drawde

i was driving around today and my check engine light came on.. it is solid and the car seems to be driving fine, although i belive my gas mileage is a little less than usual. is this something i need to take care of asap? or can i drive it around a little softer in C mode for a couple days?

bushburninc63

go to the dealer

soldier2304

Did you put fuel today? Check if the tank is well locked, most times when check engine comes out like that its because you didnt lock it right, unlock it and lock it back on it shud go away, if not check dealer.

drawde

Saw this in the manual, no luck. Got gas yesterday though, not today, but thought it was worth a shot.

Think this could be oil related? The message came up a couple times, but that 5W-40 is hard to find. I checked my oil level manually and there's not a lot, but enough for at least a bit.

soldier2304

Your best bet is the dealer now, dont swet it, your car is under warranty. Whatever it is, i'm sure its nothing serious.

Hans Delbruck

+1. It's not going to clear up on its own. Go to the dealer. Might be the common "cam position sensor" issue. Not a biggie but definitely something that needs fixing.

MikeG_C63_AMG

I had the same issue not even a week into having my car. Brought it back to Ray Catena in Union first time, and they could not duplicate the problem. Picked my car up and literally 2 days later that bloody CEL came back on again. This time I went back there and expressed my unsatisfaction with the situation considering this was my first MB after coming from three straight BMWs and I carried myself in a professional manner, not causing a scene in front of other customers. The car was in the shop for a few days, when I mentioned to the SA how I saw many complaint on this forum of defective purge valve in the gas tank. With that said they eventually replaced the purge valve I got my car back and almost 14K miles later no issues. Well I will be on my 3rd set or rear tires soon so that is a issue to me. Also I must praise Ray Catena of Union because I was compensated for the inconvience of my car being in the shop for close to 2 weeks of ownership in the first month of having it.

drawde

small update.. the check engine light went off today (thankfully), but im noticing some problems with my fuel consumption.. averaging like 8mpg mixed highway and city and im not pushing it at all.. usually i average 10 city when i drive it hard. any thoughts?

benyl

Dirty MAF?

mthis

did anyone of you guy install k&n filters on your cars.

kaos1

YO FOOLIO UR CAR NEEDZ SUM OIL, OR A PAINT JOB... GOTTA GET DAT BLACK *** C63 COLHOR

1st amg

Who the hell are you?

kaos1

IM YER WERZT NITEMARE!!!! IM NOT A FOOLIO, LIKE U!!!!



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drawde

Just to update this, I took it into the dealer last week and they did a software update on something and they said it shouldn't happen again (check engine light). As for the oil, I purchased some from them so I wouldn't have to make the trip again later.

1st amg

Did they change any parts such as the infamous "cam position sensor" or the purge valve, or did they simply just do an ECU update....I was driving this afternoon and the light came on, went to the dealer right away and tried the gas cap thing, nothing worked, the car seems to be driving fine so booked an appointment for wednesday, hopefullly it isnt anything serious.

Veho

As long as the light isn´t blinking you can drive the car carefully... I had the CEL light come on the second day I got my car... The dealer took care of it quick, wasn´t a big problem. Think they did a software update for me too but. Who knows if thats the truth but it´s working fine now

SebringSilver

Every time I see a "check engine light" warning, I go to the engine, but I can't find any damned lights!

eagle_lex

im sure you already know this but for future reference.... check engine lights stay on for a predetermined amount of time then they go out. but you still have the issue probably and the code will still be stored. and your light will eventually kick back on. but it sounds like you had it looked at and hopefully its resolved.

soldier2304

shaker

Hey 1st AMG, I had a CEL go off just before my 10,000 Mile check, and I also had the CEL go off when I first got the car at about 2,000 miles. They changed a cam sensor at 2k and during my last CEL they mentioned that the original cam sensor that was changed was not per the new cam sensors spec.. not sure what that meant but they ended up changing the same cam sensor again.... and I have not seen any CEL's since, so hopefully I am done with these damn CAM SENSORS!!

1st amg

No kidding, it took me by surprise yesterday when the CEL came on, so this morning I will take the car out for a brisk drive and see if it still on, regardless, I have the appointment with the dealer on wed, so work comes to worse I'll let them deal with it....when the service manager took a quick look at it yesterday, I advise him of the cam position sensor and the purge valve problem, he looked at me with raised eyebrows as "holy crap, this guy nows his car". Anyway, the dealer learned a long time ago to listen to me when I speak as I was the one who insisted on ordering the 19" wheels from Germany last July 2008, and the Service manager and Parts manager insisted that I couldnt, so I showed up with part numbers for the 19" multispoke wheels and told them to call MB Headquarters in Canada and only then did they confirm that we could order them from Germany, they were amazed and have never doubted to me since, along with an apology as the Parts manager was a dink at first with me.

NORTH 44 C63

Too short to reach the Cap Lock key?? Kids....gotta love them!!

dmyrick

i really hope you took you oil to full. if your running with oil barely showing on the stick you are defiantly going to have problems with your car. please for the sake on you engine fill up your oil ASAP.