WTF - Consumer Electricals Turned Off?
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After my car has been sitting a few days I get a malfunction code that says something like "Consumer Electricals Turned Off". Never got that one before. Cannot detect anything different and after driving awhile and restarting I don't get the malfunction code. Any idea what's going on?
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After my car has been sitting a few days I get a malfunction code that says something like "Consumer Electricals Turned Off". Never got that one before. Cannot detect anything different and after driving awhile and restarting I don't get the malfunction code. Any idea what's going on?
1) main and/or secondary battery is going dead and need to be replaced
2) (and this one solved my same issue two years ago) - the cables on your main battery have loosened in the trunk - remove, and retighten and the code should resolve on its own.
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Voltage regulator seems to be a popular one that I've heard of a few times with these motors. Easy to replace and much cheaper and easier then a new alternator. Also old batteries, these cars are getting up in age now.
I'd look at getting the batteries load tested and also look at this.
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...lternator.html
I'd look at getting the batteries load tested and also look at this.
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...lternator.html
Last edited by BBBSS; 02-28-2012 at 02:38 AM.
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If you need a voltage regulator I have a NIB that I will sell cheap. I bought one and took my car to dealer and had mine fixed under warranty. But they would not use the OEM part I bought.
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After my car has been sitting a few days I get a malfunction code that says something like "Consumer Electricals Turned Off". Never got that one before. Cannot detect anything different and after driving awhile and restarting I don't get the malfunction code. Any idea what's going on?
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Thanks everyone. I replaced both batteries a year or so ago and didn't get this malfunction code until recently. It should not be the batteries, but the fact that I get the malfunction code abter the car has been sitting a few days in the cold makes me wonder. I wonder if I have something slowly draining the battery or the batteries are not properly charging. Could also be one of the other problems you all ahve raised.