Battery disconnection
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television
Hardcore MB Enthusiast
Nothing should happen by rights, but sometimes things do go wrong, more on the 203 than any other, did you want to disconnect through any reason, or could you leave a back up connected
I take batteries off 129s and 230s all day and nothing happens to me, Its a shame that no one makes a soft start for our car, nothing could go wrong using one
television, No, I am just being curious. My last car was an Omega 3.2 and when I had to replace the battery last year, I had several error codes which would not go away.
Had the expected reset the windows etc, but managed this myself, But had to get a Vauxhall tech to sort out the other fault codes for me.
(in his own time of course, I donated him a tenner or something)
Had the expected reset the windows etc, but managed this myself, But had to get a Vauxhall tech to sort out the other fault codes for me.
(in his own time of course, I donated him a tenner or something)
television
Hardcore MB Enthusiast
Yes you have to do a roof and window re set. interesting that many MAFs go down when disconnecting the battery, there are many treads saying that I have just fitted a new battery and now the engine light is on
Diesel Benz
MB Enthusiast
Doesn't this car have ESP? One would need to sync the ESP too. This is from my car manual:
"Synchronize the ESP®:
Drive a short distance with gentle turns at a
speed above 12 mph (20 km/h).
The message disappears when ESP® is again
available."
If the car has a radio with a security code, that would need to be entered too.
Brian WH
MB Enthusiast
My advise is - On a modern MB with all it's associated Electronics, only disconnect as a last resort, too much hassle/risk. 
Use a backup battery whilst removing the old one if you can.
Use a backup battery whilst removing the old one if you can.
television
Hardcore MB Enthusiast
Not always do you have to set ESP (1996 on) to set it, turn the steering 3 times from lock to lock.
Yes the radio needs coding up to around 2000-2002 then coded once from new, there is no coding for Command.
As Brian WH says use a back up if you can. The dry batteries as used in burglar alarms or UPS back ups are perfect for this, they only cost £8-10.
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I have disconnected the battery on my W211 to get rid of a few electrical glitches such as 'display faulty visit workshop' and one Bi-xenon (nearside)coming on...... on it's own accord when switched off. To get rid of these I
1) leave overnight
2) take for a long (15 mile drive) and leave for a few hours
3) disconnect the battery.
I then have to re-set windows and pana-roof and electric blind and also the steering 3 turns lock to lock.
This always removes the above problems, and I have had no other problems with regard to disconnecting.
1) leave overnight
2) take for a long (15 mile drive) and leave for a few hours
3) disconnect the battery.
I then have to re-set windows and pana-roof and electric blind and also the steering 3 turns lock to lock.
This always removes the above problems, and I have had no other problems with regard to disconnecting.
Electric rear window blinds are cool! Button operated from the front, they unfold from a recess in the parcel shelf and expand to cover practically all of the rear window with a mesh. Not impossible to retrofit, requires either a new parcel shelf or at least some mods to the existing one (hole to be cut), some wiring, the unit itself and a button or buttons/panel depending on vehicle. The power blind unit itself brand new is somewhere in the £350 area IIRC.
