W202 Flashing Lights on Rear View Mirror

[mewslade]

Hello

This is my 1st post & I seek advice!

I have a W202 C180 1996 (great car!) bought secondhand on E-Bay with no manual.

I had a problem with the transponder keys last week but managed to get them repaired locally (MB wanted £215 per key ...robbing bastewards!)

All fine except when I used the key today the red & green lighs are both flashing at the same time....Can anyone advise what this means?

Thanks in advance!

Steve

 

[television]

Hello and welcome,,take a read here about synchronizing them

http://forums.mercedesclub.org.uk/showthread.php?t=42002

 

[mewslade]

Hello Malcolm

Thanks for the quick reply,I think the keys are synced properly as I can use them fine, its just that the RVM lights are flashing like theres no tomorrow & I`m concerned this may be a warning of more grief to come....or is it just something simple like low battery on the fobs?

Gracias!

 

[television]

When they are flashing it shows that the alarm is not setting or has been disabled

 

[startech]

If the red and green lights flash at the same time it means that the batterys are going flat in the remote. If they flash alternatley then the alarm is armed.

 

[bigasotonuk]

Hi,
The RVM lights flash to say Immobilser not operating correctly, and also for the fob batteries to be flat, one is flashing alternatly the other flashing together which is which I cannot remember but the fact your car still starts and runs I would say that it is as Startech has said and its down to flat fob batteries
If you don,t replace the fob batteries soon (depending on which type of immobiliser is fitted) it could cause the immobiliser not to work correctly, and the car "could" refuse to start.
I always keep a spare set of fob batteries in the glove box, and this is actually mentioned in my MB handbook (alarm one)

 

[Dec]

I agree, you need new batteries, if the key fob is without power for more than 60 seconds while you change the batteries then the key may need to be synchronized to the car.

See... http://forums.mercedesclub.org.uk/showthread.php?p=310771

Dec

 

[Alex Crow]

thirded, new batteries required.

 

[television]

thirded, new batteries required.

That make a battery of answers

 

[Alex Crow]

malcolm, you are so corny and cheesy you make my feet seem smooth and odourless.

 

[Cole@MBS]

malcolm, you are so corny and cheesy you make my feet seem smooth and odourless.

He can get worse A/P

 

[television]

malcolm, you are so corny and cheesy you make my feet seem smooth and odourless.

Then from now on I will be a miserable old bastard

 

[television]

He can get worse A/P

OK so that battery went flat,,probably a Varta

 

[Cole@MBS]

OK so that battery went flat,,probably a Varta

Nasty!!!!!

 

[television]

Nasty!!!!!

I am sorry that you were negative to my positive post, but that post was terminal

 

[Cole@MBS]

And i am positively lost for a reply there Malc!!

 

[Alex Crow]

that is all :roll::roll::roll::roll::roll::roll:


but it makes me

and for heavens sake malcolm, lets not be a miserable old steward shall we, much more fun with the cheese selection.