Sorry Pericles
I was cleaning my Vietnam special 'SLR' Self loading rifle which we are not allowed to own any more.
I meant CEL where the 'L' means limo
CG

I'd pop outside and have a look at the badge, if I were you, chrisgaff1000

>>I meant CEL where the 'L' means limo<<

Unfortunately, Mercedes did not produce a model 280CEL.

And while we are about it,

C = Coupe
E = Einspritzung (fuel injection)
L = Lang (long wheelbase, not "limo")

Care for another spin of the wheel?

Pericles,

Now you have really got me worried. I shall trip down to the mechanic, (12 years with Merc in Germany, father with Porsche, and photograph the damn thing.
How do i post a pic on this site?
CG

Envy

“Envy is the religion of the mediocre. It comforts them, it soothes their worries, and finally it rots their souls, allowing them to justify their meanness and their greed until they believe these to be virtues. Such people are convinced that the doors of heaven will be opened only to poor wretches like themselves who go through life without leaving any trace but their threadbare attempts to belittle others and to exclude - and destroy if possible - those who, by the simple fact of their existence, show up their own poorness of spirit, mind, and guts. Blessed be the one at whom the fools bark, because his soul will never belong to them.”
Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Angel's Game

No need for such drastic measures, chrisgaff1000

>>Now you have really got me worried. I shall trip down to the mechanic, (12 years with Merc in Germany, father with Porsche, and photograph the damn thing. How do i post a pic on this site?<<

Just find a valid reference, anywhere, to a Mercedes-Benz 280 CEL, and post the link. The I will post a link to the definitive list of Mercedes-Benz's production models, and we can do a comparison.

But you will never get away with the idea that the "L" refers to "Limousine". It refers to the wheelbase, as your mechanic will no doubt tell you.

Sorry to hear it is still with the mechanic, by the way. When are you expecting it back?

Depending on who told what to whom, when... if the conversation was something like "You've got a C280 CEL P0015" it stands for Check Engine Light code P0015. Which indicates a fault with the camshaft timing.

Hope this helps.