STAR SYSTEM ISSUES ON A 2003 AMG SL55

[Popeye819]

Hi All
Having a few problems with my SL... Brought my self a lap-top with the Star System to assist help out but now the car just wont start !!
Any Technical adivse , or anyone in the romford area can point me in the right dirrection would be a great help.
Thanks
Gary

 

[richard]

What did you do with the Star Diagnosis ? Yes, you can make your car not work anymore if you change codings / etc. But there's a thousand reasons why it may not start - what does a QuickTest, followed by clear errors, followed by "try to start" followed by Quicktest show ?

I guess the first thing to try is disconnect both battery ground terminals for 10 minutes (ensure the covers are on the +12v terminals don't touch the +12v terminals).

Richard

 

[pmcgsmurf]

Having a few problems with my SL...

The problems are?

Brought my self a lap-top with the Star System to assist help out but now the car just wont start !!

Where did you bring it from? Sorry, I have a thing about bought and brought.

I assume you mean after having problems you have bought a Star system to diagnose these problems?

Any Technical adivse , or anyone in the romford area can point me in the right dirrection would be a great help.

I'd suggest starting at the beginning, problems, diagnosis etc. and take it from there.
It can be worth lot more than what a good knowledgeable dealer/indy/mechanic will charge just for their expertise so don't always look at the pound note, think how many pound notes you can chuck away chasing things..

 

[BlackC55]

Hi All
Having a few problems with my SL... Brought my self a lap-top with the Star System to assist help out but now the car just wont start !!
Any Technical adivse , or anyone in the romford area can point me in the right dirrection would be a great help.
Thanks
Gary

Does it turn over?
What are the symptoms?
Having a Star and knowing how to use it takes a good few years.

 

[Popeye819]

Hi Chaps.
Thanks for your replies, having a day off today to reflect on what I may have done . Trying to find a good link on how to use the "Star" as I am well out of my depth with this....
The fitter is not free again until midday week hopefully may have some input. Placed both batteries back on this morning , car still wont start but notice while using the main ignition key the drivers seat didn't move... but using the spare key, it does ( last owner per-set the seat perhaps ! ) Just going through checking all fuses for today. and bang my sodding head against a wall.

 

[BlackC55]

Does it turn over?

 

[Popeye819]

Hi
No , doesn't turn over.. ignition all lights up and tried both keys but wont start.. !

 

[flowrider]

We get that it doesn't start but does the starter engage and turn over the engine.

 

[Popeye819]

Starter doesn't turn over at all

 

[Petrol Pete]

Popeye.

Start again (pardon the pun), was this a running car until you plugged in and 'changed something' , or was it dead and you plugged in to bring it back to life ?

We know you are in a bit of a flap mate , so would I be in under these circumstances, but you have BlackC55 on here , now is the time to get your ducks in a row and go through this logically . Start from the very beginning.

 

[BlackC55]

On the EIS section on the Star, do you have the "start enable" in the actual value list?

 

[Popeye819]

Hi Pete
Just to recap
Car had been running ok.
Sitting in the garage and the front suspension dropped on front o/s.
Looking on this site and on the internet , also spoke to ABC in the Netherlands ( who seem to deal over here ) and everybody was telling me is the Front valve block....so replaced that along with a new front Accumulator. Refilled the system ( being told this self bleeds! ).
Started the car a ran for while topping up the fluid, only one leg failed to go up or down !
Then being told this system needs to be re-calibrated ….and yo will need a Star System to sort that out....
SO...…. I now have a star system and a local chap I know near by ( who runs his own shop in London ) popped over to give me a hand as I didn't what to plug and play on my own ( not my thing ) , plugged in to run a diag and found lots of faults but some may still be on there form day one !... as I have no real history on the car.
Not to sure what the chap did, don't remember trying to clear any faults as we where unsure how / where to go.
Unplugged the Start and...…. car wouldn't turn over / start !!
SO.... Car in now sitting at its lowest setting on the n/s and highest setting on the o/s.. all ignition is on but it wont start.
Basically I am in over my head....

 

[BlackC55]

I doubt the Star caused anything if thats the case. Have you done the basics like check the fuses?

 

[Trickythemerc]

I would think that Star would give you plenty of alerts if you were about to do anything to render the vehicle dead.

 

[BlackC55]

I would think that Star would give you plenty of alerts if you were about to do anything to render the vehicle dead.

It is actually hard to do this.

 

[Popeye819]

Checked all fuses, only one had blown to the fan... not taken out any relays as yet until I know what I'm doing...

 

[BlackC55]

I think you need to bite the bullet and get someone that knows these cars to look at it.

 

[Popeye819]

Yes
I make you write that's why I have been asking on this site.... but no joy as yet.

 

[BlackC55]

Can you hear the fuel pump prime?

 

[BlackC55]

It it showing its in P on the cluster?