UPDATE: I got home tonight after taking the Crossfire for a short drive and when I was pulling back into the driveway I saw fluid on the driveway. The fluid appears clear but, and it isn't important how I know this, but it seemed to taste sweet for half a second and then a very bitter taste. I am thinking coolant? Anyhow thoughts? I also notice earlier today that on the front of the motor by the belt, there are white streaks of something all over the place. I welcome any ideas and how to figure out where and why...Thanks.

My wife came home and noticed a lot of fluid under my Crossfire yesterday. It was a puddle on the driveway that was a lot of fluid under the whole center of the car - from the engine back to the rear wheels. It felt like water but slightly greasy (very slightly) and had a very faint odor, so pretty sure not water. It wasn't the A/C condensation 99% sure (chilly night, not running A/C and too much fluid). Today about 2/3 of it had evaporated. It is chilly because of the weather. My brake and coolant reservoirs are full. I read somewhere that Mercedes coolant can be clear, but my reservoir look like it is more blue/green.
I do not see an indicator on the washer fluid. I tried the button to spray the washer fluid and it was empty. I bought a gallon of windshield cleaner and poured about half of it in and I saw the fluid rapidly pouring onto the parking lot so I assumed that was it. However, I then read somewhere (on this forum) that if the washer reservoir is overfilled it will run out behind the front tire (where it was running out. So now I am not sure it was the washer fluid, like I was certain it was for a few blissful moments. But the reservoir should hold more than a half gallon, I think. Any thoughts would be appreciated. I just got this car a couple of months ago after loving them and wanting one since I first saw one. It is a manual transmission and so incredibly fun to drive. Thanks in advance.

 

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The washer bottle (I believe) holds 1 gallon before it comes out the 'overflow' (much to the chagrin of us owners because it is completely hidden and wasteful). Pour a distinct amount of rubbing alcohol into the fill point and see if what runs out has that odor. You'll then might be about 99.999999999% certain you found your 'leak'. Whether or not your bottle is 'cracked' depends on if someone overfilled before your investigation OR your bottle developed a leak. Good luck (because it is a BEAR to replace if cracked/leaking, depending what and where)!

 

Thank you so much. It was weird. I have had the car for about 2 months (I still can't believe I have it, I have wanted one since they came out), and I have never used the wiper fluid and only used the wipers for the first time that day and then all of this fluid on the driveway. I will try the tip. Thanks again.

 

"It felt like water but slightly greasy (very slightly) and had a very faint odor, so pretty sure not water."

This sounds like the description of anti-freeze.

 

First of all, I am not super mechanical, so I welcome all feedback and my responses my not get it.
I thought about that, but it looks like the coolant reservoir is at a normal level and it through the plastic it appears to be a bluish green.

 

This sounds like a cracked windshield washer reservoir.
Here is how you get at the reservoir. Click
The reservoir holds 4 litres when the light on the dash comes on, do not try to fill the fill tube to the brim as it overflows when the tank is full.
Can you hear the pump running? If the reservoir was filled with water there can be a build up of slime in the reservoir which jams the pump and jams the level sensor in the raised position.
The pump and level sensor could be broken.
The reservoir cracks on the bottom seam which is not very strong, you can add a large washer to support the bottom more, I did but it still cracked.
When you have the tank out clean the area behind the fender of any debris.
The two nozzles also can get jammed with slime and fail to work, the top portion of the nozzles flip up and expose the ball with the jet in it, clean out the hole. adjustment of the nozzles is done by positioning the jet with a pin in the nozzle hole.

 

Thanks for the info and link. There was no washer fluid coming out after I found all the stuff on the driveway but I could hear the pump. After I put washer fluid in the reservoir (even after it looked like all of it leaked out behind the tire), the washer fluid pump worked on the windshield. However, you are right, the low level indicator never came on.