central locking & key fob remote issues
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2003 e320 wagon (210 chassis NOT a 211))
central locking & key fob remote issues
A couple of things with the locking system in my wagon...
The IR doesn't seem to work. At all. Windows won't go up nor down when I press and hold either button on the key fob while pointing the IR trasmitter at the front door handle. Interestingly, the little square on the door handle where I think the IR receiver is supposed to be is opaque. Is this IR functionality an option? The manual states plainly that the car comes with this functionality....
Second thing... when I lock the car, it does nothing to indicate it's locking. The doors lock, but the lights don't flash, nor is there any sound. When I unlock the car, the turn signals all flash once. Owner's manual says the turning signlas should flash three times when locking... I get nothing. Is this a setting, or a malfunction?
Thanks...
The IR doesn't seem to work. At all. Windows won't go up nor down when I press and hold either button on the key fob while pointing the IR trasmitter at the front door handle. Interestingly, the little square on the door handle where I think the IR receiver is supposed to be is opaque. Is this IR functionality an option? The manual states plainly that the car comes with this functionality....
Second thing... when I lock the car, it does nothing to indicate it's locking. The doors lock, but the lights don't flash, nor is there any sound. When I unlock the car, the turn signals all flash once. Owner's manual says the turning signlas should flash three times when locking... I get nothing. Is this a setting, or a malfunction?
Thanks...
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2003 e320 wagon (210 chassis NOT a 211))
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I'll try that, but the key fob is pretty new looking. Definitely newer than the car.
So, MBZ created a perpetual energy source for the RF signal huh? Wow. If only they could scale it up to power their cars...
So, MBZ created a perpetual energy source for the RF signal huh? Wow. If only they could scale it up to power their cars...
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2003 E320 sedan
I have exactly the same problems with my e320 sedan
The window and locking all worked accordingly initially.. but now the windows do not respond to the key wind options and locking the car takes multiple tries before it locks.. sometimes i just give up and use the utility key to lock the car....
A couple of things with the locking system in my wagon...
The IR doesn't seem to work. At all. Windows won't go up nor down when I press and hold either button on the key fob while pointing the IR trasmitter at the front door handle. Interestingly, the little square on the door handle where I think the IR receiver is supposed to be is opaque. Is this IR functionality an option? The manual states plainly that the car comes with this functionality....
Second thing... when I lock the car, it does nothing to indicate it's locking. The doors lock, but the lights don't flash, nor is there any sound. When I unlock the car, the turn signals all flash once. Owner's manual says the turning signlas should flash three times when locking... I get nothing. Is this a setting, or a malfunction?
Thanks...
The IR doesn't seem to work. At all. Windows won't go up nor down when I press and hold either button on the key fob while pointing the IR trasmitter at the front door handle. Interestingly, the little square on the door handle where I think the IR receiver is supposed to be is opaque. Is this IR functionality an option? The manual states plainly that the car comes with this functionality....
Second thing... when I lock the car, it does nothing to indicate it's locking. The doors lock, but the lights don't flash, nor is there any sound. When I unlock the car, the turn signals all flash once. Owner's manual says the turning signlas should flash three times when locking... I get nothing. Is this a setting, or a malfunction?
Thanks...
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98 Brilliant Silver E320 Wagon
Proper way to test battery is to remove from car and use load tester at bench. Checking voltage of installed battery doesn't tell much.
Good luck.
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Summary: all the problems were related to the driver's side door sensor thinking that the driver's door was not fully closed.
(The rear driver's side door still doesn't lock with the central locking, but that's because the solenoid/actuator is dead I think.... unrelated.)
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Yep.
Here's a post with more details on those problems...
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...-sensor-s.html
Here's a post with more details on those problems...
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...-sensor-s.html
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2002 ML320
Virtually all of my problems resolved when I adjusted the plate that hits the door-open sensor on the driver's side door. I backed the screw out a couple turns, and this brought the plate out just enough such that the door-open sensor plunger now gets fully depressed when the driver's door is closed.
Summary: all the problems were related to the driver's side door sensor thinking that the driver's door was not fully closed.
(The rear driver's side door still doesn't lock with the central locking, but that's because the solenoid/actuator is dead I think.... unrelated.)
Summary: all the problems were related to the driver's side door sensor thinking that the driver's door was not fully closed.
(The rear driver's side door still doesn't lock with the central locking, but that's because the solenoid/actuator is dead I think.... unrelated.)
Thanks!
