new55

hello,, i had my keyless go (04-E55) repaired and they re-soldered the wires broken as in the sticky -- but now my manual mode +/- gear shift or buttons on steering wheel want to work,,, could this be a simple connector being unplugged or something gone terribly wrong ? thks --

StarvingArtist

Don't know the answer to that, but could you help me find that sticky with the broken wire repair. My keyless go quit working.

hayseed

iTrader: (2)

here ya go
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...re-broken.html

starbrite

Sounds like something may have remained unplugged when reassembled.

Should be a simple fix, just backtrack per the sticky.

StarvingArtist

Thanks man.
It looks like that's not my problem, I get a "key not recognized" message on the dash.

Elhonaz

Might be something as simple as battery going bad on the key, mine starts to act up everytime the battery starts to get weak

StarvingArtist

Nope. Tried that. Thanks though.

starbrite

Do you mean when you insert it in the ignition?? Or, just when in "keyless" mode.

If the second, then "key not recognized" is one of the symptoms of a broken wire. At least, it was for me.

It's easy enough to check the wire without removing a bunch of stuff. Just check the sticky.

Attached is larger photo of where the wire(s) break.....

StarvingArtist

Cool thanks! Those pics are too small to see much in the sticky. I'll pull the cover off tomorrow and check.

starbrite

Yea, when the thread was newer, you could double click on the pics and it would bring them up full size, like the one above. I have almost all of them saved full size, so if there are any that you need to see, just ask.

StarvingArtist

My car is a CLS55 so I think it's a little different. I can't this yellow plastic thing out. It catches on the left side at the bottom, and I can't get the side pieces out. Any ideas??

starbrite

Yes, that console/sides is quite a bit different. In this photo the 2 screws in the Bosch unit need to be removed.

It shouldn't be hard to remove those sides, however, I just don't see it in your picture.

StarvingArtist

Time to trade it in for an E!
Thanks man. I'll try to get some help from the CLS guys.