Originally posted by sunnyMAN:
the new Mercs haf it too
Yup.
Kind of makes you wonder why so many other cars don't have this. Anyway these driving innovations are the sort which are really quite simple to work on.
My other useless favourites include...
- Auto dimming mirrors, as commonly found in the bmws and mercs!
- Blind Spot Info System (BLIS) found in Volvos.
- GPS System. *exquisitely* useless in singapore but it's still a very fun thing to have.
- Oldie but goodie reverse parking sensors.

I like the ones in mercs where the distance is displayed on the rear view mirrors, since my vision is switching btw the rear view mirror and back window when reversing anyway.
- Rain sensors. Or at least a common sense algorithm which slows down when you're stationary in traffic and picks up when you start moving.
- Understatement of the year, a bloody lousy clock with a bloody calender. Oh yah, cup holders too.
Useless useless stuff which i never use...
- tiptronic SMG on bmws, or whatever it's called on other cars. it's nothing more then a glorified gear 1,2,3. the only exception to this is the alfa selespeed.

- Light sensors, as found in camrys. U still gotta remember to switch on your lights anyway.
Oh well. Still you gotta have good skills and a good feel of the car. Otherwise parking will always be a problem.