Re: [MBZ] Installing hitch and trailer wiring on W163 ML

2017-08-26 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
IH light trucks were like that too. 10 mpg on a 14-16 gal tank is a LOT different than the 16 gal tank on my 200D (or the 80L tank on an SDL) in terms of how far you go between gas stations. Randy Bennell via Mercedes August 24, 2017 at 3:01 PM How big is the

Re: [MBZ] Installing hitch and trailer wiring on W163 ML

2017-08-24 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
How big is the fuel tank? That will affect the speed with which the needle on the guage drops. I had an old Chevy truck with the tank in the cab. Small tank. I could watch the needle go down. My truck has a big tank. I can go a long way on a tank and it takes a long time for the needle to get

Re: [MBZ] Installing hitch and trailer wiring on W163 ML

2017-08-24 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
IIRC, I got 15 - 18 max in the 2001 ML320 . . . On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 9:46 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > On August 24, 2017 at 9:05 AM Rich Thomas via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > Does this car have the nannies that sense something

Re: [MBZ] Installing hitch and trailer wiring on W163 ML

2017-08-24 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On August 24, 2017 at 9:05 AM Rich Thomas via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Does this car have the nannies that sense something on a hitch and make > the ABS and stability control go bonkers? I don't believe so. I'll know for sure by the weekend. It's a 2003 with ABS

Re: [MBZ] Installing hitch and trailer wiring on W163 ML

2017-08-24 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
Does this car have the nannies that sense something on a hitch and make the ABS and stability control go bonkers? --R On 8/23/17 9:34 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: First, buy a Curt 56146 trailer light converter, it has its own power supply and does not draw power from the taillight

Re: [MBZ] Installing hitch and trailer wiring on W163 ML

2017-08-23 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Strong work. --R Sent from iPhone > On Aug 23, 2017, at 9:34 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > First, buy a Curt 56146 trailer light converter, it has its own power supply > and does not draw power from the taillight housings, just samples taillight >