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How on earth they got away with NOT offering this is the real mystery - this is a feature that is so desirable that you can get it installed aftermarket at just about anyplace with a lift and air tools. This is another one of the weird details that I lump into 'membership' for want of a better concept (as in '...has it's price') - things that would be contemptible for Honda to do, but if it is MB or BMW it is seen as some sort of engineering integrity or exotic panache. To even float the explanation that it is b/c it is illegal in Germany is ridiculous (as many have already pointed out - they make multiple changes to accommodate laws in their largest foreign market). I'm thinking that it used to be considered unsafe for some reason, and now they are in the awkward position of putting market forces above their safety judgment, so they made up some stupid BS that sounds good.
And there sure seems to be some virulent p-brake haters out there. Did your dads go all Joan Crawford on you for not putting the brake on properly when you were little?
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