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So, back at the beginning of May I bought a used 2007 S600, with around 47 or 48 K miles on it. As I've detailed in another thread or two, it drove and looked great before I bought it... and things went south shortly thereafter. Here, for the curious, is a lit of the problems that car has or had, and how I fixed them... and I'll update this thread as more things are fixed.
The ABS/ESP module was bad. Is bad. Despite my attempts to repair it, and replacing it with another from a salvage dealer, it's going to have to be replaced by the dealer (~$1500). There is no way to make a used ABS/ESP control module work in another car. If you can prove this is incorrect, I'm all ears... but despite rumors I have heard, this control unit cannot be programmed to work in this car, and I have found no one that can clear it to act like a new one. everyone tinks it can be done, and has heard it can be done, but so far no one has been able to provide an actual solution, or a link or contact for someone who can. Period.
The intercooler circuit was low on coolant and basically not working. When the weather was cool and rainy, things were OK. As temperatures climbed, IAT was high enough to cause problems. I determined that the intercooler circuit pump was no good, and replaced it with the correct Bosch part (~$120). Unable to get all the air put of the system, I added a Wilwood 260-10500 Remote Reservoir Kit (~$35) as an overflow catch tank, and had the dealer vacuum bleed the system. So far so good! No more problems there.
Leaking valve cover gaskets. Oil is seeping out and coating the sides of the block. Dealer tech says this will cause premature failure of the coil packs, which of course we don't want to happen. I have a set of gaskets and all new spark plug insulators, which cost me all of $65 including shipping. I'll get them in this weekend.
Intermittent air conditioning failure. Usually when started up after sitting in the sun all day, the AC will blow HOT air instead of cold for anywhere from a minute or so to 10-15 minutes. It's unbearable in 100 degree temps. The dealer calls out the center vent assembly ("nozzle", in Mercedes speak) at $666.75 for the part, plus installation. Well, DAS tells me the potentiometers were not calibrated. A couple would not go to 100% and/or hit 0 before they were fully off. Last night I re-calibrated them all, so we'll see if that fixes the problem. If not, a used replacement part is under $50 on eBay.
Clock wouldn't set to the right time. It's a software issue with the GPS time week rollover. I parked inside the garage with no GPS reception for a couple hours and was able to set the time with no problem. Since then it has remained correct. The date is wrong, but as far as i can tell the date isn't used for anything anywhere.
Broken front cover over the engine. Yes, it's a minor cosmetic issue, but it bugged me. Here's the funny thing. Used covers with broken tabs sell for $60 and up on eBay. A brand new one from the factory is $53. Ha! New cover in place, and looks great.
Services due. It was due for an oil and brake fluid change, so I did both.
Right side headlight was shaky. Turns out, there was some undocumented front end damage. Part of that included breaking off one of the molded-in plastic locating studs on the headlight housing. Fortunately all that took was an appropriately sized bolt with a large washer to tighten the headlight housing in place, it's good now.
The starter will occasionally just sit there for a second, or two, or several, before engaging. Intermittent, but I can see this becoming a major issue. I have a new replacement starter sitting in a box downstairs, it's going in this weekend. Surprisingly, it was about half the cost (~$165, I think) of a starter for my son's Accord, and it's a genuine M-B part bought from a dealer.
Tools -- the tools I have needed to work on this beast:
OBD2 scan tool. I bought an iCarsoft MBII Mercedes-specific scan tool. It works well for what it is, but is ONLY a scan tool. It's for sale since I now have Xentry/DAS thanks to @MBENZTECH .
External Torx sockets. Bolts all over this thing are star-shaped hex heads. I bought a set of sockets via
WIS/EPC DVD set. Check eBay. Great for getting part numbers and making sure you have the RIGHT repair process including torque settings.
And... a laptop running Xentry/DAS, and a Tactrix OpenPort 2 passthrough device. SUPER helpful for troubleshooting and testing.
Speaking of torque... if you plan to maintain any car yourself and don't own a torque wrench, buy one. In fact, buy two. Get a 3/8 drive and a lower torque 1/4 drive. You can't just crank all the bolts down "farmer tight" or worse yet "Harley tight". That's where you torque it down until the head of the bolt snaps off, then back it off an eighth turn.
It's been a roller coaster. The initial thrill of having a "new" car, especially one as nice and as powerful as the S600. Then there was bitter disappointment as things started failing left and right, and it looked like repairs were going to be extensive and expensive. The dealer's estimate for all the work was over $3700 and that was AFTER I had already replaced the I/C pump.
Cool write up. I just bought a 2007 S600 with 124k miles on it and I'm planning on maintaining it myself as well (with some help). I just bought a new IC pump as well and am about to put in it. I'm not concerned with getting it in I'm more worried about the process of draining the coolant and refilling properly. Any insight there?
Yeah... don't. See that link for the hose clamp pliers? I just pinched off the hoses and swapped out the pump. Then I filled it, but just to drive to the dealer. Unless you're going to spend a bunch of time and money setting up a vacuum bleeding setup, find a shop to do that for you. You will not be able to get all the air out of the system, and until you do you're just going to waste a lot of time and coolant. Believe me, I tried. I have read reports of guys having some success with a collection of adapters and a large funnel that attaches to the fill neck, but I didn't go that route based on the advice I saw here, repeatedly.
Interesting, Ok. What was your symptom to know the pump was dead? One of my issues is the car is super sluggish at first when you hit the gas pedal, at about half pedal the power shows up and the car starts to move quicker. I'm hoping the pump fixes this issue.
