Hi I have posted this in the SLK55 forum but I thought that I would try this one also as i really need some help I am looking for some assistance with some electrical problems my car has been experiencing any help will be greatly appreciated
The problems started a few months ago with the car all of a sudden lowering the passenger window turning on the interior lights and then shouting at me cause the door was open it was however properly closed and if I opened and then closed the door the problem went away, then the traction control would activate for no reason whatsoever I could be doing a constant 60mph on a straight and dry road with no potholes and the TC would bring the car to a halt very violently about the same time my COMAND would reboot its self whenever it felt the need and would take over a minute to change a CD track these problems still continue.
Now yesterday again on a straight level and very flat road the car tells me its out of oil and to stop when I pulled into my office car park I checked for any oil leaking and found nothing so I left it for 30 mins and then used the press R 3 times trick to check the exact oil amount and it said 15.5L but the tank is not that big so I left it again for half an hour and tried again and it said 7.4L that seems like the correct reading to me however my headlights have decided that they are not needed and refuse to function and the windows will not fully close, does this sound like a computer fault to you guys as I plan on having the dealer recode every single module in the car to the latest software versions before I will accept it back.
Sorry about the long post and thanks in advance for any help
Dan

 

just let the dealer take care of it... if it happens again, then again a third time with the same problem you can just get the car lemoned and pick up a new one

 

your right i know but i think i have lost faith in the car you know what i mean i dont think i would feel safe if traveling at any real speed and the thing dies on me

 

i know what you mean, i would hate to be left in that kind of a position, the worse case scanerio here is that you would have to sell the car and take a hit and find something better but thats hard to do, the slk55 is a great car

 

I agree the slk is a great car and i would hate to loose it anyway i have just been out to the car and the key fob opens the car the inside lights come on and most of the outside lights however the cluster and all other electrics inside the car are dead my engine bay fuse box is now a swimming pool so i think i have found the cause of the problems. Am i correct in saying that the computer in there is the ECU?
Thanks Dan

 

Dan, Just take it to the dealer .......

 

i answered you in the other forum it looks like it going to be written off the best thing i think so i can start over