battery

V280 98/99 - what is the expected milliamp drain on standing please? Mine drains at 200ma which seems high and I periodically have problems with a flat battery. If this is too high, any suggestions on what may be causing it.

Hi guys, This is my first post on this forum! I have a 1997 C200 elegance, Ive just replaced the battery trouble is the power windows go down as normal but only go up in stages thats all the windows. It took me 10 mins 2 close the drivers window! Any help on this will be much appreciated.

Hi, I just went to get into my CLK. The car detects when my key is close and so normally i just push a button on the door handle and open the door. However, I have just done this and nothing. Thinking it might be the key...i got my spare and tried that. Nothing. I used the key to get into...

My previous post yesterday summed up problems with 99 w210 300td stuck in a single gear probably limp mode. What i am wondering is if there are mobile star diagnosis people in and around London who can come and reset the ecu or at least read off the codes. I don't particularly want to drive any...

Flat battery on my w210 e320 so its time for a new one. Any advice of the best place to buy? I am Bristol based although I will probably buy on-line. J

Help! I am completely clueless with all things technical/practical and have a problem with my recently purchased Mercedes SLR 300 (1988) that needs to be rectified ASAP. Basically, over the past few weeks it has, probably half a dozen or so times, completely 'died' while I have been driving...

My 1997 E300 TD is overseas and I need to re-connect the battery when I pick it up. Adjustable wrenches are too big to fit the space. Anyone know the size of wrench needed. I think it may be 10mm but I'm not sure. If the connection is not properly tightened the damn alarm keeps going off.

hi, i am newbie on this site and have just been reading threads on battery drainage. i have a 30amp/h drain on my C220 CDI at the moment which my mechanic has, after five days, diagnosed as being a fault in the air manifold heater. Most of the threads i have read on battery drains refer to a...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have a 1983 300D Turbodiesel. Has run very well and only 145,000 miles on it. I was having electrical problems, had the voltage regulator replace, and replaced the battery, as it had been strained from the...

Hi have a 2000 E320 avant guard estate deisel which wont start. All dash lights come on, then dim but stay on, fuel pre heater goes off, turn key & get a click, no turnover. Breakdown man tried jump leads from his truck, still wouldnt turn over. He suggested that the battery was dead, but...

Hi there, I have my C Class Coupe for a while now. Year: 2001 Mileage:66000 Location: West Midlands The problem started when my hydraulic pump went and was replaced in December 2009. The computer started flashing SRS restraint system visit the workshop. I took it back to the...

i have a problem my fan belt is shaking and my battery ant charging i assume the alternator pulley is a viscous style like pulley so i thought id change but i dont know how it comes off, the battery light does not light up in the instrument cluster panel telling me the alternator is okay, i have...

Hi, I have high voltage on battery checked by an analog meter at a garage, and the guy said the alternator is responsible. there were no numbers on the meter just red and green areas and the pointer went in red. Is it confirmed to be alternator or is there any other device like a regulator...

My Merc 190E has been parked up for a couple of weeks without running, and last weekend I tried to start it up but the battery had died. After charging it up, and with a little jump starting help, I managed to get the engine turning over, but there was no sign of it firing up at all. Does...

You may have read my posts about my long running legal action against Mercedes-Benz, now in its fourth year and still a long way to run. I may not have made it quite clear that my car was still covered by the Warranty given, 12 months parts & labour when I bought the car in January 2005 for...

Hi I have got a MB E270 CDI, that I bought recently. This is my first experience of MB and Diesel cars as well. I am surprised that the battery is discharged when I left the car parked for a week or so. :-( I had Petrol cars in my life before and never had this problem before. Is that...

At its recent service Mercedes told me my battery is in need of replacement. The car's 6 years old and it's still on its original so I figure it's not doing too badly. But I felt sure I could get a cheaper battery from the Net than from the Dealer. I just removed the A/C filter to have a look...