Mercedes “Routines” Review: The Smart Luxury Feature We Love
Key takeaways
- When every luxury car has heated seats and giant screens, Mercedes is betting smart automation is the next real indulgence.
- Lately, that seems to be most often taking the form of time and hassle savers like smart home integration, special software, and predictive technologies.
- One such feature equipped with our long-term Mercedes-Benz E450 All-Terrain station wagon that we’ve come to love is called Routines.
Why this matters: an automotive development that could shape industry direction or buying decisions.
When every luxury car has heated seats and giant screens, Mercedes is betting smart automation is the next real indulgence.
As fancy features—high-quality leathers, advanced telematics, heated steering wheels, etc.—become commonplace in mainstream vehicles, luxury automakers have been busy exploring new and more innovative ways to pamper their customers. Lately, that seems to be most often taking the form of time and hassle savers like smart home integration, special software, and predictive technologies.
One such feature equipped with our long-term Mercedes-Benz E450 All-Terrain station wagon that we’ve come to love is called Routines. While the E450 is programmed to learn your habits and driving style and can apply that information to help improve how the car reacts to your inputs, Routines is a more personalized way for owners to make sure the car does exactly what they want, when they want it.