I would choose 2009 as the year when it was manufactured . So whenever the car is sold, it is still a 2009. The person who buys it is not going to consider it a 2010 Mercedes.
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AnonymousWhen someone says I have a 2009 mercedes.2009 is the "model year". Actually, the new year model (say 2113 BMW 3 series) is manufactured in 2012 and released in the fall as a new year model. When a buyer registers his new Beamer, the model year is recorded on the registration.