Re: [MBZ] 2002 e320 wagon with fries sucks today
Consider that even though I rarely drive Mrs. Dan’s W211/E320, her seating arrangement is quite different than mine mainly because of our different in height. With that in mind, I have seat/mirror/steering wheel positions programmed in the seat memory for both of us. Since she’s the primary driver, hers is #1. Mine is #3, so if she inadvertently hits the adjacent button she won’t goober up my settings. I’m sure your car has the seating feature where the seat and steering wheel are move to their full “open” position, then when you close the door and insert the key they move to their programmed position. If it doesn’t do this, it’s an option that can be enabled through the “Convenience” section in the instrument cluster menu. -D > On Feb 14, 2023, at 6:09 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > It's a matter of opinion. Stuff like this annoys me more than it impresses, > but I understand that it could be convenient if you have for example two > frequent drivers with very different seat setting requirements. My luck I'd > grab the wrong keys and get squashed into the dash. > > > On Tue, Feb 14, 2023, at 14:38, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: >> Good to know, I never realized the keys could sync to individual settings. >> Nice! >> >> -D >> >>> On Feb 14, 2023, at 7:53 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes >>> wrote: >>> >>> I think you can set those keys to the preferences of the 2 users of the >>> keys, maybe by using each key then saving settings. One of those links I >>> sent yesterday had the manual online. I can dig into my manual in the wagon >>> tomorrow or later today. >>> >>> —FT >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> On Feb 13, 2023, at 11:40 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: I am trying to understand the keys on my new-to-me W211. It seems that each of the two keys activates a separate set of preferences in the car. One of the fobs wasn't working to lock/unlock so I replaced its batteries, and now it works. But with one key, the seat moves to a different position from when I use the other key. The data displayed in the center of the dash is different also. As are the climate settings (using one key, the climate control is set for 72 degrees, with the other key it's 70). Since I don't have a manual yet, I'm trying to puzzle it out by experimentation. Sorry I have no suggestions for your problem > On Mon, Feb 13, 2023, at 23:21, RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes wrote: > Folks, > > Well the 2002 e320 wagon with fries sucks today …. > > I drove it to the Kroger to get a dozen Valentine’s Day roses for the > pretty red headed woman … well, no good deed goes unpunished. > > So, I drove the hovercraft about 8 miles to the Kroger on the next > island, uneventfully. Last week, if you remember I replaced the key > cases …. The originals were busted up. When I bought the car, previous > owners said key #1 started the car and key #2 supposedly didn’t start > but remote worked …. After new fob cases and batteries, both keys would > start and work the locks. So after shopping the key would not turn … I > got some errors, I assume on the cluster but each time it would be > different including maybe an r5 or r 3 but maybe some segments of the > lower right window in the cluster are out … by the way, I couldn’t > operate the big cluster display … odometer etc today … it had always > been dim but today nothing. > > I messed around with some stuff …. Lock unlock etc I also used a > screwdriver and put the shift selector in neutral etc … will a car such > as this start in neutral? > > I also located the battery under right rear seat … it’s a nice big one > that could run a 123 diesel …. And I removed and replaced all the fuses > … are there a bunch of blank spots in the fuse panel. It was dark, so > that was all I could do … I would have disconnected the battery but I > had no tools or Mercedes’ tool or first aid kit … just one screwdriver > > So I called the red headed woman and she brought me the other key which > I suppose I should have had in the car. Bingo it started up fine and I > drove home. Once home key number one still didn’t work and key two > still works. > > Ideas?? > > One bit of back story … we had maybe five plus inches of rain and the > car was parked in 2-3 inches of water, but no more. Water never touched > the car except from rainfall. Everything was dry around the > electronics … where is the main ECU ? Passenger kick panel or somewhere > around there? > > So far I’ve only replaced mechanical things … key cases, hood release > and windshield wiper … and am about to replace hood lift struts ….. > maybe I should just sell it to Floyd!! Or make him help me d
Re: [MBZ] 2002 e320 wagon with fries sucks today
