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Vehicle 2012 Chrysler 200 Convertible S 2003 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class SL500
12v power outlet: front No Yes
2 Front Power Outlets Yes No
3-point reel front seat belts on driver seat and passenger seat with pre-tensioners No Yes
4966 cc 5 liters V 8 front engine with 97 mm bore, 84 mm stroke, 10 compression ratio, overhead cam and three valves per cylinder No Yes
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes Yes No
525-Amp/Hour Battery Yes No
6-Speed Electronically Controlled Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission With Overdrive Yes No
80 liter 21.1 gallon main premium unleaded fuel tank No Yes
Air conditioning with climate control No Yes
Alloy Wheels Front 18-in. X 7-in. and Rear 18-in. X 7-in. Yes No
AM/FM Radio Seek, Scan and 6 Speakers Total; CD Player; MP3 Player; SIRIUS Satellite Radio Yes No
Analog Clock Yes No
Anticorrosion warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 No Yes
Audio anti-theft protection: code No Yes
Automatic Climate Control Yes No
Automatic/Delayed Locking and Automatic Headlights Yes No
Automatic five-speed transmission with mode select, lock-up, electronic control, manual mode and shift lever on floor No Yes
Automatic front and rear suspension levelling No Yes
Automatic Headlights With Automatic On/Off and Time Delay Yes No
Automatic High/Low Beam Control Single Projector Beam Halogen Headlights Yes No
Automatic operation rear view mirror No Yes
AUTOSTICK Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission Yes No
Auxiliary Audio Input Jack Yes No
Battery Saver Yes No
Body color front and rear bumpers No Yes
Bose audio system with AM/FM radio, CD player, Disc Autochanger and six-disc remote changer No Yes
Brake Assistance Yes No
Brake assist system No Yes
Bucket heated electrically adjustable driver and passenger seat with height adjustment, lumbar adjustment, six adjustments and tilt adjustment No Yes
Cargo area light No Yes
Cargo capacity: all seats in place (liters): 286 and all seats in place (cu ft): 10.1 No Yes
Carpeted Cargo Mat Yes No
Carpet Located in Passenger Cabin and Cargo Area/Trunk Yes No
Charges: gas guzzler tax: 1300 and Luxury No Yes
Chrome Grille, Body Side Moldings, Cladding, Body Color Exterior Door Handles, Chrome Exhaust Pipe and Chrome Side Windows Yes No
Clock No Yes
Coefficient of drag: 0.29 No Yes
Coming home device No Yes
Compact Spare Tire Yes No
Compass Yes No
Computer with average fuel consumption No Yes
Concealed system convertible rollover protection No Yes
Cruise control No Yes
Cruise Control Yes No
Day time running lights No Yes
Delayed/fade courtesy lights No Yes
Delayed Power Retention Yes No
Door edge hazard lights No Yes
Door entry light No Yes
Door pockets/bins for driver seat and passenger seat No Yes
Driver Airbag Yes No
Driver front airbag , passenger front airbag with occupant sensors No Yes
Driver Manual Lumbar Support Yes No
Driver power heated body color door mirrors with automatic operation , passenger power heated body color door mirrors with automatic No Yes
Driver Power Seat Adjusts 8 Ways Total Yes No
Dual Body Color Folding Power Adjustable Heated Exterior Rearview Mirrors Yes No
Easy Entry Seat Yes No
Eight speakers No Yes
Electric hardtop convertible roof with glass rear window No Yes
Electric remote trunk/hatch release No Yes
Electrochromic Interior Rearview Mirror Yes No
Electronic traction control via ABS & engine management No Yes
Element antenna No Yes
Emission control level California No Yes
Exterior Temperature Gauge Yes No