I was getting very sluggish performance when hot. My scan tool showed very high intake air temperature, like 180-190 F. I took the fill cap off the low-temp circuit, and it was low on coolant. After I filled it, I saw very little or no movement in the water. Without DAS, I couldn't turn the pump on manually to test -- but didn't see or hear any sign that it was running. After I took it out I hooked it directly to a spare car battery I have in the garage. It would weakly turn for a couple revolutions, then stop.
I wouldn't just swap out the pump as a troubleshooting method. See if you can find a local shop with Xentry (or build/buy your own system, see my post here) that will hook up to the car and let you turn the pump on to see if it's running and circulating water. It's possible you have a good pump, but just need the system bled. You need to get ALL of the air out of the system or you're never going to get it to work right, and it's not designed so you can do that without additional equipment.
Update to #4 - Intermittent air conditioning failure. After re-calibrating the potentiometers, there was no change in behavior. I drove it yesterday afternoon and hat very, very hot air blowing for the first few miles. It was about 96 outside, I had to roll the windows down and vent the sunroof. After several minutes and a few off/on cycles of the A/C, I got fairly cold air for the rest of the afternoon and evening. I ordered the vent assembly, just to cover that base. I feel like the fct that it only happens once a day is a clue, I just don't know what it points to. It's bloody effing hot outside now, but what I want to do is connect the laptop and run the DAS checks while it's actually blowing hot air. Nothing is harder than troubleshooting an intermittent problem when it's not acting up, right?
Fisrt thing tomorrow morning it goes in for the ABS/ESP module replacement. I'm HOPING to get it back tomorrow evening, so I'll have the weekend to do the valve cover gaskets and starter before we drive it on a multi-day, 400 mile or so trip late next week.
So, the new ABS/ESP control unit is in ($1600 and change, after taxes and shop fees). That fixed Distronic, Park Assist, Night View, and the power steering. And I got a couple of “free” nice Mercedes hats out of the deal for my wife and me. I found a dealer (mbpartsource.com) that would sell me the part much cheaper, but I’d still need to get it programmed and initialized. I let the dealer do it. No Indy shop anywhere near here was able.
The A/C has not acted up since last week, so maybe that’s fixed for now. Fingers crossed. DAS did see a problem when I did the test while It was blowing hot air. Said to have the refrigerant purged and filled, and if that didn’t fix it there could be a sticky valve on the compressor.
The other night I replaced the right side valve cover gasket. It was hard as a rock, and a couple of bolts were not torqued. I have to think someone’s been in this engine before, I can’t imagine a Mercedes factory missing that. Anyway, while I was in there I pulled both coil packs and replaced the silicone plug boots, all of them. They’re cheap. The old ones were OK, all but a couple that looked like they might have needed it. No more oil seepage. The valve cover gaskets and coil
packs, by the way, are a real b!tch to get out and back in if you don’t want to drain and refill the intercooler circuit. I didn’t. Fool me once...
The new starter is in. I ended up taking it to a shop, because my ramps are apparently not enough for the car. While it was there I had them pressure test the cooling system. It’s been venting some coolant every time I drive, after shutdown. I thought it was coming from the reservoir cap. They said it was losing pressure, but not leaking coolant anywhere. Hmmmm. Turns out, the end of one of the two vent hoses that attach to the reservoir is broken right at the O-ring groove (see pic). New hose ($26) is on the way. That, God willing, will be the last item to address.
Broken end on coolant reservoir vent hose
Oh, and I replaced the center dash vent assembly and clock. If course then the clock was wrong. There’s a VERY SIMPLE fix for older S-class clocks that won’t set. Park the car inside with no GPS reception for half an hour or so. Turn on the ignition and go into the COMAND menu to set the time... it will probably say 12:00 AM. Set the time, it will set the clock, and it will work from then on.
Be very careful when you install those hoses back into the reservoir. Those two plastic connectors, formed into the reservoir, might be extremely brittle after 12 years of heat. I was just cleaning my engine bay and while scrubbing around that area they disintegrated into pieces. I had to buy a new reservoir .
Yeah... the repair guy mentioned that also. I’m actually going to stress it a little. If it needs replacing, I want to do it myself IN THE GARAGE at my leisure, and not at a dealer somewhere out of town while on vacation.
So, the new ABS/ESP control unit is in ($1600 and change, after taxes and shop fees). That fixed Distronic, Park Assist, Night View, and the power steering. And I got a couple of “free” nice Mercedes hats out of the deal for my wife and me. I found a dealer (mbpartsource.com) that would sell me the part much cheaper, but I’d still need to get it programmed and initialized. I let the dealer do it. No Indy shop anywhere near here was able.
The A/C has not acted up since last week, so maybe that’s fixed for now. Fingers crossed. DAS did see a problem when I did the test while It was blowing hot air. Said to have the refrigerant purged and filled, and if that didn’t fix it there could be a sticky valve on the compressor.
The other night I replaced the right side valve cover gasket. It was hard as a rock, and a couple of bolts were not torqued. I have to think someone’s been in this engine before, I can’t imagine a Mercedes factory missing that. Anyway, while I was in there I pulled both coil packs and replaced the silicone plug boots, all of them. They’re cheap. The old ones were OK, all but a couple that looked like they might have needed it. No more oil seepage. The valve cover gaskets and coil
packs, by the way, are a real b!tch to get out and back in if you don’t want to drain and refill the intercooler circuit. I didn’t. Fool me once...
The new starter is in. I ended up taking it to a shop, because my ramps are apparently not enough for the car. While it was there I had them pressure test the cooling system. It’s been venting some coolant every time I drive, after shutdown. I thought it was coming from the reservoir cap. They said it was losing pressure, but not leaking coolant anywhere. Hmmmm. Turns out, the end of one of the two vent hoses that attach to the reservoir is broken right at the O-ring groove (see pic). New hose ($26) is on the way. That, God willing, will be the last item to address.
