DL_AMG

If they can't fix it, hire a lawyer and get there butt.

drallafi

Bah... that's more $$$ that I'd rather spend elsewhere. It's just a car, after all.

DL_AMG

If you have good case, you don't have to spend any $ while still driving your car till the case settle. If win, most of time u get ur full purchase $ back. If u lost, no $ spend. Only cost to you is time.

m3_eater

Could someone please post the following TSBs? Thanks!

P-40_10-43 040116 Tires - Michelin Pilot Sport A/S(R) Tires Not Approved

and

P-40_10-33A 011001 Tires - Approved Winter/Summer Tires

Tump43

Hi --

I could use some info on the following service bulitens:

P-54_21-121 050110 Lighting - Brake/Park Lamps Flicker With Engine ON

P-82_10-376 040917 Lighting - Xenon/Bi-Xenon Headlamps Not Functioning


(my xenon lights flicker and sometime shut off briefly when the car is on. Happens at night and during the day.)

Thanks,

Bif powell

Tires - Michelin Pilot Sport A/S(R) Tires Not Approved

Date: January 16, 2004

Order No.: P-B-40.10/43

Supersedes:

Group: 40

SUBJECT:
All Passenger Models Michelin Pilot Sport A/S Tires

Please be advised that the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S (all-season) is not an approved (nor certified) Mercedes-Benz tire for any Mercedes-Benz passenger vehicle. Use of the above mentioned tire can cause vehicle tracking issues which MBUSA will not attempt to correct. MBUSA will not perform warranty wheel alignments on any subject vehicle which has any non-approved wheel/tire package installed. For any question as to approved wheel/tire packages please refer to WIS and EPC.

Note : This should not be mistaken for the Michelin Pilot Sport, which is approved for many Mercedes-Benz applications.
Copyright © 2006 ALLDATA LLC

Bif powell

http://www.bifpowell.com/p491033a011...esapproved.PDF

Bif powell

Respectively

http://www.bifpowell.com/p5421121050...htingbrake.PDF

and

http://www.bifpowell.com/p8210376040...htingxenon.PDF

Lagunatic

Bif, thank you very much for this extremely informative post. The list of TSBs is comprehensive and as a C32 owner, appreciate this information as it might come in handy one day. This thread should be sticky!

m3_eater

Thanks, Bif!

BeltFedBob

What is this about?

"This last time (must've been like the 5th time for this one issue) I took my car in for the so-called 'vibration at 40 mph' (no tsb that I've found for it), Sears Imports in Minnetonka Minnesota - the SA took me seriously and listened to my concerns and suggestions, but in the end they said, yeah it's your tires (on my third set of brand new, balanced and aligned with the same vibration)."

Do you still have the vibration?


How about this one?

P-32_25-13 JAN 03 Suspension - Rumbling Noise From Rear Axle Area


Thanks!

flush

Seriously? My used C32 came with brand new Pilot Sport A/S when I got it... ??!

LDNA

P-80_57-38 051123 Interior - Memory Seat Moves to Incorrect Position

thanks

childzplay

Thank you very much for the post.

I too am getting sick of dealing with this car and the stealerships. I love the car when it's working properly, but it doesn't seem to work properly all that often.

I'm planning on bringing my car back to the dealer yet again. They supposedly fixed the I/C relay. Then they flashed the ECU and got stuck. They said it was broken and that I needed a new ECU. About $2K. Thanks to the community here I went back and complained. They magically got it to work after I complained that they fried my ECU.

Now after having the car back 3 days, the check engine light is back. As soon as I drove it off the dealer's lot, I noticed it ran rough and hesitated when accelerating hard. I tried the ECU reset (not the disconnecting of the battery) which worked momentarily and then threw up the CEL again.

I'm with you, I'll probably spend between $1Mil. to $2Mil. on cars in my lifetime too. This is not the way to treat someone with this much buying potential.

D_Star

this is great! i would really like to know about

S-49_10-08 040201 Exhaust System - Rattling/Hissing/Humming Noises

if you can let me know, thank you

c230_2k2

can I get more info on this please?

P-80_35-16 020419 Interior - Seat Memory Key Assignment

Bif powell

I see these posts, will just take me a couple days to get to where I can post up responses. Apologies, but kind of crazy the last week or so.

ultraseven

We should probably make this a sticky.

