E-Class (W211) 2003-2009
View Poll Results: How many times has your Gateway Module been replaced?
Not replaced
15
60.00%
Replaced 1 time
9
36.00%
Replaced 2 times
1
4.00%
Replaced more than twice
0
0%
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Old Dec 18, 2002 | 06:40 PM
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A quick Poll

How many of you have had gateway module replaced since purchasing?
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Old Dec 18, 2002 | 06:56 PM
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Re: A quick Poll

Originally posted by nelsonr
How many of you have had gateway module replaced since purchasing?


one time for me
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Old Dec 18, 2002 | 08:46 PM
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I really like these polls. They give us MB owners a better perspective of the magnitude of the problems reported in this forum.

Just my $0.02 ...
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Old Dec 18, 2002 | 10:39 PM
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If anyone got theirs replaced more than once, then it must have been the defective one the first time around and the fixed part the second time. The same problem occuring twice within such a short period of time should NEVER occur.
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Old Dec 18, 2002 | 11:19 PM
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Perhaps the service techs thought it to be a glitch and hoped it would go away!!! Why else would they put back the defective part? or it could be improper handling or static ?
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Old Dec 19, 2002 | 01:19 AM
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what's a gateway module?
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Old Dec 19, 2002 | 10:01 AM
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Originally posted by gary_hgy
what's a gateway module?



it has to do with the tele-aid/sos, that is what i think, i know they replaced a computer, and i think it was called the gateway
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Old Dec 19, 2002 | 10:08 AM
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The "Central Gateway Control Module" is replaced if you get the SRS/TeleAid failure message on the display panel. One replacement cured mine, which originally failed 5 days after delivery. The dealer tested it and found an internal fault. On the replacement they installed, the tech found a software error, then "manually version coded the control unit" and it has been fine since. An overnight repair for me, although I was among the first and they had one in the depot for overnight delivery. I think they have been delayed since then as delivery of replacements has been slow.
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2 times for me
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Old Dec 19, 2002 | 02:47 PM
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Looks like your tech was well trained or smart to find to software error and fix. Perhaps the others have similar problems but the techs over there can't fix properly yet.
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Old Dec 19, 2002 | 03:24 PM
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I admit I'm lucky to have a great dealer. I had their first C Class in '01 and now I'm one of the earliest E's in '03, and while there have been a few warnings or problems on both cars, the techs have been very knowledgeable and quick to diagnose and solve.

They tell me that anything "new"--first problem, first repair, first installation--goes to one of their techs who is a MB Guild Technician (MB awards something like 35 techs per year who reach this level. He got it a few years ago.) He does it or supervises it, and it's obvious when you see them work that they have a good team approach and sharing of information and solutions. As I posted elsewhere earlier, too, they had several back from the MB training on the E before the late September launch. I got mine Oct 2. The radio failed at delivery on Oct 2, that was a head-scratcher and fixed itself within the hour, but has not reappeared since the gateway module replacement, and the SRS/TeleAid warning came up Oct 7, fixed Oct 8. This is in Va, in the Washington DC zone which covers DC/Md/Va and perhaps more, so the info must be there if it's sought.
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