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- 2002 SL500, 216 CL500, all fully loaded
On the 210 the engine ECU is wired into the same fuse as one of the fans,so far so good.
Now the fan control unit is mounted just behind the front bumper and they fill up with water as on the 202 (may be others).
In the worst case they go completely short circuit and this blows the fuse, when this happens the engine will cut dead.
So you are driving down the motorway in the rain and the car engine stops,a highly dangerous situation.
Surely this is on a par with a faulty fly by wire throtle,the effect is the same.
When this has happened,the gear stick locks up,the windows do not work, and you cant get the key out.
During this last few weeks we have had at least 50 cars with water damage, every thing from lights filling up,ECUs,hard tops,soft tops,locking problems and alarms, all water damage.
I strongly recomend that any 210 owneres do the mod now,not in lane 4 of the motorway.
Malcolm
Now the fan control unit is mounted just behind the front bumper and they fill up with water as on the 202 (may be others).
In the worst case they go completely short circuit and this blows the fuse, when this happens the engine will cut dead.
So you are driving down the motorway in the rain and the car engine stops,a highly dangerous situation.
Surely this is on a par with a faulty fly by wire throtle,the effect is the same.
When this has happened,the gear stick locks up,the windows do not work, and you cant get the key out.
During this last few weeks we have had at least 50 cars with water damage, every thing from lights filling up,ECUs,hard tops,soft tops,locking problems and alarms, all water damage.
I strongly recomend that any 210 owneres do the mod now,not in lane 4 of the motorway.
Malcolm