Oh, and I replaced the center dash vent assembly and clock. If course then the clock was wrong. There’s a VERY SIMPLE fix for older S-class clocks that won’t set. Park the car inside with no GPS reception for half an hour or so. Turn on the ignition and go into the COMAND menu to set the time... it will probably say 12:00 AM. Set the time, it will set the clock, and it will work from then on.
If your analog clock is not receiving the time from the COMAND, which should be updated whenever the COMAND time changes, all you need to do is pull the two 7.5 amp fuses for the Instrument Cluster at the Dr. SAM module and reinsert them. Just make sure your COMAND is set to the proper time first.When the cluster restarts, it invokes a sync of the analog clock to the COMAND. No need for the garage/basement, etc. hacks.
As of right now, some users are reporting the Week Number rollover back to 0 resolved the NTG3 clock and date issue, but there are inconsistencies in the reports, as some are fixed and others are not. The problem was with the GPS time was not to the week rollover from 1023 to 0, but rather a buffer overflow-like error, as it glitched last year when the Week Number went from 999 to 1000. It seems the developers of the GPS time algorithm did not prepare for a four-digit decimal representation of the Week Number (internally the Week Number is almost always represented in hex, but in some parts of the code in 10-base.. Therefore when it reset to 0, it remediated itself (on some).
Last edited by Polar Bear; Jul 26, 2019 at 02:08 AM.
Leaking valve cover gaskets. Oil is seeping out and coating the sides of the block. Dealer tech says this will cause premature failure of the coil packs, which of course we don't want to happen. I have a set of gaskets and all new spark plug insulators, which cost me all of $65 including shipping. I'll get them in this weekend .
This is very common. You will notice on many M275s that the valve cover bolts are finger tights, and can be removed without a wrench when the gaskets get some age on them and shrink. Retorquing them should resolve the issue.
Also, do not was this engine. It will almost certainly damage the ignition system cost you one or two coil packs, a transformer, and the misfire saga will begin. Detail the engine, but not with water - wipe it down as best you can. The water will destroy a coil pack or transformer for the same reason the oil seepage will.
If your analog clock is not receiving the time from the COMAND, which should be updated whenever the COMAND time changes, all you need to do is pull the two 7.5 amp fuses for the Instrument Cluster at the Dr. SAM module and reinsert them. Just make sure your COMAND is set to the proper time first.When the cluster restarts, it invokes a sync of the analog clock to the COMAND. No need for the garage/basement, etc. hacks.
Ummm... I found parking it in the garage to be a lot easier than finding and pulling fuses, maybe that’s just me.
Ummm... I found parking it in the garage to be a lot easier than finding and pulling fuses, maybe that’s just me.
I would (hope) that inidividuals that own these cars store them inside and do have a garage or basement they store them in, but the algorithm the GPS uses to to re-initialize is rather complex- it knows it likely will not be off hardly any time at all if the GPS signal is unavailable for a few hours. The algorithm only (in the cases I have seen) reinitializes if it has been about 3 days or more without a GPS reception. If you were successful at it working overnight, that is great. If you find yourself not in the vicinity of a place to hide it to the birds above for hours or days and your desire to solve issues with the vehicle yourself, I hope you do not find removing two 7.5A ATO fuses very high on the difficulty level that will do what you want in 2 minutes rather than hours.
Re-read what I posted, please. I had it parked in the garage for less than half an hour and it allowed me to set the clock. You might want to try it some day. The software could assume that it's keeping time for quite a while after loss of GPS signal, but apparently it does not. There was zero inconvenience to this process. Didn't even need to do a special dance or remember an incantation.
Re-read what I posted, please. I had it parked in the garage for less than half an hour and it allowed me to set the clock. You might want to try it some day. The software could assume that it's keeping time for quite a while after loss of GPS signal, but apparently it does not. There was zero inconvenience to this process. Didn't even need to do a special dance or remember an incantation.
I have read it three times, and interpret it the exact same way I did the first time I read it. I was providing a tip in the event you or others did not have the convenience of leaving it parked inside, nor did I insinuate you were not telling the truth. I was simply stating that if you, for example, do not have a garage (maybe you are in the middle of a desert somewhere and are about to have a panic attack because you can't correct your clock) there is an alternative way to do it that works 100% of the time. The duration of leaving the vehicle in a covered environment has not been established to insure your method will work as if it does not and you expose your antenna to 4 satellites, you will have to do it all over again. GPS signals bounce off of structures and it can sometimes be hard to isolate your vehicle from them depending on your environment.
Please re-read my post and you will see it was not an attempt to belittle or insult your intelligence. It was a tip. Nothing more.
I have read it three times, and interpret it the exact same way I did the first time I read it. I was providing a tip in the event you or others did not have the convenience of leaving it parked inside, nor did I insinuate you were not telling the truth. I was simply stating that if you, for example, do not have a garage (maybe you are in the middle of a desert somewhere and are about to have a panic attack because you can't correct your clock) there is an alternative way to do it that works 100% of the time. The duration of leaving the vehicle in a covered environment has not been established to insure your method will work as if it does not and you expose your antenna to 4 satellites, you will have to do it all over again. GPS signals bounce off of structures and it can sometimes be hard to isolate your vehicle from them depending on your environment.
Please re-read my post and you will see it was not an attempt to belittle or insult your intelligence. It was a tip. Nothing more.
