ABA

I have the exact same problem. It happen twice already and in both cases the licence plate lights are functioning. The mulfuction indicator disappear when I switch the ignition off and on again. I would apprciate if anyone could share their knowledge with regards to this.

bagwell

let the dealer fart with it if its not an intermittent prob.

This is another case of unnecessary electronics complexity by MB.

viper

Could be a bad intermittent bulb or socket. I agree that you should let the dealer look at it.

christian655321

hey bag how are your lenses holding out? if they are still good i was going to get the same bulbs, please gimmie an update.

christian655321

update to trying to find these impossible bulbs, according to bagwell, he is usuing this bulb

http://209.87.151.155/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=M-28

which means that we must find a bulb that is 37mm or about 1.5 inches long and 5 watts. in my searching i have noticed that "dome light bulbs" come in three common sizes

1 3/16 inch or 30mm
1 1/2 inch or 37mm
1 5/8 inch or 41mm

hope this help those of you also involved in searching for the mysterious 5w dome light.

heh.. anyone know offhand what bulb the interior dome light is?

aerodragon

i got this message on my LCD:

Check Lamp
License Plate, L, R

but I saw that the license plate lights were ON and OK.


any idea?

bensitto

Your bulb might be going bad, same happened to me, but sometimes it would work and other is woudn't. They should replace them in the service lane when you take it in. (no charge)

tuscanraider

You must say two "Hail Mary's" and three "Our Fathers" and the demon that is posessing your vehicle will be vanquished. God Bless.

bensitto

lol... I'm going to have to try that if the demon strikes back!

UStifosi

I had the exact same thing happen two weeks ago. No bulbs out. Warning message eventually stopped appearing.

2002 C230K

kpebbles

the same thing happened to me about 3 weeks after i bought my car. I just ignored it because the license plate light looked fine to me. When i got my service A, my SA told me there was a light out, but it looked fine because there are 2 lights. - i guess there are two on each side.

i'd say go to your dealer if you have time, i'm sure it won't take long to fix.

truelove

i get that message for the right license plate bulb being out. only with mine, the bulb actually is out when the message appears. but eventually the bulb turns back on and the message goes away. has happened only twice in 1 year and 3 months so i'm not too concerned.

bensitto

you might as well get them changed if they are going out once in a while. Since I changed mine I haven't had problems. Chances are your problem will come back if it's happened before.

aerodragon

thanks guys!

aerodragon

thanks guys!

aerodragon

thanks guys!

avlis

I get that error every time I start my car. Service B is this week.

wildecyote

i have a 2002 c230k and have the same problem it seems to be associated with a sensor. if I leave the lights off and drive during the day no problem as soon as I go park in the garage (DANGER WILL ROBINSON, DANGER, DANGER) the indicator goes off and if continue to drive at night after a while the right one will flip out too. I will be looking into this futher but I did notice a small humming noise from the interior light panel and did take it off. I believe that this is the same circuit as the sensor and the lights... If I get more information I will post at next opportunty

slowrey

Well I was going to change my license plate bulb however I couldn't find a phillips bit that fit perfectly. Also the screws are very soft. So I quit.

Anyone know what bit I should use? I don't want to strip the screws.

MJ50

regular philips screwdriver should work...

slowrey

Yeah tried a "regular" screwdriver however the bit didn't fit properly.

LuxuryC240

I've changed my bulbs quite a bit, and find that using a regular screwdriver, that fits of course, on those would be the best thing if you dont wanna have to keep going to the dealer for the screws..they definitely are soft, in fact I'm gonna have to get some next time I have to change a bulb!

drexappeal

It's a phillips head screw. You need a sharp phillips head and I'd suggest applying pressure towards the screw by holding the trunk a little down (to get leverage) because that'll ensure that you don't strip the screw. You are correct, the metal on the screws is very soft and can easily be stripped. Only way to preven that is to make sure that you are applying enough pressure towards the screw. I couldn't find a phillips head that was a "perfect" fit either.

slowrey

I'll try again but can't believe I can't find the right bit!

slowrey

Tried to buy new screws from the dealer and they stated I'd have to buy the whole $25.00 assembly.