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SL/R230: 6 dashes - - - - - - on my mileage counter

Old Oct 1, 2024 | 10:00 AM
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6 dashes - - - - - - on my mileage counter

Hi, Can any one help
My mileage counter is showing 6 dashes - - - - - - instead of the mileage,
Does anyone know the fix to show my mileage again?
Will an MBStar help?

Any help would be appreciated
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Old Oct 1, 2024 | 10:54 AM
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The VIN coded into the cluster doesn't match the VIN coded into the Motor Electronics and ISM. Cluster must be recoded with correct VIN.
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Old Oct 1, 2024 | 01:11 PM
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MB World fanatic thanks for your reply,
Well the MB Star says everything is linked ok with the cluster and has no fault codes.
If there is anyone else out there this has happened to and they managed to fix it, I would love to hear how you done the fix,,,
Appreciated.
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Old Oct 1, 2024 | 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by ipriest
Hi, Can any one help
My mileage counter is showing 6 dashes - - - - - - instead of the mileage,
Does anyone know the fix to show my mileage again?
Will an MBStar help?

Any help would be appreciated
when this happened on my e55 it was due to a bad transmission electrical bung that had just been replaced with a conductor plate.
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Old Oct 1, 2024 | 01:38 PM
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Thanks Baltistyle,
Everything else on the cluster is working OK, its only those dashes, I'm willing to try any small job before sending into to a gararge, so I just want to know people's experiences with this problem to see if I can replicate and find a fix,, I'm pretty sure in my case it seems like something simple
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Thank you Tepelena, i will investigate.
All experiences are appreciated.
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Old Oct 1, 2024 | 02:35 PM
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Tepelena, if the cluster was changed before I bought the car and my last resort was to change the cluster again would I be able to retrieve my mileage?
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Old Oct 2, 2024 | 07:05 AM
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If someone changed the cluster, yes. It needs a cluster with the mileage zeroed and then they can be married together. It It also possible that the cluster is original and someone replaced the EIS, ECM, and ECU. In that case you would get the mileage of the donor car.
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