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Electrical Problem ?
Good day all,
I have a 2013 R 231 SL 550 with 98k km
Yesterday after stopping the car, turning off the ignition, the interior ambiance lights started to flicker for about 3 minutes then stopped.
I just wanted to know if anyone experienced this problem.
Thanks for the help
SLDoug
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Originally Posted by SLDOUG
Good day all,
I have a 2013 R 231 SL 550 with 98k km
Yesterday after stopping the car, turning off the ignition, the interior ambiance lights started to flicker for about 3 minutes then stopped.
I just wanted to know if anyone experienced this problem.
Thanks for the help
SLDoug
I know this is a pretty lame answer, but first thing I'd do is check that the trunk (main battery) connections are clean and tight.
Hopefully that's all it is.
I'm sure others like crconsulting and JettaRed will give you more insight.

Good luck!


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