Central locking Lights

[beddism]

When i lock the car on a 1996 E230. The Red light on the Rear View Mirror flashes Red to show immobilser is engaged. And obviously Green to show is off.

When i lock with the central locking. The Little light on the drivers door handle shows green to show unlocked and red to show locked. Pretty Normal i hear you say.

Here is the question. when the car is locked. Should the little red light flash red intermittently on the Door Handle. I know it should on the rear view mirror but what about the door handle.

If it should or not, please let me know what is probably cause ???

 

[bigasotonuk]

Hi,
What you describe with red light on the door is normal operation.

 

[beddism]

So flashing red light on the door when locked is normal ??

A few times when i have locked the car, the door handle light has not flashed red when locked. what would have caused this ???

 

[bigasotonuk]

Hi,
Red light flashing on the door is normal.
You may want to have a look at replacing the door lights as when they fail they can cause alarm/immobiliser faults.
The red light failled on the mirror on my C230K caused immobiliser/alarm problems.
So when one of the lights failled on the door i replaced it a.s.a.p. approx. £40 (this was for a w202) very easy to fit 5 minutes max.

 

[memphismell]

hi guys im new and Just got my first merc today, a 1999 c180 w202, was admiring it through the window (like you do) and noticed a red light on door handle flashing, is this normal ? sorry if I sound a bit thick but ...well I am a woman after all