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Hi All, I have a couple of questions - 1 technical, and 1 not so technical. Firstly, having picked up some great information from Lofty's website, I managed to service the A140 today. Everything went great until I came to replacing the pollen filter - I couldn't find it! The car does have...

My first post ;) Recently purchased a clk 200k on a 54 plate. (Sensible option over the S350 for my first Benz) I was curious as to upsizing the alloys and lowering the ride. Would I get 18"s on and fit 45mm lowering springs without any problems? Also I was contemplating fitting...

Today has not been a good day. Having previously done the rear arch mod on my R230, sealed the C pillar seals to prevent water ingress into the boot and although my boot has never leaked, I thought I would complete the SL preventative tasks to stop water getting in the boot and killing the PSE...

Just had car serviced yesterday and STAR revealed: DCM-FL - Door control module front left 9208 The signal line of component M21/1r2 (Mirror adjustment potentiometer) has short circuit or open circuit or the component is defective 9209 The signal line of component M21/1r3 (Mirror adjustment...

Hello. Hopefully you can help as I dont own an MB yet, but am starting to look. My daily driver is a Navara, and its fine, infact I like it, but am starting to think of changing it for a Brabus Vito Dualiner. (I no longer need the towing capacity, and I could do with more load space)...

Hi all.. i found a small plug in the glovebox that takes a jack plug.. i am presuming this is for ipod etc. I tried an ipod in it, put the audio on aux and no sound came out.. any ideas.. also my keyless entry only works on the back doors not the front.. any ideas??

Hello all, Hope someone can help me... I'm possibly thinking about buying a Mercedes c240 (51 plate) - It has the Mercedes Command Unit with Sat Nav, however there are two things: 1. Everything is in German 2. There is no Sat Nav CD Could anyone tell me, if changing it to English is...

Hi Guys and ladies I have a 1998 W210 E280 which now has 94.000 on the clock I seem to be developing a problem with the auto box. Kick down is unreliable and when it does it holds in gear and wont change up I have to lift off the pedal wait for the lurch and then push again. It will hold the...

I have an E350 BlueTronic AMG Estate on order for mid-September delivery, which means it should be getting built sometime soon. MB have announce the new 9G-Tronic gearbox, for order now with September launch on this particular model...

As the title......... 1. Is the scale of the map determined to any extent by road speed? I prefer to have it on large scale- say 0.1 mile, but after a few seconds it goes out to 1.6, or even 2.5 miles. Can I alter this? 2. What is the symbol in the bottom right corner of the screen...

well after a nice trip this morning down to exeter i picked up my C43 interior with the door cards too. Managed to buy his worn out genuine amg steering wheel off him too for a few pounds..hehe. The only think missing is the wiring looms, NOW can i get these off any late w202 or were they...

Ok, heres are my questions, firstly, there is a hole in the line of buttons above the cd player. Someone suggsted it either be for heated seats, or should be just a blanking cover if no heated seats fitted. As you can see, there is a circuit board with contacts on inside the hole...

Hello everyone, Made a comeback to MB after a long gap. I now own W212 e250cdi blueefficiency sport 2009. Bought it about a month or so ago. It is due A service as it has just hit 45k miles. Would appreciate if you answer the following questions Though it is out of warrenty I am considering...

Last week I part-exchanged my W126 300SE which I have had for ten years for a Mercedes E240 automatic. It has done 135K miles - is that OK? I have the service history, but there are a few little niggles which an E240 owner may be able to help me with. The original JVC radio has been exchanged...

So I'm looking to replace a cylinder head on a 2003 C220CDI coupe due to damage done when previous owner tried to remove a snapped plug, anyway I can find cylinder heads for this car but none which are the exact same part numbers. Are all C220CDI cylinders the same? Thanks

Hi all, I recently became the proud owner of a 53 plate E55. It is a beautiful one too. Couple of quick questions though. can anyone tell me how easy it is to get a MB garage to fix the SBC pump noise, (something I didn't notice on the test drive). And secondly, how easy is it to get the...

I picked up my 2010 E350 cdi sport estate today and love it! I do however have a couple of spec related questions. I was told by the dealer that the car had dab radio and garage door opener, I can't find either. Can anyone help me check if they have them please. With the radio (with...

Hi all, I have just bought a 2002 C32 AMG and must say, what an impressive car. I only picked it up yesterday and have been smiling since. The Q's I have may well be simple but I have been searching the web for the answers and have come up with nothing that good. Firstly, I am trying to...

Hi guys, New here so will have to apologize for sounding like a complete numpty as I'm not quite sure if this is where to ask these kinda questions. Which is better to use? Manual or auto? Any known problems between the 2 different transmissions? Is high mileage an issue? Like 40-50k...

S212 tailgate and iPod questions I am collecting my 'new' 2010 E350 cdi sport estate up on Thursday, I paid the deposit today and can't wait. I have a couple of questions however and I wondered if you could help? Is the tailgate powered for opening and closing or only closing ...