@trism was right, we all got fleeced 
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Well any make/model can have a lemon or two or a hundred…
This looks horrible. I’ve had no issue with my Tesla other than all the issues I’ve had.
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Of all the issues you can have with an EV, a total battery replacement for 40k after a few months of ownership is the worst possible one.
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Any vehicle incident you walk away from is not the worst possible one.
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Agreed. Having a battery fail and need to be replaced is a far cry from a FSD fatality or a battery fire with injuries.
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Agreed. Owning a Mercedes EQS is better than being burnt in a battery fire or dying in a car accident.
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Fixed that for you.
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Fixed it even further.
The price decrease hasn’t been an issue? 
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TRIGGERED
The only thing that really bothered me was that where I should have had a fourth and final tire, there was a picture of a tire with a QR code requiring me to sign up for a Twitter Premium account to complete the set.
Back to the topic I diverged from, every day I pull out of my driveway, the driveway bump gives a gentle love tap to the battery shield and I have a nightmare of something similar to this happening.
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Seems like a widespread 12v battery issue.
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Mine has 1,200 miles; owned it for a month and also being serviced. I was getting the message “ Stop Immediately. Drive will be Deactivated. Charge High-voltage Battery”….my battery was at 70%. Then got the same towing message as you.
They said it’d take 2 days…my car has been in for 8.
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Hopefully dealership will provide a loaner and we can request MB to credit us with one month payment for the inconvenience.
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Yikes. So how long will the fix take and what are you driving while it’s out of commission?
I’m driving a crappy rental - likely 2 weeks while they source the battery. There was one on the west coast - it was taken by someone else.
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With all these EQS being in the shop…if Mercedes starts offering 13-day Lease programs, we will know what’s up.
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EVs are vulnerable from the under carriage, whether from road hazard or rising waters. I ran over a rock with my 530e that found its way to the cooling system for my PHEV battery. I never even saw the rock, but I heard it and saw it in my rearview mirror afterwards. No dash lights came on and nothing seemed out of place. Then, the next day, the check engine light comes on. Took it in and thought it was going to be a minor issue. The shop read the OBD2 codes and then put the car on the lift to confirm what the codes were indicating - $14K in damages to the EV battery system. Was covered under insurance, but fair warning to others.
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This problem is not unique. I’ve already read stories about punctured coolant lines on EV6 and Bolts from road debris that require full battery replacements.
This is why I call all EVs pavement princesses as they should never be taken off road (except maybe Rivians with underbody shields)
Why not ask for credit of at least 2 months payments
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