Several things quit working at once.
06-16-2013, 02:42 PM
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Several things quit working at once.
Hello everyone,
I recently purchased a 1998 c230 for a good price and everything was working fine.
The car sat for a few days while I got the title transferred and tag ready. I tried to turn on the radio but the word "code" was displayed. I hit some buttons and it changed to the word "wait". I noticed then that the power windows, turn signals, wipers and key remotes all quit working at the same time.
I called MD at the 800 number in the manual and they gave me the code for the radio and advised me to disconnect the battery for 5 minutes and reconnect it. I did so and after that everything started working again except the radio still says "wait" on the screen. Even after I waited longer than the 10 minutes that was suggested in the owners manual with the engine running.
I could live without the radio so life was good, then a couple of days later I went to get in the car and the remote on the key was not working again along with the wipers,power windows and turn signals. I tried removing the negative battery cable again but this time it didn't work.
This is my first MB so I read around on the forums here but haven't found much on this issues or maybe didn't look in the right places. Is this a common or known issues with these cars? And is their a simple fix or should I take it in for service?
I recently purchased a 1998 c230 for a good price and everything was working fine.
The car sat for a few days while I got the title transferred and tag ready. I tried to turn on the radio but the word "code" was displayed. I hit some buttons and it changed to the word "wait". I noticed then that the power windows, turn signals, wipers and key remotes all quit working at the same time.
I called MD at the 800 number in the manual and they gave me the code for the radio and advised me to disconnect the battery for 5 minutes and reconnect it. I did so and after that everything started working again except the radio still says "wait" on the screen. Even after I waited longer than the 10 minutes that was suggested in the owners manual with the engine running.
I could live without the radio so life was good, then a couple of days later I went to get in the car and the remote on the key was not working again along with the wipers,power windows and turn signals. I tried removing the negative battery cable again but this time it didn't work.
This is my first MB so I read around on the forums here but haven't found much on this issues or maybe didn't look in the right places. Is this a common or known issues with these cars? And is their a simple fix or should I take it in for service?
06-19-2013, 08:38 PM
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Problem solved, If you follow the article below it was one of the connectors for the passenger rear window motor. I just removed one wire at a time until everything started working again.
http://www.justanswer.com/mercedes/6...per-power.html
http://www.justanswer.com/mercedes/6...per-power.html
