Lost all electronic functions on driver's door! HELP
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I learned a lesson with buying my w220 which is to only hold onto a car while it's still under warrantee. My latest problem is that I am not able to use any of the controls on my driver's door. Can't open windows, adjust mirrors, move seat, etc. The passenger side works fine. The rear windows also won't open from the back. I'm assuming it would make sense if there was a loose wire connection in my driver's door that is keeping me from using the features and that my rear windows feature was put on child safety at the time it was disconnected. Otherwise why else does no other window open besides the passenger side?? (not to mention the power seats too)
So my question is if I want to get into the driver's door to look at the wiring does anyone have any info on how I could do this myself or is it something that I'd absolutely have to leave with the stealership?
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IT sounds like a bad DCM. ( Door Control Module).. pretty easy to swap, I think they are around 450 though... but it controls everything.. Check all of your fuses first....
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Your trunk is a different issue also..the Unlocking is triggered by a vacuum cylinder that is controlled by a solenoid.. IF it is popping open, I'd say the somehing mechanical is wrong. I took both my latch, and the Handle assy out yesterday troubleshooting an Issue I am having. It looks like I need a new latch assy. they are $250 bucks!!
IF your trunk soft close works, then you ma only have to adjust the position of the latch using the two Hex screws that you will see once you remove the plastic black cover on your trunk.if it is positioned ner the top of the holes, then that is why it keeps popping open. It should be positioned close to the bottom of the holes so it catches the stationary part securely.
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you are gonna have maintanance issues
we should all thank the clients that step up and "pay" huge $ to drive/depreciate these $100k automobiles for us to take advantage of and enjoy.Watch out! if you try to keep MB's in warranty you better have a whole bunch of cash that you consider throwing away as simply a part of doing business.hang in ther and fix the issue.get the "STAR SERVICE LIBRARY" it is a dvd that will assist in keeping an MB outside the warranty a reality.
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That's not the DCM.. that is usually th PSE pump. but try to pull the fuse first and see if it resets..It could also be your door latch leaking...The PSE will shut ff automatically the section that it detects a leak from.. so pulling the door fuse will reset it. If it stops working again, then you have a bad door latch.
Your trunk is a different issue also..the Unlocking is triggered by a vacuum cylinder that is controlled by a solenoid.. IF it is popping open, I'd say the somehing mechanical is wrong. I took both my latch, and the Handle assy out yesterday troubleshooting an Issue I am having. It looks like I need a new latch assy. they are $250 bucks!!
IF your trunk soft close works, then you ma only have to adjust the position of the latch using the two Hex screws that you will see once you remove the plastic black cover on your trunk.if it is positioned ner the top of the holes, then that is why it keeps popping open. It should be positioned close to the bottom of the holes so it catches the stationary part securely.
Your trunk is a different issue also..the Unlocking is triggered by a vacuum cylinder that is controlled by a solenoid.. IF it is popping open, I'd say the somehing mechanical is wrong. I took both my latch, and the Handle assy out yesterday troubleshooting an Issue I am having. It looks like I need a new latch assy. they are $250 bucks!!
IF your trunk soft close works, then you ma only have to adjust the position of the latch using the two Hex screws that you will see once you remove the plastic black cover on your trunk.if it is positioned ner the top of the holes, then that is why it keeps popping open. It should be positioned close to the bottom of the holes so it catches the stationary part securely.
thanks for the info, yes the trunks soft close still works but the trunk only started popping once the dealership opened the drivers side door panel to see what was wrong with the soft close there, fishy wonder if they rigged it since i decide to just slam the door instead of paying the $950 for latch or something to be done
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thanks for the info, yes the trunks soft close still works but the trunk only started popping once the dealership opened the drivers side door panel to see what was wrong with the soft close there, fishy wonder if they rigged it since i decide to just slam the door instead of paying the $950 for latch or something to be done
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That is fishy because once the trunk locks.. it will only open through electrical or manual intervention.. could the switch in your door be faulty? you could override unlocking by inserting the key and turning t the opposite way just to test it.. Bu ths is a seperte issue than the one you reported.
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rccmerc, that was a great help thanks so much. only I was able to take the wood trim off and remove the 3 t20 screws and disconnect the door panel but i'm not able to take take off the handle cover to remove the screw behind the door handle. not exactly sure what to do from here??
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That could be true with anything... Geez.. it been 8 years. you think it time for something to break already??..
IT sounds like a bad DCM. ( Door Control Module).. pretty easy to swap, I think they are around 450 though... but it controls everything.. Check all of your fuses first....
IT sounds like a bad DCM. ( Door Control Module).. pretty easy to swap, I think they are around 450 though... but it controls everything.. Check all of your fuses first....
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I'am having the same problem
I did the fuse thing that work for about 5 days now i'am back to square one did u ever figure out what was causing your problem.