To test your theory as you suggested, I place my W221 in a location with 0 GPS satellite reception at 21:54Z time, and will change the time and expose it to the outdoors, and even give it a complete 60 minutes instead of 30, and will post my observation.
If you or anyone else have any interest, here are some of the function names that the NTG3 uses to determine the GPS time, date, and week number. Short of reverse engineering the entire code, or performing a complete disassembly of it, this should provide plenty of information to allow you to see what is involved in getting the time from the GPS system.
The bug that is inherent is one that causes a crash internally in the system before it gets to the point of invoking the sync with the analog clock.
Code:
GPS3
!14!GPS4700!Version422!05.12.05!41!
$P_FLA,3,2 READING FLASHTYPE
$P_FLA,3,1 ST INTERN V05
$P_FLA,3,3 REQ_SIZE_CHKSUM
$PHEAD,
%li,%li,%li
@$P_FLA,3,4 REQ_FLASH_ERASE %li
$P_DEL
@$P_ACK
$P_NAK_T
$PDATA
$P_NAK_MOD4
$P_NAK_RS232ERROR %hi
$P_FLA,3,7 CHECKSUM ERROR,RESTARTING UPLOAD
$P_FLA,3,7 CRC CHECKSUM ERROR,RESTARTING UPLOAD
$P_FLA,3,8 CHECKSUM OK,ACTIVATING CODE
$P_FLA,3,8 UPLOAD READY,ACTIVATING CODE
$P_FLA,3,9 STARTING UPLOADED CODE
Unknown signal
Invalid Operation
Divide By Zero
Overflow
Underflow
Inexact Result
: Heap memory corrupted
Abnormal termination
Arithmetic exception:
Illegal instruction
Interrupt received
Illegal address
Termination request
Stack overflow
Redirect: can't open:
Out of heap memory
User-defined signal 1
User-defined signal 2
Pure virtual fn called
C++ library exception
main() : ERROR nvm_init failed
main() : ERROR gps_load failed
main() : ERROR NMEA_start failed
idle task
8@-
root task
@task with no name
gps_load: nav_launch_process failed
gps_load: tracker_launch_process failed
gps_sleep(%0.2d secs): suspending GPS
gps_sleep(%0.2d secs): restarting GPS
Ggps_get_sig_strength : ERROR SAT ID INVALID
u"Agps_date : ERROR TIME INVALID
Ggps_date_time_to_gps_time : ERROR TIME INVALID
nvm_bank_reset %x
ERROR nvm_bank_reset : flash_erase_block ERROR
ERROR nvm_bank_reset : flash_write_word ERROR
nvm_check_bank : ERROR record invalid
nvm_check_bank : ERROR record checksum invalid
nvm_check_bank : ERROR item not blank
nvm_check_bank : ERROR incorrect filled tag
nvm_check_bank : ERROR incorrect valid tag
ERROR nvm_init : nvm_bank_reset ERROR
ERROR nvm_init : flash write test ERROR
rnvm_init() ERROR secondary bank invalid, erasing
NVM RAM usage = %d
nvm_ram_init() : ERROR nvm_init() failed
nvm_ram_init() : ERROR nvm_ram_format() failed
@ERROR nvm_ram_init : flash_write_word test ERROR
nvm_create() ERROR nvm_create_bank() failed
nvm_create() ERROR nvm_ram_create() failed
nvm_copy : flash failure with no RAM backup
nvm_read : flash failure with no RAM backup
nvm_ram_write : id %d item %d key %d key no %d address %x
ERROR nvm_ram_write : Item Number out of range
ERROR nvm_ram_write : Record doesn't exisit
ERROR nvm_write_item_key : flash_write_word ERROR
ERROR nvm_bank_swap : flash_write_area ERROR
ERROR nvm_bank_swap : missing EMPTY item in secondary Bank
Erasing the parameter block
rErase time %dus
nvm_flash_write : id %d item %d key %d key no %d address %x
ERROR nvm_write : Secondary Bank is FULL no VALID item
** NVM Bank Full : Swapping Banks ** time %dus
@ERROR nvm_write : flash_write_area ERROR
ERROR nvm_flash_write : flash_write_area ERROR
ERROR nvm_flash_write : Couldn't write to new empty bank
ERROR nvm_flash_write : Item Number out of range
ERROR nvm_flash_write : Record doesn't exisit
nvm_write %d item %d
ERROR nvm_write : nvm_flash_write failed
ERROR nvm_write : nvm_ram_write failed
ERROR nvm_flash_set_item_invalid : Record doesn't exisit
nvm_set_item_invalid %d item %d
@ERROR nvm_set_item_invalid : nvm_ram_set_item_invalid failed
ERROR nvm_flash_copy: Record doesn't exisit
ERROR nvm_ram_read: No records exist
ERROR nvm_flash_read: No records exist
Fifo Process
@debug_fifo_init : task_init failed
gps_receive_almanac : ERROR gps_set_almanac_params failed
entering load ephem
Error, no checksum detected
calc %02x expect %02x
Failed ckecksum
gps_set_ephemeris_params failed!
$PSTMINITGPS
$PSTMINITFRQ
$PSTMCLREPHS
$PSTMCLRALMS
$PSTMRMC
$PSTMSLEEPON
$PSTMCOLD
$PSTMWARM
$PSTMHOT
$PSTMDUMPEPHEMS
$PSTMEPHEM
$PSTMNMEAONOFF
$PSTMGPSRESET
$PDEBUGOFF
$PDEBUGON
$PDEBUG2OFF
$PDEBUG2ON
$PGPSCOLDSTART
$PBEANTENNON
i@"P@
$PBEANTENOFF
$PBEEPH1
$PBEEPH2
$PBEEPH3
$PNEWFORMAT0
$PNEWFORMAT1
$PBETRACKRON
$PBETRACKOFF
$PBESETESTON
$PBESETESOFF
$PBEVERTESTON
$PBEVERTESOFF
$PBEALM
$PSTMGETFREQ
$PBEGETALM
$PBEINITGPS
Initialising Cold Start....
invalid user position set ...
invalid rtc set ...
