morning starting problem

[naz]

hi guys need some help i have a S class 320cdi had it for a few months the problem is that when i start the car in the morning on some days it doesnt start the cluster lihts go dim on accaions and some times its ok for a month and some times it will happen every four or five days it only happens in the morning . brought new battery thinking it was the battery but if u take out the battery and put the charched battery its ok. so i recently checked the battery life of the one i took out and it showed it was still full bit confused yet it didnt start.i took to garage got checked but could not find foult. only happens when its a cold morning very confused need help i was told to drive car more may be not driven enough but the problem is still there please help driving me mad

 

[BlackC55]

You possibly have a current drain. This needs to be checkd with an ammeter. Are you able to do this?

 

[wemorgan]

Glow plugs?

Here's a recent thread if that's any help.

 

[naz]

had in garage for 5 days on ammeter was ok

 

[BlackC55]

with the car locked and shut down?

You should have had no more than 0.06A

 

[naz]

when i took the car to the garage and left it for 7/9 days the engineer said the same the ampmeter was showing 5 amp for the duration . the other thing i notice is that when this happens the esp starts to appear on the cluster a few days before

 

[naz]

any advice to what the problem might be

 

[wemorgan]

From previous threads I've read that current drains can come from stereos and interior/boot lights.

 

[naz]

hi guys can y tell me how to use the ammeter so i can check myself and see if i can track the problem

 

[naz]

had the boot light checked by engineer ok. how do i check the stereo i always turn it off manually before i leave the car

 

[wemorgan]

not the most technical solution.........but you could remove the stereo fuse and see if the problem persists.

 

[naz]

any chance of knowing where stereo fuse is on the s class 320 cdi

 

[wemorgan]

Sorry, I've never owned an S-class.
Is it not given in your handbook or next to the fuse box?

 

[naz]

ill check hand book,thanks for your help ill get back to u on how i got on

 

[BlackC55]

If you are getting 5A that is way too much.

 

[naz]

this afternoon i took out the fuse for the stereo went back into car and put ignition on to check if stereo was turned off, does the whole unit turn off because the sat nav was off also the tv and the heater which meant i could not use heater is this what happens, and i could hear a clicking from the inside of the unit so i put the fuse back in, is it supposed to make that noise bitt confused please reply

thanks