It's a matter of opinion. Stuff like this annoys me more than it impresses, but I understand that it could be convenient if you have for example two frequent drivers with very different seat setting requirements. My luck I'd grab the wrong keys and get squashed into the dash. On Tue, Feb 14, 2023, at 14:38, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: > Good to know, I never realized the keys could sync to individual settings. > Nice! > > -D > >> On Feb 14, 2023, at 7:53 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> I think you can set those keys to the preferences of the 2 users of the >> keys, maybe by using each key then saving settings. One of those links I >> sent yesterday had the manual online. I can dig into my manual in the wagon >> tomorrow or later today. >> >> —FT >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >>> On Feb 13, 2023, at 11:40 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes >>> wrote: >>> >>> I am trying to understand the keys on my new-to-me W211. It seems that >>> each of the two keys activates a separate set of preferences in the car. >>> One of the fobs wasn't working to lock/unlock so I replaced its batteries, >>> and now it works. But with one key, the seat moves to a different position >>> from when I use the other key. The data displayed in the center of the dash >>> is different also. As are the climate settings (using one key, the climate >>> control is set for 72 degrees, with the other key it's 70). >>> >>> Since I don't have a manual yet, I'm trying to puzzle it out by >>> experimentation. >>> >>> Sorry I have no suggestions for your problem >>> >>> On Mon, Feb 13, 2023, at 23:21, RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes wrote: Folks, Well the 2002 e320 wagon with fries sucks today …. I drove it to the Kroger to get a dozen Valentine’s Day roses for the pretty red headed woman … well, no good deed goes unpunished. So, I drove the hovercraft about 8 miles to the Kroger on the next island, uneventfully. Last week, if you remember I replaced the key cases …. The originals were busted up. When I bought the car, previous owners said key #1 started the car and key #2 supposedly didn’t start but remote worked …. After new fob cases and batteries, both keys would start and work the locks. So after shopping the key would not turn … I got some errors, I assume on the cluster but each time it would be different including maybe an r5 or r 3 but maybe some segments of the lower right window in the cluster are out … by the way, I couldn’t operate the big cluster display … odometer etc today … it had always been dim but today nothing. I messed around with some stuff …. Lock unlock etc I also used a screwdriver and put the shift selector in neutral etc … will a car such as this start in neutral? I also located the battery under right rear seat … it’s a nice big one that could run a 123 diesel …. And I removed and replaced all the fuses … are there a bunch of blank spots in the fuse panel. It was dark, so that was all I could do … I would have disconnected the battery but I had no tools or Mercedes’ tool or first aid kit … just one screwdriver So I called the red headed woman and she brought me the other key which I suppose I should have had in the car. Bingo it started up fine and I drove home. Once home key number one still didn’t work and key two still works. Ideas?? One bit of back story … we had maybe five plus inches of rain and the car was parked in 2-3 inches of water, but no more. Water never touched the car except from rainfall. Everything was dry around the electronics … where is the main ECU ? Passenger kick panel or somewhere around there? So far I’ve only replaced mechanical things … key cases, hood release and windshield wiper … and am about to replace hood lift struts ….. maybe I should just sell it to Floyd!! Or make him help me diagnose it with his fancy Chinese computer! Oh, there was a box marked Motorola and Benz under the drivers side rear seat …. What is that an analog cellphone? Can I just unplug all that without disturbing the nannies? I know I need to replace all the fuses. This is a lot … call it the Valentine story. And yes, I gave her the roses 🌹 at the Kroger. Xx rick ___ 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://m
Re: [MBZ] 2002 e320 wagon with fries sucks today
On a car like this, I would recommend buying the factory shop/repair manual(s). On Mon, Feb 13, 2023 at 10:22 PM RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Folks, > > Well the 2002 e320 wagon with fries sucks today …. > > I drove it to the Kroger to get a dozen Valentine’s Day roses for the > pretty red headed woman … well, no good deed goes unpunished. > > So, I drove the hovercraft about 8 miles to the Kroger on the next island, > uneventfully. Last week, if you remember I replaced the key cases …. The > originals were busted up. When I bought the car, previous owners said key > #1 started the car and key #2 supposedly didn’t start but remote worked …. > After new fob cases and batteries, both keys would start and work the > locks. So after shopping the key would not turn … I got some errors, I > assume on the cluster but each time it would be different including maybe > an r5 or r 3 but maybe some segments of the lower right window in the > cluster are out … by the way, I couldn’t operate the big cluster display … > odometer etc today … it had always been dim but today nothing. > > I messed around with some stuff …. Lock unlock etc I also used a > screwdriver and put the shift selector in neutral etc … will a car such as > this start in neutral? > > I also located the battery under right rear seat … it’s a nice big one > that could run a 123 diesel …. And I removed and replaced all the fuses … > are there a bunch of blank spots in the fuse panel. It was dark, so that > was all I could do … I would have disconnected the battery but I had no > tools or Mercedes’ tool or first aid kit … just one screwdriver > > So I called the red headed woman and she brought me the other key which I > suppose I should have had in the car. Bingo it started up fine and I drove > home. Once home key number one still didn’t work and key two still works. > > Ideas?? > > One bit of back story … we had maybe five