| With their founder being the first | | | | water or antifreeze. Equipped with a |
| person to officially release a "true" | | | | radiator fastened behind the car's grill |
| automobile, Mercedes Benz has always | | | | to hold the coolant, the process |
| been about coming up with many firsts in | | | | generally means circulating the fluid to |
| their line of work. Founded by Karl | | | | absorb the heat and disperse it through |
| Benz in 1871, the Mercedes Benz company | | | | to the air that passes through the grill |
| has made a name mainly for their | | | | as the car moves forward. Of course a |
| limousines and sports cars. Mercedes | | | | cooling system does lower the |
| Benz also made some notable | | | | temperature generated of the engine, but |
| contributions in automotive technology, | | | | in reality a certain heat is still |
| this would include, but not limited to | | | | needed for the engine to work on optimal |
| fuel injection, anti-lock brakes, | | | | levels, hence there is as a need to |
| stability control, and brake assists, | | | | control the flow of the coolant. |
| most of which are now incorporated by | | | | Mercedes Benz and other car makers have |
| their competitors' own designs. Since | | | | always relied on the use of thermostats |
| being one of the oldest car automakers | | | | to get the job done. A Mercedes Benz |
| still operational today, it can be | | | | thermostat is standard to all models and |
| argued that Mercedes Benz has a better | | | | product lines, which is normally a wax |
| understanding of what makes a car tick. | | | | pellet sealed inside a chamber. An |
| Internal combustion engines have been | | | | expansion provision is located in the |
| the industry standard for more than a | | | | same chamber which operates a rod that |
| century, and is projected to retain that | | | | opens the valve which regulates the flow |
| status for a few more years. While most | | | | of the coolant. As the engine hits |
| of the innovations that Mercedes has | | | | operating temperature, the wax melts and |
| pioneered steers (no pun intended) more | | | | expands to the provision, thus toggling |
| to the safety side, the German automaker | | | | the rod and opening the valves to let |
| has kept the quality up on the engine | | | | the coolant flow freely into the engine. |
| side, as evident in the Mercedes-Benz | | | | The composition of the wax is matched |
| SLR McLaren (fastest automatic road | | | | to the operating temperature of the |
| car), BRABUS W211 (fastest street-legal | | | | particular engine, since engines have |
| saloon), or the Mercedes-AMG 6208cc M156 | | | | different operational levels. Worn out |
| (most powerful naturally aspirated V8 | | | | thermostats could prove problematic, |
| engine). Producing engines that perform | | | | causing overheating in worst case |
| on those levels requires an effective | | | | scenarios. Most modern engines are also |
| cooling system, as the heat coming | | | | susceptible to increase emissions since |
| produced by the engine can be quite | | | | they need to run in particularly high |
| damaging to numerous parts including the | | | | temperatures to decrease the amount of |
| engine itself. Earlier automobiles were | | | | pollutants. A replacement for Mercedes |
| produced with air-cooled engines, but | | | | thermostats are easy enough to find, |
| nowadays, most engines use fluid-cooled | | | | either with a local dealership or |
| systems which normally uses a mixture of | | | | through the Internet. |