andy99
Member
Hi folks - I know this topic is a perennial bug... please bear with me.
2002 E2320CDI estate (if it matters) started a few months ago bringing on the abs, bas and esp warning along with the bulb fail warning. Fixed by bending the fuse tabs to make better contact. Hurrah.
Then it comes back. Did all the basic checks - fuse good, bulbs good etc. Disconnect battery to try to clear fault overnight. Seems to work.
Then it comes back. Replaced brake light switch with cheapo from ebay. Fixed it... including the steering left/right steering angle sensor reset trick.
Then it comes back. Suspect low battery voltage so swap with the wife's car with newer battery and reading higher voltage. Seems to fix it.
All good for a while!
Then it comes back. Suspect ebay cheap switch so splash out on genuine Merc part. Doesn't fix it. None of my old fixes seem to work. Concerned it's a serious fault now involving the control unit or something more expensive. So far have spent 20 notes not getting very far which I can live with. But I don't have the sort of cash to throw at a car of this age either chasing ghosts. Any other things I can do for cheap or free? Please advise.
From reading other posts on the topic the order things appear may be important. Ignition (I know it's a diesel...) on no warning. Start engine, bulb fail comes on after a couple of seconds. When I press the brake to move out of park the festival of lights warnings and beeps begins.
Thank you in advance...
Andy
2002 E2320CDI estate (if it matters) started a few months ago bringing on the abs, bas and esp warning along with the bulb fail warning. Fixed by bending the fuse tabs to make better contact. Hurrah.
Then it comes back. Did all the basic checks - fuse good, bulbs good etc. Disconnect battery to try to clear fault overnight. Seems to work.
Then it comes back. Replaced brake light switch with cheapo from ebay. Fixed it... including the steering left/right steering angle sensor reset trick.
Then it comes back. Suspect low battery voltage so swap with the wife's car with newer battery and reading higher voltage. Seems to fix it.
All good for a while!
Then it comes back. Suspect ebay cheap switch so splash out on genuine Merc part. Doesn't fix it. None of my old fixes seem to work. Concerned it's a serious fault now involving the control unit or something more expensive. So far have spent 20 notes not getting very far which I can live with. But I don't have the sort of cash to throw at a car of this age either chasing ghosts. Any other things I can do for cheap or free? Please advise.
From reading other posts on the topic the order things appear may be important. Ignition (I know it's a diesel...) on no warning. Start engine, bulb fail comes on after a couple of seconds. When I press the brake to move out of park the festival of lights warnings and beeps begins.
Thank you in advance...
Andy