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C 240
Lights
HI
Does anyone know why the w203 healights stay on all/most of the time after start up?
wheras most other mb's the light only comes on when you put it into drive!
can you change the selection?
thnx
Does anyone know why the w203 healights stay on all/most of the time after start up?
wheras most other mb's the light only comes on when you put it into drive!
can you change the selection?
thnx
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2002 C240 6-spd (ret)
Sounds like 2 questions...
First, I've got a 6-spd on my C240, so I don't know about the lights coming on in "drive". I assume you're talking about when the light switch is in the "auto" position. As far as I know, there is only one selection which can be made via the computer. That is, whether you want the lights on all the time (aka daytime running lights - MB calls is "constant mode"), or operable via the dashboard switch. (There are other selections for how long the lights stay on when you get out -- that's a different topic.) Sounds like with auto trans, the lights will come on in the "auto" function when you start the car.
Now, as to why they seem to be staying "almost all the time", do you mean they are on even when it is bright outside? I have noticed that the lights come on earlier than some other cars I've had with auto lights -- that may be a threshhold setting MB uses. I'm not sure, but perhaps this threshhold can be adjusted by the dealer. Or, maybe you are having a problem with the sensor that determines the ambient light level.
Now, as to why they seem to be staying "almost all the time", do you mean they are on even when it is bright outside? I have noticed that the lights come on earlier than some other cars I've had with auto lights -- that may be a threshhold setting MB uses. I'm not sure, but perhaps this threshhold can be adjusted by the dealer. Or, maybe you are having a problem with the sensor that determines the ambient light level.
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From: Kamloops, BC, CAD
S210 E320 4MATIC
It is because of the Daytime Running Lights in Canada. You can change the lights so that act like the US and the rest of the world, by switching the Canadian DRL module for a US DRL module. I believe the module cost about $350 USD.
Of course, I am not sure if this is legal in Canada, I couldn't be bothered to change it. Anyway, I like the Xenons lighting the way all the time. Sure makes everyone move over to the right.
Of course, I am not sure if this is legal in Canada, I couldn't be bothered to change it. Anyway, I like the Xenons lighting the way all the time. Sure makes everyone move over to the right.
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sorry, i ddin't make it clear, but yeah i am in Canada therefore lights are on at all time. But even though when i leave the light switch on 0, the lights still come on all the time. is there a way to change it?
I don't think it is a problem of some sort, it's jsut that i am accustomed to the lights going of when i put the car in "park" or "neutral". like my ex-(202)
I also noticed that most car from the states have their lights completely off during the day! so do you guys have to turn the switch to auto or soemthing?
Bora: how does that module work?
phatbam: how is the ride of your 320 after installing the cup kit? and how much did it lower your car by?
thnx guys
I don't think it is a problem of some sort, it's jsut that i am accustomed to the lights going of when i put the car in "park" or "neutral". like my ex-(202)
I also noticed that most car from the states have their lights completely off during the day! so do you guys have to turn the switch to auto or soemthing?
Bora: how does that module work?
phatbam: how is the ride of your 320 after installing the cup kit? and how much did it lower your car by?
thnx guys
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it rides very nice, in my opinion i dont really notice any difference with the comfort of the factory sports package, the ride is similar. the kit lowered the front 2 inches and the rear 1.5 inches.
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Phatbam,
I'm not to smart w/ cars!
But how does the cup kits work?
do you change the springs or the shocks?
from a pic i've seens before, it looks like a spring on a shocks like mcphersons on the front of a 203, but since the rear is like a mulitlink suspension, wut do you do? or am i talking about colilovers? not sure..
i may be wrong. but i'm jsut curious, becoz I want to lower my car too aswell as accomodating the best comfort.
how much the kit cost you?
thnx
I'm not to smart w/ cars!
But how does the cup kits work?
do you change the springs or the shocks?
from a pic i've seens before, it looks like a spring on a shocks like mcphersons on the front of a 203, but since the rear is like a mulitlink suspension, wut do you do? or am i talking about colilovers? not sure..
i may be wrong. but i'm jsut curious, becoz I want to lower my car too aswell as accomodating the best comfort.
how much the kit cost you?
thnx
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Originally posted by hopup
I don't think it is a problem of some sort, it's jsut that i am accustomed to the lights going of when i put the car in "park" or "neutral". like my ex-(202
I don't think it is a problem of some sort, it's jsut that i am accustomed to the lights going of when i put the car in "park" or "neutral". like my ex-(202
I live in the US and am a strong believer in the DRL. Always used them on all cars I have owned.
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HOPUP:
the cup kit is a replacement of the factory shocks and springs, you get H&R shocks and H&R springs. the springs lower the car as the shocks are stiffer for better handling. i got a great deal on my kit, it was about 1100 USD installed with 4 wheel alignment.
the cup kit is a replacement of the factory shocks and springs, you get H&R shocks and H&R springs. the springs lower the car as the shocks are stiffer for better handling. i got a great deal on my kit, it was about 1100 USD installed with 4 wheel alignment.
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Vadim, i agree to your statement about premature death towards the bulbs, but i'm jsut simply curious why it only happens to the (203's) in canada and not in most other models.
btw,is DRL? Daytime running light??
so only the two lights under the high beam go on?
because in Canada, the headlights have to come on at all times.
btw,is DRL? Daytime running light??
so only the two lights under the high beam go on?
because in Canada, the headlights have to come on at all times.
