southy39
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Hi all,
Im new here so forgive me if this has been covered before.
I own a 1996 W210 E300 diesel.... it has the early style engine (the same as fitted to the W124) and some moderate electronics.
Iv been having a problem where the ETS light comes on the dash and at the same time knocks out the ABS.
This can happen when i start the car....
when im sat stationary at traffic lights.. or while im moving on the motorway....
originally i thought it was only happening when it was raining or wet out... and was maybe shorting something out.
anyway the problem is happening day, night, dry and/or wet weather.
the car was due its MOT last month and at the same time required some work done due to fuel problems. i collected it yeasterday after having MOT Prep work done and new tyres fitted and was taking it this morning for the MOT... only to have the ETS/ABS warning light come on again... so i took it to the local merc specialist centre (luckilly 2 miles up the road) and its booked into get checked on tuesday...
now iv read some articles on here detailing similar faults on W210s .. however when i have read about these problems they have tended to be on newer more computerised cars.... or on face lifted e class cars.
so im wondering if anyone can suggest what the problem could be... and how much im likely to be out of pocket....
oh btw im in the UK....
not sure if that matters or not
Im new here so forgive me if this has been covered before.
I own a 1996 W210 E300 diesel.... it has the early style engine (the same as fitted to the W124) and some moderate electronics.
Iv been having a problem where the ETS light comes on the dash and at the same time knocks out the ABS.
This can happen when i start the car....
when im sat stationary at traffic lights.. or while im moving on the motorway....
originally i thought it was only happening when it was raining or wet out... and was maybe shorting something out.
anyway the problem is happening day, night, dry and/or wet weather.
the car was due its MOT last month and at the same time required some work done due to fuel problems. i collected it yeasterday after having MOT Prep work done and new tyres fitted and was taking it this morning for the MOT... only to have the ETS/ABS warning light come on again... so i took it to the local merc specialist centre (luckilly 2 miles up the road) and its booked into get checked on tuesday...
now iv read some articles on here detailing similar faults on W210s .. however when i have read about these problems they have tended to be on newer more computerised cars.... or on face lifted e class cars.
so im wondering if anyone can suggest what the problem could be... and how much im likely to be out of pocket....
oh btw im in the UK....
not sure if that matters or not
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