2016 GL350 SRS Malfunction No Start
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2016 E63s Wagon
2016 GL350 SRS Malfunction No Start
Wife's car just had a no start problem. 5300 miles.
SRS Malfunction warning (amber), Front Right SRS warning (amber), Parking Brake warning light (Red).
Cranks like crazy but no start - not a battery issue.
Drove all day, parked at her folk's place in the early PM - came out to leave - no start.
Had some fun with MB Roadside Assistance - no show tow after 1.5 hours, had to bail to a meeting, so she goes over this morning - car starts right up. Of course.
It will be over at the dealer today and I've set expectations I need an accurate diagnosis and some kind of assurance they can a) fix it, and b) ensure THIS fault won't happen again.
I know, I know - pipe dream.
But still . . . this car hasn't even had it's first @#$% service yet and already? Really?
Anybody had this happen? Ideas? I'll post service diagnosis when I have it.
SRS Malfunction warning (amber), Front Right SRS warning (amber), Parking Brake warning light (Red).
Cranks like crazy but no start - not a battery issue.
Drove all day, parked at her folk's place in the early PM - came out to leave - no start.
Had some fun with MB Roadside Assistance - no show tow after 1.5 hours, had to bail to a meeting, so she goes over this morning - car starts right up. Of course.
It will be over at the dealer today and I've set expectations I need an accurate diagnosis and some kind of assurance they can a) fix it, and b) ensure THIS fault won't happen again.
I know, I know - pipe dream.
But still . . . this car hasn't even had it's first @#$% service yet and already? Really?
Anybody had this happen? Ideas? I'll post service diagnosis when I have it.
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Wife's car just had a no start problem. 5300 miles.
SRS Malfunction warning (amber), Front Right SRS warning (amber), Parking Brake warning light (Red).
Cranks like crazy but no start - not a battery issue.
Drove all day, parked at her folk's place in the early PM - came out to leave - no start.
Had some fun with MB Roadside Assistance - no show tow after 1.5 hours, had to bail to a meeting, so she goes over this morning - car starts right up. Of course.
It will be over at the dealer today and I've set expectations I need an accurate diagnosis and some kind of assurance they can a) fix it, and b) ensure THIS fault won't happen again.
I know, I know - pipe dream.
But still . . . this car hasn't even had it's first @#$% service yet and already? Really?
Anybody had this happen? Ideas? I'll post service diagnosis when I have it.
SRS Malfunction warning (amber), Front Right SRS warning (amber), Parking Brake warning light (Red).
Cranks like crazy but no start - not a battery issue.
Drove all day, parked at her folk's place in the early PM - came out to leave - no start.
Had some fun with MB Roadside Assistance - no show tow after 1.5 hours, had to bail to a meeting, so she goes over this morning - car starts right up. Of course.
It will be over at the dealer today and I've set expectations I need an accurate diagnosis and some kind of assurance they can a) fix it, and b) ensure THIS fault won't happen again.
I know, I know - pipe dream.
But still . . . this car hasn't even had it's first @#$% service yet and already? Really?
Anybody had this happen? Ideas? I'll post service diagnosis when I have it.
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Intermittent faulting relay in the panel under the rear seat - had to go back and ask for the part # - written down on a repair order I can't find right now 
Let me dig for it. Threw the shop foreman for a loop but he nailed it, just took time, they pretty much checked everything in the system to pin it down (and had to make it reproduce).
Let me dig for it. Threw the shop foreman for a loop but he nailed it, just took time, they pretty much checked everything in the system to pin it down (and had to make it reproduce).
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OK found it - from the repair order:
"FOUND F4kG CIRCUIT 15R1 RELAY IN REAR FUSE BOX INTERMITTENTLY MAKING ELECTRICAL CONTACT."
Rear fusebox under 2nd row - yellow relay - only one in the box.
Now - may not be the same issue for you, obviously, but worth a check. Point being they need to spend time and properly diagnose it. Took us 2x trips to the shop to get this one nailed down.
"FOUND F4kG CIRCUIT 15R1 RELAY IN REAR FUSE BOX INTERMITTENTLY MAKING ELECTRICAL CONTACT."
Rear fusebox under 2nd row - yellow relay - only one in the box.
Now - may not be the same issue for you, obviously, but worth a check. Point being they need to spend time and properly diagnose it. Took us 2x trips to the shop to get this one nailed down.
