lighting

Does any know how to change the buld on the instrument cluster on the w211 the light behind the rev counter has gone and i thought i would change it not not sure how to get to it Thanks Mike

I need to know from a user manual what way the abs light should work and the srs light. i.e. how long it should normally light with key positions. Car is a vclass 2000 or viot 108 Thanks

Can some one please clarifier for me how the ambient lighting is suppose to work on the w164. foot well, rear seats and doors. Are they not supposed to be on all the time when the driving at night, because on mine they go off as soon I engage the gear or is there any coding involved. Thanks

Interior lights went out yesterday because of a short at the electric sunroof switch. I changed all the fuses and following advice on this forum removed the cluster to change the blade fuse in the red holder behind the dials, what a suprise to see the holder stuffed with foil!!. :eek: I...

I was reading What Car earlier at my parents and there was a letter from a W212 owner. He had a car with Intelligent Lighting and had enquired as to whether it needed altering to go on to the continent safely. MB said it needed deactivating by taking it to MB and activating 'Tourist Mode'...

Hi there It is nearing MOT time and I have been checking my bulbs! The 2 rear lights in the tailgate aren't working but the bulbs appear good, the n/s wing rear light works but not the o/s and also the rear o/s brake light isn't working. Also the front o/s sidelight doesn't work but the main...

Hi.. got a problem with an e320 cdi, the interior lights don't come on when you open a door, or press the remote - the ambient lighting also doesn't work. You can manually turn on the lights (& reading lights) front and rear, it's just the 'courtesy lights' that don't seem to be operating...

Constantly trying to cut the electric bill down, I thought that the 6 x 12volt halogen lights I have underneath the kitchen cabinets would nearly be as efficient as the energy efficient bulbs and LED bulbs you can get. Apparently not. I visited a mate who is building his own house and has gone...

I have recently bben given a 1984 Ce230 (W123). The main instrument panel lighting does not work. I have checked the appropriate fuse and this is O.K. Does anyone have any tips as to how this is fixable?

I have two W169s one has features the other doesnt. I'd like the one I'm keeping to have the function where the exterior lights stay on for a bit after locking the car. Is this just something that needs coding or is there I module I need to swap over?

I have a 1992 124 300e and was wondering if anone had any information as the best way to imrove the dip/main beam.I want to keep it legal though.

I've popped a couple of these blighters in mi boot. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110395086467&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSA:GB:1123 Left over from a project, waste not want not and I do like to fiddle :crazy:. They are about as bight as 20w 12v dicrochic...

First off, for the 1995 C280, US version, does anyone know what the bulb sizes are? also can i change the fogs to a more yellow lamp? so it looks more like the W124?

Please can anyone advise me on how to adjust, or preferably switch off, the ambient interior lighting on my W211 E500. I have only had the car 1 week and I am loving every aspect, except the ambient lighting that comes on when I switch the headlights onto full. Any help for a newbie would be...

Help! I'm sure I've seen a post before but I can't find it anywhere on how to remove the air vents in order to fit new lighting bulbs (the teeny tiny ones) to illumincate the vent controls. Can anyone help? Cheers.

Hi I have at last got my car back from its trip to the garage for a faulty air supsension strut. As the car was sitting for 9 weeks, the battery went flat, now the rear comfort light module, in the middle of the roof of the car does not want to work. The reading lights work, but the...

At night when my headlights are on I'm not seeing any interior controls illumination for the exterior lights. i.e. the area below the red line in this picture remains dark and you can't see what setting the lights are on: Above the red line and everywhere else in the car the interior...

Buzzing noise coming from combination switch relay....Stops when the lighting control unit is removed. Bulb failure light on dash is also not working...all lights working though...Is this a lighting control unit failure?

I noticed that when Jade's funeral cortege left the undertakers in Bermondsey, there were two mtorocyclists on white Honda Pan Europeans with yellow stickers etc on that were not Policemen, who seemed (in full view of the local Met) to hold back traffic, ignore all road signs and markings e.g...

Good morning everyone… I know I have touched on this before but I still don’t seem to have any real pointers. I am still confused by the way the external lighting works on my W220 Sclass, it something that I have not been able to answer so far. Basically the headlamps work when the keys are...