Summer Opening

[clk320x]

I'll mend it when you come up here. What do dealers charge 500 bucks Was it? I'll do it for 499 if you like

+ VAT

 

[Major774]

That’s the video I used to sort out both IR receivers.

But I prefer to use the Keyless Go summer opening feature

 

[Edd1968]

Well I had no clients this afternoon so I set to and sorted out my summer convenience feature. Easy peasey .... works from 15 ft away

 

[Edd1968]

This is just another example of the great advise and help that can be obtained from this forum. Thanks to all for your comments and replies.

 

[Edd1968]

... And Mrs Edd1968's now repaired and working

 

[stephenmercedes]

Fixed my own C class summer opening last year, but nowhere near as neatly as you did! LOL

Summer opening feature no longer works (windows)

Interesting to note that in the last 6 weeks, have now looked at 9 different used MBs (C,& E class), and not one did this feature still work on it - abject fail on MB for making such an attractive feature, then manufacturing it so badly!

 

[Petrol Pete]

Mine works fine in cold weather....when I don't need it, but rarely works when the weather is hot. Probably a dry joint in the connection as explained in the video . I must get around to re soldering it this summer as I think it's a useful feature.

 

[Trickythemerc]

Did you use the cable tie method to refit the IR sensor to the lock barrel ? Or did you come up with another way of securing it.

 

[stephenmercedes]

With me, the cable tie didn't work as it was just too bulky to allow reassembly. I just ended up taping it together, because to be honest, it isn't going anywhere when re - installed!

 

[Dizz]

Never tried this and guess what.....mine works!l!

But only if you touch the key to the door sensor, I fitted new batteries in the fob first.

So if it works then why do I have to touch sensor to sensor, doesn’t make sense?


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[Edd1968]

Did you use the cable tie method to refit the IR sensor to the lock barrel ? Or did you come up with another way of securing it.

I refitted the sensors on both just prior to the resign going off therefore it gave a slight amount adhesion to the barrel. It's so great having the feature working again.

 

[stephenmercedes]

I refitted the sensors on both just prior to the resign going off therefore it gave a slight amount adhesion to the barrel. It's so great having the feature working again.

Yep, a cable tie is just overkill and hard to describe how smug you'll feel repairing this function yourself!

 

[Edd1968]

Yep, a cable tie is just overkill and hard to describe how smug you'll feel repairing this function yourself!

I did actually mean resin!!
Yes it's a lovely thing to have when you're walking back to the car and 10 metres out all the windows drop simultaneously

 

[Edd1968]

Never tried this and guess what.....mine works!l!

But only if you touch the key to the door sensor, I fitted new batteries in the fob first.

So if it works then why do I have to touch sensor to sensor, doesn’t make sense?


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Not sure is the answer to that one. I ensured that both IR sensors were spotless (as KillerHERTZ had mentioned) and the fob batteries are new. It works from 10 metres now. (measured it )

 

[Trickythemerc]

Mine worked if I touched the sensor with the fob,then stopped working completely. I put this down to the dry solder joints creating some resistance in the IR receiver. Stands to reason if you think about it, re-solder the dry joints and it all works again, anything that is light sensing must be very sensitive to electrical resistance changes.

 

[stephenmercedes]

I can bear that out as if you read my thread, on applying a hair dryer to the sensor in situ, apart from looking like a prat (!), the sensor often bounced into life!

 

[Dizz]

Not sure is the answer to that one. I ensured that both IR sensors were spotless (as KillerHERTZ had mentioned) and the fob batteries are new. It works from 10 metres now. (measured it )

Just cleaned both sensors with acrylic cleaner and now doesn’t work at all [emoji15][emoji3]


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[clk320x]

Just cleaned both sensors with acrylic cleaner and now doesn’t work at all [emoji15][emoji3]


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If it ain’t broke don’t fix it

 

[Major774]

Just cleaned both sensors with acrylic cleaner and now doesn’t work at all [emoji15][emoji3]


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Did you do the full soldering repair?

 

[Dizz]

Did you do the full soldering repair?

No, it was working if I touched sensor to sensor but not from further away so I cleaned the sensors and now won’t work at all [emoji3]


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