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  1. Gbrowncls55

    w218 car alarm keeps going off for no aparent reason.

    As above. Is there a way to temporarily dissable the alarm or of locking the car without setting the alarm while I get it investigated?
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    OEM rear airspring supplier w218

    Does anybody know who is the OEM supplier of rear airsprings is for a w218. I doubt mb make them. I see Bilstein offer them so maybe...... Would I be better off with Bilstein or Arnott given mb do not have any.
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    No w218/212 rear airsprings/bellows in uk and on back order in Germany with no ETA

    As above I have been informed that w212/218 rear airmatic airsprings/bellows are currently unavailable and on back order in Germany with no ETA. This car is my daily driver so I will have to consider an alternative. Arnott airsprings seem to be available. Anyone had any good or bad experiences...
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    w218 airmatic sinking overnight

    The airmatic on my w218 cls sinks very low over night. particularly drivers side rear but the whole car goes down. In the morning when I start it it says "car rising please wait" and rises up in about 15 seconds and is then fine for the rest of the day. I think a visit to the nice MB man with...
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    Can you replace the front fog light bulbs on a FACELIFT 2009 SL r230 from the front. It is different to all other 230s

    Hi all .I want to replace the yellowish standard halogen front fog light bulbs on my wifes facelift 2009 SL R230 with something whiter. My question is can the bulb be replaced from the front. The face lift 2008-2012 cars are different to all other 230s. and it looks like there are two holes in...
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    2009 sl350 ntg 2.5 update

    Does anybody know if the command firmware on the 2009 sl ntg 2.5 can be up dated to get rid of the horrible yellow bands and tint to the screen as it can on the ntg 4.5 ( to pure black and white). It's so ugly and old fashioned.
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    w218 cls500 cooling fan on full and no a/c

    Hi all, Yesterday i noticed the a/c was not working (although this morning it was!) so I took it for a regas and it is now full with no leaks detected. but the a/c does not work at all and in fact blows warmer air than with it off and the engine cooling fan runs at full speed all the time...
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    W218 aux battery

    Anyone know the correct aux battery in the boot for a w218 cls500 with stop start? Obviously I can take the old one out to have a look but I'd rather have a new one ready to pop in when I do.
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    W218 cls road roar in cabin (19s)

    I have just got a new to me w218 cls on 19s .it has very loud tyre noise over anything but billiard table surfaces. I put this down to some pretty worn continental's so I replaced them with 4 new Dunlop's but it's still pretty awful and probably twice as loud as my w219 cls 55 also on 19s...
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    Cls w218 (2012) speedometer dash display

    Hi all Probably a question I should know the answer to but having searched the handbook I cant find anything. When I start the car up after a few seconds a graphic comes up in the speedometer display. It shows the car heading left side on with two people underneath it. the front seats of the car...
  11. Gbrowncls55

    New arrival

    I am sure much to the dismay of my AMG friends on here I have decided to retire my lovely CLS55 from its daily driver duties and have aquired a w218 CLS500 4.7TT for everyday use. As I understand it these are quite rare, there only being 26 UK cars. Anyone else on here got one??
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    Reversing camera guidelines on a cls 2012

    Does anyone know if it is possible to get parking guidelines onto the reversing camera of a 2012 cls w218. I know they are generated by the camera and not the head unit so would changing/updating the camera solve the problem? Any thoughts welcomed. Richard?
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    replacing agm battery in CLS55

    Hi Just about to replace the main consumer (rear) AGM battery in my CLS55. Anything to look out for apart from remove neg first then pos and reverse for refitting? Thanks
  14. Gbrowncls55

    219 cls boot lid HANDLE sticking open

    As above when I pull the boot lid handle to open the boot it sticks at open and does not spring back unless I do it manually. Any quick solution ( I've tried spray oil) or do I have to strip it down and maybe replace it?
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    TPMS showing valuesofrom old set of wheels

    I just swapped my wheels on the CLS55 to the spare set. Normally I have to drive for about ten mins when I do this and then the pressures from the new set of wheels pop up and all is well with the world. This time the screen has continued to show the pressures from the from the old wheels. I...
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    cls55 whole acc control panel dead. no lights no display no fan, nothing. Any ieas.

    Sounds like a fuse. Anyone know which one controls this and where I would find it. Dont seem to have a fuse chart and nothing in owners manual. Any help apreciated as I have a four hour drive tommorrow!
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    CLS55 Parktronic not working

    My parktronic seems to have stopped working correctly. In either D or R at slow (parking speeds ) I get a long bep and four red lights front and rear . After a short while the lights go out and the red light is illuminated in the P off button on the console indicating it has then helpfully...
  18. Gbrowncls55

    R230 SL auto climate not working

    Hi all. 2005 SL350 R230. Noticed today that the auto function on the climate control doesnt seem to work whatever temperature you set it to . Barely any air and temp doesnt seem to change with the temp control. However if you release the auto buttons and do it manually then the temp changes fine...
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    steering wheel colour 350sl R230

    Ihave a 2005 sl350 R230 in obsidian black with the beige (205A) interior. Can anyone tell me the colour of the leather steering wheel. The dash , tops of doors and the steering wheel are a darker colour on these cars when the 205a beige trim is specified. Perfrctly standard colour combo not...
  20. Gbrowncls55

    steering wheel colour

    I have a 2005 sl350 R230 in obsidian black with the beige (205A) interior. Can anyone tell me the colour of the leather steering wheel. The dash , tops of doors and the steering wheel are a darker colour on these cars when the 205a beige trim is specified. Perfrctly standard colour combo not...
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