how do i reset a bulb out indicator?
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how do i reset a bulb out indicator?
my display keeps telling me that i have a tailight out but i've checked them all and they're good. everytime i turn on my headlights, i get the indicator in the display and i have to scroll it out which is getting annoying. anyone know how i can reset it? thanks
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You probably have a bigger issue, take it in and get it checked out, the warranty would cover any faulty harnesses if that is what it is.
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Originally Posted by mbny
my display keeps telling me that i have a tailight out but i've checked them all and they're good. everytime i turn on my headlights, i get the indicator in the display and i have to scroll it out which is getting annoying. anyone know how i can reset it? thanks
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oh man, this sucks. i figured it was just some easy fix. i hate going to the dealer plus i'm in an argument with them right now.
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Have you been able to confirm that the rear center brake light (on the shelf) is OK? Sometimes the R and L bulbs get checked but the Center one gets overlooked because whoever's checking doesn't realize the center is supposed to light up when the brakes are applied.
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Originally Posted by mbny
oh man, this sucks. i figured it was just some easy fix. i hate going to the dealer plus i'm in an argument with them right now.
Its a bad socket. The turn signals and frame lights are common problems.
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Originally Posted by Sailorlite
Have you been able to confirm that the rear center brake light (on the shelf) is OK?
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Go to a different dealer. How hard is that?
Its a bad socket. The turn signals and frame lights are common problems.
Its a bad socket. The turn signals and frame lights are common problems.
To answer your question, the reset occurs automatically once the defective bulb is replaced. There is no manual reset, to my knowledge.
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I had this problem and I had to trouble shoot the problem. if the amps draw on the bulb is low you will get this message, I would Pick up new blubs and just start changing it. just change the bulb that the computer is telling you change play with it.... good luck
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The CENTER brake light is NOT on the rear shelf - don't know what I was imagining. It's in the trunk lid of course. (Now I don't know whether it's a single bulb or a series of small bulbs, but every bulb must be OK to avoid the warning message).
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Originally Posted by Sailorlite
The CENTER brake light is NOT on the rear shelf - don't know what I was imagining. It's in the trunk lid of course. (Now I don't know whether it's a single bulb or a series of small bulbs, but every bulb must be OK to avoid the warning message).
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There are many issues with harnesses with many years of C classes. Many of my bulb harnesses have been replaced over the years. Bottom line, take a warranted car in for inspection and let them figure it out. Buying bulbs and constantly changing them is not the answer.
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Originally Posted by MB-BOB
I've never noticed this "common problem" on my car. I did have a bulb out indicator twice, once at the dealer. In both cases, it was not due to a "bad socket," but due to... burned out bulbs.
![thumbs](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif)
BTW, there's even a TSB for it.
P-82_10-398A JAN 05 Lighting - License Plate Bulbs Burned Out
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Originally Posted by Outland
STFF.
BTW, there's even a TSB for it.
P-82_10-398A JAN 05 Lighting - License Plate Bulbs Burned Out
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BTW, there's even a TSB for it.
P-82_10-398A JAN 05 Lighting - License Plate Bulbs Burned Out