plus inches of rain and the car > was parked in 2-3 inches of water, but no more. Water never touched the > car except from rainfall. Everything was dry around the electronics … where > is the main ECU ? Passenger kick panel or somewhere around there? > > So far I’ve only replaced mechanical things … key cases, hood release and > windshield wiper … and am about to replace hood lift struts ….. maybe I > should just sell it to Floyd!! Or make him help me diagnose it with his > fancy Chinese computer! > > Oh, there was a box marked Motorola and Benz under the drivers side rear > seat …. What is that an analog cellphone? Can I just unplug all that > without disturbing the nannies? > > I know I need to replace all the fuses. > > This is a lot … call it the Valentine story. And yes, I gave her the roses > 🌹 at the Kroger. > > Xx rick > > ___ > 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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 2002 e320 wagon with fries sucks today
Good to know, I never realized the keys could sync to individual settings. Nice! -D > On Feb 14, 2023, at 7:53 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > I think you can set those keys to the preferences of the 2 users of the keys, > maybe by using each key then saving settings. One of those links I sent > yesterday had the manual online. I can dig into my manual in the wagon > tomorrow or later today. > > —FT > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Feb 13, 2023, at 11:40 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> I am trying to understand the keys on my new-to-me W211. It seems that each >> of the two keys activates a separate set of preferences in the car. One of >> the fobs wasn't working to lock/unlock so I replaced its batteries, and now >> it works. But with one key, the seat moves to a different position from when >> I use the other key. The data displayed in the center of the dash is >> different also. As are the climate settings (using one key, the climate >> control is set for 72 degrees, with the other key it's 70). >> >> Since I don't have a manual yet, I'm trying to puzzle it out by >> experimentation. >> >> Sorry I have no suggestions for your problem >> >> >>> On Mon, Feb 13, 2023, at 23:21, RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes wrote: >>> Folks, >>> >>> Well the 2002 e320 wagon with fries sucks today …. >>> >>> I drove it to the Kroger to get a dozen Valentine’s Day roses for the >>> pretty red headed woman … well, no good deed goes unpunished. >>> >>> So, I drove the hovercraft about 8 miles to the Kroger on the next >>> island, uneventfully. Last week, if you remember I replaced the key >>> cases …. The originals were busted up. When I bought the car, previous >>> owners said key #1 started the car and key #2 supposedly didn’t start >>> but remote worked …. After new fob cases and batteries, both keys would >>> start and work the locks. So after shopping the key would not turn … I >>> got some errors, I assume on the cluster but each time it would be >>> different including maybe an r5 or r 3 but maybe some segments of the >>> lower right window in the cluster are out … by the way, I couldn’t >>> operate the big cluster display … odometer etc today … it had always >>> been dim but today nothing. >>> >>> I messed around with some stuff …. Lock unlock etc I also used a >>> screwdriver and put the shift selector in neutral etc … will a car such >>> as this start in neutral? >>> >>> I also located the battery under right rear seat … it’s a nice big one >>> that could run a 123 diesel …. And I removed and replaced all the fuses >>> … are there a bunch of blank spots in the fuse panel. It was dark, so >>> that was all I could do … I would have disconnected the battery but I >>> had no tools or Mercedes’ tool or first aid kit … just one screwdriver >>> >>> So I called the red headed woman and she brought me the other key which >>> I suppose I should have had in the car. Bingo it started up fine and I >>> drove home. Once home key number one still didn’t work and key two >>> still works. >>> >>> Ideas?? >>> >>> One bit of back story … we had maybe five plus inches of rain and the >>> car was parked in 2-3 inches of water, but no more. Water never touched >>> the car except from rainfall. Everything was dry around the >>> electronics … where is the main ECU ? Passenger kick panel or somewhere >>> around there? >>> >>> So far I’ve only replaced mechanical things … key cases, hood release >>> and windshield wiper … and am about to replace hood lift struts ….. >>> maybe I should just sell it to Floyd!! Or make him help me diagnose it >>> with his fancy Chinese computer! >>> >>> Oh, there was a box marked Motorola and Benz under the drivers side >>> rear seat …. What is that an analog cellphone? Can I just unplug all >>> that without disturbing the nannies? >>> >>> I know I need to replace all the fuses. >>> >>> This is a lot … call it the Valentine story. And yes, I gave her the >>> roses 🌹 at the Kroger. >>> >>> Xx rick >>> >>> ___ >>> 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 cha
Re: [MBZ] 2002 e320 wagon with fries sucks today
