VAHAGN MB

Once in a while my headlights start flickers a split second or 2 , it happens while im drriving on my S500 xenons, 02 model ,, what is that,, is it a short, or is it that the xonons are bad, ???. has anyone else had this happen

Lexino

i have the exact same problem with my 02 S5 the left headlamp (xenon) flickers sometimes when going over bumps and when not going over bumps and sometimes it turns off comepletey for max 5seconds and turns back on again..its very embarassing and also i get 1 Malfunction Left Low Beam....

VAHAGN MB

what do u think it is,, did u fix it??

MB AMG

I think it has to do with the ignitor or something. Not exactly sure. I've seen an ML's xenons flickering like crazy one time.

Lexino

i think that they are just dying...happeneded again today the malfunction is ( Low Beam, L ) thats the xenon headlight...its dying i called up MB and they said the same aswell..

mbbabe

What is dying.....the bulb or the ballast?

DMI+RY

Also check the contacts for power supply.

Mr.PS

What do you mean flicker, When you look at the car coming towards you and the color and intensity changes thats because of the projector the cutoff goes up/down with the road. If its competly going off its a shortage somewhere in the wire which causes the ballast to turn off. Could also be a faulty ballast or capsule.

VAHAGN MB

it turned on and off for a split second,, well its not doing it anymore,, so ,,

Playn

My 02 S500 Sport did the exact same thing this morning, the left headlamp shut off for a few seconds and then came back on and the same malfunction code appeared that you got

stenen

You have too changed the bulb!

lorinserSclass

I changed the bulb and its still flickering..what should I check next..I pulled the back off the light where the power pack for the xenons are..no break in the wire..I hate to take it to MB to get raped..let me know if I can check anything else...thanks

MLCrusin

anyone have additional thoughts on this problem? I am starting to experience this 2000 S500 factory xenon

tusabes

Get an aftermarket hid kit from the group buy section of this forum , about $60 for a good kit with new ballasts and bulbs

The OEM Mercedes unit will cost $1000+

gorbys

It's probably your ballast that's going bad, xenon bulbs rarely go bad. They just color shift and end up going from blue to a pinkish hue with poor light performance.
The ballast is located underneath the headlight, so the headlight needs to come out for it to be replaced.

ibeforreal

Change the bulbs but make sure you change both of them at the same time. Otherwise you will have one light much brighter than the other. The same thing happened to me and after the bulbs were changed no problems.

Stock545i

My friend had a flickering issue with her car after installing a pair of cheap aftermarket bulbs. She went back to the factory OEM ones and no issues since then.

GL

Scot Cressman

Ive done this twice now. It is the ballasts. I found them on ebay for alot cheaper than normal. Easy repair, just under the headlight assembly. Good luck.