If you think you are included in the Settlement, you have the following options:

The class action is seeking damages and other relief against Daimler AG, Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc., Mercedes-Benz USA LLC, and Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Canada Corporation (collectively, referred to as the "Defendants") on behalf of owners and lessees of certain Mercedes-Benz BlueTEC II vehicles. They allege that these vehicles were equipped with emission control systems that caused the vehicles to emit more nitrogen oxide (“NOx”) emissions than consumers reasonably expected, and more NOx than was permitted under federal and provincial environmental laws. They also claim that the Defendants misled consumers about the qualities and characteristics of the vehicles. The Defendants deny these allegations.

The class action is known as Yogesh Kalra v Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc. et al, Court File No. CV-16-550271-00CP (the “Action”).

The Notice summarizes the Settlement, which affects your legal rights if you are a Settlement Class Member (see FAQ F). Receipt of the Notice does not mean that you are a Settlement Class Member.

If you are a Settlement Class Member, the Notice informs you of your legal rights and options. These options include participating in the Settlement and, if you wish, objecting to the Settlement. You can also attend the upcoming public Settlement Approval Hearing before the Court, which will determine whether the Settlement should be approved (see FAQ V). The deadline to object to the settlement passed on February 2, 2022.

You may be included in the Settlement if:

• You own or lease or previously owned or leased an Eligible Vehicle (see FAQ E); and
• You are a Settlement Class Member (see FAQ F)

By reviewing the questions and answers below, find out if you are included in the Settlement and, if so, what you may receive.

Only Eligible Vehicles are included in the Settlement.

If your vehicle meets the following criteria, it may be considered an Eligible Vehicle:

• It must be one of the following model year 2009-2016 Mercedes-Benz BlueTEC II vehicles listed below:

• It must not have already been installed with a Field Measure when you acquired it (see FAQ N).

You may be a Settlement Class Member and included in the Settlement if you are a Canadian resident who:

• Was the owner or lessee of an Eligible Vehicle on or before December 8, 2021; or
• Purchased or leased an Eligible Vehicle after December 8, 2021 for which the Field Measure has not been installed.

Some exceptions apply (see FAQ H).

There are six categories of Settlement Class Members who may be entitled to Settlement Class Member Payments under the Settlement if they submit a Claim during the Claims Program:

No. The Settlement in Canada is specific to Settlement Class Members.

Owners or Lessees of BlueTEC II diesel vehicles in the U.S. may be eligible to claim in the U.S. settlement. Visit www.mbbluetecsettlement.com for more information on the U.S. settlement. A Settlement Class Member who has submitted a valid claim for compensation under the U.S. settlement will not be eligible to submit a claim in this Settlement for a Settlement Class Member Payment in connection with the vehicle for which compensation was claimed in the U.S. settlement.

The Settlement Agreement applies to all Settlement Class Members, except Excluded Persons. Excluded Persons are:

(a) The Defendants and their officers and directors;

(b) The authorized motor vehicles dealers of the Defendants and the officers and directors of those dealers;

(c) Persons who have opted out of the Action;

(d) Persons who have settled with, released, or otherwise had claims adjudicated on the merits against the Defendants arising from the same core allegations or circumstances as the BlueTEC Diesel Matter; and

(e) The heirs, successors, and assigns of the Persons described in (a), (b), (c), and (d)

The Settlement provides various items to owners and lessees of Eligible Vehicles (see FAQ E).

The monetary compensation (“Settlement Class Member Payment”) and other things that may be available to you depend upon whether you are an Eligible Owner, Eligible Lessee, Eligible Former Owner, Eligible Former Lessee, Eligible Post-Announcement Owner, or Eligible Post-Announcement Lessee (see FAQ F). The Settlement Class Member Payment that may be available to you is also impacted by the Class Proceedings Fund levy and the Class Representative Honorarium, which are described directly below.

