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Hello, I recently changed my HDI lights over for standard ones and this threw the car into limp mode. I drove it like this for a month or so before reading that it might be a problem with the vacuum system for the headlights, and sure enough there was a vacuum hose that had been disconnected...

Recently bought a 2001 sprinter 313cdi on 120k and been having a few problems, some of which I have already resolved. It had only done about 1000 miles in the last year and was overcooling and lacking a bit of power when I got it so checked it over and found a couple of problems with the...

Hi everyone found some great info on here so thought id register to see if anyone can help with ny problem. Iv got a 2008 318cdi sprinter Its had the boost silencer removed A propper outlet welded to the Turbo with decent non leaky pipe work Front mount intercooler 360 bearing turbo De cat...

Guys, Father in laws ML250 (2013) today went in to limp mode. Odd thing is he said he was driving at 75ish on the motorway, the ESP light followed by ESP inactive warning message. At that point he said the car jolted and the engine warning light came on. He said no matter how hard he pressed...

Hi, I cant seem to get to the bottom of an issue ive been having with my C220 CDI. When im driving if i put my foot down on the gas the ESP warning light comes on saying 'ESP Unavailable' and the car goes into limp mode. I have to reset the car by turning the ignition off and on about 4 times...

Hi, I cant seem to get to the bottom of an issue ive been having with my C220 CDI. When im driving if i put my foot down on the gas the ESP warning light comes on saying 'ESP Unavailable' and the car goes into limp mode. I have to reset the car by turning the ignition off and on about 4 times...

Hi new to this site,I have a Mercedes c200 compressor coupe, I have changed the conductor plate in the transmission, transmission fluid and filter and cleared all transmission error codes but it's still going into limp mode can anyone help with this problem. The diagnostic tool we used to clear...

Sorry folks yet another ESP, ABS, no speedo, limp home thread but with a twist. Just picked up a lovely (and cheap) C240 2001. This is my 3rd Merc in recent years and I'm fine with reading codes and replacing sensors but this one is giving me a bit of a headache. I have an excellent...

hi My 320cls recently went into limp mode with max 1000rpm... If I switch the ignition off then on it behaves normally with full engine output. Any ideas please??......

Bought 2 year old CLA 180 from Fiat dealer selling as a p/ex...........and have 3 times had limp mode dropping car to 5mph. Once going through Dartford tunnel, lorries swerving behind nearly causing accident ! Switch off, it re-sets till the next time ! The only warning light that came up was...

I have an ML 320 W164 05 model with 126K, auto. I love the car but there has been an intermittent limp mode fault that has now been joined by a check engine light and a P1402 code. The problems in order of there occurrence are as follows and this is what I have tried based on the advice of...

Hi, I would like to see whether there is any new information in why my E220 cdi 2004 has gone into limp home mode. I was out at the weekend, in the car, and I noticed that it had decided to go into limp home mode, and I don't know why. I know that I will have to visit a main dealer, in Dublin...

Anyone got any idea why my car went into limp mode with no warning lights on in dashboard. It is running fine again after turning it off for a while car is E 350 cdi blue efficiency. Should I be concerned, and should I inform the dealership.

Hi all Purchased an e270 cdi estate which is stuck in limp mode, showing abs/esp fault in cluster and will drive but only in 1 gear. I checked fault codes with my launch x431 diagun and had the following: C1439 & c1479 : left & right rear speed sensors. Had the same in esp & transmission...

Have an issue with warning lights on today Have tried the reset method steering wheel left to right, but not cured Could this all be down to bad ABS sensor? Think it may be a genuine issue. Anti lock/brakes in general were making odd noises this afternoon when braking (kind of "crunchy"...

Evening all, My auto gearbox has been playing up lately, seems to be when I change direction and put my foot down, ie when overtaking or turning off a road, it will rev hard and stay in a low gear, then I will have to stop and turn the car off and on again, turn on the engine and all will be...

hi I have a mercedes sprinter 312 2.9 ive changed the head gasket on it since doing so took it for a run and there is no power in the engine, its like the turbo is not kicking in. Does anyone have any ideas what it could be please?????:dk:

As above drove home tonight went boot it, car stutted then all was ok, i changed the fuel filter when i got home just to be on safe side took it for a drive booted it this time limp mode error code p0256 Any ideas what could cause this cheers peeps:thumb: car is 2003 s211 3.2 I6 CDI

hi all thought id pop this in here as i have been having trouble with the above on my c320 cdi.. been to the garage i got it from twice and no joy all i had was EGR codes... its had new EGR, MAF sensors..etc the third time, it went to a Bosch specialist and i picked it up today.. they...

last week my w210 automatic transmission suddenly went in to what appears to by hard limp mode. Failure description and observations: Only second (I think, about 4000 RMP in 60km/h) and reverse gear works. Shift indicator window is filled. I've noticed a small delay (about half a second)...