External dimensions: overall length (mm): 4534, overall length (inches): 178.5, overall width (mm): 1829, overall width (inches): 72, overall height (mm): 1298, overall height (inches): 51.1, wheelbase (mm): 2560, wheelbase (inches): 100.8, front track (mm): 1560, front track (inches): 61.4, rear track (mm): 1547, rear track (inches): 60.9, curb to curb turning circle (mm): 11034 and curb to curb turning circle (feet): 36.2 No Yes
External temperature No Yes
Fixed delivery charges: 665 No Yes
Flexible Fuel 3.6-Liter, V6, 24-Valve, DOHC, SEFI Engine; Front/Transverse Mounted With Horsepower Of 283@6400, Torque Of 260@4400, Alloy Block, Alloy Cylinder Heads; Runs On Ethanol/Gas Mixture With Up To 85 Percent Ethanol (Primary Fuel Economy With 100% Gasoline Is 19-City, 29-Highway and 22-Combined; Secondary Fuel Economy With 85% Ethanol Is 14-City, 21-Highway and 17-Combined) Yes No
Floor covering: carpet in load area No Yes
Floor mats No Yes
Four disc brakes including four ventilated discs No Yes
Four-wheel ABS No Yes
Front Active Head Restraints Yes No
Front and rear alloy wheels with 17 inch rim diam and 8.5 inch rim width No Yes
Front and Rear Body Color Bumpers Yes No
Front and Rear Cupholders Yes No
Front and Rear P225/50TR18 BSW Touring As Tires Yes No
Front and Rear Power Windows With Front One-Touch Down Yes No
Front and rear tires with 255 mm tire width, 45% tire profile and W tire rating No Yes
Front Armrest Storage Yes No
Front ashtray No Yes
Front Carpeted Floor Mats Yes No
Front Door Mounted Storage Yes No
Front Dual Reclining Heated Bucket Seats Driver Side Adjusts 8 Ways Total, Adjustable Seat Height, Passenger Side Adjusts 8 Ways Total, Adjustable Seat Height, Adjustable Headrests and Fold-Down Center Armrest Yes No
Front fog lights No Yes
Front Foglights Yes No
Front Passenger Power Seat Adjusts 6 Ways Total Yes No
Front Power 292-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 302-mm Disc Brakes Yes No
Front power windows with two one-touch , rear power windows No Yes
Front Pretensioners Yes No
Front reading lights No Yes
Front Reading Lights Yes No
Front seat center armrest No Yes
Front seats cigar lighter No Yes
Front seats cup holders No Yes
Front Side Airbags With Head Protection Yes No
Front side airbag with occupant sensors No Yes
Front spoiler No Yes
Front Stabilizer Bar Yes No
Front Vanity Mirror Yes No
Fuel economy No Yes
Full car warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 No Yes
Full dashboard console , full floor console with covered storage box No Yes
Garage door opener No Yes
Glass Rear Window on Convertible Yes No
Gloss paint , black paint , metallic paint No Yes
Hard Drive with 28GB total; Yes No
Hard Top Yes No
Headlight control with time delay switch-off and dusk sensor No Yes
Heated washer No Yes
High pressure headlight cleaners No Yes
Hill Start Control Yes No
Illuminated driver and passenger vanity mirror No Yes
Illuminated Entry Yes No
Illuminated entry system No Yes
Immobilizer No Yes
Independent Multi-Link Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers and touring Ride Type Yes No
Independent Strut Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers and touring Ride Type Yes No
Inflatable alloy rim internal spare wheel No Yes
Inflatable Spare Tire Kit Yes No
Interior Air Filter Yes No
Interior Spare Tire Mounted Under Cargo Floor Yes No
Internal dimensions: front headroom (mm): 958, front headroom (inches): 37.7, front hip room (mm): 1351, front hip room (inches): 53.2, front leg room (mm): 1090, front leg room (inches): 42.9, front shoulder room (mm): 1372, front shoulder room (inches): 54, interior volume (liters): 1637 and interior volume (cu ft): 57.8 No Yes
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob Yes No
Leather covered electrically adjustable steering wheel with tilt adjustment and telescopic adjustment No Yes
Leather seat upholstery with additional leather No Yes