Bif powell

I have this one, but didn't know it was in a TSB, thanks for pointing this out!!!

http://www.bifpowell.com/seatmemory.pdf

edit: If you're the kind of person who always "wants their 48 seconds back", I would just stop now. Forgot to tell this story about the seat-problem. When I first got the car, I went to lunch with a buddy and I'm talking about how he should check out the seat - it starts back so I can get in and out easier, and then moves everything to my prefered position - it's awesome! So I give him time to get in his seat, I climb in easily, and the seat starts to move forward...and keep going...and at first he looks impressed with the little pursed-lipped smile and slow, but pleasing nod, like "dude, you're so metal."

Then it's obvious that it's not going to stop...it's still going forward and I'm starting to have to tilt my head and bring my knees up...I'm like fumbling for the controls on the seat-bottom, only of course, they're NOT ON the seat, they're on the farking door, you idiot - I scramble/panic to get the controls as I eeeeeek, ever so slowly to the cieling and into the steering wheel...I'm still moving forward, looking for a way to escape out the sun-roof and I look over at my buddy whose smile turned into this evil ear-to-ear grin and in his deepest voice he goes "No Mr Bond, I expect you to die."

Bif powell

Extensive write-up with diagrams (19 pages)

http://www.bifpowell.com/exhaustrattle.pdf

Bif powell

OMG - I got this S4 and the local guys all use VAG-COM like crazy to customize their car's behavior, I would LOVE to get my hands on SDS!!!

SUBJECT:
Model 203, Model Years 2001 and Later

Assigning Key and Key Track After Replacement

Model 203 vehicles are equipped with key dependent seat memory. Memory block 1 is assigned to key I memory block 2 is assigned to key 2 and memory block 3 is assigned to keys 3 through 8. Starting with SDS version 03/02, it is now possible to assign any memory block to any key by performing the following procedure.

Select the correct model
Select Main groups
Select Control units
Select Body
Select EIS - Electronic ignition switch
Select Control unit adaptations
Select Read coding and change if necessary
Select Key or key track allocation to a memory key
Which key or key track do you want to allocate? (displayed) The choices are from 1 to 8.
Which memory key do you want to allocate? (displayed) The choices are 1 to 3. (Please note that the question which memory key is actually which memory block Select the desired numbers
Select Start F5
End DAS

joegrecoant

Hi Bif,

would you be kind enough to provide this?

P-30_30-61 041230 Cruise Control Inoperative

Thanks!

Joe

Bif powell

Here you go!

Cruise Control Inoperative

Date: December 30, 2004

Order No.: P-B-30.30/61

Supersedes:

Group: 30
SUBJECT:
All Passenger Models Cruise Control Inoperative

For Information Only!

If you receive customer reports in the above model vehicles where the cruise control disengages at highway speeds, but functions at lower speeds (~25 mph), ensure that a difference in tire circumference between the four tires due to un-uniform wear is not the cause. Additionally; ensure that all 4 tires equipped on the vehicle are identical in the following manner; tire manufacture, application (snow, all-season, performance, etc.), speed, and load ratings.
Note : Version/SCN coding should be considered, if the vehicle recently received a ME software flash or control module replacement.

If you receive reports in the above model vehicles of the cruise control disengaging, please ensure that the vehicle's ME control module is properly version/SCN coded.

joegrecoant

Hi Bif, thanks for the info, I am just going through the list again as my next service is due this week! after reviewing, I found 12 TSBs that apply to me!!! Sucks... I think it's almost time to let it go...anyway, I found some of them throughout this thread, would you mind if I request for the following so that I can bring them all to the dealer? Let's hope the service guy won't be pissed!

THanks again!

Joe

P-15_30-55A 051222 Starting System - Engine Will Not Start

P-42_10-51D 051205 Brakes - Front Brake Squeal/Grind Applied or Not

P-32_20-17A 030729 Suspension - Front End Knock/Rumble on Rough Roads

P-80_35-16 020419 Interior - Seat Memory Key Assignment

P-91_10-50A 010822 Interior - Noises From Front Seat Tilt Mechanism

AWDman

Bif can I get this?
P-88_50-24 010816 Body - Trunk Lid Will Not Open

Thanks.