S430 low beam head light won't come on
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2003 S 500 4 MATIC , 2001 S 430 , 2003 ML 500
S430 low beam head light won't come on
I have never seen any thing like this in my life !
I have had this car 5 months and it had more problems
Than any Mercedes I've ever owned ,
Now after all these problems are fixed the low beam
Went out I replaced the bulb and still no good
Checked all the fuses and they are all good
Any suggestions would be greatly appriciated thanks
I have had this car 5 months and it had more problems
Than any Mercedes I've ever owned ,
Now after all these problems are fixed the low beam
Went out I replaced the bulb and still no good
Checked all the fuses and they are all good
Any suggestions would be greatly appriciated thanks
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2003 S 500 4 MATIC , 2001 S 430 , 2003 ML 500
There is no HID , its just the factory Mercedes light bulb , unless the car comes with HIDS ? I doubpt it
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'96 SL600, '05 S55 AMG, '06 C230
I have never seen any thing like this in my life !
I have had this car 5 months and it had more problems
Than any Mercedes I've ever owned ,
Now after all these problems are fixed the low beam
Went out I replaced the bulb and still no good
Checked all the fuses and they are all good
Any suggestions would be greatly appriciated thanks
I have had this car 5 months and it had more problems
Than any Mercedes I've ever owned ,
Now after all these problems are fixed the low beam
Went out I replaced the bulb and still no good
Checked all the fuses and they are all good
Any suggestions would be greatly appriciated thanks
Cheers,
Jeff
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As silly as this sounds, try opening the hood with the headlights on. If they come on when the hood opens, change the front SAM unit. Seriously. I had a situation where the LH headlight would only come on when the hood was open. Traced problem to a bad SAM. Folks, I can't make this stuff up! Ask for details, if interested.
Cheers,
Jeff
Cheers,
Jeff
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2003 S 500 4 MATIC , 2001 S 430 , 2003 ML 500
All of the other lights work , but the dash is also telling me to check the rear fog light ? I didn't evan know there was one ! I already tried opening and shutting the hood , I had an ml 430 before and i would open and slam the hood down and light would kick on , but this puppy just wont come on no matter what I do , I bought the bulb as soon as I noticed the light was out but when I inspected the old bulb I relized it was ok ! So I don't knoiw what to do im in school for mechanics , so today ill check all the fuses but does any where know where the fuses for the head lights are ? all it says online is electronic fuse , id also like to check the relay , and put a ohm meter onto the wireing harness to see if its evan getting power , my teachers at school hate Mercedes and know nothing about cars in general , I mean the last time they were real mechanics was 15 and 20 years ago , so any help you guys give is greatly appreciated I truly love this car !
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