TonyWillis
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- mERCEDES cl500 2004
Help please!
have a problem that seems to have 3 mercedes indies scratching their heads. I'm sure that some of the brains in the club will know what the solution is so here goes:
Following a flat car battery and recharge, the remote central locking wouldn't operate. if the door is opened with the mechanical key to get in, put a key in the ignition and switch on and both keys work fine - start the car no problem, central locking works using either the dashboard buttons or the buttons on both keys everything works perfectly. take the key out of the EIS and doors and boot lock/unlock normally with both keys working for about 20 seconds then nothing! Put the key back in the ignition and turn on - both keys work remotely again. On key is brand new from mercedes for £240 and both have been tested.
It's as if the EIS goes to sleep about 20 seconds after the key is taken out - during that time they both work remotely with no problem.
Has anyone any ideas because I'm getting desperate now and hate to take it to main dealer as they say that the keys are working and are 95% sure that it is the EIS unit and that will be around £900 to put a new one in - Ugg!!
Thanks
Tony 07734882082
have a problem that seems to have 3 mercedes indies scratching their heads. I'm sure that some of the brains in the club will know what the solution is so here goes:
Following a flat car battery and recharge, the remote central locking wouldn't operate. if the door is opened with the mechanical key to get in, put a key in the ignition and switch on and both keys work fine - start the car no problem, central locking works using either the dashboard buttons or the buttons on both keys everything works perfectly. take the key out of the EIS and doors and boot lock/unlock normally with both keys working for about 20 seconds then nothing! Put the key back in the ignition and turn on - both keys work remotely again. On key is brand new from mercedes for £240 and both have been tested.
It's as if the EIS goes to sleep about 20 seconds after the key is taken out - during that time they both work remotely with no problem.
Has anyone any ideas because I'm getting desperate now and hate to take it to main dealer as they say that the keys are working and are 95% sure that it is the EIS unit and that will be around £900 to put a new one in - Ugg!!
Thanks
Tony 07734882082