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Old 02-05-2008, 09:31 PM
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Abs / Bas & Esp Warning Lamps On

Hi all,

I wondered if anyone here has an idea of what is going on with my dash unit...

I did a little work under the rear seat on the weekend, I had to disconnect the roof control unit so I removed the appropriate fuses to remove the power to this unit first.

However now I have the above lights on, on the dash, right from ignition start. I have tried the steering sensor reset (turn left & right) but no change, I tried removing the battery just incase but no change.

Running out of ideas here...

Anyone???
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Originally Posted by Pigzmickey
Hi all,

I wondered if anyone here has an idea of what is going on with my dash unit...

I did a little work under the rear seat on the weekend, I had to disconnect the roof control unit so I removed the appropriate fuses to remove the power to this unit first.

However now I have the above lights on, on the dash, right from ignition start. I have tried the steering sensor reset (turn left & right) but no change, I tried removing the battery just incase but no change.

Running out of ideas here...

Anyone???
My advice, check all the fuses
https://mbworld.org/forums/sl-class-r129/229180-jumpstarted-now-top-only-half-way-works.html
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I had the same exact lights come on. It was just a fuse. Also my temp gauge and low gas warning light were malfunctional as well from the same fuse.
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Just swapped ALT and BATT...cleared...

I suffered a failed Altenator and battery and had the same code/lights on...heres what to do:

1. start the car
2. turn the wheel all the way to the right then left

LIGHTS GO OFF!!!

That simple!!
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I'm with Craig...

When this happened to me, the initial cause was my battery putting out less than 11 or 12 volts indicating a failing battery. Follow Craig's steps to clear codes, and put a voltmeter to your battery with the engine running; if low, replace.

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One more thing when changing the battery - you'll need to reteach the door windows. Same concept as with teaching the steering limits.
1) Start car and close both doors
2) Open/lower both door windows fully
3) Close/raise both door windows fully
4) Open/lower both door windows fully
5) Done!
This sequence teaches the limits to the door window circuits and allows the windows to automatically lower slightly when the respective door is opened so you're not fighting the window weatherstriping.
Cheers,
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my abs light turns off when im driving at say 30mph,turn the engine off (whilst driving) then when i turn the engine on it all works apart from bas and esp.please help me !!!!!!!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by Hussain ktayen
my abs light turns off when im driving at say 30mph,turn the engine off (whilst driving) then when i turn the engine on it all works apart from bas and esp.please help me !!!!!!!!!!!!
If your ABS light comes on while driving you may have a break issue that should be checked out. BUT if the lights come on and stay on after starting the car...then BEFORE starting to drive, turn the wheel all the way to left, then all the way to the right and they should go off and stay off.

Best of luck!

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