davkar

Stupidly I didn't do the whole swap at the same time. I removed the old center console a couple of days ago and today I went back to the car to put the new in.

Now I have one cable with connector that I cant find the mating socket for? Does anybody know where it should go? Hopefully something obvious but the lights a bit dim in the garage, and sorry for the lousy pics

Plutoe

yea you got the wrong console!! check here Mercedes-Benz Electronic Spare Parts Catalogue Online

davkar

The thing is, that the one I'm putting back is the original console. I'm trading the car so I have removed the one I've put in the car about three years ago (black ash from a GLC). So the console is the right one

E55Greasemonkey

It might be the keyless go antenna. Look for a long slender box slightly larger than a cigarette lighter. That antenna usually tucks up behind the ashtray or cupholder cutout.

E55Greasemonkey

There's also another slightly hidden connection for the hazard light switch area, up high on the wood trim.

davkar

That might be it! Will check later this evening

davkar

Went and tried again to fint a corresponding socket. But nope, no luck. Have tried all buttons and wheel, and everything seems to work just fine. Strange.

benzdude

Here you go. Its always the last connector I plug in and is always the hardest to find without being able to see.

its a notched connector and you have to hold it the right orientation, all while holding up the console and also while trying find the hole on the bottom.

I use a small mirror and led head lamp.

E55Greasemonkey

That's the keyless GO antenna I mentioned earlier. Maybe the O.P. did not swap the antenna from the old console to the new one, hence the reason he can't find the place to plug into!

davkar

Thank you all! Found it! Lesson to be learned. Document everything, cause you aint gonna remember after a couple of years

On a side note. The car still found the key even though the antenna wasn't connected.

E55Greasemonkey

Good job! If there's a failure to the console KG antenna, the car will default to the door antennas as a back up.