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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 02:54 AM
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HID installed .. but has CODE ERROR

hey guys

so i did my research on hid's for mercs.
so i ended up getting digital ballasts (merc ready)

all is good when i use my hids on my c200k 04 model.

but i noticed when i dont turn the lights on straight away, lets say within the first 1min of turning on the car

IT MALFUNCAITONS !

i dont know why... does anyone elses merc do this ?

so i always have to turn my lights on straight away.

its just a pain in the **** when it gets dark whiling driving.

is there anything i can do ? eg set something up on the computer ?
i alredy tried. my mate works for merc.

any info will help

cheers

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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 05:32 AM
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also what brands do you guys have installed ?
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 10:49 AM
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Did you have it at the shop to get HIDs to "present" because the reaction your cars having is like mine before I had the present setting placed.
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 11:15 AM
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You can see the Star computer in the pic, I can only assume they set it to Xenon=Present.
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 03:20 PM
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yea thats what we tried to do, at my house.

but we couldnt find the option for it ? does anyone know where to find that option on the computer ?
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 03:43 PM
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As found on the official OEM & Aftermarket modifications thread that is a sticky at the top of this forum:

https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...=1#post2273509

Please search. Hope that clears it all up for ya.
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 03:45 PM
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yea sorry about that.

thanks heaps guys. i appreciate it
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