98 E320-Cannot Lock Car Doors
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98 E320-Cannot Lock Car Doors
I picked up a 1998 E320 yesterday. The doors will lock from the inside of the car using dash mounted button, but will not lock from the outside.
Dash mounted button will not operate when a door is open. All doors but driver door will lock manually by pushing down button. It does not have the "bouncing" issue that I've seen on various threads & YouTube searches.
Any suggestions?
Dash mounted button will not operate when a door is open. All doors but driver door will lock manually by pushing down button. It does not have the "bouncing" issue that I've seen on various threads & YouTube searches.
Any suggestions?
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I picked up a 1998 E320 yesterday. The doors will lock from the inside of the car using dash mounted button, but will not lock from the outside.
Dash mounted button will not operate when a door is open. All doors but driver door will lock manually by pushing down button. It does not have the "bouncing" issue that I've seen on various threads & YouTube searches.
Any suggestions?
Dash mounted button will not operate when a door is open. All doors but driver door will lock manually by pushing down button. It does not have the "bouncing" issue that I've seen on various threads & YouTube searches.
Any suggestions?
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From: For now Germany kolon but i'm from dubia
E240 w210 year 2000 v6 2398 c.c
By outside, do you mean using the key fob? Do the doors unlock using the key fob? That model uses a vacuum pump to lock/unlock the doors. Pull an internet search on "1998 E320 vacuum lock actuator" and read what it pulls up. Pelican Parts has some good writeups on this. Usually, when the actuators go bad, they will lock but not unlock.
Last edited by H danielle; Sep 19, 2019 at 07:22 AM.
