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Old May 18, 2018 | 11:38 AM
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Has anyone had a camera issue with green lines, blacking out completely, and changing display color? I took a video clip to show what i mean:

2018 GLE 350. Seems to be mainly due to the front camera shorting from water getting in there but I'm not sure. It has been consistently raining for the last 2 weeks in the DC area. Before this happened the front camera went out completely and came on looking like this after I turned off the car and restarted.

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Old Feb 6, 2020 | 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted by sjahanmi


Has anyone had a camera issue with green lines, blacking out completely, and changing display color? I took a video clip to show what i mean:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqA8IhhwOI4

2018 GLE 350. Seems to be mainly due to the front camera shorting from water getting in there but I'm not sure. It has been consistently raining for the last 2 weeks in the DC area. Before this happened the front camera went out completely and came on looking like this after I turned off the car and restarted.
hi, same issue on my gle 63s
i bought new camera same issue, problem is from the next cable that is like 1 m long, attached to main harnes of the car. Water damaged the pins, until now there is no solution since the broken part is the plug on main car harnes ‘is on the right side of the car on the bottom of the roght headlight’
let me know if they managed to change that cable plug for you, because i was told that it can’t be done.
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Old Nov 22, 2023 | 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by crys18
hi, same issue on my gle 63s
i bought new camera same issue, problem is from the next cable that is like 1 m long, attached to main harnes of the car. Water damaged the pins, until now there is no solution since the broken part is the plug on main car harnes ‘is on the right side of the car on the bottom of the roght headlight’
let me know if they managed to change that cable plug for you, because i was told that it can’t be done.


hey did u ever get that fixed or, does it come on and black out sometimes? Or does it complete stay black screen?
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Old Jul 13, 2024 | 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Amg63s781
hey did u ever get that fixed or, does it come on and black out sometimes? Or does it complete stay black screen?
did anyone find a solution?
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Old Jul 29, 2024 | 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Amg63s781
hey did u ever get that fixed or, does it come on and black out sometimes? Or does it complete stay black screen?
i got minw fixed they replaced the harness from the adapter to inside the car (under passenger seat)
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Old Sep 12, 2024 | 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Syed Ali
i got minw fixed they replaced the harness from the adapter to inside the car (under passenger seat)
you also have a Mercedes GLE and if yes, from what year?
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Old Sep 12, 2024 | 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by SesameMadness
you also have a Mercedes GLE and if yes, from what year?
Hi yes 2017 GLE 350!
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Old Sep 12, 2024 | 09:27 AM
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Hi yes 2017 GLE 350!
@Syed Ali you could please give a bit more specific information about the location of the control unit, I did have a quick look once under the passenger seat of my 2015 GLE Coupe but all I did see was the battery, Thanks Upfront!
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Old Sep 28, 2024 | 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by SesameMadness
@Syed Ali you could please give a bit more specific information about the location of the control unit, I did have a quick look once under the passenger seat of my 2015 GLE Coupe but all I did see was the battery, Thanks Upfront!
at me the unit is under driver seat, is did order a 4 meter replacement cable from EBAY and replaced the cable from the unit until under the headlight also I replaced the 1 meter extension cable from the headlight till the camera, it is pretty much work but worth it now my camera looks nice and sharp again...
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@SesameMadness Can you please provide the part #s for both of those cables you mentioned? Or a link to the units you bought?
* 1 Meter extension
* 4 Meter main cable
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Old Oct 18, 2024 | 11:32 AM
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@SesameMadness Can you please provide the part #s for both of those cables you mentioned? Or a link to the units you bought?
* 1 Meter extension
* 4 Meter main cable
https://www.ebay.com/itm/16654552445...mis&media=COPY

https://www.ebay.com/itm/16654552091...mis&media=COPY


As note, you kind of need to know your way around working and dismantle cars, and also the 4 m cable comes with a straight plug that goes into the control unit while at my GLE 90 degree plugs are used, it does fit but to secure it in place i would advice to use some (hot) glue as the original mecanism to secure the plug in place not will work with a straight plug.

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