Hans Solo5
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- Your Mercedes
- SL 280 (R129) 1997 Straight 6
Had a auto electrician look at my Mercedes today, Intermittent starting issue , assumed it was the Immobiliser which has only one key and was fitted by Main Dealer in 1997, alas that checked out all ok.
We discovered that it was the key barrel , checked all terminals for loose connections and all seems ok, when it didn't start he tapped it gently and it would kick into life, Is the only option a new barrel and lock set and no-doubt the green key and deposit scenario which I had before on a E200.
Its annoying as it will only miss 1 in 20 times but I dont want to take the chance, anybody else experienced the same ?
Many thanks
We discovered that it was the key barrel , checked all terminals for loose connections and all seems ok, when it didn't start he tapped it gently and it would kick into life, Is the only option a new barrel and lock set and no-doubt the green key and deposit scenario which I had before on a E200.
Its annoying as it will only miss 1 in 20 times but I dont want to take the chance, anybody else experienced the same ?
Many thanks
