At least all of the pixels work 
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At least all of the pixels work .
Better sounding than SCMODS.
irish44j (Forum Supporter) said:wspohn said:mad_machine (Forum Supporter) said:Tom_Spangler (Forum Supporter) said:GM has never been able to spell the word "gauge", but I would probably expect more from Mercedes.
I believe they used the english version of the word, "gage"
No, I believe that the proper spelling is 'gauge' in both English and 'Murican
And on Mercedes - they have always scared me. Not the vintage ones - a friend owns a 70s 450 SL which is a perfectly decent car. But the new ones cost the Earth, so you would only sensibly want to buy one that is several years old, but the quality control slipped there for awhile and repairs can be brutally expensive, so buying one after warranty expires can be a ticket to donate to the German mechanics' vacation fund.
Of course I do own a 13 year old BMW, so I might be subject to the same thing, but it such a lot of fun and is fairly low mileage, that I couldn't resist.
according to ye ol dictionary...."Gage" is an obsolescent term talking about an item of value used as a guarantor of something. It has nothing to do with the dials on your dashboard or your tire pressure reading or whatever.
Gauge is the correct spelling in all contexts, including here in 'Murica. Tire gauge. Wire gauge, Gauge thing that's a big hole in your ear. etc.
Noun (1)
There are two gages: one refers to pledges or securities and is no longer in common general use, and the other is a variant spelling of gauge, which in the noun form refers broadly to measurement (“fine-gauge wire”) or a standard by which something is measured (“polls are a good gauge of how voters might vote”). The earliest evidence we have for the noun gauge goes back to the 15th century, when English spelling was not yet standardized, and the word in question was spelled gauge and gage with roughly equal frequency. Gauge began to be preferred in the late 19th century for most general uses. Some claim that gage appears as a variant more frequently in the U.S., though our evidence shows that the vast majority of uses for gage are from specialized and technical industries, such as mechanical engineering, manufacturing, and electronics, and that these uses of gage are global, not limited to the U.S. Nonetheless, total use of the word gage is small when compared to the total use of the word gauge.
The verb gauge, which refers to measuring or estimating, also has a variant gage. This variant appears to show up primarily in informal sources, though not often. Gauge is by far the preferred spelling in general usage for both the noun and the verb; we encourage you use it.
GrM Forum: Where discussion about silly acronyms in expensive German cars turns into pedantry about the low fule indicator on a Buick.
bradyzq said:Better sounding than SCMODS.
State, County, Municipal Offender Data System.
Pete. (l33t FS) said:GrM Forum: Where discussion about silly acronyms in expensive German cars turns into pedantry about the low fule indicator on a Buick.
Apexcarver said:Dont get me started on all the cars saying that the door is a jar when its totally still a door.
Yes. Growing up my father had an '84 Chrysler E-Class. One of those "talking" cars. As a kid, I thought it was super cool, but my friends and I would always make fun of it for saying "Your door is ajar". Damn shame the car didn't even make it to 60k miles before it had so many electrical problems that we had to ditch it. I distinctly remember that it was short of 60k miles because that was the point when my father would get a new company car. We were supposed to take this one on vacation as it was approaching 60k. But it broke again and I remember how sad I was when my father showed up at home with a Ford Tempo as a replacement (it was a temporarly replacement until he got his brand spanking new Chevy Celebrity....yeah, they had a knack for crappy fleet cars).
dean1484 said:Trent (Generally supportive dude) said:COckpit MAnagement Data system
COMAND
Not saying it doesn't drive me bonkers, that is just what Mercedes says it means
Or they screwed up and that is the CYA answer.
I've been in those meetings. No way the SW guys were going back in to fix a typo, so the BD guys said " not a problem, we can make it a marketing gimmick. "
stanger_mussle (Forum Supporter) said:Pete. (l33t FS) said:GrM Forum: Where discussion about silly acronyms in expensive German cars turns into pedantry about the low fule indicator on a Buick.
fule
Was borrowing from a C&D letter to the editor. The wag said that "Check Gages" was too vague, and the light should be changed to read "Low Fule".
If you read it in a German accent it makes more sense. Sergeant Schultz from Hogans' Heroes is about right.
Yeah well some of those spendy Mercedes with "comand" on the dash have "kompressor" badges on the fenders. Almost as if they're, like, German. Now we know what it was like for the typical native in Mexico looking as ads for Chevy Novas, though maybe not quite as.. amused as the average Joe in Brazil looking for cars and seeing a Pinto as an option...
Pretty sure that your average auto company (especially Mercedes) would make sure that their information center would have all the spelling correct. Just saying. Unlike some of the video games my son played when he was younger. One of his favorites was a Bugs Bunny game from Nintendo (Game Boy, remember that?) that would state...."Congratuations, you are good player" when you cleared a level. We still laugh about that to this day.
Feedyurhed said:Pretty sure that your average auto company (especially Mercedes) would make sure that their information center would have all the spelling correct. Just saying. Unlike some of the video games my son played when he was younger. One of his favorites was a Bugs Bunny game from Nintendo (Game Boy, remember that?) that would state...."Congratuations, you are good player" when you cleared a level. We still laugh about that to this day.
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