E/W214: Rattling Noises
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Rattling Noises
Hi all,
I've recently purchased an E300e and noticing different rattling noises all around the car. I've tried to demonstrate some of them with the video recordings.
1- Front console/Engine compartment noise
- Couldn't fixed it, yet couldn't find the cause of it
2- Engine compartment
- Fixed with a small piece of sponge and tape
3- Engine cover
- Fixed with a small touch
4- Driver seat belt
- Fixed with covering the metal connection point with sealing tape
5- Passenger seat belt
- Fixed with covering the metal connection point with sealing tape
6- Cabin air filter
- Fixed with window sealer around the cover head
I'd appreciate your comments about the first one as I couldn't find the cause of it yet which makes me crazy especially when I'm driving on electric only mode.
Kind regards
I've recently purchased an E300e and noticing different rattling noises all around the car. I've tried to demonstrate some of them with the video recordings.
1- Front console/Engine compartment noise
- Couldn't fixed it, yet couldn't find the cause of it
2- Engine compartment
- Fixed with a small piece of sponge and tape
3- Engine cover
- Fixed with a small touch
4- Driver seat belt
- Fixed with covering the metal connection point with sealing tape
5- Passenger seat belt
- Fixed with covering the metal connection point with sealing tape
6- Cabin air filter
- Fixed with window sealer around the cover head
I'd appreciate your comments about the first one as I couldn't find the cause of it yet which makes me crazy especially when I'm driving on electric only mode.
Kind regards
Last edited by ofozdemir; Feb 9, 2025 at 11:14 AM.
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For the first video were you driving with the climate control ON? If you were, try driving it again with the climate control OFF to see if it still makes the noise. It sounds like it might be a broken plastic flap (Air director) inside the air ducts, but that's just a guess.
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For the first video were you driving with the climate control ON? If you were, try driving it again with the climate control OFF to see if it still makes the noise. It sounds like it might be a broken plastic flap (Air director) inside the air ducts, but that's just a guess.
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Rattle noises in a Mercedes? Impossible! You must be trolling the fan bois here. 
Nobody at Mercedes cares and nobody at Mercedes is going to do anything about it. Turn the radio up like in a cheap American car.
Nobody at Mercedes cares and nobody at Mercedes is going to do anything about it. Turn the radio up like in a cheap American car.
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Final update to the thread as it was driving me crazy lately. They finally found the issue right before they took out the whole dash. It was the shock absorber on the driver side, they’ve replaced it under warranty. Dashboard rattling is gone!
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I’m glad you manage to address the issue as well! Mine had the exact same problem and it’s fixed past week with the shock absorber change like yours.
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Ah you never would had thought it would be from outside I am glad they found it!
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