Initialising Warm Start...
Initialising Hot Start...
start of dumpephems
end of dumpephems
parse_NMEA_msg : ERROR set_sat_ephemeris1 failed
parse_NMEA_msg : ERROR set_sat_ephemeris2 failed
parse_NMEA_msg : ERROR set_sat_ephemeris3 failed
parse_NMEA_msg : ERROR gps_set_time failed
ERROR DETECT
gps_transmit_almanac : ERROR send_msg_to_uart failed
@$PBESTAT,HARMAN/BECKER V%04.2f,
,ANTENNA OK
,ANTENNA SHORTED
,ANTENNA OPEN
,NO POWER
,NOT AVAILABLE
transmit_ephem_NMEA_status : ERROR send_msg_to_uart failed
$PBETRAC,%1d,V,%02d,%1d,%05d,%02d,%06d,
---,-,-
$PBETRAC,%02d,E
transmit_tracker_data : ERROR send_msg_to_uart failed
$PBESETE,
Y@ N
0,00,00,0000,0,V%04.2f
transmit_selftest_data : ERROR send_msg_to_uart failed
Asend_new_format : ERROR gps_get_date failed
send_new_format : ERROR gps_conv_vel_to_course_speed failed
I@send_new_format : ERROR gps_set_pos failed
gps_set_centre_freq : ERROR gps_set_centre_freq failed
$PCOMM,Preset startconditions done !
WI$N
send_new_format : ERROR send_msg_to_uart failed
@send_new_format : ERROR gps_get_almanac_params failed
$PGPS1,
@$PBESTAT,HARMAN/BECKER V%04.2f
@transmit_NMEA_status : ERROR send_msg_to_uart failed
$PBEVERS,Operating System Version: %s
transmit_NMEA_gps_header : ERROR send_msg_to_uart failed
@$PBEVERS,own GPS Software Version: %04.2f
$PBEVERS,Library %s
$PSTMSAT
$PBERESP,
COMMAND READY
@NMEA: entering SLEEP phase
NMEA: exiting SLEEP phase
NMEA output Process
@NMEA input Process
gps_get_ephemeris_params failed!
$PSTFREQ,%06d
@gps_transmit_clock_offset : ERROR send_msg_to_uart failed
,VALID
,INVALID
GPS time read from flash,
reset to NO_TIME
set to FLASH_TIME
GPS time set to NO_TIME
GPS time read from RTC,
set to RTC_TIME
set to NO_TIME
set to USER_TIME
H880
.AMTB GPS time error %.6lf us
gps_time_set() : ERROR TIME INVALID
GPS Time updated
NAVIGATE...
Calculate all sat positions
Recalc satellites
nav_launch_process: ERROR navigation_init failed
Nav Process
@nav_launch_process: ERROR task_init failed
nav_set_pos_cmd : ERROR POSITION INVALID
nav_set_time_cmd : ERROR DATE TIME INVALID
nav_set_freq_cmd : ERROR FREQ INVALID
nav_set_freq_range_cmd : ERROR FREQ INVALID
08/Anav_set_fix_rate : ERROR RATE INVALID
nav_disable_sat : ERROR SAT_ID INVALID
nav_enable_sat : ERROR SAT_ID INVALID
nav_is_sat_enabled : ERROR SAT ID INVALID
nav_set_elevation_mask_angle : ERROR ANGLE INVALID
SAT STATE TIMER FREQ PHERR SYNC ATMOS CN0LOG
TYPE AZIMTH ELEV
@channel idle
!*!*! CROSS CORRELATION DETECTED: SAT %.2d
@visible_sats_get_list : ERROR visible_sats NOT INITIALIZED
List length %d
visible_sats_next_sat : ERROR visible_sats NOT INITIALIZED
visible_sats_in_list : ERROR visible_sats NOT INITIALIZED
visible_sats length %d:
: total sats %d:
clear_sat_data: ERROR sat id invalid
$@sat_calc_almanac_extrapolation : ERROR ALMANAC INVALID
@sat_calc_almanac_extrapolation : ERROR SAT POS INVALID
@sat_calc_almanac_extrapolation : ERROR SAT POS VEL INVALID
sat_calc_almanac_extrapolation : ERROR USER PARAMS INVALID
sat_calc_ephemeris_extrapolation : ERROR EPHEMERIS INVALID
@sat_calc_ephemeris_extrapolation : ERROR SAT POS INVALID
@sat_calc_ephemeris_extrapolation : ERROR SAT VEL ACC INVALID
sat_calc_ephemeris_extrapolation : ERROR USER PARAMS INVALID
@@Ephemeris out of date
sat_extrapolation_update : ERROR EPHEMERIS CALC INVALID
sat_extrapolation_update : ERROR ALMANAC CALC INVALID
Asat_almanac_update : Adjusting current time estimate week--
sat_almanac_update : Adjusting current time estimate week++
sat_almanac_update : Current time Ok
u"Asat_almanac_update : ERROR ALM TIME INVALID
sat_almanac_update : Adjusting almanac time estimate week++
@sat_almanac_update : ERROR ALM TIME DIFF INVALID
sat_almanac_update : Almanac time epoch %d %d diff %d
sat_almanac_update : Almanac time ok epoch %d %d
sat_almanac_update : ERROR SAT EXTRAPOLATION
Ephemeris updated (new iod): sat %d
sat_ephemeris_update : ERROR SAT EXTRAPOLATION
GEphemeris error : sat %d
extract_sv_health_1_24: ERROR sat id invalid
@sat_calculate_position : ERROR SAT POS INVALID
sat_predict_params : ERROR sat id invalid
@sat_predict_params : ERROR gps time invalid
AIXC
5`8x
Satellite %d has same ephemeris as %d
Satellite %i is a cross-correlation. Removing..
