w220

My first merc and what a car! I can't wait to soak up some knowledge, share my experiences and become part of the family. Cheers!

Can anyone recommend good Auto Gearbox specialists in/around/near to Northamptonshire please? Our W220 has decided to loose drive, however the 722.6 gearbox will toque load well when stationary. No noticeable clunks or clanks and it was working perfectly fine when driving before drive was...

Well ladies & gents, after some time away from doing things to cars I have sat down and worked out a few solutions to my carious CL-based issues. The main ones are, in no order of importance: 1. Satnav does not work. 2. Phone calls via car kit can have significant noise at the other end. 3...

Hi folks, I've recently bought an early W220 but the Stereo/Nav/CD/Phone isn't working. It is the early version of COMAND, so far as I can tell the fuses are OK however the fuse diagrams are missing. Head unit/phone/nav - not working at all. CD changer - eject button tries to eject CD cassette...

Hello, I have been coming to this and other Mercedes forums for about a year now ever since I bought my w215 Cl500 or c215 depending on who you ask. I have benefited so much from them it's now time for me to join in and help. I also am starting to bring the car back to tip top as I bought...

hey everyone I have been using this forum and others to guide me through Cl500 ownership since I bought the car a year ago. now that I have had some time to learn I want to give back to the community that has helped me and after a year of owning this car I have learned some parts are hard to...

Hi, I took my W220 to my specialist of choice as the driver's seat had stopped moving forward & back. They couldn't get to the motor to test it but got a diag code (£50) to say the middle motor hall sensor was not responding. (I have checked the relevant fuses) The reason they...

Hey guys, I'm hoping someone can tell me how to remove the wooden (plastic?) dash trim from a 2000MY S320. Is it just a push fit or do I have to get behind it to undo screws/bolts/etc.? If I do manage to remove the trim will it give me access to the latch for the glove box? Mine won't open :(

Hi folks, I think I'm in a bit of a pickle :( Whilst working on the drivers door mirror today (it was flapping around in the wind) I rather foolishly decided to pull all the fuses to check them as the electrical adjustment of the mirror wasn't working. So, I pulled, checked and replaced the...

Hi folks, Owning another Mercedes (I used to have an E200 Kompressor) has been a bit of an itch that needed scratching so last week I bought a 2000MY (X plate) S320 CDI. I knew it would need some TLC but have been surprised just how much of this superb car doesn't work and it may be that I've...

hi i have s s320 cdi, and engine ecu is water damaged during car wash, as unfortunately fusebox lid wasn't locked poperly. mechanic opens the ecu and the ICs on the circuit board are melted, its clear that ecu is not repairable now mechanic says to get Ecu, ignition switch and key from same...

Hi All, I recently purchased a S320 2001 although I expected there to be a few minor niggles I was not expecting to find so much rust, I have done some reading and its a common flaw with the w220. What I am finding a little difficult is to locate replacement body panels, the highest...

Good day to all! I have a problem trying to buy a new navigation system that fits in my W220 1999. I actually bought a couple of the in the Internet and the advertising was saying that would exactly fit my car but once I got them they did not fit at all. Laterally, and especially on the upper...

Hello, Slightly annoying problem here on my W220. Since about 3 months or so, my Comand has been misbehaving. This started to occur after I bought (what is said to be) an orignal Nokia 6310i phone for the carkit. The phone works OK, rings, does SMS, shows on display, etc. - but ever since I have...

Right oh! So, today did the LubeGard treatment. New ATF (about 4.5L worth, so quite a decent amount) and 2 tubes of this. Long story short - no noticeable improvement. Yeah the vibration is a tad less, sure, but you might as well put it down to new ATF. I suppose saying NO improvement is a bit...

Hi Anyone heard of Aerosus germany http://aerosus.de/en/airmatic-without-4matic.html Struts look cheap and they say they are new not rebuilt with 2 year warranty

Hi I have a problem with my car fault code 9103 resistance to high at drivers airbag squib. Its not the clock spring as that has being replaced. Have read there are repair looms for other models but have not seen one for the W220. Are they generic? Anyone else have this problem? Regards

Hello people, Okay... so I have finally gotten around to replacing my rear Airmatic struts in the W220. Long debated whether to go for regenerated ones or not, but in the end decided to take the plunge and get two new Bilstein struts. Cost me about 800GBP. So. What are the effects? As...

Okay... well - I have had this issue since I owned the car but I am slowly starting to have enough of it... The car will sometimes (more often than not) require me to lock it twice - after the first lock signal it will close, but the orange lights will blink like the alarm went off. No sound...

Hello, Okay I browsed around a bit on this forum for the word "jerky" but none of the post seem to cover the issue I am having so here goes... Since about 2 weeks I am noticing that the car needs just that half second more to change gears. Not always though... sometimes. Also, my TC vibration...