Driving in to JB @ night

[Damien]

Hello fellow members,

 

Any advise on driving in to Malaysia with Merc?
Any opinion on the safety with the festive period coming in?

Any personal experience?

 

Warm Regards,

Damien

[MercZai ♫ Loüis ッ]

bring more green packets for the cops

 

lol, kidding. just be on high alert and try not to park at ulu places. selamat hari raya~

[Azhiwen]

Done that several times already, either for work or for leisure. Most recent trip drove up to KL for a day trip. Parked at the shopping mall and left for Sg after midnight.

 

Things I do to minimise risk.

1. Avoid ulu and dark places.
2. If parking in shopping mall, I look for brightly lit lots that are beside a wall (my logic is that its harder to manoeuvre with a wall on one side, as compared to cars that can drive off after some time).
3. Park head in (I'm driving the A-class).
4. Steering wheel turned to the max in the direction that the car would hit the wall if its reversed.
5. Steering wheel lock, the kind that looks like a hook, that hooks the steering wheel and the brake pedal.
6. I don't keep stuff in my car, so if someone looks into my car, they can see that its bare, no cushion, nothing on the dash board etc.

[thaiedwin]

One thing to add, you might want to park near to the lift lobby in shopping mall/hotel as the human traffic is higher make it a lower chance for your car to be a target

Done that several times already, either for work or for leisure. Most recent trip drove up to KL for a day trip. Parked at the shopping mall and left for Sg after midnight.

Things I do to minimise risk.

• Avoid ulu and dark places.
• If parking in shopping mall, I look for brightly lit lots that are beside a wall (my logic is that its harder to manoeuvre with a wall on one side, as compared to cars that can drive off after some time).
• Park head in (I'm driving the A-class).
• Steering wheel turned to the max in the direction that the car would hit the wall if its reversed.
• Steering wheel lock, the kind that looks like a hook, that hooks the steering wheel and the brake pedal.
• I don't keep stuff in my car, so if someone looks into my car, they can see that its bare, no cushion, nothing on the dash board etc.

[jtang]

No matter how tight a spot, it can still be gone in secs.

[level z]

[darksaint]

No matter how tight a spot, it can still be gone in secs.

Impressed can be tow this way. But will it damage the electronic brake or gear cos not in neutral?

[tyco_kia]

Impressed can be tow this way. But will it damage the electronic brake or gear cos not in neutral?

 

LOL bro I think when a thief wanna steal your car, although they try to minimise cosmetic damage or other damages, doubt they will consider so much cos limited time to steal a car mah. 

[Zegna]

Impressed can be tow this way. But will it damage the electronic brake or gear cos not in neutral?

 

Not sure about other car brands, but for mercedes I heard from the towing service person yesterday who towed my car to the workshop, that even if put on handbrake and parking gear, it can still be towed away without causing any damage to the car. As mercedes are rear wheels drive, no need neutral or release handbrake since the towing lift up only the backwheels where parking and handbrake are engaged. I was very skeptical at first, but my car turn out fine with no gearbox damage after arrival at workshop. At the workshop, I double check with the mechanic and he said the same thing. Only exceptions are four wheel drive vehicles which need to be lifted up on all four wheels and the new audi models which have very sensitive senors which will otherwise locked the steering wheel if not tow on all four wheels lifted up. Whereas for Jap cars, they will lift the front wheels as those are front-wheel drive. 

[darksaint]

Hmm. But I recall last time when my w203 need to be tow. The uncle advised to release handbrake and set gear to neutral. Maybe he just want to play safe.

[Aggy]

Anyone tried driving Mercedes into JB in 2024? Is it safe still?