almanac_init : ERROR nvm_create FAILED
almanac_get_params : ERROR SAT_ID INVALID
almanac_get_params : Error almanac not initialised
almanac_check_validity : ERROR VALIDITY FAILED
almanac_set_params : ERROR SAT_ID INVALID
almanac_set_params : ERROR almanac_nvm_write failed
almanac_set_params : ERROR ALMANAC VALIDITY FAILED
almanac_available : ERROR SAT_ID INVALID
almanac_update : ERROR SAT_ID INVALID
almanac_update : ERROR ALMANAC NOT INITIALIZED
almanac_update : ERROR time invalid
Almanac %d Health Bad %x
Almanac %d Not available
AAlmanac out of date by %d secs,updating flash
@Almanac preceeds by %d secs,updating flash
almanac_update : ERROR ALMANAC VALIDITY FAILED
Almanac Upate for Sat %d
almanac_update : ERROR almanac_nvm_write() FAILED
Almanac %d same as stored version : No Update
@almanac_get_orbit_params : ERROR EPOCH TIME INVALID
@almanac_get_orbit_params : ERROR SAT_ID INVALID
almanac_get_orbit_params : ERROR ALMANAC NOT INITIALIZED
almanac_get_orbit_params : no almanac available
almanac_reset : ERROR SAT_ID INVALID
almanac_reset : ERROR ALMANAC NOT INITIALIZED
ephemris_init : ERROR nvm_create FAILED
ephemeris_get_params : ERROR SAT ID INVALID
ephemeris_get_params : ERROR EPHEMERIS NOT INITIALIZED
ephemeris_check_validity : ERROR EPHEMERIS NOT INITIALIZED
ephemeris_set_params : ERROR SAT ID INVALID
ephemeris_set_params : ERROR EPHEMERIS NOT INITIALIZED
ephemeris_set_params : ERROR EPHEMEIRS VALIDITY FAILED
ephemeris_available : ERROR SAT ID INVALID
ephemeris_available : ERROR EPHEMERIS NOT INITIALIZED
ephemeris_reset : ERROR SAT ID INVALID
ephemeris_reset : ERROR EPHEMERIS NOT INITIALIZED
ephemeris_week_adjust : ERROR EPHEMERIS NOT INITIALIZED
u"Aephemeris_week_adjust: ERROR EPOCH TIME NOT VALID
AEphemeris week valid
ephemeris_week_adjust : ERROR CURRENT TIME NOT VALID
Saturday night ephemeris correction: incrementing week no.
ephemeris_week_adjust : epoch diff not valid
ephemeris_get_iode : ERROR SAT ID INVALID
ephemeris_get_iode : ERROR EPHEMERIS NOT INITIALIZED
UNHEALTHY SATELLITE!!!
ephemeris_update : ERROR SAT ID INVALID
ephemeris_update : ERROR EPHEMERIS NOT INITIALIZED
ephemeris_update : ERROR SUBFRAME ID INVALID
New ephemeris data
ephemeris_update : ERROR EPHEMERIS VALIDITY FAILED
epehemris_update : ERROR nvm_write() FAILED
ephemeris_update : nvm_write succeeded
ephemeris_update : ERROR WEEK ADJUST FAILED
NOT a new ephemeris iode %d
epehemris_update : ERROR ephemeris_nvm_read() FAILED
Ephemeris different ERROR
Ephemeris the same
Different iode %d
All subframes NOT available sf1 %d sf2 %d sf3 %d
ephemeris_get_orbit_params : ERROR SAT ID INVALID
ephemeris_get_orbit_params : ERROR EPHEMERIS NOT INITIALIZED
@ephemeris_get_orbit_params : ERROR EPOCH TIME INVALID
@ephemeris_get_orbit_params : no ephemeris available
ephemeris_get_health : ERROR SAT ID INVALID
ephemeris_get_health : ERROR EPHEMERIS NOT INITIALIZED
@ephemeris_get_epoch : ERROR SAT ID INVALID
ephemeris_get_epoch : ERROR EPHEMERIS NOT INITIALIZED
@ephemeris_get_epoch : ERROR EPOCH TIME NOT VALID
ephemeris_epoch_valid : ERROR SAT ID INVALID
ephemeris_epoch_valid : ERROR EPHEMERIS NOT INITIALIZED
ephemeris_epoch_valid : ERROR CURRENT TIME NOT VALID
ephemeris_epoch_valid : ERROR EPOCH TIME NOT VALID
Mean Anomaly Error = %.2lf
date_time_from_gps_time : ERROR GPS TIME INVALID
GPS Week %d Time %d
GPS Week %d Time %d
RTC time Invalid %d %d
RTC time restored from backup week %d tow %.1lf
RTC time Not available in backup
RTC time Valid %d %.1lf
RTC read params time validity %d
RTC ERROR: Previous RTC Write NOT COMPLETED
RTC Process
@rtc_init : ERROR nvm_create FAILED
clear RTC
RTC cleared to %d %d
?RTC time Not available in Flash
RTC time Difference %d
rtc_write : ERROR nvm_write() FAILED
rtc suspend DONE
rtc restart DONE
utc_init : ERROR nvm_create FAILED
utc_unpack_subframe : ERROR UTC NOT INITIALIZED
utc_unpack_subframe : ERROR nvm_write() FAILED
(@utc_get_params : ERROR UTC NOT INITIALIZED
utc_get_params : ERROR nvm_read() FAILED
utc_set_params : ERROR UTC NOT INITIALIZED
utc_set_params : ERROR nvm_write() FAILED
