MB250TD
Active Member
- Joined
- Dec 11, 2003
- Messages
- 63
- Location
- Wales
- Car
- S124 250TD (1989); S124 E300TD (1995); S211 E320 Sport (2007)
Driving home this evening in my 1989 W124 250TD (which I have not used for a few weeks), my instrument console and heater facia instrument lights went out (headlights stayed on). After checking fuse was Ok, I turned the dimmer switch and found that the lights came on again. The dimmer turn switch on the instrument panel appears to be the cause of the problem, because when turned fully up, the lights went out. The mileage function when pushing the switch works OK. The dimmer seems to work in some positions, suggesting poor contacts. Can anyone advise whether it is easy to rectify this problem?
(NB It may be simply that this rather old car is complaining having not been used for a few weeks! I noticed that the rear tailgate motor sounded slow and it took a few goes before a rear electric window decided to move - maybe the problem is as simple as a low battery, and things will rectify after a few days use and working of all the switches. It has been wet up here over the last few days. The car is in excellent condition and wears its 175K miles extremely well, but there is no getting away from the fact that she is now an old lady!
Thanks for any advice
(NB It may be simply that this rather old car is complaining having not been used for a few weeks! I noticed that the rear tailgate motor sounded slow and it took a few goes before a rear electric window decided to move - maybe the problem is as simple as a low battery, and things will rectify after a few days use and working of all the switches. It has been wet up here over the last few days. The car is in excellent condition and wears its 175K miles extremely well, but there is no getting away from the fact that she is now an old lady!
Thanks for any advice