The problem with the 123 set up is that the little wheel spins on the little shaft and what happens when you press the little reset button while moving is that you put extra pressure on the little wheel which spins on the little shaft and eventually the little shaft turns but the little wheel does not and then you have to take the instrument cluster out and do a very fiddly job of repairing the little wheel so it turns with the little shaft again. Far as refuelling goes, nothing wrong with doing what you do if there are plenty of service stations along the way but I would not recommend it when you are not sure about fuel avaiability. I realise the situation over there is different to what we have here but a golden rule when driving in the outback is to have enough fuel to get to not the next fuel place but the one beyond that. Reason being that sometimes a small outback fuel station may have shut down, run out of fuel, or have another reason for not being able to supply fuel.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Hargrave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Mercedes Discussion List'" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 10:10 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] - tank-on-empty - Number of Miles on Reserve > Resetting the trip while moving hurts nothing. The real issue is that a > small plastic part inside disintegrates with age. > > And as far as filling up when almost empty, I do it all the time. I burn > about 2 tanks of fuel a week & filling up when I have to means I only have > to stand in front of the pump twice a week, as opposed to 3 or 4 times a > week. > > Thanks, > Tom Hargrave _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
