SRS - Sensory Restraint System Malfuntion
05-09-2005, 02:02 PM
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07 G35 Sport 6MT, 2005 C230K SS (sold), 1998 Jeep GC 4x4 (da-heep!)
SRS - Sensory Restraint System Malfuntion
So I'm driving my 05' C230 SS on the highway yesterday and outta the blue I get an SRS System failure and a pretty angry car... beeping at me and telling me to drive it to the nearest workshop.
I call up Mercedes roadside assistance who recommends I drive the car to the safest place I can wait for a tow since my airbags "may or may not deploy" in the event of a crash. I ask where they are going to tow it to. They say a dealership, so I tell them I'll just drive to it since its only 10 miles away.
I live in CT and the closest dealer to where I was at the time was Hartford. FYI - if you live in Connecticut goto the Mercedes in Hartford they are the best I have dealt with so far.
Anyway they look at the car and a gyro sensor has failed in the steering column. I'm told all airbags are functioning fine, save the driver side one. Great. The part is on express order and should be here tomorrow, but until then I'm driving around without airbags.
Has anyone else had this problem? I'd also recommend others get thier cars checked as well.
I call up Mercedes roadside assistance who recommends I drive the car to the safest place I can wait for a tow since my airbags "may or may not deploy" in the event of a crash. I ask where they are going to tow it to. They say a dealership, so I tell them I'll just drive to it since its only 10 miles away.
I live in CT and the closest dealer to where I was at the time was Hartford. FYI - if you live in Connecticut goto the Mercedes in Hartford they are the best I have dealt with so far.
Anyway they look at the car and a gyro sensor has failed in the steering column. I'm told all airbags are functioning fine, save the driver side one. Great. The part is on express order and should be here tomorrow, but until then I'm driving around without airbags.
Has anyone else had this problem? I'd also recommend others get thier cars checked as well.
05-09-2005, 02:10 PM
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'01 ML430, '03 C320 Coupe MT, '14 GL450
SRS = Supplemental Restraint System
as in supplementing your primary restraint system (seat belts)
I've had an SRS failure on our ML due to a bad seat sensor. The system is fairly complex, what with all the sensors they've got hooked up to it, and if anything fails, the car will warn you and switch on the SRS light. Don't worry about it too much - they'll fix it and you'll be on your way.
Remeber, your dad drove around at 100 mph without any seatbelts in a badly handling car on skinny tyres and no crumple zones.
I've had an SRS failure on our ML due to a bad seat sensor. The system is fairly complex, what with all the sensors they've got hooked up to it, and if anything fails, the car will warn you and switch on the SRS light. Don't worry about it too much - they'll fix it and you'll be on your way.
Remeber, your dad drove around at 100 mph without any seatbelts in a badly handling car on skinny tyres and no crumple zones.
05-09-2005, 03:30 PM
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07 G35 Sport 6MT, 2005 C230K SS (sold), 1998 Jeep GC 4x4 (da-heep!)
Thats the SAME exact problem I have!!
I feel a little better that its not just me.
I feel a little better that its not just me.
05-09-2005, 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by k_lundquist
So I'm driving my 05' C230 SS on the highway yesterday and outta the blue I get an SRS System failure and a pretty angry car... beeping at me and telling me to drive it to the nearest workshop.
I call up Mercedes roadside assistance who recommends I drive the car to the safest place I can wait for a tow since my airbags "may or may not deploy" in the event of a crash. I ask where they are going to tow it to. They say a dealership, so I tell them I'll just drive to it since its only 10 miles away.
I live in CT and the closest dealer to where I was at the time was Hartford. FYI - if you live in Connecticut goto the Mercedes in Hartford they are the best I have dealt with so far.
Anyway they look at the car and a gyro sensor has failed in the steering column. I'm told all airbags are functioning fine, save the driver side one. Great. The part is on express order and should be here tomorrow, but until then I'm driving around without airbags.
Has anyone else had this problem? I'd also recommend others get thier cars checked as well.
I call up Mercedes roadside assistance who recommends I drive the car to the safest place I can wait for a tow since my airbags "may or may not deploy" in the event of a crash. I ask where they are going to tow it to. They say a dealership, so I tell them I'll just drive to it since its only 10 miles away.
I live in CT and the closest dealer to where I was at the time was Hartford. FYI - if you live in Connecticut goto the Mercedes in Hartford they are the best I have dealt with so far.
Anyway they look at the car and a gyro sensor has failed in the steering column. I'm told all airbags are functioning fine, save the driver side one. Great. The part is on express order and should be here tomorrow, but until then I'm driving around without airbags.
Has anyone else had this problem? I'd also recommend others get thier cars checked as well.
https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w203/79247-srs-failure-indicator.html
From my post in the above thread:
They had to replace the horn contact spiral in my car.
(Part #169-464-03-18 for those interested).
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05-09-2005, 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by raunen
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05-10-2005, 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by k_lundquist
SRS - Sensory Restraint System Malfuntion
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SRS - I thought this was gonna be about sunglasses
