S-Class (W220) 1999-2006: S 320 CDI, S 320, S430, S 500, S 600

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Old Jun 26, 2020 | 09:15 PM
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what items do i need

I know someone replied and said that you can swap out the ignition, the shifter, ecu , and the steering lock and this would work, but i also heard conflictiong info. i have my 2000 s430 with some kind of computer issue
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SDS, for $450 - $550, so you can actually find what is wrong with the car, and how to fix it...
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Depends what your computer issue is

the 4 matched parts you need to swap are key , ignition switch the key goes into , the shifter and the ecu .

Buy a matched set on ebay from a seller offering free return if it doesn’t fix your problem . Make sure the ecu part number matched your old one
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Old Jun 29, 2020 | 08:51 PM
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what is a sds
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Star Diagnostic System, also called DAS, Diagnostic Assistance System. This is the very expensive ($35K or more) dealer computer system - but in a Chinese clone, available for $450 - $650. It includes the most complete diagnostic system available for Mercedes vehicles (basically everything that they built from the late nineties on). It includes the complete shop manuals, parts listings, guided tests, module programming, etc., etc.

Not really easy to learn, not really intuitive - but absolutely necessary if you really want to maintain and repair a Mercedes vehicle.

https://www.benzworld.org/threads/be...h-sds.3035110/

https://www.benzworld.org/threads/pl...probs.2967378/
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