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Old May 19, 2009 | 10:12 PM
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CD changer not detected?

Anyone else have this problem? It also seems my disc catridge doesn't want to eject. Any help or tips for this? Thanks!
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Old May 19, 2009 | 10:18 PM
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try to shake it a bit, hit the eject button rapidly and hold it down until cartridge eject....
redo above steps til it works
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Old May 19, 2009 | 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Bao_Amg
try to shake it a bit, hit the eject button rapidly and hold it down until cartridge eject....
redo above steps til it works
Yeah, I did that and eventually got the cartridge out, but still doesn't work anymore.
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Old May 19, 2009 | 10:51 PM
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my cartridge ejects fine but when played for a couple of minutes, it stops playing and the radio doesnt detect the cd changer.. when this happends, the radio doesnt work either.. not only that but thru time, its been getting worst and worst playing less everytime.. IT EFFIN SUKS *****..!!!!
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Old May 19, 2009 | 11:15 PM
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Originally Posted by saer1one
my cartridge ejects fine but when played for a couple of minutes, it stops playing and the radio doesnt detect the cd changer.. when this happends, the radio doesnt work either.. not only that but thru time, its been getting worst and worst playing less everytime.. IT EFFIN SUKS *****..!!!!
YUp, I've basically given up on it and I just play the radio or my iPod.
I've written it off as yet another thing on my Mercedes to break. I love my car, but I've replaced every accessory on the engine so far.

My next car, I'm having serious thoughts about getting another European car.
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Old May 19, 2009 | 11:32 PM
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funny this is the first post i saw when i logged on. this prob just occurred to me like 20 min ago. any other fixes besides shaking it, jabbing at the button and punching it a couple times?
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Old May 20, 2009 | 01:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Bao_Amg
try to shake it a bit, hit the eject button rapidly and hold it down until cartridge eject....
redo above steps til it works
Crazy as it sounds, this actually worked. I got the cartridge out and now the cd player is playing fine. lol
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Old May 20, 2009 | 04:51 AM
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every now again, mine wont detect that their are CD's in certain spots. spots vary. sometime it will detect no cd in spot 4 when there is and sometimes it will detect it. sometimes it wont detect a cd in spot 2 when there is one in there. sometimes it will. weird. lol. i just keep ejecting the cartridge and putting it back in until it detects the cd i want to listen to
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Old May 20, 2009 | 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by TBM1
Crazy as it sounds, this actually worked. I got the cartridge out and now the cd player is playing fine. lol

how are you all shaking it around? mine seems to sit flush and very tight
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Old May 20, 2009 | 11:57 AM
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every now again, mine wont detect that their are CD's in certain spots. spots vary. sometime it will detect no cd in spot 4 when there is and sometimes it will detect it. sometimes it wont detect a cd in spot 2 when there is one in there. sometimes it will. weird. lol. i just keep ejecting the cartridge and putting it back in until it detects the cd i want to listen to
I used to have the same problem. This was the first time it didn't detect the cd player at all. I fixed the problem before exactly the way you did. Take out the cartridge and put it back in.
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how are you all shaking it around? mine seems to sit flush and very tight
I just kept pressing the button and was lightly banging on the front of the changer and it eventually came out.
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Old May 20, 2009 | 05:54 PM
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I wonder if this is the precursor to the problem where the cartridge can't be detected and all of a sudden the entire head-unit won't work?

I used to have both the full radio crap out on me, and occasionally have this problem too, but come to think of it, I haven't had it a single time since I just started using a tape adapter for my iPod (knock on wood). I guess this isn't a possibility for people with the in-dash CD HUs
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Old Sep 6, 2009 | 12:05 PM
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Had this issue with cd changer not being detected 05 CLK55, and sound would stop working all together. Was at the dealer for a month, then we convinced them to swap the command unit all together.
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