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These are order status codes tracked my Mercedes-Benz. These will be of particular interest to those placing special orders for their cars, as these will be at least some of the stages that your order goes through on it's way to your dealership, and ultimately to your driveway.

A4 FINAL SUPPLIER ORDER/SCHEDULED NOT PRODUCED
B0 19 DAYS TO PRODUCTION
B1 13 DAYS TO PRODUCTION
B3 NO CHANGES POSSIBLE
B4 2 DAYS TO COMPLETION
B5 PRODUCTION COMPLETE
B7 AT PORT/READY TO BE SHIPPED
B8 ASSIGNED TO SHIP
C1 SHIP DEPARTED
C2 SHIP NOTIFICATION/ON WQTER
CS SUMITTED TO CUSTOMS
C3 CLEARED CUSTOMS
C4 AT PORT
D1 VPC RECEIVED
D2 SURVEYED AT VPC
D3 POTENTIAL DELAY
D4 READY TO DELIVER
D5 RELEASED TO CARRIER
D9 WHOLESALE/CONSIGNMENT PENDING
F1 WHOLESALED AND INVOICED
I1 RETAIL

Cars are built by Mercedes "decades" -- 10-day scheduling periods. This notation is in NetStar. For example, if your decade is 10/03, that would mean you car would be scheduled for production in the 3rd 10 day period of October.

Page Updated: Friday, July 07, 2006