winks911

My C43 has these buttons in the center compartment but not sure what it does
or how to use it.
If I push the burton with the wrench it just flashes.
If I push the one with the I it send a beeping sound every two seconds through
the phone system.

LawRens

lol i made myself laugh with this one

winks911

DRBC43AMG

That's better with a photo and looking at your photos in the picture sticky I asked myself the same question. Sorry I have no idea.... but perhaps a direct line with AMG in Affalterbach?

KJI3jflarryfe93

what kind of an option is that on your 2000 C43?

DRBC43AMG

Still trying to figure it out.... Is it factory fitted or added on later items??

winks911

All factory except for the mods which I have listed.
There is also this.
The display shows what gear you are currently using.

C43AMG

We can try reading the manual......that always helps.

C43AMG

That's for the tiptronic transmission that was put in the 2000 model year.

DRBC43AMG

The mystery thickens, but seeing your vehicle is a 2000 model and that gear display on the instrument panel, could your transmission be the 5 speed Tiptronic type gearbox which seemed to have been installed in the 43 during the last year of production?? Still don't know anything about those switches though

Sorry for the double explanation, but I see that C43AMG had beaten me with his reply....

winks911

I did but it does not say how to actually use them.
I also called the dealer but they do not or never seen a 2000 C43.
Spoke to someone at MB head office because it never came to Canada they have no info on
2000s.

winks911

Yes And It Is A 5 Speed Tiptronic.
My selector stops at D
Then touch left it goes 4-3-2-1
right 1-2-3-4-D

C43AMG

The "wrench" is in the event of a breakdown it would communicate through "tele-aid" (now discontinued) to Mercedes and connect you with someone to dispatch assistance.

winks911

I did push the one with the wrench it seems to have some effect on the cluster display.
If I push the "I" button it tries to send some signal or maybe trying to dial.

winks911

Ok,
It seems the wrench button is for tele aid 250.00 per year and also works the sos button on the roof.
The I button is for self diagnostics which will display through the cluster.
just have to figure out how to use it.
I had the car for just over a year and I only just found that button.
I put 500 miles on it since last year, So I had no reason for looking in there.
My two DD's both has about 210,000 km on them.
Thanks

vinceC

The system is the same in all 2000 models fitted with the telephone system. The buttons are for the Tele-Aid and Roadside Assistance (wrench) through the factory installed telephone system. The system is analog and no longer usable. When it did function it required a subscription. My advice is to pull out the phone and associated wiring in the console. The phones go bad and draw down the battery at about 500mA. The car will start OK after sitting overnight, but if it sits 2-3 days it will be dead.

DRBC43AMG

Good job mate. How does it go?

DRBC43AMG

So , I was not too far wrong with the idea of a direct line to AMG at Affalterbach

C43AMG

It would be nice !