Need Help- Car went limp at the carwash?!?!
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You are wrong. It is not fine without it. The additional cover was added to prevent exactly what happened to you. If it wasn't needed, the engineers would not have added it. The cost of the cover is a tiny fraction of what you are about to spend at the dealer. You want to save 10's of dollars versus the cost of an ECU replacement?
http://www.mercedesecm.com/water-damage.html
http://www.mercedesecm.com/e55-ecm.html
These are aftermarket prices. Double or triple them for dealer.
Your circus, your monkeys.
http://www.mercedesecm.com/water-damage.html
http://www.mercedesecm.com/e55-ecm.html
These are aftermarket prices. Double or triple them for dealer.
Your circus, your monkeys.
The amount of things in the car that aren't actually needed is staggering
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So do you guys think I need to add the additional cover? i can order it if the consensus is that it is necessary, will it fit properly on a 2003 model?
Also what is the exact part number that I order for that additional cover? i saw 2 different A211 numbers....
from my research online i think its this part number not the one post in a previous post: a211 832 0308
Also as mentioned before that one of my plastic undercover panels was removed from the vehicle but i was told its not a big deal, could that have caused an ECU malfunction?
Also what is the exact part number that I order for that additional cover? i saw 2 different A211 numbers....
from my research online i think its this part number not the one post in a previous post: a211 832 0308
Also as mentioned before that one of my plastic undercover panels was removed from the vehicle but i was told its not a big deal, could that have caused an ECU malfunction?
Last edited by benznewcomer; Feb 24, 2016 at 01:16 PM.
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So do you guys think I need to add the additional cover? i can order it if the consensus is that it is necessary, will it fit properly on a 2003 model?
Also what is the exact part number that I order for that additional cover? i saw 2 different A211 numbers....
from my research online i think its this part number not the one post in a previous post: a211 832 0308
Also as mentioned before that one of my plastic undercover panels was removed from the vehicle but i was told its not a big deal, could that have caused an ECU malfunction?
Also what is the exact part number that I order for that additional cover? i saw 2 different A211 numbers....
from my research online i think its this part number not the one post in a previous post: a211 832 0308
Also as mentioned before that one of my plastic undercover panels was removed from the vehicle but i was told its not a big deal, could that have caused an ECU malfunction?
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is it part a211 832 0308 ? i think thats the new part number for our models for the additional cover, i didnt know if the additional cover was needed cause i also heard that if that area gets too hot that can also cause malfunctions?
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They will have the correct part number on the estimate.
If I were you, I would also replace the missing undercarriage panel. These are 90k cars. The engineers designed each piece with a reason.
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they said that part number above finance was just wanting to confirm with people here who have that part already,
having a 2nd cover over top of the fuse box wont affect it in a negative way in terms of too much heat would it?
having a 2nd cover over top of the fuse box wont affect it in a negative way in terms of too much heat would it?
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so 1 day after having the fuse fixed from dealer today i get an error on my dashboard about both my fog lights being out (at the same time)....the fog lights is that aftermarket HID light setup that the dealership claims to have caused the fuse outage....
im confused was it the water at the carwash that caused the ESP malfunction (which i initially presumed because the esp malfunction happened right in the middle of the carwash) or was it this aftermarket fog light setup (that auto turns on when i start the vehicle) that has caused the fuse needing to be replaced and the ESP malfunction?????
im confused was it the water at the carwash that caused the ESP malfunction (which i initially presumed because the esp malfunction happened right in the middle of the carwash) or was it this aftermarket fog light setup (that auto turns on when i start the vehicle) that has caused the fuse needing to be replaced and the ESP malfunction?????
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2005 E55, 2009 VW GLI
The part numbers for both covers are list above.
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