iono_init : ERROR nvm_create FAILED
Ionospheric Params
iono_unpack_subframe : ERROR IONO NOT INITIALIZED
Iono Not available in Backup
Iono Different in backup
iono_unpack_subframe : ERROR iono_nvm_write() FAILED
Aiono_get_params : ERROR IONO NOT INITIALIZED
iono_get_params : ERROR nvm_copy() FAILED
iono_set_params : ERROR iono_nvm_write() FAILED
nco_init : ERROR nvm_create FAILED
nco_set_range : ERROR nvm_write() FAILED
Default NCO range min: %d max: %d
nco_set_value : ERROR NCO NOT INITIALIZED
nco_set_value : ERROR NCO INVALID
NCO %d
NCO %d saved to flash
nco_set_value : ERROR nvm_write() FAILED
nco_set_range : ERROR NCO NOT INITIALIZED
nco_set_range : ERROR RANGE INVALID
@NCO range changed min: %d max: %d
nco_get_value : ERROR NCO NOT INITIALIZED
nco_get_range : ERROR NCO NOT INITIALIZED
@nco_set_test_value : ERROR nvm_write() FAILED
Lat : %02d:%02d.%03d %c
Lon : %02d:%02d.%03d %c
Height : %d
Vel : N %.3lf E %.3lf V %.3lf
>user_init : ERROR nvm_create FAILED
user_set_position : ERROR nvm_write() FAILED
user_reset_position : ERROR nvm_write() FAILED
diff_set_params(%d, %d, %.1lf, %.1lf, %.1lf
diff_set_params() : ERROR Bad parameter value
r@Sat %d Diff Not Available: (tow diff %f) iode %d
Sat %d Diff Available: tow diff %f
Orbit list : Add Sat %d
Orbit list : Add Sat %d, fast search
remove waas sat chan %d
Add WAAS sat %d
Chan State LOST, Remove sat %d
Remove sat %d health %d enabled = TRUE
Remove sat %d health %d enabled = FALSE
DSP Acquire
Sat %d Acquire Passed at Freq %d
Sat %d Acquire Failed at Freq %d
tracker_launch : dsp_launch failed
Tracker Process
@tracker_launch : task_init failed
tracker_start
tracker_start sent
Top 6 Predict Freq : Add Sat %d
Top 6
Startup Predict Freq : Add Sat %d
Startup Predict Prn : Add Sat %d accuracy %d
Accurate Predict Prn : Add Sat %d prn acc %d
Satellite %d not handled
INVALID RESIDUALS
@Diff Status %s
Pos Shift: %.2lf %.2lf %.2lf, dt: %.0lf
Residual number: %d
RMS_Pos_residual %.5lf
Confidence: %.5lf
Calculated DOPs p %1.2f, h %1.2f, v %1.2f
Invalid DOPs
@Diff ON
Pos P
Pos x
Large Position Shift Detected
Mutex already blocked
mutex_signal : ERROR Cannot unlock this task
DSP Process
@dsp_launch : task_init() failed
Sat %d Parity Failed
VApredict update : PREDICTION is now COARSE
N@Predict State changed to PREDICTION_COARSE
~@Predict State changed to PREDICTION_COASTING
Almanac Page ID %d
Almanac subframe
Bad Almanac Subframe Error, Subframe rejected
Health 1 - 24 subframe
Iono / UTC subframe
Health 25 - 32 subframe
sat %d
sf_id = %d
Bad Ephemeris Subframe Error, Subframe rejected
subframe: new ephemeris bad sat removed
Subframe not decoded : Tow Difference %d
?Time changed by > 30s : Calculate all sat positions
Health not decoded : Large tow Difference %d
hd %d sat %d tow %d health %d
u"AWeek %d
Candidate %d matches found
Candidate Rejected
Time difference > 30s
Time confirmed with previous subframe time
Time difference > 30s : Time not set
subframe
Candidate Time Set
Candidate Time Not Set : Only Ephemeris sats used
iai
Disable sat chan %d
?Residual number: %d
RMS_Pos_residual %.5lf
Confidence: %.5lf
Pos shift: %.2lf %.2lf %.2lf
$@Chan %d same freq as chan %d
5 sats needed
@Posn Status : %s Diff Status %s
Calculated DOPs p %1.2f, h %1.2f, v %1.2f
LMS: Invert failed
@NO FIX
get_position_data : Error sat id invalid
%?chan %d time error %.6lfs removing sat
?ERROR : gps_set_time() failed
mean error IS NOT acceptable : %e
?position_set_user_coord to %.3lf %.3lf %.lf
@j^XAposition : ERROR User ECEF position invalid
iai
chan %d bad sat removing
POSITION: correcting receiver time First Fix
$@POSITION: correcting receiver time
Parity Failed Word %d %x
@ERROR nvm_set_item_invalid : nvm_flash_set_item_invalid failed
,%02d,%02x,%04x,%02x,%04x,%04x,%04x,%06x,%06x,%06x,%06x,%03x,%03x,%01x,%01x
$PBEALM,%02d,%02x,%04x,%02x,%04x,%04x,%04x,%06x,%06x,%06x,%06x,%03x,%03x,%01x,%01x
OS20_02.06.02 ARM - Oct 07 2005 14:54:18
visible_sats_get_list_length : ERROR visible_sats NOT INITIALIZED
Satellite %i rejected: Perigee in almanac and ephemeris did not match.
