With the battery disconnected I popped the airbag and switches off of the steering wheel. I think it took me all of maybe 5 minutes, if that. If you don’t have one, bite the bullet and buy a Mercedes 126589001000, screwdriver bit. This is the one and only tool that allows you to consistently connect up with those Torx screws that hold the airbags on the steering wheel. It hits the target every time and makes removal of the airbag a real piece of cake.
One of the screws holding the switches on was seized in the brass barrel that was molded into the plastic. I ended up breaking it off the plastic so I could get at the brass barrel with a pliers while turning the screw out. No damage, looks like the very tip of the screw had been cross threaded. Powered back up and got everything reset. Ran a DAS quick check to follow up. Checkmarks in almost every section, a few little “fs” being known issues. I went to the rear SAM which is what controls the taillights. I turned the brake lights on using an activation in the SAM. Left rear is there, right rear is not. Tracked power on the left side to see where it flowed on the metal bits of the taillight assembly. Did the same on the right side. Nada. I’ll have to go through the "list ‘o’ fuses” to rule out a blown fuse. After that I’ll need to start tracing wires or pull the taillight assembly and see if the LED assembly is bad and could be dragging the circuit down. The LED boards are replaceable, thank goodness! Not getting the “window drop” on the right door. I’ve synched the windows and all, but no difference. The soft close feature does not work on the right door, either. Probably a microswitch issue on the door latch. A future project, for sure. Otherwise, everything went well, no surprises. Covered it and called it a day. -D > On Apr 2, 2023, at 3:30 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Clean living, eh? I’ll do my best to keep it up. We like the simple fixes. > Just goes to show we all make mistakes, no matter what our skill level is. > What’s important is that you learn from them. > > Hey Floyd - does to steam cleaner do anything (good) to the sticky plastic > bits, like the steering wheel buttons or the headlight switch and bezel? > > -D > >> On Apr 2, 2023, at 3:14 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Good work! I’m fixing to hit mine with the steamer and extractor. >> >> --FT >> Sent from iFōn >> >>> On Apr 2, 2023, at 2:29 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> So I pulled the CL600 into the garage to address some issues today: >>> >>> No signals from the RF SAM >>> Replace worn out steering wheel telematics buttons >>> Install intake screens on air cleaner >>> Replace broken glove compartment light assembly >>> No RR brake light (LED assembly) >>> >>> I went at the SAM first. This was a good choice, as when I oulled the >>> existing SAM out of th efusebox, I found the main supply connection had >>> come off. Not being sure if it just occurred when I pulled the SAM out or >>> if it had been out before removal, I reconnected the cable and put >>> everything back together, then ran a quick test in DAS. SAM is functional! >>> Huzzah! So now I have a spare. >>> >>> Next I’ll be going after the telematics buttons in the steering wheel and >>> the rest of the list. >>> >>> -D >>> _______________________________________ >>> 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 > _______________________________________ 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
