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whitenemesis: its a 2003 handbook, so not much use on this. grober: yes, this is why I am asking, and there is nothing wrong with the alternator. I also stated that I didnt need answers about the cause. Bobby Dazzler: Lead acid, my local main dealer is about as much use as a chocolate teapot as...

OK, my car is a 2003 S55 AMG W220. It does not have start/stop, so it has just the one battery in the boot. It eats batteries at differing rates, the drain is OK, it has just always done it. I am used to it eating a battery every 18 months, but every now and again, I will get one that only lasts...

My S55 warms up in 10 minutes. As the M156 in his E63 is the replacement (next gen) for the M113 in my S55, the warm up time will be very similar. While it was true that older engines, where the cooling fan was fixed to the front of the water pump, didnt warm up so quick, modern engines have...

Why bother? If it starts OK, and isnt affecting the systems, why mess with it? If you are that concerned, just start the engine and run it for 10 minutes each day. Not only will that top the battery up, but it will circulate the oil around the engine, pumping the cam followers up, and keeping...

Probably best to call Dronsfields. You could possibly get the dash and the head unit from them in one job lot. If not then try other Mercedes breakers.

Apart from number 1, which is obvious, just go to a local AirCon shop and get it flushed out and re-filled, the rest could be anything from a faulty ECU to a flat battery. Having a quick look around the internet, it looks like circuit 61 is alternator related. Now this may mean a faulty...

These people are not too far away from you, in Leicester. https://www.autotronics.co.uk/product/mercedes-eis-ezs-electronic-ignition-switch-recoding-and-fault-repair-service £48 is the advertised price, but you will have to send the EIS and the keys. Never used them, so cant comment on the service.

Just a guess, but the steering goes heavy on my S-Class if the drivers side front ABS sensor goes faulty. The steering uses this sensor to ascertain the speed of the car, which it uses to calculate how much assistance to give the steering. If it is not doing it, then it wont read as a current...

A solar charger "may" work, I dont know, but I have read a couple of times that they are not much use on a car because of the low output. Even if they did work, where would you put it? Would it work on the dashboard? Sat Nav/radio/TV antennas dont, neither do reactolite glasses (I know these use...

A solar charger is like putting a sticking plaster on a broken leg. A modern car will always have a discharge on it, alarms and their sensors dont work on fairy dust. leaving a car for three days CAN lower the voltage to 10.9, my S55 does, leave it for more than a week, and it will be flatter...

No MAF on a 55 engine. But low voltage to O2 sensors makes sense.

My S-class just passed the MOT with the headlight washers disconnected! Could be because I have removed the pump. It could also be because the tester knew that repairing the leak is on my Loooong list of things to fix.

My S55 has just passed the MOT, with a couple of minor advisories (Wheel bearings need tightening, again). However it only just scraped through on the emissions, which is strange because last year it was way below the fail levels. I know that the battery is on the way out, but it still starts...

Facelift or pre facelift, theres only one way to find out, thats to yank the old one out, and try fitting the new one. Get a magnetic GPS antenna from Halfords (Take the head unit along to make sure you get one with the correct plug), bang it on the roof. If it all plugs in, and it all works...

If this is all that went wrong electrically after a couple of years stood, then lucky you! Probably the best thing is If you can get it on a STAR diagnostics, that may well tell you where the problem lies without getting your hands dirty. If not, then obviously the first thing to do is crack...

Does the lens look crystal clear, or a bit cloudy? If it looks anything other than crystal clear, they didnt do a good restore. You can do it yourself, all you need is a drill, a foam mop, and some very light cutting compound, or some glass cutter (Some say toothpaste, but I have never tried...

You know, sometimes people can make a mistake, and post the same question twice, especially if they are a new member. If they do it again, try politely pointing out to them that they only have to post once. If they continue, then get all snarky with them.

Seeing as how the circuit only has power when the ignition is on, then turning it off then doing the reset wouldnt do anything. Use a fuse puller, or a pair of needle nose pliers to pull the fuse, take it out, wait 20 seconds, then push it back in again. The pump and the level sensor are two...

Dont know if this is any use: On EPC it looks like the pump and the level sensor are all in one, and like your mechanic says, it would all want replacing if the reset doesnt work. It doesnt look a hard job to do, but apparently you have to drain the tank, so best to let a garage do it. Most...