Impact of Class Proceedings Fund Levy

Class Counsel and the Class Representative have sought and received funding and an indemnity in this Action from the Law Foundation of Ontario’s Class Proceedings Fund (“CPF”). As such, the CPF shall be paid a levy of 10% out of the Settlement Class Member Payments that are made pursuant to this Settlement, in accordance with Class Counsel’s agreement with the CPF and the applicable law. No part of the levy will be paid by the Defendants. All Settlement Class Member Payments described in the notice are subject to a reduction of 10% in favour of the CPF.

Impact of Class Representative Honorarium

Subject to Court approval, the Class Representative will receive a payment of up to $15,000, to reward his efforts in advancing the Action to Settlement on behalf of the Settlement Class Members (the “Honorarium”). The Honorarium will be paid out of the settlement payments that Settlement Class Members receive pursuant to this settlement, on a pro rata basis based on the total estimated number of on-road Eligible Vehicles in Canada, which is 73,185. Accordingly, the pro rata share of the Honorarium for each Eligible Vehicle is up to $0.20 (the “Pro Rata Honorarium Share”). The Pro Rata Honorarium Share shall be deducted from each Settlement Class Member Payment made, in proportion to the number of Valid Claims made in respect of each Eligible Vehicle in accordance with the Claims Program. No part of the Honorarium shall be paid by the Defendants. All Settlement Class Member Payments described in the notice are subject to a reduction of up to $0.20 as contribution towards the Honorarium. Because the amount of the reduction may decrease if there is more than one claim per vehicle, this reduction of up to $0.20 per claim is not reflected in the Class Member Payment amounts described below.

Eligible Owners and Eligible Lessees

If you are an Eligible Owner or Eligible Lessee who installs the Field Measure in the Eligible Vehicle and timely submits a Valid Claim, you will receive an Owner/Lessee Payment of $2,925 ($2,632.50 after the CPF levy), unless an Eligible Former Lessee and/or Eligible Former Owner timely submits a Valid Claim for that same vehicle, in which case the Owner/Lessee Payment you will receive is $2,090 ($1,881 after the CPF levy).

Eligible Former Owners and Eligible Former Lessees

If you are an Eligible Former Owner or Eligible Former Lessee and timely submit a Valid Claim, you will receive a Former Owner/Lessee Payment.

The Former Owner/Lessee Payment is $835 ($751.50 after the CPF levy) per vehicle and shall be divided equally among all Eligible Former Owners and Eligible Former Lessees who timely submit a Valid Claim on the same vehicle.

Eligible Post-Announcement Owners and Eligible Post-Announcement Lessees

If you are an Eligible Post-Announcement Owner or Eligible Post-Announcement Lessee who installs the Field Measure in their Eligible Vehicle and timely submits a Valid Claim, you will receive a Post-Announcement Owner/Lessee Payment of $2,090 ($1,881 after the CPF levy).

To claim a Settlement Class Member Payment under the Settlement, you must submit a Valid Claim by the applicable deadline (see FAQ L). Claims can be submitted online, or by mail. You can obtain and print Claim Forms for mail submissions by downloading them here.

The deadline to submit a Claim as a Former Owner/Lessee passed on March 23, 2022.

Submit claims Online: Here

Submit claims via Mail:
Mercedes-Benz BlueTEC II Settlement in Canada
c/o JND Legal Administration
PO Box 8111
Vancouver Main
Vancouver, BC V6B 4E2

The Claims Program began on January 7, 2022. Eligible Former Owners/Lessees may submit claims as soon as the Claims Program begins. Eligible Current Owners/Lessees may submit claims after the Claims Program begins and after they have the Field Measure installed in their Eligible Vehicle.

Information about Field Measure availability will be posted on this website here. You can also type in your VIN to check if a Field Measure is available for your Eligible Vehicle.

You can click here to sign up for e-mail updates about the Settlement. Signing up for e-mail updates on this website is not a submission of a claim, and you should check this website at often, even after you sign up for e-mail updates.

