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My SL500 (R230) - the one with the nightmare ABC suspension - has suddenly developed an alarmingly loud, metallic scraping/grating noise from the rear end. First of all, I thought it must be an exhaust component adrift, but a (very limited) inspection of the underside revealed nothing loose...

How we going guys, i'm a newbie here and was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction regarding timing chain issues. Let me set the scene. My car is a C180K 05 with roughly 69000miles on the clock. Upon hearing suspicious noises that sounded like the timing chain upon startup...

Over the past year I have to replace the rear hatch struts (280euro inc fitting) and apparently this is rare ... also the previous owner damaged the locking rear seat catch .. I thought it would be a cable but no.. it cost 570euro to fit & supply the new Merc part in the seat... . I complained...

My alarm is going off intermittantly and it is driving me mad! The latest occurances were at 2350 yesterday and 0550 this morning. Woken on both occassions :mad:. These happened after MB changed the internal sensor on 29 December. The full history. Car is now 5 months old. The alarm...

:crazy: As I tried to use the keyfob to open the key and turn the alarm off nothing happened, no plip of alarm no indicator flash and doors not open. MB called and engineer was able to reset codes via laptop after much perusing of problem. This "cure" lasted one day! Back to MB main dealer as...

New boy on the site - so please be gentle. :rolleyes: I have a 1998 C240 Estate - Elegance and have suffered over the last few days with the alarm going off, apparently at random. I stopped the nuisance alarms by disabling the movement and interior sensor using the button on the dash...