Just installed the 55W DDM kit and when i try to drive, the lights start to flicker and then turn off (errors on the dash). i did not go with the eliminators. However, I have been using a DDM HID kit for over 3 years without any of these symptoms or eliminators, so Im not sure what's going on. Could the ballsts be different now and cannot manage the voltage properly? Should I order the eliminators, go to the dealer for xenon=present, or both? I have no lights at this point so i need to fix this ASAP. thanks in advance!!!

 

Set Xenon to present. Definately set Xenon to present. Just play with the switch for a a little from off to all lights on.

 

Common problem....set the Xenon feature with SDS (STAR Diag) and it will solve the problem. If dealer charges you up the butt then maybe eliminators are your best bet.

Hit or miss, some cars don't have this issue and some do.

 

Sometimes the dealers are incompetent. If you need to take this document with you.

This will do the trick.

 

Yep, my local dealership was thankful I brought Karo's pictures in. They said it saved them a lot of time and guesswork. Thanks Karo!

 

No problem glad it helped

Did they charge you or did it for free?

 

I showed Karo's instructions to the MB technician when I had the "Xenon=Present" setting changed at the MB dealer and they charged me $57.

 

My friend was able to get them down to $45 to do it. Not free, but cheaper than an actual half hour's labor.

Ended up paying $48 total, which included a new ATF cap and 6 oz of tranny fluid.

 

What was the solution? I was at the mb deler today to check if xenon was set as percent but they couldn't find it in the star diagnostic. I have exactly same problem but original xenon headlights. Bought new ballasts changed em, same problem. Then tested old and new ballast on battery, all 4 worked. checked battery and wiering. Nothing there either.

 

A cheap and quick workaround is to have resistors installed inline on the harness. It circumvents the need to set Xenon = Present by tricking the computer into thinking the halogen bulbs are present and not blown out.

 

If you need to show them how to do it, see Post# 1194 in this thread for instructions on setting Xenon = Present.