Myros
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and here it is.
Ever since we got our SL, the c/c has been bugging me. accelerates fine, slows down fine, sets fine, but won't cruise for more than 5 secs, and won't resume w/o going through the sound barrier.
I thought it must be the amplifier brain, as these have , ahem, been known to go wrong.
I found this site in the USA which lists all kinds of part numbers when I was looking for replacements http://www.programainc.com/doc/M-Benz.html.
From it I sort of cunningly worked out which alternate part nos would do, as every time I looked for an SL brain, the price seemed astronomical. I bought a brain, and stalk from e-bay from a w124 300D, for reasonable money. I then disconnected the SL's brain, coupled up this one and went for a run.
Presto......no chango. From that I can deduce it's not the brain which is at fault, but something else in the system, probably the stalk or the throttle linkage.
So if anyone else has a dodgy c/c, and can identify from the link above which part nos will fit, german e-bay is full of these things . You can also make me an offer for mine (I'll be keeping the stalk). All you need is the code plug to transfer from your unit to this one, as it came w/out one, and I'm also keeping mine.
Good luck ( offers around £35 accepted, and I'll even post it in the UK for that) part no 005 545 0532 412/212/1/1
Ever since we got our SL, the c/c has been bugging me. accelerates fine, slows down fine, sets fine, but won't cruise for more than 5 secs, and won't resume w/o going through the sound barrier.
I thought it must be the amplifier brain, as these have , ahem, been known to go wrong.
I found this site in the USA which lists all kinds of part numbers when I was looking for replacements http://www.programainc.com/doc/M-Benz.html.
From it I sort of cunningly worked out which alternate part nos would do, as every time I looked for an SL brain, the price seemed astronomical. I bought a brain, and stalk from e-bay from a w124 300D, for reasonable money. I then disconnected the SL's brain, coupled up this one and went for a run.
Presto......no chango. From that I can deduce it's not the brain which is at fault, but something else in the system, probably the stalk or the throttle linkage.
So if anyone else has a dodgy c/c, and can identify from the link above which part nos will fit, german e-bay is full of these things . You can also make me an offer for mine (I'll be keeping the stalk). All you need is the code plug to transfer from your unit to this one, as it came w/out one, and I'm also keeping mine.
Good luck ( offers around £35 accepted, and I'll even post it in the UK for that) part no 005 545 0532 412/212/1/1
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