grahamwoodward
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- Your Mercedes
- W211 E320 (petrol) Avantgarde Saloon (2004); CL203 CLC180 Kompressor Sport (2008)
Hi
Apologies if I've added to other threads along the same lines, but car is driving me mad.
My 2001 C240 (W203 elegance auto saloon) has developed a fault with the central locking. It won't lock from a distance. Changed the batteries in both fobs. Still doesn't work, sometimes even when only a few inches from the door handle sensor. Somedays it will; others it won't.
When locked with the fob (sometimes) but opened with the key, alarm does not go off, but hazards flash. Is this right? The door lock button on the dash works as does the auto lock after 10mph. Also, correctly, unlocks all doors when a door is opened from inside.
Someone said it might be the amp in the C pillar - anyone else have any thoughts before I start to tear out the trim and spend money? MB dealer quotes £107 plus vat just to diagnose! Other garages don't want to know.
Apologies if I've added to other threads along the same lines, but car is driving me mad.
My 2001 C240 (W203 elegance auto saloon) has developed a fault with the central locking. It won't lock from a distance. Changed the batteries in both fobs. Still doesn't work, sometimes even when only a few inches from the door handle sensor. Somedays it will; others it won't.
When locked with the fob (sometimes) but opened with the key, alarm does not go off, but hazards flash. Is this right? The door lock button on the dash works as does the auto lock after 10mph. Also, correctly, unlocks all doors when a door is opened from inside.
Someone said it might be the amp in the C pillar - anyone else have any thoughts before I start to tear out the trim and spend money? MB dealer quotes £107 plus vat just to diagnose! Other garages don't want to know.