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Netizens revealed that there was an assembly error in the Beijing Mercedes-Benz AMG A 35L model, which caused abnormal water temperature control due to pipeline installation problems, or led to loud fan work, which has seriously affected the normal use of car owners. He also said that if your A35L vehicle is installed in the cooling line shown in the picture, congratulations, Beijing Mercedes-Benz has installed it backwards again!

Beijing Mercedes-Benz AMG A 35L is the first domestic AMG model, which was officially put on sale during the Guangzhou Auto Show in November last year, with a price range of 39.98-419800 yuan, less than four months after it went on sale.

The financial network investigated and reported the problems existing in the Beijing Mercedes-Benz AMG A35L model, and revealed that the engine pipes of this model are inverted on some new cars, which will lead to engine damage in serious cases.

People familiar with the matter said that at present, vehicles with related problems have been sold, and manufacturers have also notified car owners to return to the factory for maintenance in an undisclosed form.

He also said that there is a display car with this problem in a dealer in his city, which has been sold, but the owner has not yet brought it up. During this period of time when the car owner did not pick up the car, the after-sales service staff received the maintenance plan from the Beijing Mercedes-Benz manufacturer and moved the new car to the factory for maintenance. The maintenance method only needs to check the engine water pipe, if it is installed upside down, then immediately remove and standardize the reassembly.

AMG is the symbol of Mercedes-Benz performance car. Since Beijing Mercedes-Benz introduced domestic AMG A 35L model, it has been questioned by the outside world. The A35L is based on the MFA pioneer platform. Compared with the domestic A-class long wheelbase version, the A35L pays more attention to performance and internal and external movement momentum. The car is equipped with a high-power 2.0T in-line four-cylinder engine with a maximum output of 306hp and a peak torque of 400Nm. It matches a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission and a 4MAIC four-wheel drive system with a 0-100km/h acceleration time of 4.9s.

For the consumers who buy this car, they are believed to be fans of Mercedes-Benz AMG and believe in the assembly and production quality of Beijing Mercedes-Benz, so as to own an AMG vehicle at a lower price. The occurrence of low-level mistakes such as the reverse assembly of accessories is undoubtedly an act of self-destruction of the brand reputation, and will make car fans and consumers very disappointed with the brand and the manufacturer. Figures show that the AMG A35L sold 192 vehicles a month in January.

In fact, low-level mistakes in Mercedes-Benz assembly are not the first to occur, making people's evaluation of the "German craftsman spirit" greatly reduced.

On January 10, 2020, Beijing Mercedes-Benz announced a recall of its domestic GLB model because the wire harness under the second row of seats may not be routed in accordance with the specifications, affecting the normal operation of the airbags on the side of the second row of seats, the early warning of seat belts and the warning of seat locking.

You know, it has only been more than a month since Beijing Mercedes-Benz GLB listed.

Last August, Mercedes-Benz found that the catalytic converter was installed incorrectly. Mercedes-Benz China announced the recall of some imported GLE SUV and GLS SUV vehicles, which could not meet the relevant requirements of vehicle emission standards and on-board diagnosis system due to the mixed installation of exhaust catalytic converters, which may cause the on-board diagnosis system to give an alarm.

Last July, Mercedes-Benz found that the bolts were installed incorrectly. Mercedes-Benz China filed a recall plan with the State Administration of Market Supervision and Administration, recalling some imported C-class and CLS-class imports from now on, due to possible mixed installation of bolts for engine turbocharger return tubing and crankcase ventilation pipe. Due to the difference in bolt specifications, the pretightening force of the connection may be insufficient, which affects the tightness of the connection between the turbocharger return pipe and the bolt, and the risk of fire can not be ruled out.

Earlier, Mercedes-Benz China filed a recall plan with the General Administration of Customs, recalling a total of 164imported Mercedes-Benz E 43 AMG 4MATIC vehicles because they were not equipped with active braking assistance systems. That is, the active brake configuration that should have been installed in the original factory is not installed, such as distance warning, autonomous emergency braking and brake assistance depending on the situation can not be used, increasing the risk of collision. Mercedes-Benz explained that it was caused by an error in the production documents, resulting in a complaint and claim.

In addition, in March last year, Ms. Ding in Jiaxing, Zhejiang spent more than 1.4 million to pick up a Mercedes-Benz S450 in the 4S store, which was imported from Germany and found that the bottom edges of the doors on both sides were different. The 4S store said: the manufacturer installed it wrong.

Not long ago, the Beijing Mercedes-Benz A-Class A 180 L newly proposed by Mr. Lai from Henan also had a different situation at the bottom of the door on both sides. The edge of the door on the left was a car style, and the right edge of the car became a sports style. The 4S store said it was the manufacturer's problem and was willing to replace the bottom beam and send an insulation cup. Mr. Lai rejected the plan.

In response to so many assembly errors, many netizens said, "is this accurate German craftsmanship?" And some consumers say, maybe this is the authentic Mercedes-Benz!

Think of Mercedes-Benz recently announced a recall of 660000 E-Class and C-Class cars with design defects due to a broken shock absorber. What happened to Mercedes-Benz after frequent assembly errors?

German craftsmanship is usually given adjectives such as "rigor" and "craftsman spirit". However, in today's mature manufacturing and scale process, Germans also make mistakes. German Mercedes-Benz and Beijing Mercedes-Benz will also have loopholes such as irregular assembly. In the end, it will only seriously affect the image of the Mercedes-Benz brand in the hearts of consumers.

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