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My GPS antenna and phone dock has a lighter type plug to supply the necessary volts to keep it running. This is all fine, but the moment I turn off the ignition, everything is lost as the cigar (cigarette) lighter is switched with the ignition. Re-boot time for the GPS can be very slow (up...

could anyone tell me how to remove the ashtray to replace the cigar lighter on a ml 270 2002. many thanks.

Can some one help me, im trying to understand if the front cigarette lighter does not work but the rear one does, does this mean that a fuse is gone or just my lighter up front is no longer working? And if if it no longer working are are these parts easy to get hold of?

hi guys. can anyone point me to the location of the fuse for the power socket in my w210. I have looked under the back seat and in the side of the dash both of which have no location on the fuse diagram. cheers.

thanks everone for your advice last time but there is still no power from my mb. the car has just had 2 new injectors and seals new diesel bleed off pipe discs and pads allround and 2 new rear tyres all at the grand cost of £496.76 but when i collected fromthe garage the told me everthing was ok...

The cigarette lighter in my car is not working and the first thing I should check is the fuse but don't know where it is. I opened the panel on the side of the dash, and there was a sheet of paper with a diagram and locoation of fuses. I found the fuse for the rear power socket (which is...

A new or used lighter element (just the button bit) for a Mercedes W124, can pay via paypal.

Could someone assist please, I have a 2002 W203 coupe I would like to fit an illuminated gear knob purchased from here MERCEDES shift gear knob + gaiter illuminated LED NEW on eBay (end time 30-Aug-09 17:42:57 BST) I would preferto remove the cigarette lighter unit & use the connectors...

My cigarette lighter (the black plastic thing you push in the hole and then push the top in :doh:) has got stuck. I was trying to use my phone charger and nothing was happening thought the phone charger had broken so pushed in the cigarette lighter hoping it would pop out again when hot...

Hello all The 12v power supply that was the cigarette lighter has stopped working. My sat nav power plug is a bit long and gets in the way of the auto gear knob and I think its blown the fuse as it gets knocked often. Does anyone know where the fuse is or has a fuse diagram. Any help would...

Guys, Long time no speak, hi again. I ahve an interesting problem. The cigarette lighter socket/power socket in the car has stopped working, it still lights up at night, but no power. On checking the fuse for this (fuse 23 under the bonet) there is no fuse ! But how did this use to work...

Been trying to replace my complete cigar unit with a universal one, all my wiring in place but no heat going to lighter. The bulb lights up and the fuse etc is all correct but no heat going to it. When i put the unit over another battery it powers fine so it would point to the car.... anyone any...

The inside of my cigarette lighter in my W202 has broken (blame the missus). Im looking to replace it with a universal one as the steelers will be their usual rip off and there are no scrappys about me. Is the W202 lighter a 25mm diameter or 27mm diameter?? The obvious thing is to measure it but...

Hello, is there anything we can do with the cigarette lighter? I have a voltage thingy that I need to plug into the lighter but it doesn't stay on as the lengh of it is too short :crazy:. I'm sure it's the same for any phone charger, tom tom or similar? Is there an adaptor that we could get...

I'm rewiring the rally car, and I realised I forgot to make notes of where some cables go... Are the lighter plugs/12V sockets in cars positive core or positive shroud? I have both options, and don't really want to guess :p Thanks, M.

On my 06 W211, I'm looking to take a switched 12v feed from the cigar lighter. There are 3 wires, a brown, a grey and a red with a white stripe. Is the red wire a switched 12v? And is the brown an earth? If so, what's the grey one? Thx FBB

My R230 SL350 (2005) is missing a cigarette lighter. Can someone please tell me if a cigarette lighter originally bought for an S500 (part number A220 820 0153) will fit? Thanks

Ive got a E220 cdi yr2000. Does any one know how to get to the back of the cigar lighter ???

Hi All The horn and both front and rear cigarette lighters on my 2003 ML270Cdi (w163) have died. Checked the fuses, all ok. That's where my limited electrical knowledge ends i'm afraid. I don't smoke, but my daughter uses the rear socket for a dvd so shes not a happy camper. Strangely, the 12v...

The ciggy lighter that you use to plug in for getting power for my new dvd screens for the back seats for the kids isnt working so I am having to plug it into the front ciggy lighter. The car is a W211 2004, anybody got any good ideas where I should start to look for troubleshooting ? Thanks