jags and Darts, which killed a lot of Majestics