Satellite %i rejected: Omega in almanac and ephemeris did not match.
Satellite %i rejected: Mean Anomaly in almanac and ephemeris did not match.
dx2d(d
DIFF_OFF
DIFF_ON
GPSLIB_04.23.04 ARM - Oct 20 2005 14:31:04
POS_INVALID
POS_APPROX
POS_2D
POS_3D
DIFF_OFF
DIFF_ON
time %.1lf search type %d Sat %d IQ phase %d IQ pwr %d IQ freq %d
Last edited by Polar Bear; Jul 26, 2019 at 06:38 PM.
I will say I'm cautiously optimistic about the A/C issue. For the past week, it's worked immediately every time I started the car. That includes twice over the past couple of days that it's sat in the sun in a driveway all day, then I get in and drive -- immediate cold air.
Now, the question is -- is this just an intermittent issue in "remission" until it comes back again? Or, did something that I did with DAS during the troubleshooting attempt recalibrate an actuator or un-stick a valve? I don't know. For now I'm keeping my fingers crossed. We're on vacation this week, staying with relatives. We'll drive another 450 miles or so tomorrow in two legs, that puts us back home. The replacement vent hose should arrive early in the week. I'm adding a little coolant once a day when it gets driven long enough to get things fully up to temperature. I could avoid that by opening the hood when I park... if the engine cools more quickly, it doesn't seem to lose any. But who wants an S-class in the driveway with the hood up? Funny, though -- I haven't needed to carry a jug of coolant for any of my cars in at least 25 years. Not even the crap we had the kids driving in high school. Should be over soon, though.
But who wants an S-class in the driveway with the hood up?
I do on a regular basis, but fortunately they are not mine - they belong to others I help them sort things out on. This weekend's candidate is an S63 AMG.
Four days and just under 900 miles of mostly highway driving. No mechanical issues — hurrah! Twice the Distronic Plus decided, inexplicably, to aggressively brake as we started to pass another vehicle. No idea why. Distronic overall (in this model year) is OK, not great, but for 2007 I’m sure it was some hot ****. Anyway, I, my wife, and the dog all liked the ride. One more hose and I think it will be about as good as it’s going to get.
Of course the ridiculous abundance of power is nice. The car gets compliments everywhere it goes, even plastered with dead bugs. I’ll clean those off tomorrow; now it’s time to relax with a Manhattan.
Four days and just under 900 miles of mostly highway driving. No mechanical issues — hurrah! Twice the Distronic Plus decided, inexplicably, to aggressively brake as we started to pass another vehicle. No idea why. Distronic overall (in this model year) is OK, not great, but for 2007 I’m sure it was some hot ****. Anyway, I, my wife, and the dog all liked the ride. One more hose and I think it will be about as good as it’s going to get.
Of course the ridiculous abundance of power is nice. The car gets compliments everywhere it goes, even plastered with dead bugs. I’ll clean those off tomorrow; now it’s time to relax with a Manhattan.
You will find “WRONG WAY” and “No U Turn” signs can regularly trigger it for a second as well. There is a software update available for the DTR unit on the 2007 modules that may fix this.
OP when it leaks coolant again if not sooner....
The reservoir that pair of hoses connect to is every bit as brittle as the hose that broke and not expensive.
No one wants to learn of this 300 miles from home.
Perhaps charge cooling circuit is different for S-600 vs my S-65? I have had zero issues bleeding it. Got to have it open a few times. Patience and letting the charge cooling pump run got it done. Handy spots to bleed it at on heat exchanger in front and at charge cooler cores.
Food for thought.
As for the clock setting... Perhaps the bloke who is familiar with this could throw me a bone? My '08 S-65 won't let me set the analog clock. Closest I got was via pulling all battery cables and reconnecting at noon. Phases of the moon and rain dances are no help for this one. Time is correct in Command. Won't change the analog clock right in the middle of the dash.
OP when it leaks coolant again if not sooner....
The reservoir that pair of hoses connect to is every bit as brittle as the hose that broke and not expensive.
No one wants to learn of this 300 miles from home.
I've checked it -- it's fine. Not brittle at all, at least no more than that particular plastic is to begin with. For that matter, the hose end is not particularly brittle. It seems to be in good shape, just broke at the O-ring groove. The car is 13 years old this month, but only has 49K miles, so it's probably not as bad as a lot of them this old.
Originally Posted by JohnLane
As for the clock setting... Perhaps the bloke who is familiar with this could throw me a bone? My '08 S-65 won't let me set the analog clock. Closest I got was via pulling all battery cables and reconnecting at noon. Phases of the moon and rain dances are no help for this one. Time is correct in Command. Won't change the analog clock right in the middle of the dash.
What has worked for me, twice now:
Park it inside, garage door closed, no GPS reception. I let mine sit for half an hour or so, but I don't really know how long it takes. Not long, though, if you don't have a sat signal.
Enter the COMAND vehicle settings to set the time. If COMAND shows the correct time -- you've still got a GPS signal. And, I don't think you really need to be spot on -- it will correct itself once it gets a GPS signal.
Assuming COMAND is not correct (mine showed 12:00 AM), set the time only. Don't bother trying to set the date; mine always reverts to some date in 2003.
Clock should set to sync with the COMAND time.
Clock should stay synced when the clock sets itself using the time from the GPS sats.
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