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  1. dave.partridge

    Removal of account

    Please remove my account, I no longer have a Merc.
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    Supply for GPS - non-switched W210

    Oh my! That was so easy it is embarrassing! :o Fuse 2 is fed by a fat white wire with a yellow trace. This is 12V switched with ignition. Fuse 5 is fed by a fat red wire (no trace). This is 12V always on. Cigar lighter is fed from fuse 2 by default,, thin black wire with yellow trace...
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    Supply for GPS - non-switched W210

    I can't PM you as my post count is too low, but my email is david dot partridge at perdrix dot co dot uk I have the list of fuse locations printed on a piece of paper inside the top cover of the fuse box under the bonnet - that just says Cigar lighter is on location 2 or 5 and it is in fact...
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    Supply for GPS - non-switched W210

    No, I have neither a wiring nor fuse diagram ...
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    Supply for GPS - non-switched W210

    OK, so there are two positions to choose from - which fuse is that, and where is it (under back seat, or under bonnet)? For now I'll settle for the cigarette lighter being the only outlet and always on. As for running a new cable from fuse 30 (?) I'd rather like to avoid major dismantling...
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    Supply for GPS - non-switched W210

    My GPS antenna and phone dock has a lighter type plug to supply the necessary volts to keep it running. This is all fine, but the moment I turn off the ignition, everything is lost as the cigar (cigarette) lighter is switched with the ignition. Re-boot time for the GPS can be very slow (up...
  7. dave.partridge

    Diagnostic Fee

    Is the practice of charging £58 or so for a main dealer to even look at the car now business as usual? That's sad if so. Almost as worrying as the description of the DC1103 training course on the MBUK web site which has the following amongst its objectives - To develop a "sell not...
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    Quesion on W210 Ignition Switch

    Well, I got precisely no where with Mercedes who effectively said if you don't like it you can lump it. But I note the following: 1) There has been a successful class action against MB in the US for not releasing the information about these keys. 2) I figured I had nothing to lose and opened...
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    Quesion on W210 Ignition Switch

    Thanks for that info - the key still unlocks the steering column when inserted, but won't turn and the remote unlock doesn't work. The price I've just been quoted for a new key fob and blade ('cos they don't do the old style fob now) is £281.18 which has left me speechless and furious :mad...
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    Quesion on W210 Ignition Switch

    A couple of years back the local dealership replaced the Electronic Ignition Switch in the dash next to the steering column as part of an attempt to resolve a "no start" problem. Would one of the side effects be that the spare key would stop working and need re-synchronising?? Thanks Dave
  11. dave.partridge

    s320 cdi loosing power?

    My guess would be the MAF - STAR diagnostics will tell all. Dave
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    W210 E320 CDI non-starter tale

    Yesterday my E320CDI wouldn't start after coming out of the bodyshop where it had been for a couple of weeks for a new set of front wings and other stuff under the corrosion warranty. MobiloLife came out re-charged the battery, cleared the faults, and all seemed well. Drove away, and used the...
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    E320 CDI W210B Engine noise

    E320 CDI W210B Engine noise [not] - solved Well as they say "I'm ******ed!" Totally unrelated (or so I thought) to this issue, I had some inside edge wear on the front tyres, so yesterday evening I had the wheels swapped front to back (and re-balanced while they were at it). Now blessed...
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    E320 CDI W210B Engine noise

    Noise is hard to describe other than to say it sounds like a noisy diesel. I know that doesn't help much. Dave
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    E320 CDI W210B Engine noise

    Oil last changed at the last service. Still saying 5000 miles to go - mostly motorway driving. Dave
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    E320 CDI W210B Engine noise

    E320 CDI W210B Engine noise [not] - solved Recently the engine on my E320 CDi has got noticeably noisier, in fact it now sounds just like a diesel :-), which it never used to :-(. It starts to get noisy above about 70mph (yes I know, that should keep me legal). I just had the back silencer...
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    Coventry area 4 wheel geometry check

    Is there anywhere in Coventry area (apart from MB Coventry) who has the equipment and skills to do a PROPER 4 wheel geometry check/adjust of a W210 E320CDI? Note: This vehicle has SPORT suspension fitted. Why? Front tyre wear on inside edge, had toe-in/out checked at local tyre fitters and...
  18. dave.partridge

    W210B E320 CDI won't rev sometimes

    I've a late model W210 E320 CDI, and recently, there have been occasions where it won't kick-down or rev above 3000 rpm when I push down on the accelerator. Other times it behaves normally. I *think* this might be the AMS (MAF). Can anyone confirm this is likely to be the case? If so...
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    ABS, BAS, ESP lights and limp mode

    Here's what was wrong. The fan under the ECU box had a fault which was blowing a fuse inside the ECU box, taking most/all ECUs down. Parts cost £87, laubour cost to diagnose 2 hours and 1.5 hours to fit the replacement fan. All at £90 per hour :eek: . At least they gave me a 10% discount...
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    ABS, BAS, ESP lights and limp mode

    Facelift model W210 E320 CDi. Driving down to Milton Keynes yesterday, when the ABS, BAS, and ESP warning lights and malfunction warnings popped up. The engine and gearbox went into limp home mode, and tiptronic gear display was blank. Stopped at some roadwork traffic lights on the A5...
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