I recently took my c230 to d&l window tinting in white marsh maryland (usa) to have my tint removed and new tint put back on... when i left there all 3 of my smart key locks were no longer working, but worked perfectly when i got there... come to find out by mercedes benz that pretty much everything that controls the smart key is located in the rear window glass (which was where the tint and removal was done) what they could have done to effect this I do not know... scheduled to take it in to mercedes mechanic end of the week... and whatever happened in the process of the window tinting they will be responsible for. any ideas on what they could have done?? antenna, amplifier, or water damage from spraying whatever the wetness was in my car?

 

the Smartkey for your car lock operates via RF. if your tint contains sufficient
metallic content, it can be enough to degrade performance of the transmitted data.

a little premature to point fingers....particularly if you were the one to give okay
to the tint being used

 

it has absolutely NOTHING to do with the tint itself... as a matter of fact I had the company remove the tint in the back window for other reasons such as bubbling, once the tint was removed I then tried the smart keys to make sure that the problem was not coming from the tint itself. They still did not work... The car was locked with the smart key when i got there... in order for them to pull my car in their garage to do the tint they had to unlock my car before it went in their garage... therefore it was WORKING! do you understand that???? The problem comes from the person who installed the tint and during the removal and re-tinting process. something obviouslly came loose, and more then likely pressed against. i know this because days later the smart key worked for a period of 5 mins when i put my visor up in the back window..... then stopped working completely as of now. there are also NO malfunctions coming up. which means, the car did not generate this problem it self. as far as pointing fingers, if you,yourself took your vehicle to get the window tinting removed and replaced and your smart keys were working up till that exact time, and the area that controls the smart key comes from that exact area where it was worked on you would really think otherwise?? probably NOT! the keys stopped working directly after my car was worked on... my point being is this.... when u take your vehicle to some place to get a little window tinting done thats what it should be, not touching other things in the head liner that can cause problems for the owner of the vehicle. not to mention, a bunch of kids they hire to work on your vehicle who are not experienced and do not understand what to touch and what not to touch. so is this fair for me to have to go through all of this now???? ABSOLUTELY NOT!

 

well, having all this additional information provides much better insight to the
problem which wasn't detailed in your first post. DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?
so yes, i might be inclined to second guess the installation myself. IS THAT CLEAR
TO YOU NOW? so if the background isn't fully understood, yes, it could cause
some readers to return with less than accurate response. YOU GET IT?

i do apologize for my 2nd paragraph. i typed in haste and it was harsher than
i had intended.

 

Its ok, If i did not have a good reason, I would never point fingers at any establishment for no reason.

 

can anyone help me? came back from a drive got out of my car and couldnt lock it..its a clk320 1998 coupe. try to start it and wouldnt start..need some help

 

can any one help on a clk320 1998 sync ing the key?