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Morning all, I've had my 55 plate W245 (B180 CDI) for a month and it has been nothing but a nightmare so far; including some rather heated verbals (ongoing) with the 2nd hand dealer I bought it from. I replaced the alternator within 100 miles of driving under warranty. This past weekend I...

Hello, This is the third star emblem I have had ripped off my car and I can't catch the fecker. Can anyone suggest how to get a flat blue silver badge. My mercedes dealer says there is not one listed for the car. I have looked on flee bay but they are all black and silver or amg. As...

Has anyone else had a problem with unexplained recurrent flat tyres? I only bought the car 5 weeks ago (E320cdi estate 2007). I noticed on the service records that there had been at least 2 replacement tyres for no apparent reason and when I questioned the buyer he said that there had been a...

Hello, Am new to the site so hello. I own a 98 w202 c180 sport with genuine 80k which I have had as my daily drive for 2 years it's been great no problems until a few weeks ago when the battery kept going flat overnight so I changed the battery was fine for 2 weeks then it happened again and...

My new car is coming with RFTs as standard. After reading up various articles on the net, I am not sure I should be too chuffed about it. Stiffer ride, which combined with sport suspension may be a problem. Most punctures cannot be repaired, the fact you have not got spare and brake down in...

Anyone know if a 2003 W211 would have come with a flat starting key like the one in picture at bottom left? Dec Picture source… Do I REALLY need to buy a new smart key? - MBWorld.org Forums

Mrs P has not used her SLK for a coupe of months following her knee replacement. Went to use it yesterday and the battery is flat. Opened the door via the blade key and now have it on charge but the alarm keeps sounding and I can't switch it off via either of the keys. Any ideas please...

Hi guys, I have for sale an AMG sport flat bottom steering wheel which came from a 2013 C Class sport. It's in excellent condition and is as new. There are no scratches or scuffs on the leather or aluminum sections. Just to clarify this is not an AMG wheel but from a sport model. Should fit...

Hi all, bit of a strange one! Tried to start my S-500L last wednesday, battery was almost flat and it the engine turned once but did not start so I removed the battery and charged it overnight. when I refitted the battery the next day i noticed some strange electrical problems, the interior...

Following from another thread (Dreaded rapid flashing indicators) I tried to get into the merc today with the transmitter and NOTHING. Battery is now stone cold flat. Obviously somethings been drawing current overnight, but after the initial problem when locking up ie indicators rapid flashing...

Woke up to a flat battery on our 03 A170 diesel... Whilst waiting for mobile mechanic to arrive, I noticed that most of the dash warning lights are on, even when the key is removed. (Or they were, for several hours, before the battery became too drained.) Suggestions appreciated...

not sure if this is posted in the right place or not. My g/f has started contracting and needs to keep very simple records of income and expenses. She is under the flat rate scheme. Anyone know of any links to a very simple spreadsheet so she can keep a record for the accountant. I would make...

Hi all, This morning I was out in the car and on a stretch of straight clear road gave the car some enthusiastic throttle work! low and mid range power felt fine but the top end felt quite flat (didn't have the normal surge at the top end), no warning lights or messages so not sure where to...

Hi car is 2008 S320 CDI (W221) 100,000miles Error messgae:ESP inoperative See Owners Manual, Run Flat Indicator inoperative I've been having this problem for a while, usually I get this error message when I start the car, if I drive the car for 2 mins and turn it off/on the message is...

I was wondering if any of the members had a set of 16inch 15 hole flat face genuine alloy wheels for sale. As far as I know the wheels came on a number of cars such as the R129. Thanks for your help. Great forum. Mick

Hi All, 56 plate CLK run flat indicator reset. I had a rim refurbed on the car before I collected it so they obviously had the tyre off the rim to do that. 100 yards down the road the run flat indicator reset warning came up. I have read the replies on here with someone with a similar...

Ive been in hospital for about 3 months and my W124 battery has gone flat. The car is fitted with a Sigma alarm imobiliser and remote door opening. I am a bit worried about changing the battery and what might happen with the alarm. Has anybody got experience of this?

My 2006 C320 CDI has been standing now for just over a week while I was away and the battery is now completely flat. Busy recharging the battery at the moment , but is there, or will there be any implications to having a flat battery. Will there be any complications with the ie. computer system.

Hi all,my clk430 is in storage,went to start it this morning and the battery was flat not totally but it wouldnt crank the engine.So managed to jump start it and was wondering weather its best to give it a blast or charge the battery up?So i was wondering how much charge the alternator puts in...

My C250 developed this fault overnight a few days ago. If I drive along using a light throttle, it feels normal. However if I sink my foot a bit further down to overtake or go up a hill, there is just no acceleration at all. It feels like it did once when I forgot to reconnect the boost...