mango500

Hi and G'day from sunny Australia .
Have just found out that they did not export the A Class to the US , but thought I would post this anyway .
I have a 1998 W168 A160 ACS bought as a non goer as a project and would greatly appreciate any advise .
At this stage I am awaiting some wiring diagrams .
· W 168 A160 , 1999 Avantgarde , ACS , 182,000Klms
· Serviced by MB dealers until recently
· Service book does not display 049 in the range of codes re. the starter motor type
· Owner was told it required a new starter motor
· New battery , fully charged at 13.4V
· No volts @ the mauve/white 3 pin connector near the positive end of the battery when ign sw. in posn. 3
· When ign. is in posn. 2 all warning / caution lights are illuminated however there is no indication of gear selection ( as this is a ACS it will not start unless in neutral )
· When manually closing the contacts of the starter relay the starter activates and cranks the engine
· All earthing points in the engine bay cleaned
· The ignition switch contactor is replaced and battery recharged
· On the next attempted start all indications are normal including indication of gear selection and the engine cranks over and starts , runs for about 15 seconds then stops
· Subsequent attempts to restart give the original symptoms ie. No gear indication and no engagement of the starter motor
· The ASSYST service indicator has been reset
· The door locking system operates normally
· The key fob batteries test OK
· All relevant fuses checked OK
· ACS control module elect. connector pins cleaned
· MAFS/ECU “ “ “ “ “
· ESP/BAS “ “ “ “ “
· ABS “ “ “ “ “
· Gear selector reset carried out
· Relays K7 and K10 transposed P/N 002 542 13 19
· Relays K8 and K9 transposed P/N 002 542 25 19
· CAN OBD2 Data reader ordered !!

Cheers , mango500