Mercedes EQS 580 4Matic road trip to Mo i Rana part 1

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[@alexanderjs2689]

On german cars these lights always light up on startup. Has some hostoric reasons. Because in the early days it was important to know if all warning lights really work. This doesn’t mean that the 12V Battery is discharging or Stability Control is not working. These symbols just light up on startup to let you know that they work and you won‘t miss a failure, because the light is not working.

[@ytxstream]

The TÜV checks whether all the lights are working during the mandatory inspection. The reason was people sometimes used to take out the bulbs to hide a fault and also bulbs just sometimes blew.

[@tomsixsix]

Fun fact, this is the same reason Tesla lights all the indicators on the LCD before the car starts. It's a mandatory "bulb test" that the FMVSS in the USA requires... yes, a "bulb test" on an LCD, but nonetheless it's required so Tesla do it.

[@steilkurbler4973]

You also test them in more complex aircraft, so you know when something is wrong.

[@mravecsk1]

Not just german cars, we had Lada and old time Skoda and it was the same and for the same reason...mandatory bulb test.

[@ruststar]

Every car does that, it isn’t to check the light bulb either, it is showing that the car is checking all these systems and when th3 light goes off it means that system is okay

[@ranxerox10]

You get the real test from Björn only

[@Choda7777]

I agree very profesional videos

[@duderRechthat]

Probably the first and last person to ever sleep in his EQS 😂 not quiet the target demographic

[@hepphepps8356]

?

[@thomasp.7907]

@@hepphepps8356 no one who is able to spent 140k for a den car will ever sleep in a car.

[@duderRechthat]

@@thomasp.7907 Exactly, average s-class buyer can afford a nice hotel room and also might need one with toilet because of age 😄

[@superleggenda]

@@duderRechthat are there any leftover hotel rooms without en-suite facilities? In 2021 (almost 2022)? Norwegians are Vikings, but rich people are the same everywhere. They wouldn’t be caught dead near a hotel without suites.

[@duderRechthat]

@@superleggenda no, even the cheap hotels have a bathroom pretty much everywhere, my point was just that old people cannot camp in their s-class like our young spirit Bjorn can 😄

[@burli81]

The anhängerkupplung and 12v battery check light just light up in ignition on mode to show that they are working. As long as they go away when you start driving, all is good. So they mean nothing with just iginition on.

[@E59FF]

Cool video Bjorn. Thanks. I especially like the shot of the real wheel steering at 36:00

[@VoicyZA]

I was in Mo I Rana a few days ago and quite impressed at all of the EV chargers they've installed at the Scandic. I'd say about 30% of all the parking spaces are now for EVs. Interesting times.

[@eirythma9404]

How deep is your love. You got me there 😂

[@rsa008]

Tb is the only legit auto reviewer out there

[@deurkl]

They used powerful processor but the infotainment is still laggy. Shows that optimisation is very important.

[@davidshipp623]

Agree, they need to work on the UX design as well - its not all about real estate.

[@deurkl]

@@G_man_ It has the Nvidia Xavier 8 core ARM processor with 24GB RAM and 512 CUDA cores, around 11 TFLOPS (similar to PlayStation 5 performance). Having a laggy map with this hardware speaks volumes about Samsungs software department (they wrote the software…). Keep in mind Tesla uses an Intel Atom with about 10x less graphical power and has a smooth map.

[@theipc-twizzt2789]

@@deurkl Is that used for the infotainment system or is it for adas? Seems like overkill for infotainment.

[@deurkl]

@@theipc-twizzt2789 It’s also used for the self driving features. Which indeed explains the performance issues, I found that the infotainment runs in a separate container with limited resources available to guarantee system stability.

[@Chrisb8s]

Bjorn, if I had the money. You have sold me on the Mercedes It is beautiful and suite. I haven’t heard you so excited about another car.

[@erickessler6094]

Ha-ha, I loved the Christmas music brother. Your videos are so fun. I especially appreciate all your Norwegian elements & fun translations in some of your videos... mainly because both my grandparents immigrated from Norway 🇳🇴. I've always dreamed of getting to Norway too. Hey Felix! Great tips on snow tires and pressure. Cheers, Eric

[@AOTanoos22]

28:40 these signs have no meaning at all as long as they don‘t pop up while you‘re driving. Its like in an ice car when you only turn on the ignition half way through and all the warning lights turn on, its just purely software, the battery is not being discharged nor is the tow bar coming out.

