1998 Mercedes-Benz CL420 (C140)
Discussion
tobinen said:
I've never tried the key in the door but on the fob, one press is driver's door only and second press is the rest.
I think you can change that behaviour (you could on later Mercs) by holding the keys on the remote in a certain way you can make the button do either all the locks or just the driver's door. Perhaps hold the lock and unlock button for 5 seconds to change it?On my W140 you could open the boot with the remote fob but had to hold it down for something ridiculous like 10 seconds so it was an entirely useless feature.
Ben
I am back from three nights camping in Swanage at a different site nearer to town. £12 a night at Quarr Camping, decent showers and toilets but a bit hilly. All-in-all a nice break apart from the hellish traffic yesterday coming back.
On Saturday I walked roughly 6 miles to Swanage and along the coastal path back to The Square and Compass pub in Worth Matravers. That wore me out so I called for a lift back to the campsite.
I can't remember which is which but here are Seacombe Cliff, Dancing Ledge and Blackers Hole
On Saturday I walked roughly 6 miles to Swanage and along the coastal path back to The Square and Compass pub in Worth Matravers. That wore me out so I called for a lift back to the campsite.
I can't remember which is which but here are Seacombe Cliff, Dancing Ledge and Blackers Hole
I was just up the coast from you a bit towards West Bay this weekend, and I know Swanage well from childhood and a few trips with the 1st Mrs Stickleback, it's a lovely part of the country. I think your C140 might make an even more incongrous camping car than my W221 with a roofbox/
Last year I got stuck in mud going up a hill into a campsite, on nearly bald 275 section Toyo Proxes tyres on the rear. In the end I had to turn off the traction control and just boot it to get out, much to my kids amusement
Last year I got stuck in mud going up a hill into a campsite, on nearly bald 275 section Toyo Proxes tyres on the rear. In the end I had to turn off the traction control and just boot it to get out, much to my kids amusement
How difficult is it to fix a failed headlamp bulb? Easy peasy one should think.
My RH headlamp failed the other day. I had a couple of new H1s in stock so I swapped it over and no change. Hmm. I tried another and no change.
I swapped over the working LH bulb and no change. I put the new bulb into the LH headlamp and it worked. I noted that the bulb does not illuminate unless it makes contact with the slot in the back of the headlamp unit.
It's time to open the multimeter box! 11.7V at the working LH side and 10.1V at the duff side, engine off. I have no idea if that is relevant.
What about the fuses (11 and 12 for you C140 fuse enthusiasts)? I swapped them around and no change. I checked continuity on the fuses and both good.
Rag about to be lost I put everything back and the RH headlamp worked and the LH didn't! FFS!
To be continued...
My RH headlamp failed the other day. I had a couple of new H1s in stock so I swapped it over and no change. Hmm. I tried another and no change.
I swapped over the working LH bulb and no change. I put the new bulb into the LH headlamp and it worked. I noted that the bulb does not illuminate unless it makes contact with the slot in the back of the headlamp unit.
It's time to open the multimeter box! 11.7V at the working LH side and 10.1V at the duff side, engine off. I have no idea if that is relevant.
What about the fuses (11 and 12 for you C140 fuse enthusiasts)? I swapped them around and no change. I checked continuity on the fuses and both good.
Rag about to be lost I put everything back and the RH headlamp worked and the LH didn't! FFS!
To be continued...
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