ABsC280

my spedometer needle lags. sometimes from a stop it takes a few seconds i'll be going 25mph (i think) and then all of a sudden the needle will jump from 0 to 30 mph.

sometimes, it's just gets plain stuck. from my house to the freeway is about 1.5 miles. regular stop and go in socal, and my needle stays at zero. i could be going over 55mph and no budge. but after a few miles on the freeway it jumps to 110mph, nah just kidding, just 75. anybody else expirience this !@#$

sixpack

Hi AB

My C250 diesel W202 does the same thing. I read in another forum that its caused by grease or some other sticky stuff left on the needle or the stop pin in production. If you have the inst. pod to pieces, clean the needle & stop pin with solvent or the like, or do as I do, thump the dash with your fist to free the needle.
P.S. my rev counter does it too !

Regards Peter

ABsC280

hey thanks, that's some funny advise, lol. even funnier, i'll probably try it

BadAssBenz

I have the same thing, except my gas gauge does it also. A good smack on the top of the instrument cluster gets it going though.

cil254

It's a known problem, especially in cold weather.
The needle just gets stuck on the resting peg.
It just needs cleaning. Mine does this once in a while too, I didn't bother yet.

DougandhisC280

yep, mine too. I'm going to leave it alone though. It'll be a great excuse if I get pulled over.

BadAssBenz

Yeah, I thought of that too. Although I think the cop would just laugh and give me a more expensive ticket.

ricerokets4life

does anyone know how benz instrument panels work? ive heard that theyre very complex and intricate compared to other car companies' panels.

Mike_C250

hi guys, does anyone have detailed instructions of cleaning this instrument cluster? mine does it too. here i was thinking it was a fuse related problem