Parking Lamp Help!
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2005 C230 Kompressor
Parking Lamp Help!
First I had condensation inside my front passenger side headlight, so I popped off the black protective caps on the parking lamp and high beam lights. I feelt around a little bit and then left it for a while. I can back the next day and all the condensation was gone but my parking lamp doesn't work. The high beam still works but I don't know how to fix the Parkin lamp now! Have I done bad damage? Pulled a wire? Blew a fuse?
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From: Orange County
2005 C Wagon (No snickering please!)
There is no fuse associated with the parking lamps. The front SAM controls them electronically. The lamp is a wedge base where the contacts are wires that extend outside the lamp. The wires sometimes don't make a good connection with the socket.
Clean the lamp terminals with alcohol and try again. Wiggle the lamp in the socket to see if it illuminates. Take the lamp out, turn it around and plug it back in. You could just change it. It is a 5W bulb that only cost a couple of bucks.
Clean the lamp terminals with alcohol and try again. Wiggle the lamp in the socket to see if it illuminates. Take the lamp out, turn it around and plug it back in. You could just change it. It is a 5W bulb that only cost a couple of bucks.
