Batch and hold

[Annee Grenadier_girl]

Any of you knows how many cars are in a batch of a "batch and hold"?

Mine is and I'm not happy at all, it seems to have been there ages, I have the chassis number and still no vehicle.

 

[AWo]

Maybe there is not enough parking place in Hambach anymore and the cars need to be shifted to the dealers...the last numbers I heard about the output per day was 30 units (but that is 4-6 weeks old).

Cheers
AWo

 

[DCPU]

Remember that they are manufacturing Smart cars for Mercedes at the factory still

Not forgetting Ineos is also manufacturing the front end for the Mercedes-Benz EQA and EQB models.

 

[DCPU]

Mine is and I'm not happy at all, it seems to have been there ages, I have the chassis number and still no vehicle.

Is your number <500, <1000 ~ in terms of the last digits to the right?

 

[bemax]

Just imagine there are problems, are the dealer and workshop guys are educated on the Grenadier, do they have their diagnostics gear ready and stand-by to help? Has anyone asked that at their dealership?

Cheers
AWo

my dealer told me two weeks ago that they were programming their Grenadier diagnosis devices.

 

[Halliwell Jones Chester]

@Halliwell Jones Chester

i know Steve is busy but incase have time can you give us your view on the above ques from AWo?

Batteries should be alright, as being in transport mode a lot of items are switched off.

@AWo We have our brand new diagnostics equipment in and all setup ready to go, been tried on our PTO-2 and customer vehicle along with INEOS after sales managers who individually visit each Agent to go through the PDI process with tech's.

Rest assured we're ready to go as soon as we get the go-ahead, I'm sure all other Agents are in the same boat and ready too.

 

[CountyV8]

Batteries should be alright, as being in transport mode a lot of items are switched off.

@AWo We have our brand new diagnostics equipment in and all setup ready to go, been tried on our PTO-2 and customer vehicle along with INEOS after sales managers who individually visit each Agent to go through the PDI process with tech's.

Rest assured we're ready to go as soon as we get the go-ahead, I'm sure all other Agents are in the same boat and ready too.

You must be so frustrated Steve all ready to go but no software to flash do you have any more info on the delay?
Can you get the coustomer vechicle out of transport mode?

 

[Halliwell Jones Chester]

You must be so frustrated Steve all ready to go but no software to flash do you have any more info on the delay?
Can you get the coustomer vechicle out of transport mode?

We can do yes, but waiting for the software update before we can release. I feel a lot more at ease after seeing the equipment plugged into the vehicle, obviously can't go into specifics but nothing worried me in the slightest.

 

[ECrider]

We can do yes, but waiting for the software update before we can release. I feel a lot more at ease after seeing the equipment plugged into the vehicle, obviously can't go into specifics but nothing worried me in the slightest.

Thanks Steve. Any idea what type of diagnostic tool the owners can use for code reading etc. Will be wanting to purchase one from the off.

 

[Jean Mercier]

Are you going to beat @Jean Mercier for having it on the road and in YOUR drive?

I think I will be beaten anyway, and I don't mind: there are a few other forum members whose car is at the dealer! But perhaps I am the only one who went already 3 times to watch the car.
My dealer is at less than 30 min driving.

 

[Eric]

Thanks Steve. Any idea what type of diagnostic tool the owners can use for code reading etc. Will be wanting to purchase one from the off.

Mine is and I'm not happy at all, it seems to have been there ages, I have the chassis number and still no vehicle.

Hi @Annee, is it at the dealer and " within sight" so to speak or still at Hambach

 

[Eric]

Thanks Steve. Any idea what type of diagnostic tool the owners can use for code reading etc. Will be wanting to purchase one from the off.

Ah, a bulk buy opportunity for forum members, an OBD2 reader we know works on the grenadier

 

[ECrider]

Ah, a bulk buy opportunity for forum members, an OBD2 reader we know works on the grenadier

thats a good idea

 

[Annee Grenadier_girl]

Hi @Annee, is it at the dealer and " within sight" so to speak or still at Hambach

Still in Hambach.

 

[Annee Grenadier_girl]

Is your number <500, <1000 ~ in terms of the last digits to the right?

000869 are the last digits if that means anything to you ?

 

[Eric]

000869 are the last digits if that means anything to you ?

He's trying to work out if he is ahead of you or behind you.

 

[Tanters]

Remember that they are manufacturing Smart cars for Mercedes at the factory still

Do you think the parts kanbans have gotten mixed up and ……. OMG! They haven’t, have they

 

[CountyV8]

OK which smart Alec is going to divide the order number by the chassis number times the square root of the VIN to tell us where we are in the queue ?

 

[Wayneos]

I think I will be beaten anyway, and I don't mind: there are a few other forum members whose car is at the dealer! But perhaps I am the only one who went already 3 times to watch the car.
My dealer is at less than 30 min driving.

I could have sworn those numbers were reversed..

 

[emax]

... do they have their diagnostics gear ready and stand-by to help? Has anyone asked that at their dealership?

As a dealer, if someone asked me if my staff was trained and if I had my equipment ready - I would of course reply honestly, "No, we are completely clueless, and what equipment do you mean?"