Dwight_SB

Greetings one and all,

I have an E-280 W210 1997 Merc, and the dreaded "Lamp Defective" warning has come up. I have isolted it to the rear fog light (German model) driver side. When I activate the fog lights, the two front ones -do- work. There does not appear to be any current coming to the rear lamp. At the end of last year I reapplied sealant around the lighting fixture as it was leaking water into it after heavy rain. At that point the light was still working. I have changed the bulbs and cleaned the contact points. I am unsure of what to do next. Local car electricians shrug and tell me an inspection into the problem -could- run up to €1000, which I would very much like to avoid. I do not have wiring diagrams, and the Haynes-style Service Book does not go into any further deatil other how to change the bulbs.

While I have seen posts with similar problems to other models, the slight differences between cars does my head in. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Regards,
Dwight

bbirdwell

first document, page 20 then backtrack to page 19. Be aware this is for a MY2000 or 2001 E430 but the electrical harness should be very similar if not identical.

Dwight_SB

Thank you so much! You are an absolute legend!