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My E270 cdi 2003 has battery drain if i left 24 h without moving. When i jump start and measure voltage in battery it reads 13.4v .i think the alternator is fine.No warning in dash.

Hi all, Slightly off MB topic, but I have decided I think I need to fit an alarm of some kind one of my other cars. Not interested in anything too flashy. I seem to recall years ago having an alarm on another car that simply connected to the battery and if it detected a current drain...

Hi all! I have found that fuse 42 removal eliminates my battery drain. It states that it is for 'instrument cluster'. I have replaced the cluster but that has made no difference. I have also noticed that all front light are on even with switch off if the fuse 42 is removed. Not sure what is on...

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Hey. Hoping someone can help me on this as it's doing my head in! A month or so back I had an issue with the battery going dead if left for a few days. I discovered this was due to the boot light staying on whilst shut. Fixed this, no issues for a month but then this week it started again...

Well i have done most of the repairs on my Magna red C32 , just the battery drain to sort now . Disconnected the seats and this made no difference , so the multimeter is being readied , if anyone can point me in the right direction would be appreciated. Is it possible to disconnect a SAM unit /...

Any ideas on this one guys... 2003 w220 s320 CDI The battery drains overnight and needs to be jump started in the morning. The boot will only open using the key and the button on the drivers door, pressing the boot button won't open it, doesn't do a thing! I'm guessing the two could...

Looking for a little direction :D I have a w203 Mercedes c220 CDi and its currently killing my battery within an hour. My battery is fine, alternators charging etc. but it's drawing 26 amps when the cars turned off. I've done a search and the electric seats seem to be the common fault...

Hello I am planning to replace the gear fluid of the rear differential of my 2005 W203. Could you please help me by telling me what are the parts numbers of the fill and drain plugs? What wrench sockets sizes are used, and what is the torquing NM of the plugs? Thank you very much in...

So it's back to the usual CL500 battery drain. I bought a new battery for the car, installed it and it started ok, however after about 1hr or so, it's dead, won't start without a jump. Also the Windows are stuck they don't drop in the normal fashion where they should come down a bit when you...

Hi eveyone, I have recently purchased a s-class W200 400 CDI from 2003. When I just had the car everything was working fine, however since a few weeks the Keyless-Go is not functioning anymore. It kept saying card not recognised. This was not a real problem to me(although it was a nice...

2008 registered (2007 model) SLK280 (3 litre) auto. 52K miles. Guys. This is for a friend of mine. His car has now had four batteries replaced due to a battery drain issue. The battery drains in a 1 - 2 weeks. Both the AA and Mercedes have failed to find the fault/cause. Any clues where he...

Hi my S320 is having a problem where by the battery is slowly draining? (over night) i notice that a while after i lock it (5-10mins or more) the wing mirrors fold back open? i have also noticed that the RF key remote stopped working (and after a car battery re-charge started working again?)...

Hi all. I'm having an intermittent battery drain on my 2004 S350. I have a brand new battery fitted. Some times it will go for days unused and start fine in the morning. Some times it'll be so flat the doors won't unlock after one night. I've connected an ammeter in series to the -ve...

People My 124 Estate has a "drain" hole directly under the spare wheel. I am guessing that this should have a bung/grommet in it? Unless being used to drain water from a wet spare wheel? Can anybody confirm please. I am guessing that this may be the source of some (if not all) of my rear...

The battery is draining on my car over night. I can jump start it and take it for a good 20 mile drive. It seems ok straight after I take it for a drive. Come back in the morning and it's completely flat not even a light on the dash. I've had the alternator tested and it's not fully charging but...

I'm looking for some help/advice please regarding my 2006 CD220i estate auto which has a strange problem of draining the battery dead on start sometimes. The batter can be fully charged having either jumped the car or charged overnight on a charger and when attempting to start the starter...

Hi all I've a 2004 C220 Avantgarde, the battery was flat the other morning and with it been the original I pressumed it was bad so replaced it. The new battery was dead within 5 hours! I got out my my multi meter and discovered an 18amp drain when the car is complety swiched off and locked, I...

My BMW M535i has a brand new battery but is going flat about a week after charging (2v last time left). Checking all the fuses I found a 0.3v drain on the cabin fuses which doesn't seem enough to kill the battery so quickly. To establish whether it's a battery fault or a real drain (or both)...

Hi everybody, Please can anyone give me the precise location for the coolant drain plug on the engine block of a w202 c220 cdi 1999. I want to change the antifreeze and would like to give it a complete empty and flush. I would also be interested to know if anybody has used the UK version of...