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Learned a hard lesson today - noted a bit of cracking on the ribbed side of the V-belt (serpentine belt) a few weeks ago, put it on the list for the annual service in Oct....then experienced a burning rubber smell as I pulled into the motorway services today and found the V-Belt broken :doh...

This might be abit of novice question but im confused as different models come with sort of suspensions with different settings and different issues but all the terms used for them seem to be the same. The one thing i have learned is that the ABC system is quite prone to failure and very...

Just seen this on another forum and thought it might be of interest MOT Failure Statistics

Can anyone please tell me where to locate my brake light switch on a 52 plate 2003 merc ml 270cdi.Thought that it was under dash behind pedal but unless i am bind I cannot locate it.Am i looking in the wrong place,could really appreciate some help.

Hi, First I have to say this is my first ever Mercedes and I'm rubbish with cars at all Recently this C180 Sport came to an abrupt stop and didn't start since. All the signs point to timing chain failure apparently (camshaft not moving, light sound when cranking). But I still won't believe...

Hi. RE' My 02/2002 E320 CDI Avantgarde. Nearside Xenon Philips D2R (4300 35W)has failed. I've replaced it however still not working. I've checked the fuse supply which is OK. I know that these systems have a ballast (resistor?) arrangement together with a control unit. In order to dig...

51 E220 CDI Estate Classic Just received a call from the wife saying that she had heard an almighty bang whilst negotiating a roundabout (thankfully) was travelling only yesterday at 70mph on the M6 :rock:,I have been to the "scene" and have recovered my from o/s side spring and what appears...

Hi Unfortunately 2 weeks ago my B200 Turbo popped up the message "Transmission Fault". The car was still turning over but there was no power going to the weeks (drive or reverse). Pulled over waited a few minutes and restarted but still nothing but a "crunching" noise when I put it into...

Just failed mot abs light not working on 1988 420 sec all other lights ok what do i need to look at , fuse ,bulb , or could it be more serious how do you get access to the bulb /is there or where is the fuse located the abs works fine Never noticed if the abs light has ever worked

Hi all, First time post here so apologies in advance as this may be a very basic question. Never owned a Merc before (Had Saabs), so not really aware of the strengths weaknesses of certain engines. Basic summary is that I've found a 1989 W126 300 SE about 150 miles away from myself, but the...

HonestJohn says 12+ Year old W202 are suffering ECU failure frequently. And there's was a C180 (2000) that suffered this at the cost of £1100 Should I be worried.. I was looking on ebay and there was a 1998 C200 breaking, with an ECU for only £95.00 surely I should buy this just for piece of...

Hi All, I have the dreaded 'Stop! car too low' message displayed with the nearside front shock seemingly having failed with the wheel arch pretty much sitting on the tyre. It happened to the other side a couple of years ago and the shock needed replacement to cure the problem and I think it's...

Hi there! I have a very strange and quirky problem. Upgraded my standard halogen W221 headlamps to top quality aftermarket xenon ones. No issues on the driver's side - works 100% all the time in any scenario (Auto on/off, etc). However, on the passenger side, when I drive the car for an hour...

Evening all, i've been off here too long and now typically i come back with a problem ! I havent driven the merc for about four months (lost it to my wife )but took it for test today as i forgot about it and it has failed on emissions. Readings are CO 0.041 (max 0.30) HC 94 (max 200...

Can anyone confirm if having a cracked front foglight (with some of the glass lost) will class as an MOT failure? The foglight still works, but glass is damaged. Thanks!

It is not Mercedes related but just wanted some advice on the below as there are some mechanics on the forum who can help. We had a camblet change carried out on our 2003 Honda Civic. It is recommened to be changed every 8yrs so we had it done even though the car is low mileage. Before the...

Hi guys, need help...few days ago I've had my tyre a bit low on air..so I plugged the little air kompressor to the lighter switch...and I've seen few sparks straight away...so ofcourse since then the lighter Is not working...I've checked the fuse box on D/S dashboard and under back seats...but...

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I'm hoping somebody can give me some help here. I've tried to eject the disc from the Comand drive in the boot (NTG1 original disc apparently) to replace with a newer version but nothing happens. No nice whirring noises and disc still in drive. The MAP function now doesn't show any maps (which...

Hi every one. That is my first message in your wonderful forum. I have found the forum informative nd indispensible for a mercedes benz owner. My car had the usual issues like CAT rattle and airmatic pump failure which I was able to rectify with the help of your forum. However yesterday I had a...