The deadline for you to submit a claim depends on whether you are an Eligible Current Owner/Lessee or an Eligible Former Owner/Lessee.

The deadline for Eligible Current Owners/Lessees to have the Field Measure installed in their Eligible Vehicle and submit a Valid Claim is May 1, 2023. To ensure that you have adequate time to schedule and complete your Field Measure and complete the Claim Form, you should not wait until the May 1, 2023 deadline approaches to schedule your Field Measure installation and submit your Claim Form.

Note: If a Field Measure for your vehicle is not available by May 1, 2023, you must submit a complete Claim Form by July 1, 2023 to receive a Settlement Class Member Payment; please see FAQ S for more details. Please see FAQ P for information about how to check whether a Field Measure is ready for your Eligible Vehicle.

The deadline for Eligible Former Owners/Lessees to submit a Valid Claim passed on March 23, 2022.

Class Members who do not submit a Valid Claim by the applicable deadline will not receive a Settlement Class Member Payment.

There will be a Field Measure, which will modify the emission control system software calibration and certain related hardware to ensure that the Eligible Vehicles meet the emissions standards to which they were originally certified.

The Field Measure can be obtained at Authorized Service Providers.

In addition, each vehicle that receives the Field Measure will also receive an Extended Modification Warranty on certain components, as described in the Settlement Agreement. Please select from the following links for the terms of the Extended Modification Warranty.

• For passenger cars: BlueTECUpdate.Mercedes-Benz.ca
• For vans: BlueTECUpdate.Mercedes-Benz-Vans.ca

In addition to the Owner/Lessee Payment and Post-Announcement Owner/Lessee Payment described in FAQ I, Eligible Owners, Eligible Lessees, Post-Announcement Eligible Owners and Post-Announcement Eligible Lessees who submit Valid Claims and have a Field Measure installed in their Eligible Vehicles may be eligible for additional payments, as summarized below. Eligible Former Owners and Eligible Former Lessees are not eligible for these additional payments. Such additional payments will be paid at the same time as the Owner/Lessee Payment or Post-Announcement Owner/Lessee Payment, as applicable.

No. Field Measures are free of charge to you at an Authorized Service Provider.

Call your preferred Authorized Service Provider to schedule an appointment to have the Field Measure installed. You can check www.mercedes-benz.ca for authorized dealerships in your area.

If you altered the emission control system in your vehicle, you may still be eligible to receive the Field Measure and may still be a Settlement Class Member eligible for a payment under the Settlement. However, if such alterations are likely to substantially affect the operation of the vehicle with the Field Measure or substantially impede installation of the Field Measure, your vehicle will not be considered Operable and will be unable to receive the Field Measure unless and until you have reversed the alterations such that the Field Measure may be installed and vehicle operation not substantially affected.

In order for Settlement Class Members to receive a Field Measure, their Eligible Vehicle must be Operable—i.e., is currently capable of being driven under its own engine power.

Settlement Class Members Who Purchased or Leased the Eligible Vehicle On or Before Settlement Filing Date

If you are a Settlement Class Member who purchased or leased the Eligible Vehicle on or before the Settlement Filing Date and the Field Measure is not made available for your vehicle’s Emission Modification Group by May 1, 2023, you may file a Claim for a Settlement Class Member Payment within sixty (60) days. There are two tiers of payments for these Settlement Class Members who cannot install the Field Measure because it is not made available by May 1, 2023, as follows:

First Tier: If the Field Measure is not made available for your vehicle’s Emissions Modification Group by May 1, 2023, Settlement Class Members who own or lease an affected Eligible Vehicle at that time may file a Claim within sixty (60) days for payment in accordance with the following schedule:

Second Tier: If a Field Measure is not made available by May 1, 2023, and no Eligible Vehicle in that Emission Modification Group can be re-registered in the Settlement Class Members’ province or territory of residence because the Field Measure is unavailable, any Settlement Class Member who owns an affected Eligible Vehicle on May 1, 2023 may at that time file a Claim within sixty (60) days for repurchase of the vehicle. If a Valid Claim is received by the deadline, Mercedes-Benz will offer to repurchase the Eligible Vehicle for an amount equal to the Canadian Black Book Average Value of the vehicle.

