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Old Mar 7, 2013 | 09:31 AM
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Command Screen is blank after "Engineering mode"

So this morning I turn on my car and the command screen flashes a "triangular exclamation mark" and then the screen goes blank... The day before I replaced the iPod interface cable (pretty simple) and also entered "Engineering mode" by pressing 3-5-7... Change it so that the screen would boot up and display "AMG". I really need some suggestions and solutions.


P.S: It's a 2008 E350 Sport 4MATIC
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Old Mar 7, 2013 | 09:48 AM
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Just a guess...it's to do with the iPod interface. Are you sure it's the correct part number to install?
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Old Mar 7, 2013 | 10:14 AM
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Yea Boardboy330... When I replaced the cable everything worked perfectly... It this morning... Not so perfect. It's stuck in SAT radio being that's where I left off when I turned off the car for the night... I can switch through stations from the steering wheel only now.
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Old Mar 7, 2013 | 10:43 AM
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Have you attempted to get back into it and see if maybe it was stuck in ENG mode. Maybe you can switch it back. Again - just guessing as I have not dealt with this before.
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Old Mar 7, 2013 | 10:57 AM
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I definitely tried to get back into ENG Mode by repeating the 3-5-7 method.... Still nothing. I can tell the screen is on b/c everytime I go under an overpass I can see the black screen lit.
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Old Jan 8, 2014 | 09:28 PM
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I have the same issue. Any solution?
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Old Jan 9, 2014 | 12:41 PM
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I have the same issue. Any solution?
Sorry dreadinny.... I took it to a friend that work for mb of Manhattan and he tried running Star Diag. Nothing worked. I ended up shelling out $1000 for a refurbished one at MB of White Plains.
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Old Jan 9, 2014 | 03:32 PM
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Wow, that turned out to be one expensive iPod connection.

You just never now with these cars. I disconnected my main battery for about an hour and when I reconnected it, I lost all my keyless go functions.
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Originally Posted by AllHailBenz
Sorry dreadinny.... I took it to a friend that work for mb of Manhattan and he tried running Star Diag. Nothing worked. I ended up shelling out $1000 for a refurbished one at MB of White Plains.
Ouch!
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