This afternoon I made a code reader for the SL
http://www.mercedes.gen.in/mercedes-older-series-diagnostic-fault-code-reading-w124-r129-others/
(BTW this page is a PITA, you can't copy anything from it, I had to
"print" it as a pdf then I could print out certain pages of the pdf that
I wanted)
This pdf linked in the page
http://www.mercedes.gen.in/Downloads/cs1000_mb.pdf
has all the codes, some are specific to particular cars/engines, I went
through and extracted all the tables for the SL600/V12 so when I start
reading stuff (and particular pins) I will be able to figure out what it
means. There are still some parts of the system that this simple method
will not read, for that I would need a code reader device that can talk
to the system. I could probably make on to plug into each of the
particular sockets that show data, then have a switch for each, with my
single pin reader you have to each one separately. No big deal. Got
dark so I have not tested it on the car yet, but it worked with a 9V
battery.
I am afraid of what I might find!
I found the bits to solder it up in my electronics box -- a momentary
switch, an LED, wires, and a resister of about the right size. I have
tons of this "junk" I have scavenged from old printers and scanners and
whatever, they are a treasure trove of electronic and small mechanical
bits of various kinds. I have used a heat gun or little torch to melt
useful components off circuit boards -- switches, LEDs, capacitors,
transistors, other things of utility -- and have them more or less
organized in those square plastic jars rice comes in.
I shall report on my efforts, it's kinda interesting.
--
--FT
_______________________________________
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
