[GLAowner]

These threads (this one and the e-brake thread) just show how unnecessarily complex all cars (not only the GLA) are today. All these gizmos will fail at some point soon in these cars' lives. Failure frequency also depends on use pattern, as discussed by many.

Many of these gizmos are in place to mitigate the incompetence of many drivers and ins response to stupid lawsuits. We are all paying for that.