I bought a 2015 in Sep17, contacted MB. It was $500 to get access to the online car info, definitely not worth it to me. My level2 charger provides enough online status for us.
-Woody
Totally understand. We dipped into the EV pool last week and bought a used 2015 over the internet. Other than a MB dealer not knowing how to sell a car out of state, it all worked out eventually. My wife likes the car for her daily run-around.