Does your car fix itself?
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Does your car fix itself?
So for the past week or so i've had a lic plate light out and it tells me in my messages but then about two days about i got the front right side marker light out. So i was like oh well whatever ill get the bulb when i get the lic plate one. Last night i got in my car and the front right side marker error was gone i got out and looked and it was back on and working perfectly. Weird how things just fix themself's. This happens on my other benzo as well. Crazy ish.
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So for the past week or so i've had a lic plate light out and it tells me in my messages but then about two days about i got the front right side marker light out. So i was like oh well whatever ill get the bulb when i get the lic plate one. Last night i got in my car and the front right side marker error was gone i got out and looked and it was back on and working perfectly. Weird how things just fix themself's. This happens on my other benzo as well. Crazy ish.
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I think the wiring harness on these cars is flakey judging by various posts on the issue and fixes - also the SAM modules are junk and can cause wierd stuff.
Oh yeah, the fuse boxes also tend to have moisture build-up.
Oh yeah, the fuse boxes also tend to have moisture build-up.
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very simple answer!
bulbs as you now have a small wire that burns bright to create the light. when the wire breaks (rather like a fuse) the bulb is dead and the error message comes up.
However a little trick I learnt on home bulbs was to flick the bulb\knock it a little - the wires then bounces back and forth and with the intense heat it re forms and voila we have a working bulb again.
Same with your lights - the car is moving about making the little wire inside the bulb move - once a connection is made and the intense heat solders the join again you have a working bulb.
Simple as that.
I have a bulb at home that has blown 10 times yet I still get it working again with a quick flick of the bulb
So - at this stage its not some amazing nano tech from Merc - not yet anayway - thats to come 2009 models
However a little trick I learnt on home bulbs was to flick the bulb\knock it a little - the wires then bounces back and forth and with the intense heat it re forms and voila we have a working bulb again.
Same with your lights - the car is moving about making the little wire inside the bulb move - once a connection is made and the intense heat solders the join again you have a working bulb.
Simple as that.
I have a bulb at home that has blown 10 times yet I still get it working again with a quick flick of the bulb
So - at this stage its not some amazing nano tech from Merc - not yet anayway - thats to come 2009 models
