Ok whoever Left Coast Geek is on benzworld knows quite a bit. Apparently there is an independent fuse for each beam on each side...guess I need to check them all. Definitely swap in the new stalk switch and maybe swap out the relay for good measure.
- Feb 19, 2015 ยท #14 GaryE said: Original Post <https://www.benzworld.org/forums/w124-e-ce-d-td-class/1268626-low-beam-not-working-but-high.html#/topics/0?postid=11396497> Both low beams went out at night on the road. I discovered later that the high beams work. I checked fuses. No problem. I bought and installed bulbs in each light one at a time and tried the lights. Low beams still out, but high beams work. Based on questions on line, this seems to be a problem that happens with Mercedes. What do I check next to correct the problem? Not practical to drive at night with just high beams. The closest dealer is 90 miles away. study the wiring diagram, get in there with a volt meter and determine where the problem is. E320 Sedan light wiring: 24821700.pdf <http://new.freescruz.com/.priv/W124/w124CD1/Program/ETM/24821700.pdf> E320 Wagon light wiring: 24821300.pdf <http://new.freescruz.com/.priv/W124/w124CD1/Program/ETM/24821300.pdf> there's also separate pages for coupe and cabrio... looking at the wagon diagram, S4 is the combination switch on the stalk, and S4s3 is the high/low switch contacts within that. one wire comes out of that for high and another for low, these two wires go to the fuse panel, where each is connected to a pair of fuses (so a fuse for left high, right high, left low, right low), then those 4 fuses go to the light-failure-monitor mess N7, and N7 in turn connects to each of the lamps. so... turn on your (not working) low beams, and see if there's voltage on the low beam fuses (14 and 13, I think?)... if not, its probably the S4s3 switch (or the wires between that switch in the steering column, and the fuse panel)... - On Sat, Dec 22, 2018, 7:20 PM Karl Wittnebel <atypical...@gmail.com wrote: > The Latvians have the magnettis on their website, so we'll see what > happens. So far everything has shown up (sooner or later) from them. > > Ok now for the interesting part. I thought I had two h4 bulbs out. High > beam on one side, low beam on the other. But nope - only one bulb was out. > Something else has failed on the right, but only on the high beam! > > I put 12v to both posts on the new bulb and both elements are fine, but > the high beam on the right side will not come on. I find this odd, but I > havent googled it yet. > > New lenses look the business! The housings are really tired though. They > have little manometers and various other doodads inside but the tabs are > failing. I see you can order reflectors separately, but if the tabs are > gone there is little point. > > Maybe I should put the new stalk in the car, but I dont see how that could > give you one bright but not the other... > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Dec 22, 2018, 6:09 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: > >> Facelift Euros are unobtanium, I believe. Even in the aftermarket. >> >> -D >> >> >> > On Dec 22, 2018, at 8:50 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> > >> > the earlier hood and grille are easier to deal with because the hood >> is more nearly flat. I think they look better than the "facelift" 124s. >> > >> > Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote on 12/22/18 5:10 PM: >> >> I snagged a nice pair of facelift 124 headlights for something like >> $25 each from lkq, couple years ago. I should look for a white face lift >> hood, then mount that set up on The White Whale. >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________ >> > http://www.okiebenz.com >> > >> > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> > >> > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
