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It's the same in German: /mɛʁˈt͡seːdəs/
Despite what other commentators say who are evil and eager to spread lies about the German language
The difference is so narrow that I wouldn't notice any difference apart from the length, the first and last e are very slightly shorter than the middle e. And of course you have the usual going-down-with-your-voice-at-the-end-of-the-word
However, in Spanish, which is the name's language of origin despite being a German car, they're the same. All e as in red. Mercedes.
True, it's a common female name, or was idk. Iirc the car is named after the daughter of the inventor. The German pronunciation is the butchered version of the Spanish first name so I'm on no moral high ground
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E is super flexible in German
e, ae, oe, ue, eu, ie, ei, ee all make distinct consistent sounds
On a phonetic level, some specialist will be able to discern the different E-sounds, but they're still very similar. It's definitely not like the English pronunciation where it's completely different sounds.
It's basically the three E sounds we have in German (short, long and "unstressed") but I see that to the untrained ear, this isn't obvious