I clearly need a service manual for the W163. I have no idea how to invoke, much less read, the codes.
On Aug 13, 2010 12:27 PM, "Alex Chamberlain" <apchamberl...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 7:28 PM, Jim Cathey <j...@windwireless.net> wrote: >>> That would be very handy. I'm guessing that one of those fancy code >>> readers >>> that you plug in would be needed. I'll have to read up on them! >> >> My understanding was that if you punched the proper combination >> of keys you could enter an ACC diagnostic mode that'd read out >> things directly. No external doodad required. > > What Jim said. Every Mercedes since the 202 (first C-class) has had > self-diagnostic ACC. Possibly the early 140 as well. > > A code reader is an entirely different matter, and you won't get far > with the generic $100 type with a post-'95 M-B, or any other European > car for that matter; they use a large superset of the standardized > OBDII codes, and you need a marque-specific scan tool ($$$) to > interpret the data. > > Alex > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