[@ivohawk]

"We can see, how deep is your love, ghm, trunk going!" ;) Also,as me here after some pause, music is still the strongpoint of Bjorn vids, Christmas music definitely helps in this time around!!! 🎇

[@VictorWeinbergerVWGaming]

Bjørn, I have to thank you for your informative videos. Just ordered my first electric car (Tesla Model 3) because of you… Never been more excited. :D Tesla should hire you as a representative, but then I bet the videos wouldn’t be as unbiased as they are now.

[@bavariancarenthusiast2722]

The more I see the more I like - the EQS - so spacey and modern.

[@avirbd]

Looks like old-people car to me :(

[@bavariancarenthusiast2722]

@@avirbd give it a time and wait until you saw it in person.

[@louisbeerreviews8964]

@@avirbd it’s not

[@CheaterMega]

@@bavariancarenthusiast2722 looks only good in the interior. Exterior looks terrible

[@juzzi5693]

@@CheaterMega not really, it looks pretty cool and modern

[@tobiasl.8815]

32:10 You have to wait until the exterior lights turn completly of and than it does a „turn off“-light show. When unlock the car after its „turn-off“-light show you can see the „turn-on“-light show again

[@antimatter4733]

Actually the fastest time in winter, pretty impressive

[@virtualmartijn]

The charge curve on this thing is very impressive.

[@ecoheliguy]

Shooting star at the 35:40 mark. Tire pressure is always set at cold stationary. The pressure is suppose to be much higher while driving and is of no concern. So when you were adjusting the tire pressure while the tires reading 0 degs in -15 degs ambient, you should not be letting air out. Only adding if below minimum cold pressure value.

[@citedcanvas85]

Some amazing tech from merc specially those lights

[@rickp6731]

Very Very Quiet Cabin ! 51.5 dB at 70 ! Quieter than the Rolls Royce Phantom at 54dB at 70 !

[@philippev.2537]

Excellent road music.

[@jeroenislego]

Nice! Good video for a relaxed Sunday morning

[@rubenbraekman4515]

This car seems sooo comfy ❤

[@LilaKuhJunge]

The landscape passing by moves so smooth...

[@simonmint3602]

Great car and test 👍😁 finally I need to know how to sleep in the car that costs like a nice cabin.;)

[@lesalmin]

I hope we'll soon hear your latest hit record "How deep is your trunk" :-)

[@NicoSchurr]

What you could do with the way the preheating works atm is you could let the car plan the route and then go in and replace the charging stops individually. That should work

[@SirHackaL0t.]

I like that the tyre monitor shows temps. Vert useful.

[@jadziadax8658]

Much better music than the last videos :D Also, awesome car. I'd love to see how the 450+ works with 20 or 19 wheels.

[@sethmitchell4429]

Just caught up with this video, good stuff! The Blue Whale, for sure. The seats are even a bit whale :-)

[@ev.c6]

This car seems really impressive. But I was checking it’s price here in Denmark and it’s completely nuts. Much more expensive than a Tesla model S Plaid. Almost 2 times more expensive.

[@-Derp-]

yeah same here in australia, its very expensive. however eqe, sedan and suv are coming out at much less cost.

[@marcmech1]

That’s wierd, the base version of the EQS is 97800 Euros in Germany and 127000 Euros for Model S Plaid…

[@-Derp-]

@@marcmech1 mercedes may have local tax breaks.

[@oGPoLa]

10:46 I subbed because of that 🤣

[@peterwynnychuk5085]

It has Quad Steering on it. That is crazy.

[@stepansteps24]

35:40 Shooting star 🌠

[@johnnysmile01]

This turn rear wheel is amazing

[@christerj77able]

I think you will get it to preheat the battery for the places you want to stop and charge if you tell the navigation where you want to stop and charge and not just let the navigation decide the route based on your final destionation.

[@bjornnyland]

No, it won't. Watch 1000 km challenge.

[@teamswix]

high consumtion not a big issue with fast charging & big batt:)

[@Smartphoenix1982]

10:49 - it looks like a GIGANTIC PLAYSTATION 5! 😂

[@davidofford7002]

Excellent journey. Super review.

[@lildev9683]

10:46 How deep is your love? No! How deep is your trunk?🤣🤣🤣

[@horvathszzsolt]

Such a nice car but the software experience reminds me of the old Nokia - Symbian ways. I would go crazy after a week.

[@LtheMunichG]

Software is so bad it hurts. Windows Vista Media Player.

[@kraftkuchen]

Yeah it looks a bit dated, but the target demographic for this car are old white dudes who can afford a 90k+ car and in that's what it's made for

[@reycoreiswan9337]

In German sites they say that the EQS comes without a Heatpump. How you have got one ?