Lockable glove compartment No Yes
Lockable Illuminated Glovebox Yes No
Low fuel level warning No Yes
Low washer fluid level warning No Yes
Luxury trim alloy & leather on gearknob and wood & leather on doors No Yes
Memorized adjustment on door mirror position and steering wheel position with six driver's seat positions, six passenger seat positions and head restraint No Yes
Memory Device Reader Yes No
Multi-Function Remote Operates Anti-Theft, Convertible Top, Door Lock/Unlock, Panic Alarm, Perimeter Lighting, Power Windows, Remote Ignition, Tailgate/Liftgate and Trunk/Decklid Yes No
Multi-link front and rear suspension independent with coil springs No Yes
Multi-point injection fuel system No Yes
Oil Cooler Yes No
Oil pressure No Yes
Online information system No Yes
Passenger Airbag Yes No
Passenger seat secondary ventilation controls No Yes
Perimeter Lighting Activated Via Remote Yes No
Peripheral anti-theft protection No Yes
Power: 225 kW , 302 HP SAE @ 5600 rpm; 339 ft lb , 460 Nm @ 2700 rpm No Yes
Power Door Locks Operated Via Key and Remote With Automatic Locking Yes No
Power Tailgate/Liftgate or Trunk/Decklid Lock/Unlock Via Multi-Function Remote and Interior Switch Yes No
Powertrain warranty: duration (months): 48 or distance (miles): 50000, distance (km): 80467 No Yes
Premium unleaded fuel No Yes
Projector beam lens gas discharge bulb headlights No Yes
Rear Carpeted Floor Mats Yes No
Rear fog lights No Yes
Rear HVAC Ducts Yes No
Rear Stabilizer Bar Yes No
Rear-wheel drive No Yes
Rear Window Defroster Yes No
Rear window with defogger No Yes
Remote audio controls No Yes
Remote fuel filler door release No Yes
Remote Ignition Yes No
Remote power locks includes trunk/hatch and includes power windows No Yes
Remote Trunk/Decklid Release Located Inside Vehicle and On Multi-Function Remote Yes No
Responsive suspension No Yes
Road-side assistance warranty: duration (months): unlimited or distance (miles): unlimited, distance (km): unlimited No Yes
Roadside Assistance Warranty for 36-Months, 36,000-Miles Yes No
Seatback Storage Pockets Yes No
Seating: two seats No Yes
Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags Yes No
Seat Type=bench Yes No
Service interval indicator No Yes
Side Guard Door Beams Yes No
Stability control No Yes
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio and Cruise Control Yes No
Tachometer Yes Yes
Telematics No Yes
Telescopic Steering Column Yes No
Tilt Steering Column Yes No
Tinted Glass Yes No
Tinted glass on cabin No Yes
Tire Pressure Monitor Yes No
Traction Control Controlled by Engine Management Yes No
Trim level: SL500 No Yes
Trip Computer With Trip Odometer Yes No
Trunk/Interior Load Area Light Yes No
Two-door convertible body style No Yes
Two height adjustable electric adjustable head restraints on front seats No Yes
Universal Garage Door Opener Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm and Sentry Key Engine Immobilizer Yes No
Vehicle speed proportional power steering No Yes
Vehicle Speed Sensing Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers Yes No
Vehicle Stability Control System Yes No
Ventilation system with recirculation setting, micro filter and active carbon filter No Yes
Voice Activated Controls For Bluetooth(R) Wireless Enabled Devices Yes No
Warning Lights Include Coolant Temperature, Door Ajar, Electrical System, Headlights-On, Key-In-Ignition, Low Fuel and Oil Pressure Yes No
Weights: curb weight (kg) 1835 and curb weight (lbs) 4045 No Yes
Wind deflector behind seats No Yes
Wind Deflector For Convertibles Yes No
Windshield wipers with automatic intermittent wipe and rain sensor No Yes
Wireless Communication Access For Bluetooth Enabled Devices with Bluetooth Streaming Audio Yes No






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