car is great! seems to run flawlessly, but its dark. will post more info & pics tomorrow.

 

It's tomorrow. I'm sure you got up early. Where are pix????

 

congrats

 

+1

 

Congrats.

 

Sorry guys, been busy running the wheels off this thing
Car is great, drivetrain seems smooth as silk, love the ride & handling. (my first MB)
You'd never guess by the way it drives & handles that this is a 12 year old car with 231k on the odometer, unbelievable!

Now the down side.
all in all the probs are pretty minor, considering i only paid 3600 for the car, but here they go:
1. passenger side front parking light, driver side brake light (not tail light), & high mount third brake light are all out. changed bulbs to no avail.
2. drove about 50 miles before check engine light came on, message panel says engine electronics. car still ran fine, i dunno. But I CANT STAND for that light to be on, gotta get it fixed.
3. Sunroof raises & lowers fine, but only retracts about 3 or 4 inches. tried to re-sinc it, but no luck.
4. Bose system sounds great, 6 disk changer works, but the freakin volume control is possessed!

All in all, im still tickled. I knew thered be kinks to work out at that price, & its a heckuva toy!
heres some pics i snapped with my phone:

By tidefan69, shot with T-Mobile G1 at 2010-01-31

By tidefan69, shot with T-Mobile G1 at 2010-01-31

By tidefan69, shot with T-Mobile G1 at 2010-01-31

By tidefan69, shot with T-Mobile G1 at 2010-01-31
By tidefan69, shot with T-Mobile G1 at 2010-01-31

 

sorry for the image sizes, im new to the whole image hosting/ posting images thing. ill do better next time.

 

#1 - False positives on bulbs are a pretty common problem with these cars. MB uses multi-tab socket which completes the connection. As the tabs and their counterparts loose some pressure they loose contact. Try playing around by seating the socket and then twisting it back slightly. Also spray some electrical contact cleaner on the tabs when you have them out.

There are also fuses for most of the exterior lighting. Most are under a panel at the far left end of the dash (visible in image 4). Drivers door must be open to access. Should be a table of fuse nos. and service there as well. Car has 3 fuse panels. One under hood near drivers' side firewall and 3rd under rear passenger side seat along with battery.

#2 - If you don't have one, an inexpensive OBD II scanner can be a handy tool. Harbor Freight has one for about $50 that works well. If you get one, scan it, write down the codes and then clear everything. After a couple of drive cycles or when the CEL comes back on, rescan and post the DTC you get out here.

#3 - Still sounds like it's not sync'ed. Does express window feature work? That is on window switches, first detent raises the window until you release it, second detent (full pressure) raises window all the way even if you take your finger off. Details in OM.

#4 - Volume control can get dirty. Pull the knob and try spraying a little electrical contact cleaner down the shaft. If that helps a little, you can pull the radio and do a better job. Eventually you will want the radio code. Look for a card with a 5 digit number or a number written in the back of the OM or RM (if you have them). You must enter the code after disconnecting power to the radio to get it to work again. If you can't find it, you can get it from a dealer.

Glad you're happy with the car. Enjoy.

 

Thanks for the help & taking the time to reply Richard. I'll be sure to try these out tomorrow. BTW, the express window feature is working, I'll read up on it in the OM tomorrow.

This forum rocks.

 

Your moon roof is likely in need of repair -- rather than resynching -- if the windows, etc. are in sync.

Step by step instructions for repair: http://www.edsoto.com/e320/w210/disa...glasspanel.htm

Also search here and on benzworld.org for more info and pix.