w211 e270cdi not starting.

[digisatman]

Hi all,

Tryed to start car today but doesnt even crank!

It comes up with a few errors, such as, "Brake defective", "Electric consumers not functioning", "Braking distance increased", "SRS defective" and " ESP defective".

Anyone know what could be wrong?

Its a 2004 e270 cdi W211

Thanks,

Digi

 

[digisatman]

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breakdown recovery guy came and said the battery was flat, so jump started it and it started first time. he checked the voltage and it was at 3.8 i think, and he says that the alternator is working (ie, charging) but must not be holding charge so need a new battery.

Should I buy a new battery?

 

[television]

You need to check the drain on a 211.

you also need to check the battery split box.

The above are the 2 known faults on you car,, if the car was fine the day before then something is taking it down a current check when sleeping should not be more than 40 ma

 

[digisatman]

It hasnt been driven since last sunday, its used mainly short journeys on the weekend, so mabye this has put a strain on the battery?

Anyone know which model this battery is, and where I could purchase it? I tryed Halfords but they dont seem to stock it?

thanks!

 

[digisatman]

i mostly drive it at weekends, so dont really want to have to jump start it every week! Car is just over 4 years old, is it normal for a batt to go at this age?

 

[jberks]

It is possible but we replaced the battery on a 2003 211, only have the same issue a week later.
Ours was the switch bar on the dash (the one with the hazard light switch). It was fine for 20-30 mins then suddenly woke up and drained the battery.