Check engine
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From: Atlanta
2001 S500 Base Sedan W220 without ABC
Check engine
Ok. Strange on here. My check engine light came on today. No weird sounds. No weird actions. I brought it home and plugged in my Carsoft I980 diagnostic tool. No DTC's. Not one! I have just filled up the tank. Checked the cap. On tight. Runs like a top. Any ideas on what to check next? TIA 2001 S500/ no ABC/automatic/5.0 liter/95k miles.
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2004 W240 Maybach 57
Ok. Strange on here. My check engine light came on today. No weird sounds. No weird actions. I brought it home and plugged in my Carsoft I980 diagnostic tool. No DTC's. Not one! I have just filled up the tank. Checked the cap. On tight. Runs like a top. Any ideas on what to check next? TIA 2001 S500/ no ABC/automatic/5.0 liter/95k miles.
If you can't get the light to reset/go out with your Carsoft I980, you may be able to disconnect the battery/batteries for a brief period, and this will reset it. I am not sure about M-B, but this technique worked to reset the Check Engine on my father-in-law's 2003 Mercury a short time ago.
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From: Atlanta
2001 S500 Base Sedan W220 without ABC
Thanks guys for the input. It took two times clearing the codes with the I980 to get it to "stick". I will keep a check on the gas cap and see if the light returns after the next fill.
