This article is meant to assist potential buyers of used or Certified Pre Owned (if buying from a franchised Mercedes-Benz dealer) 2014 Mercedes Benz ML 350 and ML 350 BlueTEC diesel SUVs by clearly laying out the options available on these vehicles when new, their pricing (when available) and how M class vehicles may have come equipped from the factory when new.
Mercedes-Benz, like many automotive manufacturers, offers a lot of different options and cars can be equipped in many different ways, this article should help make sense of them.
The 2014 Mercedes Benz ML 350 body style is the same as the 2012 and 2013 models, most of the available options are the same too, with some minor variations. This body style is considered the 3rd generation M class mid-sized SUV from Mercedes-Benz. 2012 was the big redesign which included a new body style as well as a new gasoline and dieselV6 engine incorporating direct injection technology and more horsepower than previous M class models.
Basic, no charge items:
Paint: Non-metallic paint was no charge (black and white were the only non metallic colors available)
Wheels: Standard wheel was a 19” 5 spoke wheel (photo below)
Interior: MB Tex was the standard interior material, several leather options were available
Interior of the 2014 ML 350 shown here with black MB tex upholstery and optional Burl Walnut wood trim and wood / leather steering wheel.
Base price of a 2014 Mercedes Benz ML 350 4matic was $50,290, additionally, all examples had a destination and delivery charge on their window sticker of $925. Add to that various option packages Mercedes might add to each car and actual sticker prices easily averaged $60,000+.
Option Packages for the 2014 ML 350 (gas and diesel):
Premium 1 Package (Abbreviated as P1 or P01) – $3,920
Almost all 2014 ML 350s were built with this package. Examples without this package are considered stripped down models and were hard for dealers to sell when new… not desirable, ‘base-betty’ models, as they say in the car business.
P01 Package Contents:
– Hard-drive navigation and 10GB Music Register for storing MP3 files
– SiriusXM Radio, Traffic and Weather (with 6-month trial of All Access plan)
– Media Interface, SD card reader and Gracenote media database
– Voice control for audio, telephone and navigation
– 14-way power driver seat with 3-position memory
– Power tilt/telescoping steering column
– Power-folding side mirrors
– Auto-dimming driver-side and inside rear view mirrors
– Double sunvisors
– 115-volt AC power outlet in rear seating area
– Rear view camera
Other Option Packages:
Lighting Package – $1,390
– Bi-Xenon headlamps with Active Curve Illumination
– Adaptive Highbeam Assist
Sport Package
– 19” AMG 5-spoke wheels
– AMG lower body styling
Sport Package Plus One
– 20” AMG twin 5-spoke wheels
– AMG lower body styling
Lane Tracking Package – $875
– Blind Spot Assist
– Lane Keeping Assist
Driver Assistance Package
– DISTRONIC PLUS with PRE-SAFE Brake
– Active Blind Spot Assist
– Active Lane Keeping Assist
Parking Assist Package
– PARKTRONIC with Active Parking Assist
– Surround View System
2014 ML 350 Individual Options (stand alone)
– 4MATIC all-wheel drive (standard on diesels, ALL diesels are 4MATICs – have all wheel drive)
– Panorama roof $1,090
– Manual rear-side window sunshades
– Brushed aluminum running boards with rubber studs – $670
– PARKTRONIC with Active Parking Assist
– KEYLESS-GO – $650
– Class III trailer hitch (7,200 lb. towing capacity on 4MATIC, 6,600 lb. on RWD) – $575
– harman/kardon LOGIC7 surround-sound system with Dolby Digital 5.1 – $850
– Rear Seat Entertainment system, or system prewiring – $170 (prewiring only)
– Illuminated front door sills and multicolor interior ambient lighting – $310
– Multicontour front seats (with massage feature and luxury head restraints)
– Active Ventilated front seats (requires leather upholstery)
– Heated rear seats – $620
– Rear-seat center-armrest pass-through
– Heated steering wheel (requires Premium 1 package) – $250
– Wood/leather steering wheel
– Heated and cooled front cup holders
– 20” twin 5-spoke wheels
– 20” AMG 5-spoke wheels (included in Sport Pkg on ML 350 models)
– Leather upholstery – $1,620
– designo Nappa leather upholstery
– Black DINAMICA headliner (included with designo leather on ML 350)
– Burl Walnut wood trim (included w/ leather on ML 350) (Eucalyptus wood is standard)
– Anthracite Poplar wood trim
– Brown Satin Ash wood trim
– design Piano Black Laquer wood trim (requires designo leather)
– Metallic paint – $720 (non-metallic paint choices – no charge)
2014 ML 350 Exterior Color Choices:
Non metallic, no extra charge:
Black
Polar White
Metallic, $720
Dakota Brown
Lunar Blue
Palladium Silver
Steel Grey
Cinnabar Red
Diamond Silver
Iridium Silver
Obsidian Black
Diamond White – Special metallic color: $720 metallic paint charge + additional $795, $1,515 total!
If you’re considering the purchase of a 2014 M class SUV (or any other model for that matter) at a franchised Mercedes dealer you can ask them to print a copy of the ‘Original Window Sticker’ / original equipment option list. In many cases, especially with vehicles that are just a few years old, the original window sticker may be folded up inside the case that holds the owner’s manual and other books. If not, it can be printed from the Mercedes-Benz computer system installed at all dealerships using the VIN number. This way, you can look down the list of options, see the original price of the vehicle when new and see all the equipment it came with rather than trying to look over the car to figure out what equipment it has.
2 comments
With the sports pkg +1 on the 2014 350 ML :
Is the suspension different or altered so as to provide more road handling ability or if not is their more road handling ability with that pkg than without it?
If there is a difference in road handling What factors create it other than the amg 20” wheels.
Are the bolsters on the front seats bigger with the above mentioned sports pkg or for any other reason such as choosing the faux suede Uphostery ?
The vin # on the 2014 350 in question is 4JGA5HB4EA278205
Does the rear seat have a pass through?
Hi Ben, Good questions. The Sport Package Plus one is simply a ‘sport’ appearance package only… ZERO handling upgrades or changes.
The 20″ AMG wheels will create a different ride that one may interpret as ‘more sporty’ but really it will just have a harder, harsher ride with a slimmer sidewall.
I don’t think there is any change in the seats… maybe in the stitch pattern or panels, but they’re not building a ‘sport seat’ with taller bolsters to be more supportive in a car with the ‘sport package’ like you see in AMG cars.. or say, an air cooled Porsche 911 from the 80s.
No rear seat pass through… it has 40/60 fold down rear seats.
Sounds like you may be familiar with Porsches or BMWs… when they make ‘sport packages’ they mean more than good looks, usually… no so with Mercedes, in most cases.