[@reycoreiswan9337]

@@abraxastulammo9940 Mercedes schrieb beim Release, dass es ein PTC Heizelement hat, von einer Wärmepumpe war nie die Rede.

[@oguching]

This was very entertaining. I love road trips. The EQS is a pretty lady.

[@konny5173]

as it's a german car it will run a 50hz display. This means that the Camera needs a multiple of that as a shutterspeed. I.e. 1/50 shutterspeed or 1/250

[@nerothostv]

Those roads are a dream to drive on, but alot nicer in the summer :)

[@TheMadmax0609]

The pinch to zoom on the screen is horrible. The interior is cool looking though.

[@_chip]

Why does the infotainment interface look like windows media player from 15 years ago?

[@LtheMunichG]

It’s so bad.

[@wewillrockyou1986]

I wonder if it wants you to charge between Steinkjer and Mo i Rana as it's programmed to take regular stops for driver breaks?

[@AOTanoos22]

Do you think the lack of a heat pump in the EQS is causing such a relatively high consumption? Mercedes claims they don‘t need a heat pump because they can harvest the heat from different parts of the drive train. I somehow don‘t believe them entirely, especially not at these demanding temperatures. What do you think ?

[@bjornnyland]

This car has heat pump.

[@e94mli]

I also thought it lacked heatpump, definitely would have explained winter consumption but I guess it doesn't add much then.

[@AOTanoos22]

@@bjornnyland every source i could find online states the EQS has no heat pump and i heard in an interview a Mercedes guy saying that the EQS doesn’t need one as the new platform is thermally efficient enough (will try and find the vid)…just like the EQE won’t have one either. Unlike the EQC and EQA that have heat pumps as they have a completely different ICE derived drive train. So either Mercedes changed that with no proof i can find online or someone gave you false information by mistake i guess.

[@anasbataineh2644]

@@bjornnyland Bjorn, are you actually sure the EQS has a heat pump? Cause i as well read that it doesn't have one xD

[@Jdnicks00]

I've heard the 2024 new version will have heat pump.

[@medienwurmchen]

The light is realy awesome!

[@vonoxid]

Was that a shooting star at 35:42 ☄️

[@bjornnyland]

Yes

[@tymanot]

Thanks for yet another great video Björn. What a nice car and great EV.

[@frans1522]

Love these road trip videos! Thanks Bjørn!

[@flashman3962]

Excellent music

[@jonarekulsveen3920]

Tusen takk for bruken av musikken min Bjørn 🥳🥳 (tid 18.40)

[@sippe3985]

thats a cool car

[@superleggenda]

The car looks beautiful, but watching the last part of the video I couldn’t stop thinking: how many buttons and how much information at the same time. I am not a great fan of Tesla’s nestled menus, but there is just a handful of info a driver needs, and can actually use, when driving. Looks like Mercedes went for: a button for every function, and let’s display everything at the same time. Isn’t it a bit confusing?

[@glenf4115]

Hi Bjørn, look at the column header for the listed tire pressure. For your tire size and weight, note the arrow pointing to the front and rear tire. Front = 2.6 Rear = 2.9

[@TheSweMusicMan]

No, that's with 22". For 19" - 21" it's 2.6 both front and rear.

[@bjornnyland]

That's for full load.

[@hinzkunzinger7891]

Man Norway is so beautiful

[@Alex-je6od]

I think the 47kW is the "fallback" charging speed when something is "not ideal" within the DCFC charger. I see that all the time here in the US on Electrify America. Maybe cable cooling is broken or something.

[@eddiejohanson9064]

Go TESLA !

[@808.-]

EQS screen is OLED. That might be why it’s flickering on your camera. Thanks for the journey!

[@tbh8283]

The cool stuff about the headlight making a box around cars infront, volvo has been using that for a few years. I had in a xc60 t8 from 2019. I was amazed the first times.

[@flamingo4570]

You don’t have to deduct anything. It is just relaxing trip to Mo i Rana not a 1000 km challenge :-> Great car!

[@bjornnyland]

Of course we have to deduct. We do it with all cars.

[@FlorinArjocu]

I would like that car!! 😀

[@agemmm]

I don't understand why they made it a liftback and not the EQE. The seats should not fold down, like in the S-Class. Fixed rear seats can be different shape and more luxurious that's why they are fixed in these type of cars.

