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Old Nov 19, 2021 | 07:28 PM
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E320 Weird Electrical Problems

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My E320 4 Matic have a weird electrical problem since I bought it. When I bought the aux battery was bad (there was an error message on the dashboard) so I change it with Die Hard Platinium.
Everything was nice but I notice some fluctining on headlight bulbs and inside lights. For example, the lights are open and I try to push the window button to close windows which already closed, the fluctining happening. Also, the vibration from the engine can feel easily. There is no warning light or error message. I try to take both lights on video. Any thoughts about it? Thanks!

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Hello All,

My E320 4 Matic have a weird electrical problem since I bought it. When I bought the aux battery was bad (there was an error message on the dashboard) so I change it with Die Hard Platinium.
Everything was nice but I notice some fluctining on headlight bulbs and inside lights. For example, the lights are open and I try to push the window button to close windows which already closed, the fluctining happening. Also, the vibration from the engine can feel easily. There is no warning light or error message. I try to take both lights on video. Any thoughts about it? Thanks!

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https://youtu.be/sMsiyVNVeKg
It's only a WEIRD problem until you can understand it, then it becomes obvious.
You will be rewarded for your attention to this detail. Low voltage is a silent killer that causes damage to your whole electrical system with starter at the top of the list due to super high currents

Fluctuating lights:
You need to figure what is causing these voltage fluctuations.

My short list being...:
- a bad/old voltage regulator?
- a bad prefuse cable connection?
- a fuse box SAM issue?

Use a DVM to poke around the Prefuse such as ALT Input, BATT Output.

Use diagrams to help trace your car charging system.
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Old Nov 21, 2021 | 12:19 AM
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Thank you both for your help.
I will try but I do not have any idea what is DVM? Also, how can I check the regulator or cable connection? Should I ask the dealer as mentioned above?
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Thank you both for your help.
I will try but I do not have any idea what is DVM? Also, how can I check the regulator or cable connection? Should I ask the dealer as mentioned above?
yes, your Benz specialist will be familiar with these electrical repairs.

Keep in mind these cars need timely maintenance to stay on the road.


DVM... Google Search knows everything !



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Originally Posted by CaliBenzDriver
yes, your Benz specialist will be familiar with these electrical repairs.

Keep in mind these cars need timely maintenance to stay on the road.


DVM... Google Search knows everything !
Thank you. I will check with dealer if it's not gonna hurt my pocket too much. Otherwise I will try third party repairs for diagnostic at least. I will look fuse and dmv thing on youtube to get idea about it.

​​​​​​I checked dmv but it give me different results 😂


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Use this to find out where all the fuses are:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/fuse-bo...uses-and-relay
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Thank you all. I talked with two different auto shops that work on European cars. Both say nothing to worry about. Does any of you have w211 doing the same thing?
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