W202 Facia lights not working?

[reedybopper]

Hi,

Can anyone help? I have a 96 C200 (manual) which i have owned for over 3 years. In all that time the the lights behind the heater controls have never worked! I have tried on numerous occasions to remove the facia panel to replace any bulbs etc.. but have been unable to remove it. Each time I seem to get to a stage when it seems the only way to remove it is to force it away from it's fixings with a flat screwdriver, however i am reluctant to do this as it would damage the wooden facia. Any help would be appreciated.

Many thanks

Andy

 

[OzC36]

zadefaraj has a very good dashboard removal link that should help:

http://www.zadefaraj.com/dashboard.htm

 

[BlackC55]

Just pull the knobs off. The little bulbs are under a tiny flap.

 

[Kompressor_Dude]

Yep, mine did this. A piece of cloth etc. (stops scratches) and some mole grips onto the two heater controls and they pull straight out. then you'll just need to prise the little bulb out from under the white flap that's revealed.

Really easy fix

 

[vijilants]

zadefaraj has a very good dashboard removal link that should help:

http://www.zadefaraj.com/dashboard.htm

What an excellent guide !!!!

 

[reedybopper]

zadefaraj has a very good dashboard removal link that should help:

http://www.zadefaraj.com/dashboard.htm

Many thanks for that info (link) very interesting and very useful. I would think lots of 'C' class owners would find very helpfull.

 

[reedybopper]

Just pull the knobs off. The little bulbs are under a tiny flap.

I did See the little flap, but I figured this would break if I was to force it, however, I will now get this sorted at the weekend. Many thanks.

 

[OzC36]

And thank you BlackC55 for your excellent simple solution information!

 

[reedybopper]

Just changed the bulbs, what an idiot!! why did I not change these three years ago??? Mind you, you do have to have a degree in gynocology to change the bulbs, and yes, the plastic flaps did break.

Many thanks.

 

[OzC36]

Mind you, you do have to have a degree in gynocology to change the bulbs, and yes, the plastic flaps did break.

If you have a degree in gynocology you should be well aware that the flaps always break on first entry...