lordluvitt
Senior Member
Hello all,
My 1998 C180 estate (W202) has developed a fault. I've not been using the car regularly lately (half a dozen or so journeys in the last month) and in the last couple of days I've had trouble starting the engine.
When I turn the keys, the lights come on on the dash as normal but the engine does not start. There is an initial attempt to turn over that lasts about one second but it does not fire up. I try starting it several times but with no joy. I recharged the battery and then the engine fired up straight away. This was two days ago. Problem solved I thought. But then today, I tried starting the engine and the same problem occurred. The battery is now on charge again before I can test again later. When I used the car two days ago, I noticed a problem with using the electric windows. They would wind down without any fault but would not automatically wind up. To get them up, I had to continually press the button several times for them to occassionally wind up about 5mm at a time, but not every time the button was pressed. This problem was noted on all four windows.
Just wondering whether the battery has had it and needs replacing or whether there could be a fault with the window electrical system that could be affecting the starting (or even shorting out and causing a battery leak)? However, the battery is not completely flat - the lights and radio work okay but not the engine.
Anybody with a similar experience or that can point me in the right direction for a cure?
Thanks.
Dylan.
My 1998 C180 estate (W202) has developed a fault. I've not been using the car regularly lately (half a dozen or so journeys in the last month) and in the last couple of days I've had trouble starting the engine.
When I turn the keys, the lights come on on the dash as normal but the engine does not start. There is an initial attempt to turn over that lasts about one second but it does not fire up. I try starting it several times but with no joy. I recharged the battery and then the engine fired up straight away. This was two days ago. Problem solved I thought. But then today, I tried starting the engine and the same problem occurred. The battery is now on charge again before I can test again later. When I used the car two days ago, I noticed a problem with using the electric windows. They would wind down without any fault but would not automatically wind up. To get them up, I had to continually press the button several times for them to occassionally wind up about 5mm at a time, but not every time the button was pressed. This problem was noted on all four windows.
Just wondering whether the battery has had it and needs replacing or whether there could be a fault with the window electrical system that could be affecting the starting (or even shorting out and causing a battery leak)? However, the battery is not completely flat - the lights and radio work okay but not the engine.
Anybody with a similar experience or that can point me in the right direction for a cure?
Thanks.
Dylan.