W210 brake lights failure

[Zeev]

I have noticed my right and left brake lights do not , work, but the center brake light operates normally. I replaced both bulbs, but still no go. The wire plugs seem to be fine, and other lights work as they should, so it is not the ground. Does the center brake light receive a feed from different place? And if so, is there a plug that may be disconnected? The car had been to general paint, and much of the trimming had been removed, including the boot carpeting. Are the wiring diagrams for the brake lights available for my model?
Many thanks,
Zeev

 

[television]

Is it an estate or saloon please

 

[brandwooddixon]

Do the other lights in the light cluster work? If not then maybe they weren't reconnected properly by the paint shop. Have you found any loose wiring?

One other point to check is that the power is supplied to the bulbs by a series of metal plates.

Have you checked that power is supplied to them by using a multimeter or test bulb?

 

[Zeev]

It is a saloon. All of the other lights work. I haven't run the multimeter test, but having a failure on both sides and having found no lose wiring I assume an upstream fault. And, I replaced both bulbs with new ones. Is the central brake light wired separately?

 

[television]

This is the lamp circuit, take a look to see if this helps
http://www.autolib.diakom.ru/CAR/Mercedes-Benz/1997/E320/SYSTEM WIRING DIAGRAMS/6231.pdf

 

[brandwooddixon]

I only mentioned the multimeter test as I had a fault whereby the metal conductor plate had warped slightly and although it had power it no longer touched the bulb holder contact and thus the brake light didn't work.

 

[Zeev]

Television, for some reason the link you posted redirects me to a google search page. Could you, please verify it is a working link?

 

[television]

It works for me,,,, I will find another way

 

[television]

Go to here http://www.autolib.diakom.ru/CAR/Mercedes-Benz/1997/S320/SYSTEM WIRING DIAGRAMS/

Leave the 1997, select E300, then electrical doagrams and select exterior lamps

 

[Zeev]

It does seem the central and tail brake lights are wired separately. I will check it later. Is the brake pedal switch a reverse one (should it turn the lights on if I remove it from it's bracket?
BTW, television, I found our the link works with PC computers only. Both Safari and Firefox on my Apple computer bring me to a google search page. FYI.

 

[television]

It does seem the central and tail brake lights are wired separately. I will check it later. Is the brake pedal switch a reverse one (should it turn the lights on if I remove it from it's bracket?
BTW, television, I found our the link works with PC computers only. Both Safari and Firefox on my Apple computer bring me to a google search page. FYI.

I too am have trouble with links and the new firefox, why cant they leave things alone