Settlement Class Members Who Began Owning or Leasing the Eligible Vehicle After the Settlement Filing Date

If you are a Settlement Class Member who began owning or leasing the Eligible Vehicle after the Settlement Filing Date and the Field Measure is not made available by May 1, 2023, you may file a Claim for a Class Member Payment within sixty (60) days. There are two tiers of payments for these Settlement Class Members who cannot install the Field Measure because it is not available by May 1, 2023, as follows:

First Tier: If the Field Measure is not made available by May 1, 2023, Settlement Class Members who own or lease an Eligible Vehicle at that time may file a Claim within sixty (60) days for payment in accordance with the following schedule:

Second Tier: If a Field Measure is not made available by May 1, 2023, and no Eligible Vehicle in that Emissions Modification Group can be re-registered in the Settlement Class Member’s province or territory of residence because the Field Measure is unavailable, any Settlement Class Member who owns an affected Eligible Vehicle on May 1, 2023 may at that time file a Claim within sixty (60) days for repurchase of the vehicle. If a Valid Claim is received by the deadline, Mercedes-Benz will offer to repurchase the Eligible Vehicle for an amount equal to the Canadian Black Book Average Value of the vehicle.

A settlement is an agreement to resolve legal claims, and usually involves compromises by both sides. This settlement would end this lawsuit while allowing the parties to avoid the costs and risks of a trial. A settlement also allows the parties to avoid the very significant time delays of litigation.

If the Settlement is approved by the Court, you will release the Defendants from all claims arising from, in whole or in part, or in any way related to the BlueTEC Diesel Matter, as described more fully in Section 9 of the Settlement Agreement. Releasing someone from a claim means giving up the right to sue them.

All Settlement Class Members are bound by a full and final release that will take effect whether they file any Claim or install a Field Measure (and receive the associated Extended Modification Warranty) on the date the Settlement is approved by the Court (the “Release”). Settlement Class Members who wish to participate in the Claims Program must make their claim before the applicable claims submission deadline (depending on whether the Settlement Class Member is an Eligible Former Owner, Eligible Former Lessee, Eligible Owner, Eligible Lessee, Eligible Post-Announcement Owner or Eligible Post-Announcement Lessee).

The above is only a summary of the Release. The Settlement sets out and describes the releases contained in the Release, so read them carefully. If you have any questions, you can talk to Class Counsel (see FAQ W) for free. You can also talk to your own lawyer, at your own expense, if you have questions about what this means. The Settlement Agreement is available here.

The deadline to object to the settlement passed on February 2, 2022.

The Court held a Fairness Hearing on February 9, 2022 via Zoom. The Settlement received Final Approval on February 14, 2022.

The law firms representing all Settlement Class Members are listed below:

You will not be charged for contacting these lawyers. Class Counsel can be reached by telephone at: 1-844-819-8524.

Any reasonable legal fees and costs awarded to Class Counsel by the Court will be paid separately by the Defendants in addition to the Settlement Class Member Payments and will not reduce benefits to Class Members. The Defendants will not pay legal fees and costs to any lawyers other than Class Counsel. If you choose to hire lawyers that have not been appointed as Class Counsel, you may have to pay those lawyers legal fees, subject to your agreement with your personally retained lawyers. No lawyers other than Class Counsel will receive fees or costs from Mercedes-Benz in connection with the Settlement or the Action.

The Notice is only a summary of some of the terms of the Settlement. If there is a conflict between the Notice and the Settlement, the Settlement applies.

For more information about your legal rights under the Settlement, you may also consult Class Counsel at no charge by calling 1-844-819-8524.

In addition, more information about the options Settlement Class Members may have is available by calling the Settlement Administrator at 1-855-918-6073.