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    2010 E class boot opens randomly

    I've just got a 2010 Mercedes E class saloon, and every now and then over the past 3 weeks of ownership the boot goes mental. It sometimes start to pop open and I can actually hear the solenoid clicking while the boot is open too as if I'm pressing the boot release on key fob. It's driving me...
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    Alarm going off randomly! - 2005 CLK convertible

    Hi All, Really hoping to get a solution to my very annoying problem. My alarm keeps going off randomly. I don't think its due to the battery as I just check it with a multimeter and the voltage reading was 12.38. I know its meant to be 12.4+ but its close enough isn't it? I think it might...
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    E350 Boot Randomly Opening

    I've had my E350 Sport Estate (W212) since the start of year. Three times now I've woken up in the morning to find my boot open. My keys are hung on a peg every night and can't understand how the button could have been pressed by accident, it is quite a purposeful action with the press and hold...
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    Traction control randomly activating under acceleration.

    Hello As the title says, under medium to hard acceleration the traction control light will start flashing and thinking the car is skidding/loosing traction when it isn't. If I release the accelerator pedal and then back on theaccelerator the light will go off and the car will accelerate...
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    c180 saloon 57 plate petrol randomly won't change up gears.

    Hi people, When I place the car from startup in to D from P it shudders, and I drive it remains in the lower gear an won't change up. I have stopped the car the issue remains when I start the car up. Only when the car shudders (gear movement) does the issue occur. Has anyone come...
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    CLS500 randomly cutting out

    Hey ive recently purchased my first mercedes and I love it :) I have got a 2005 cls500 and if i pull out of a junction and put my foot down the engine just cuts out and I have to obviously pull in. However it then starts up straight away without a problem. This only happens if I floor it. Only...
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    C class coupe 2011 alarm going off randomly

    Since I had the car about a month ago, the alarm has gone off about 3 or 4 times. It was always on my driveway, just after I parked it and went inside my house!? Anyway, yesterday it happened elsewhere. I was actually looking at the car at the time and the alarm went off. All times there has...
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    parktronic sensors come full on randomly

    w209 clk220cdi front n rear sensors fitted , but just recently after a "good " run with a mate on his bike the front senors light up full for no reason . i have cleand them all ectect but sat in traffic and all of a sudden they flash up , even when im miles from anything in front . could i have...
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    Car randomly cuts out (electrical fault)

    So I'm cruising on the motorway and all electrics fail, car shuts down instantly. I get out, loosen the battery terminals and wiggle them about. The car starts up again. This has been happening on and off for weeks. So as I was wiggling the terminals one day, I noticed sparking from the...
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    C200CDi randomly going into limp mode

    Hi Anyone have any idea why my 2004 C200CDi goes into limp mode on random occasions? Sometimes it can be months in between occurrences and it is usually after long journeys. More recently it has occurred only after 5 or 10 minutes but it is always triggered by accelerating (often on motorway...
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    full beam randomly flashing

    Hi can anyone help or advise me on my problem, I have a 2002 ML 270 CDI and at random intervals when the lights are on the full beam just starts flashing by itself.As you can imagine this is really frustrating not to mention embarassing when it starts flashing when another car is in front of me...
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    W202 alarm goes off randomly

    Hi everyone! I have a '96 W202 C180 Mercedes. I bought it last year on november. It has a factory alarm unit (there is a button in the console with a red light in the middle - see attached pic). When I bought it there were no problems. Lately the alarm has started going off for no apparent...
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    Malfunctions showing randomly

    Hi, i have bought a 2003 c230 sportcoupe evo automatic and i am having some electric problems. I got the battery check / load check (around 13.7volts engine running), battery seems perfectly fine. I get a radio reset and then "Battery/Alternator Malfunction" and "Light Sensor Malfunction"...
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    Indicators (+ int wiper & rear screen) stop working when stationary randomly

    Hi 1994 W124 estate when i am stopped at a junction, indicating (any direction) the indicators have started to stop flashing (and remain off). When this happens i also cannot work the rear screen demister (light comes on and goes off straight away on the button), and the intermittent...
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    PLEASE Help PEOPLE 1999 E220 CDI gets stuck at 3000rpm RANDOMLY from time to time!!!!

    hi all, the car randomly starts sticking at 3000rpm whilst driving, I changed the air mass sensor and it appears to be better than before, or maybe its just my brain telling me that LOL!.....I dont know what else it can be...i was thinking air filter might be causing it??? PLEASE HELP!
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    Alarm going off randomly - solved!

    I thought this may come in handy for someone in the future... I've had problems with the alarm on my W209 CLK cab going off intermittently over the last couple of months. By last week, I'd had enough of going to bed with the keys in hand every night (I know, it takes loving your Merc to a...
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    W140 Cutting out Randomly

    Wonder if anyone can help I have just had my bonnet replaced (Dont know if this is significant or not). Today I was driving as normal when suddenly the engine cut out completely seems electrical because the ignition lights come back on but everything has stopped engine PAS etc. It has...
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