[racer]

Originally Posted by asphaltgambler

So Mercedes has had that feature called "Service Position" for a very long time. From a technical standpoint is a huge aid when working on these. One of the many things that I enjoyed when I was in the field specific to Merc

Agreed.

Stems from the old days when their cars had rather large/tall chrome grills. Kept them out of the way of the mechanic and cut down on "safety incidents" when a mechanic would have to step away to get bandaged up Also allows very good access to the entire compartment vs getting stuck in the "v" area that is otherwise so common.