weeve
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- ML350 2013 3.0 W166 (24)
Hi all
Firstly an apology.. sometime lurker, first time poster now I have an issue I can’t fix because I know so little.. I know I know worse type of forum user. Sorry...
In my slight defence I’ve only had 1 merc and only since lockdown mk1 and (sigh) this is my second issue. The first was a nice big engine fault) which was the NOx sensors but which somehow were covered by Mb even through the car is a 2013..prob as only done 43k miles. Note to self. Older complex cars will do your head in even though they are lovely when the work ..Anyhoo... I digress..
I have the orange ‘pre-safe inoperable error warning’ at start up. It has come and go for a month+ Now it just comes on all the time.
Icarsoft gives me the error as per title ‘communication with the left front reversible emergency tensioning retractor has a malfunction. The message is missing’. The code is linked to the instrument cluster (presumably as it’s not getting the message..)
I think I could do with a new battery (drops to 11.6 or so after couple of days) but the car starts okay and there aren’t other faults that stay current so before I drop 200 squid plus on a battery only to have the same issue I’d love some insights from others if you don’t mind.
The Mrs reports her seat belt does not do the pretension pull as we start anymore (mine does) so I’m reasonably confident the issue is not just the battery (maybe). Is there a fuse dedicated to this that could have gone with a bad voltage supply? Possibly just a lose connection? (I guess I’d need to take the seat belt trim off to check) but my car knowledge is based on Dr. Google rather than any skill whatsoever. Pointers most welcome. Thanks.
Firstly an apology.. sometime lurker, first time poster now I have an issue I can’t fix because I know so little.. I know I know worse type of forum user. Sorry...
In my slight defence I’ve only had 1 merc and only since lockdown mk1 and (sigh) this is my second issue. The first was a nice big engine fault) which was the NOx sensors but which somehow were covered by Mb even through the car is a 2013..prob as only done 43k miles. Note to self. Older complex cars will do your head in even though they are lovely when the work ..Anyhoo... I digress..
I have the orange ‘pre-safe inoperable error warning’ at start up. It has come and go for a month+ Now it just comes on all the time.
Icarsoft gives me the error as per title ‘communication with the left front reversible emergency tensioning retractor has a malfunction. The message is missing’. The code is linked to the instrument cluster (presumably as it’s not getting the message..)
I think I could do with a new battery (drops to 11.6 or so after couple of days) but the car starts okay and there aren’t other faults that stay current so before I drop 200 squid plus on a battery only to have the same issue I’d love some insights from others if you don’t mind.
The Mrs reports her seat belt does not do the pretension pull as we start anymore (mine does) so I’m reasonably confident the issue is not just the battery (maybe). Is there a fuse dedicated to this that could have gone with a bad voltage supply? Possibly just a lose connection? (I guess I’d need to take the seat belt trim off to check) but my car knowledge is based on Dr. Google rather than any skill whatsoever. Pointers most welcome. Thanks.
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