We received our first CLS400 earlie this week.
The exterior facelift really helps this car. the newer bumper design works better with the curvy shapes of this car.
Interior: I think if they had designed the dash to contour around the large screen it would look more organic. Instead, it looks like an afterthought. There should be a indention in the dash that kind of welcomes the screen and hides the mounting point.
It looks better with the display showing graphics with very dark background but the screen to bezel ratio is comical.Here are some better pics showing the new screen.![]()
Agreed. I was shocked when I saw it in person. Here is this huge in-you-face display and yet the display area isn't all that large. And they should have figured a way to recess the screen further into the dash. I find it hard to imagine that Mercedes is ignorant of all the negative feedback regarding this 'tablet' look idea.It looks better with the display showing graphics with very dark background but the screen to bezel ratio is comical.
I hate to say this but Audi is doing it right with the LCD display for the instruments and a pop up screen for the rest. I was hoping MB will adopt such a design.Agreed. I was shocked when I saw it in person. Here is this huge in-you-face display and yet the display area isn't all that large. And they should have figured a way to recess the screen further into the dash. I find it hard to imagine that Mercedes is ignorant of all the negative feedback regarding this 'tablet' look idea.
the new cls will most likely ditch the tablet style idea.Agreed. I was shocked when I saw it in person. Here is this huge in-you-face display and yet the display area isn't all that large. And they should have figured a way to recess the screen further into the dash. I find it hard to imagine that Mercedes is ignorant of all the negative feedback regarding this 'tablet' look idea.
MB's previous solution was sightly different because the screen retracted behind this huge and ugly cover rather than retracting back inside the dashboard.MB tried a fold-up screen in the 2008 C-Class, pre-facelift. Since it caused numerous complaints, they may have been considering a different solution now instead.
I'd love a CLS550 with saddle brown interior sometime soon, but that tacked on screen is yuck. It ruins everything for me.
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I'd love a CLS550 with saddle brown interior sometime soon, but that tacked on screen is yuck. It ruins everything for me.
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