Mercedes-Benz has issued a recall for 19 vehicles from its 2015 ML and GL SUV lines, over concerns of seat belt failure. The manufacturer reports the lower mount of the right-side rear seat belt may have been fitted incorrectly. As a result, the belt mounting could potentially fail in a high-impact collision, posing a risk of injury to passengers...
Mercedes-Benz Australia has announced a recall on examples of the large M-Class (‘ML’) SUV and its GLE-badged replacement, to address a potential hazard with the front window wipers. The company reports that vehicles sold between between February 1 and October 30 this year - during the crossover period of the M-Class model’s re-christening as the GLE - may be at risk of a short-circuit situation...
Will the global SUV boom end? Not a chance, says Mercedes-Benz, which this week launched its newest high-riding model — the GLC — and is mooting several more additions in future years. It’s no secret that, around the world, the crossover SUV is fast becoming the new default vehicle — in Australia, for instance, 34...
Mercedes-Benz is continuing to roll out its plug-in hybrid strategy at an increasing rate, with the facelifted Mercedes-Benz ML-Class set for electric power even before the next generation model debuts...
By renaming the Mercedes-Benz M-Class to the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class, the three-pointed star is taking another step towards rationalising its naming scheme. The following letter combinations are currently or have recently been used on various Mercedes-Benz models: A, B, C, CL, CLA, CLK, CLS, E, G, GL, GLA, GLK, M or ML, R, S, SL, SLS, SLK and V...
The Mercedes-Benz ML-Class has been spotted wearing heavy camouflage, with the disguised car to bring major changes as part of a mid-life update. Only two images of the Mercedes-Benz SUV have been made available by CarAdvice's spy photographers, though they clearly show changes to the bonnet, headlights, front bumper and grille that will bring the ML-Class more in line with current offerings from the brand like the new C-Class and S-Class...
Mercedes-Benz Australia says its days as an SUV minnow are coming to an end. Last week’s launch of the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class (pictured above) marked the beginning of a strong SUV product offensive from the German luxury marque in which it will double its SUV line-up in the space of two years...
Comfort, convenience and safety are focuses of the Mercedes-Benz ML250 BlueTec Special Edition, which is on sale now from $90,400. The new addition to the Mercedes-Benz M-Class line-up costs $7500 more than the entry-level ML250 BlueTec on which it’s based, though Mercedes claims it adds $12,275 in extra features, effectively saving customers $5375...
A camouflaged Mercedes-Benz ML-Class has been spied winter testing, suggesting a facelifted version of the large SUV could launch in early 2015. Snapped by CarAdvice's spy photographers while testing near the Arctic Circle, the facelifted Mercedes-Benz ML prototype wears heavy black camouflage on its front end disguising a new bonnet, bumper, single-bar grille and restyled headlights and LED daytime running lights...
The stolen vehicle tracking system fitted to the Mercedes-Benz M-Class carjacked by Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev helped police hunt down the alleged Boston Marathon bombers. Industry journal Automotive News reports authorities contacted Mercedes-Benz USA to help track the stolen ML350 SUV on April 19 using the Stolen Vehicle Location Assistance function that is part of the car’s ‘mbrace’ telematics system...
A range of 2012-built Mercedes-Benz M-Class SUVs have been recalled in Australia due to an ill-fitting non-standard floor mat, following a US recall for an identical issue announced in August...
