Thousands of luxury car models are being recalled by motoring giant Mercedes-Benz following the discovery of a common electrical fault.
The German prestige brand has identified an issue that may affect almost 59,000 of its vehicles sold over the past eight years.
The issue centres on a manufacturing defect with a door-lock microswitch, which could fail if it suffers water damage.
Should this occur, the cars may fail to notify motorists if a door is open, which in turn prevents the auto park feature from operating correctly.
A vehicle recall notice has warned that this, in turn, could create a greater accident risk.
“A loss of auto park feature may result in unintended vehicle movement,” the notice warns.
“This increases the risk of an accident, causing injury or death to vehicle occupants and other road users.”
The notice states the 58,822 vehicles manufactured between 2018 and 2026 may be affected by the issue – including some AMG models that can retail in the region of $190,000.
The notice advises drivers to engage the park position on the gear selector and apply the parking brake before leaving the vehicle.
Vehicle owners are encouraged to contact Mercedes-Benz in writing to schedule an appointment to have repairs carried out free of charge.
The models affected are as follows:
• A 180, A 180 d, A 200, A 200 d, A 250, A 250 4MATIC, A 250 e
• AMG A 35 4MATIC, AMG A 45 S 4MATIC, AMG A 45 S 4MATIC+, AMG C 43 4MATIC, AMG C 63 S E Performance, AMG C 63 S e 4MATIC, AMG CLA 35 4MATIC, AMG CLA 45 S 4MATIC, AMG CLA 45 S 4MATIC+, AMG GLA 35 4MATIC, AMG GLA 45 S 4MATIC, AMG GLA 45 S 4MATIC+, AMG GLC 43 4MATIC, AMG GLC 63 S E Performance
• B 180, B 200
• C 200, C 300
• CLA 200, CLA 250 4MATIC
• CLE 200, CLE 300 4MATIC
• EQA 250, EQA 250+, EQA 350 4MATIC
• GLA 200, GLA 200 d, GLA 250 4MATIC
• GLB 180, GLB 200, GLB 250 4MATIC
• GLC 300 4MATIC