gremlins

I have had an ongoing rear light fail/substitute light used, which even after changing all bulbs on both sides, the car (CLK 270) still refuses to acknowledge that the bulbs are okay, but as the substitutes work I'm generally okay with things. However this week things have taken a new annoying...

hi all im new to the forum. I love my c280 despite it being 14 yrs old it puts a smile on my face and manages to show a lot of newer cars up. but recently im encountered a few niggling problems. problem no1. the oil pressure and coolant pressure light comes on. and the rev counter goes dead at...

Hey all, Just bought an 04 E55 AMG at auction really cheap but it does come with problems that if I can fix mean I got a real bargain. The car is dead every morning and I have to jump it to get it going. The Comand is dead. Nothing on the screen and worst of all - no music! I can press...

Has anyone had this happened to them? Sport (DHP) wouldn't turn off, turning the car off and on sorted it. Hold feature wouldn't engage, turning the car off and on sorted it. My car is a MY10 E Class Coupe

First of all i'd like to say hello and that i'm new to mercedes ownership, my dad and brothers have had them for 10 years and I have taken in my brother's SL 350 for a few months as he is away. I collected it yesterday, battery was gone down, so i used the emergency key to unlock it and it...

Last night was in motorway and indicated right , error for lamp signal came up as if osf ind bulb had blown , right enough it wasn't working and the fog light was substituting . Changed the bulb , but one in there was fine . After changing the bulb it still didn't work. Parked up and returned to...

heres a strange one for ya. had to jump start the car the other day as it had been sitting since before xmas. drove to the petrol station to fill up. kept the engine running whilst filling up as i was a bit nervous of the battery not being topped up yet. the sunroof popped up on its own and...

Before buying the 270 I had read that electrical problems were a feature of earlier cars , hence I had checked everything was working prior to buying . The only problem I picked up on during the test drive was with the central locking 'machine gunning' when locking and the n/s/r door...

hi one and all. i'm in the process of buying one of these supercars. i know about the biodegradeable harness problems with the earlier ones. can anyone tell me if the indicators and wipers being on all the time is engine bay or cabin harness related? if engine bay, i'll replace it and be over...

on my MY2000 SL320 the bulbs have gone on the left side and oddly the fuel low light comes on when the fuels low as they should but if I turn the lights on the fuel low light goes off. also it doesnt buzz if the lights are left on with the door open. Will probaby replace with LED's - is this...

Hello everyone, I know this type of question has been posed before, however I can't find anything quite the same problem as what I have so hopefully someone can help! I bought a 06 plate E320 CDI (the V6 sport) in December with 80k on the clock. After owning the car for a couple of weeks...

Hello, hope this is the right part of the forum to post this in. I'm having so issues diagnosing the problem with my 1995 C280. I guess the easiest thing to do is explain what happens and hope someone can point me towards a remedy. FYI, I have already replaced the batteries in the remote...

The other day during a major downpour the parking sensors stopped working, beeping, or even lighting up in both forward and reverse gears. Worked after a while though, and since have been fine. Then last night, all the power Windows packed up. A reboot with the ignition fixed it but are they...

Hello all, I've recently bought a 1988 300SE, which I am very pleased with and allows me to fulfill a childhood ambition! It was mechanically inspected before I bought, and all the oily bits are fine. I tested the electrical bits during the test drive and they all seemed fine, too. But... I...

Hi folks, I have just fitted a rebuilt alternator to my 300se, it was throwing out 14 volts on the bench, now its on the car and..... nothing, not showing any charge at all, as far as I can see all the wiring is correctly connected, and the belt is on properly, just wondering if theres...

Hi, I'm new to this forum and desperate for guidance on getting rid of the gremlins that are plaguing my C200 estate (2 litre petrol, automatic). :mad: I realise that the only way to help identify the problem/s is to fully describe what is happening so I will post a comprehensive description...

Hi I have a 1991 w124 300e with no dash board lights, or central locking plus the interior light does not work off the door pin switch. Is there another fuse box other than the under-bonnet one? an other ideas? thanks, Adrian

Aaagghh, water feed has come off again (2003 C class estate) , and no doubt I'm going to break some more bits/pieces gettin the trim panel back on again.:devil::devil: O/K, so any hints as to how to stop the bloomin thing coming off agains (zip ties don't work!!) cheers

Hi I have just got my car back after its repairs and their are a couple of electrical gremlins. 1: The sunroof does not open at all, is there an easy way to reset this or should I just pull the fuse and then replace? 2: The ambient lighting in the rear, is not lighting up. 3: I am...

Hi all Got a couple of niggles I want to sort out. OSF door mirror doesnt heat up, was diagnostic'd ages ago and did come up with a fault. Before I got the car it had a window motor on that door and wondering if it could be related or whether its a common fault? On the a/c heat controls there...