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I have recently swapped out my Audio 20 radio for a Sony XAV-602BT with the TomTom Sat Nav module. All works well sound, sat nav, Bluetooth, steering controls etc. apart from radio reception which is almost non existent. I used the Connects2 kit to fit and cable the Sony unit - which was very...

ML270 Very poor parking brake it feels like it is adjusted ok as there is plenty of pressure when applying the parking brake but it just does not hold is it new shoes I need and how hard is it to change the parking brakes thanks steve

Can anybody help.. I've got a merc 1.6 blue eff sport I bought 10 days ago.. I filled up the tank approx £69 and I've returned a shocking 18.6 mpg and achieved 150 miles on half a tank. I haven't driven it rough etc just smooth gear changes at low revs... If this is the fuel consumption then I...

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Apologies if the question has already been asked! But is there any known cold starting faults on E320 CDI's? until the weather got cold my car fired up almost instantly, now shes taking 4-5 seconds of cranking before firing...... something to be worried about? once warm fires up as...

Hello, Kinda disappointed. I just ordered £160 worth of genuine Mercedes Transmission oil from Euro Car Parts via their ebay store. It was £11.40 a bottle so not exactly super cheap. What they sent me was 14 litres of FEBI Bilstein budget oil that i can buy from eBay for £6 a bottle. I...

Hi I have recently purchased 2004 C220 Cdi Auto with 84k miles on the clock and full Merc Service History. I purchased it on Boxing day based on my successful experience of 2001 C220 cdi coupe. I travel almost 90 miles a day and my previous car 2001 was very good on fuel and used to give...

Today I took my car back the dealer to have the small painted panel replaced on the door. It was scratched from new when I collected it. They did try to polish it out but with no success. The new one is just the same. The service manager wasn't impressed. His own company car (new C class) was...

Hi all, My radio on my 2007 CLS320 seems incapable of staying tuned to a particular station, the reception seems very weak, is this normal or a problem? Many thanks, Pat.

On to my next problem. I probably should go back to the trader but after the gearbox debacle I'd prefer not to, even at my cost. Cold Starting - When the car is cold it cranks longer than normal and reluctantly fires. Starts absolutely fin at all other times. May or may not be related but...

W211 with NTG1 When I put rear screen on it causes interference on any radio channel (this has only started happening fairly recently) Also, the unit has great difficulty "latching" on to traffic news so I wondered if the events connected? Any thoughts?

Hi, I have a 2008 CLC with Command 2, I have put a uhi cradle in the prewired armrest connection with a nokia 6230i. The phone works ok and has all functionality on command but the microphone volume dies as the call goes on. On connection the other person can hear you then the mic volume...

My car (a w203 C320 cdi) has been into a gearbox specialist due to a bad change. He has said gearbox is fine, and the poor change is due to an engine fault that is reporting a false pressure/reading to the computer, hence the gearbox thinks the engine is at 50% power, when in reality it's at...

Hi, As you may have read I recently had to change the gearbox on my car. Ever since the mpg has been poor. Yesterday in mixed driving (m'way/country roads/city) I managed 30mpg. My old straight 6 E320cdi would have managed c40+mpg for the same run. There are no fault codes showing on my...

I guys. I have just installed a Pioneer AppRadio3 HU into my a180. It replaces an Audio20 unit. Everything works great apart from the radio. I can only seem to pickup a few stations. I have the correct ariel adaptor and I plugged it into the double white connector (only one connector has a wire)...

I've noticed poor (i.e. worse than my previous car - a Mk3 Mondeo) radio reception on my W211 (58 reg, with original/NTG1 Audio 20) - lots of noise, and RDS often not retuning when moving between signal areas. Initially put it down to just being a bit worse, and in marginal reception area for...

Hello guys. I have c250 2010 and only just found out it has dab built in however the signal must be really weak as it dose not hardly see any stations. The only ones it will find is a select few of local stations but nothing national. Id really like to fix this and wonder if anyone has any...

As many of you know I've just bought a VW Beetle for JSWMBO so thought I would get it serviced and checked over properly. So went on the VW forum and canvassed opinion in the trade who was a good VW Indie near me. On Monday I sent out 4 requests via the companies websites requesting a price for...

Bought one of the few new C63 estate remaining in the UK recently and absolutely love the car. The only gripe I have about the car is the poor lcation of ISOFIX points, hidden under the cover. Very difficult to get to and fixing my rather large baby seat took immense effort and several...

Going into a roundabout or negotiating a bend the car seems to lean more than usual. I dont know what the right term is but it feels like it will almost tip over especially when at speed how do i determine whether its shocks or something else. How can i test the shock absorbers. Could it be...