Electrical Problems on my 2001 CL500
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Electrical Problems on my 2001 CL500
Just wanted to see If other people who have this vehicle ever experienced a flickering passenger side headlight ? I'll get a message from time to time that says my low beam headlight is off, my key fobs don't always lock or unlock my doors. I have to manually go in through my trunk to unlock my gas cap cover. My drivers side reflector mirror/ signal says it out. With all this going on there are times where I can start the car and have NO ERROR codes at all, until I turn on my left or right turn signal, LOL! HELP! what should I troubleshoot first? It's been said that If you replace one HID lamp for your headlights, you should replace the other one too!
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02 w215 cl 500
Under the passenger foot rug that’s a fues box look in there
Just wanted to see If other people who have this vehicle ever experienced a flickering passenger side headlight ? I'll get a message from time to time that says my low beam headlight is off, my key fobs don't always lock or unlock my doors. I have to manually go in through my trunk to unlock my gas cap cover. My drivers side reflector mirror/ signal says it out. With all this going on there are times where I can start the car and have NO ERROR codes at all, until I turn on my left or right turn signal, LOL! HELP! what should I troubleshoot first? It's been said that If you replace one HID lamp for your headlights, you should replace the other one too!
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2002 SL600 V12
I had intermittent headlight issues when one of my ballasts was going out. When I replaced it I pulled the entire headlight assembly, removed, disassembled and repaired the assembly, then fixed a bunch of broken/split/stray wires. I'd start by swapping ballasts side to side and see if the issue follows the module. Blinker issues also point to the shoddy wiring under the headlights (at least in my experience). I was also having door lock/unlock issues that I ended up tracing to split wiring inside the driver's side door consertina loom connecting door to body.
