envyxc350

Ok so yesterday i painted the insdie of my headlights and the car worked fine without the headlights in when i moved the car a few feet. I put the headlights back in and everything is reassembled and when i go to start the car ABS and SRS warning come up and the car dies. What can it be? Is my battery dead? Cause I have run the battery to were the car wont start but then recharge it and start her up.

All i did was reconnect the headlights and bam it goes out

JimPap

I think it has more to do with the battery.

I vaguely recall something about having to go into one of the menus and resetting some values when replacing the battery. What I recall was thinking that it was going to be a pain to do for something as simple as replacing a battery and that MB should have made it easier.

Carsy

I would put a voltmeter across my battery terminals & expect to see around 12 volts.
Check also if there are any fuses blown.
Do your headlights work ?

Azn_C300

You have to do the same with BMWs as well. Registering the batteries are fairly common with luxury line vehicles as your onboard computers strictly regulates power flow. Talking to a few SAs, they even said when you buy a new battery, don't just plug it in, charge it all the way up to max, then plug it in as even "new" batteries lose some charge over time and when you register the battery, you want everything maxed out for accurate settings.

envyxc350

Ok so i guess this morning everything was fine.. wtf?! my car was blocking a few cars so mom took keys and moved it perfectly. But last night it had srs and abs malfunctions, i dont understand. ill see if anything happens today. but thanks for the tips guys

JimPap

Your mom must have the golden touch.

blue00r6

lets see your headlights

ulovemybenzo

did u cook the headlight in the oven to pry it open?

JimPap

...did you use a dash of oregano?

f4i 954

take a look at the basics.
check the connections/pins of your headlights.
i think they are on the engine can network, if there is a problem they might bring the engine can down.
Just a guess.
Good luck

envyxc350

She's got the golden eye
Here are some pics of the lights, black housing with golden trim to match my gold 19'' r8 rims coming soon
I also tinted taillights but havent polished them yet and painted calipers to match the cherry red.


I guess my battery is pretty low, car wouldn't start again in morning. Hook the charger up and bam she works perfectly. I guess i'll be using the ipod when i wash her instead of sirius xm.


AND YES MY CAR IS FILTHY!!!

Peabody

I hope you don't have a stray open circuit draining out your battery when your car is supposed to be off... the airbag warning light and car not starting is very typical of not enough amps in the battery to charge the airbags or start the car.. which is typical of cold German winters and stupid things like leaving the key in the ignition (even in off) with the DRL enabled.