[@NicoSchurr]

They couldn't make the EQE a liftback or the headroom would've been awful. The EQS on the other hand would've had too small of an opening if it was a normal sedan

[@dylanc9275]

I'm going on my first major winter road trip after Christmas they are predicting -27c for the highs ,1700km trip wish me luck, hope the mach e doesn't charge like crap lol

[@aydenisdm]

Great looking car. Aweful looking Mercedes.. If you know, you know. Love the video. Keep it up.

[@hrrrrrrr2084]

Best comfort out there

[@hansmaier3689]

Alles Gut, Anhängerkupplung, 😂👍

[@dogbreath6974]

Looks like the battery charger port is on the correct side in this video, unlike your other video which said its on the wrong side. I suppose you can't have it all ways.

[@SamuraiTacos1]

bjorn da man

[@kruemelfelix]

This really is a great car, except for the consumption. Don't get me wrong, due to the huge battery it really is not an issue, but you literally need nearly twice as much Energy for the same distance as in an Model 3 SR+. Maybe it's due to the size, maybe due to the weight, whatever. It's just pretty expensive to drive then and in case of some chargers even more expensive than Diesel. Maybe I'm overthinking that, but really, that's a big drawback, else that car really is very very good.

[@SamuraiTacos1]

epicness

[@MrTimodon]

Kia EV does the job! :) I driving the Stinger now but later the EV. Regards from Finland.

[@batticha462]

Sleeping in EQS ! Cheaper to sleep in 5 stars hotel :)

[@bjornnyland]

But EQS is a 1 star hotel. The best there is.

[@batticha462]

@@bjornnyland😂🤣

[@peteryeungcp]

Mercedes concluded camp mode is not necessary for the ultra rich driving EQS.

[@Alim...]

greets from Germany

[@luisag763]

Cool headlights!!

[@786otto]

Damn, already that cold.

Pre-heating needs to be made visible so that you _know_ whether it is doing it. Also, ideally, manually doable. Relying only on the built-in navigation being used "properly" for pre-heating to be usable is not good.

[@bjornnyland]

Agreed. Only Tesla is telling the user that the car is preheating. EQS and Polestar 2 just does it silently. That's bad user experience.

[@MrRagman93]

@@bjornnyland I think that depends on the POV. Many Mercedes drivers don't want to be bothered with such things and expect the car to handle that automatically. Why show people things they dont need to know is the philosophy behind this.

[@erathol]

Awesome music

[@strohbertl]

Why Mercedes went for the Windows Vista UI Design?

[@BlackStoneMoviesMinecraft]

Because it looks way better than boring flat design.

[@LtheMunichG]

It looks so incredibly bad.

[@schunkelndedschunke6914]

I like the EQS in BiColor Style.

[@lastcosmonaut]

When I saw the blue Ikea bag I somehow felt connected.

[@kamata93]

I wish the car had regular door handles. I dont like the ones where they hide inside and “should” come out when they detect you. PS. That flickering got me thinking about PWM flickering and eye strain and headaches. Not cool. I experienced it with many phones with Amoled screens. Sometimes new technology is not cool.

[@CONNNE]

Does anyone know why are there two infrared lights on the dashboard? Left and right from three red icons on top. 11:43 Those 'purple' lights can't be seen with the naked eye

[@johnnysmile01]

Looks like driving this car in very bad conditions it's like driving a normal car in a Summer day at 60klm holy shit this is really good

[@Siskovski]

35:42 Was that a meteor?

[@MegaRiri00]

Yeap, Sternschnupen!!!

[@Siskovski]

Geminids are coming tomorrow, hoping for clear skies

[@atalayo3o0o]

I own an A45S, happily. Where I live (Turkiye) having an all electric car is pain, I had to think of where to charge on highways on long trips, I do not want that kind of stress in my life. Hybrids, may be, If I get bored of my A45S.

[@panospapadimitriou3498]

my wise mechanic used to say . avoid the back of the horse and the front of the cops ..... i laughed until i got it!!

[@javiersantiago5106]

Mercedes es insuperable!!

[@ManolVojka]

soo much lovely roads at night man

[@dragos-lucian]

You'd think they would include some nice performing CPU for the navigation but nope, you only get a laggy mess of a UX.

[@thedatroxde]

Love the EQS

[@MrMara75]

It seems that in Norway, there is no traffic at all although nice test overall :)

[@zahari_s_stoyanov]

Matrix headlights :)

[@Choda7777]

I like when you are realistic even with this top end cars. I dont like that big displays and i can see how they can be destracting even at night.

[@dylanc9275]

Man I'm so mad the mach e doesn't do good charging