Got back from vacation no start
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2017 E400
Got back from vacation no start
E400. Put car in standby mode and was away 3 weeks. Car in garage. Go to start it up and the main display tells me everything is a malfunction. Car won’t crank, main display has power right side display won’t work no operating interior lights or locks but car has powe for main display.
pain. Going to have it towed to dealer.
pain. Going to have it towed to dealer.
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Past 03 SL500,03 C240, 07 E350, 07 ML350, 10 ML350,11&14 E350 X2 2017 E300, 2017 C350e & 2000 S500
Had the same issue, i got srs malfunction. then the whole car died. then after 20min the car some how restarted. towed it to the dealer but no issue was found.
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E400. Put car in standby mode and was away 3 weeks. Car in garage. Go to start it up and the main display tells me everything is a malfunction. Car won’t crank, main display has power right side display won’t work no operating interior lights or locks but car has powe for main display.
pain. Going to have it towed to dealer.
pain. Going to have it towed to dealer.
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i put the car in standby mode and it said I have 29 weeks to restart! I was gone 3! Could it be a software glitch?
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So I had a jump, no go, on phone with Mercedes tech, no go. We were about to literally drag the car out of my garage and get it on a flat bed when I alone suggested I go in the house and try to use the other main key. Presto!! Car started without hesitation. It was the f@king key!! All those error lights nothing working and it was the key. Car perfect now. Go figure and a word of warning when leaving car in standby mode for weeks in case this happens to you.
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Battery charge insufficient for standby mode
I on the otherhand needed to put it on standby mode and I'm getting the above message. Currently at the stealership... kicker is, they hadn't even heard about that mode! Swapped main battery but message still persists and mode not engaging. The manual says to charge the starter battery if that message showed up; isn't that the main battery? They are running more tests and will update.
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2018 E400S
I on the otherhand needed to put it on standby mode and I'm getting the above message. Currently at the stealership... kicker is, they hadn't even heard about that mode! Swapped main battery but message still persists and mode not engaging. The manual says to charge the starter battery if that message showed up; isn't that the main battery? They are running more tests and will update.
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2018 E400S
So I had a jump, no go, on phone with Mercedes tech, no go. We were about to literally drag the car out of my garage and get it on a flat bed when I alone suggested I go in the house and try to use the other main key. Presto!! Car started without hesitation. It was the f@king key!! All those error lights nothing working and it was the key. Car perfect now. Go figure and a word of warning when leaving car in standby mode for weeks in case this happens to you.
All this is far from clearly explained in the manual, and reinstalling the piece of plastic trim was a pain in the butt.
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2011 E350 Luxury, 2017 E300 Sport
I picked up an E400 from factory in Sindelfingen (Germany) and drove 600 miles. When I got to my destination where I was going to park for a week I attempted to put it in standby mode and got the insufficient charge message, which was surprising because I thought the battery should have been fully charged during the drive, if not before, because its a brand new battery. Five weeks after dropping off the car in Sindelfingen it arrived back in US and again would not go into standby mode. I put it on an intelligent trickle charger, which took > 48 hours on high charge before the charger went into battery maintenance (trickle) mode. I wonder if there's something wrong with the charging algorithms in the car that are not maintaining full charge on the battery? After fully charging the battery, I was able to put the car into standby mode.
Standby mode dialogue