I think you can set those keys to the preferences of the 2 users of the keys, maybe by using each key then saving settings. One of those links I sent yesterday had the manual online. I can dig into my manual in the wagon tomorrow or later today. —FT Sent from my iPad > On Feb 13, 2023, at 11:40 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > I am trying to understand the keys on my new-to-me W211. It seems that each > of the two keys activates a separate set of preferences in the car. One of > the fobs wasn't working to lock/unlock so I replaced its batteries, and now > it works. But with one key, the seat moves to a different position from when > I use the other key. The data displayed in the center of the dash is > different also. As are the climate settings (using one key, the climate > control is set for 72 degrees, with the other key it's 70). > > Since I don't have a manual yet, I'm trying to puzzle it out by > experimentation. > > Sorry I have no suggestions for your problem > > >> On Mon, Feb 13, 2023, at 23:21, RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes wrote: >> Folks, >> >> Well the 2002 e320 wagon with fries sucks today …. >> >> I drove it to the Kroger to get a dozen Valentine’s Day roses for the >> pretty red headed woman … well, no good deed goes unpunished. >> >> So, I drove the hovercraft about 8 miles to the Kroger on the next >> island, uneventfully. Last week, if you remember I replaced the key >> cases …. The originals were busted up. When I bought the car, previous >> owners said key #1 started the car and key #2 supposedly didn’t start >> but remote worked …. After new fob cases and batteries, both keys would >> start and work the locks. So after shopping the key would not turn … I >> got some errors, I assume on the cluster but each time it would be >> different including maybe an r5 or r 3 but maybe some segments of the >> lower right window in the cluster are out … by the way, I couldn’t >> operate the big cluster display … odometer etc today … it had always >> been dim but today nothing. >> >> I messed around with some stuff …. Lock unlock etc I also used a >> screwdriver and put the shift selector in neutral etc … will a car such >> as this start in neutral? >> >> I also located the battery under right rear seat … it’s a nice big one >> that could run a 123 diesel …. And I removed and replaced all the fuses >> … are there a bunch of blank spots in the fuse panel. It was dark, so >> that was all I could do … I would have disconnected the battery but I >> had no tools or Mercedes’ tool or first aid kit … just one screwdriver >> >> So I called the red headed woman and she brought me the other key which >> I suppose I should have had in the car. Bingo it started up fine and I >> drove home. Once home key number one still didn’t work and key two >> still works. >> >> Ideas?? >> >> One bit of back story … we had maybe five plus inches of rain and the >> car was parked in 2-3 inches of water, but no more. Water never touched >> the car except from rainfall. Everything was dry around the >> electronics … where is the main ECU ? Passenger kick panel or somewhere >> around there? >> >> So far I’ve only replaced mechanical things … key cases, hood release >> and windshield wiper … and am about to replace hood lift struts ….. >> maybe I should just sell it to Floyd!! Or make him help me diagnose it >> with his fancy Chinese computer! >> >> Oh, there was a box marked Motorola and Benz under the drivers side >> rear seat …. What is that an analog cellphone? Can I just unplug all >> that without disturbing the nannies? >> >> I know I need to replace all the fuses. >> >> This is a lot … call it the Valentine story. And yes, I gave her the >> roses 🌹 at the Kroger. >> >> Xx rick >> >> ___ >> 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
Re: [MBZ] 2002 e320 wagon with fries sucks today
I might suggest that your main battery might be getting weak. And yes it would probably be beneficial to run a diagnostic procedure on the car —FT Sent from my iPad > On Feb 13, 2023, at 11:22 PM, RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes > wrote: > > Folks, > > Well the 2002 e320 wagon with fries sucks today …. > > I drove it to the Kroger to get a dozen Valentine’s Day roses for the pretty > red headed woman … well, no good deed goes unpunished. > > So, I drove the hovercraft about 8 miles to the Kroger on the next island, > uneventfully. Last week, if you remember I replaced the key cases …. The > originals were busted up. When I bought the car, previous owners said key #1 > started the car and key #2 supposedly didn’t start but remote worked …. After > new fob cases and batteries, both keys would start and work the locks. So > after shopping the key would not turn … I got some errors, I assume on the > cluster but each time it would be different including maybe an r5 or r 3 but > maybe some segments of the lower right window in the cluster are out … by the > way, I couldn’t operate the big cluster display … odometer etc today … it had > always been dim but today nothing. > > I messed around with some stuff …. Lock unlock etc I also used a > screwdriver and put the shift selector in neutral etc … will a car such as > this start in neutral? > > I also located the battery under right rear seat … it’s a nice big one that > could run a 123 diesel …. And I removed and replaced all the fuses … are > there a bunch of blank spots in the fuse panel. It was dark, so that was all > I could do … I would have disconnected the battery but I had no tools or > Mercedes’ tool or first aid kit … just one screwdriver > > So I called the red headed woman and she brought me the other key which I > suppose I should have had in the car. Bingo it started up fine and I drove > home. Once home key number one still didn’t work and key two still works. > > Ideas?? > > One bit of back story … we had maybe five plus inches of rain and the car was > parked in 2-3 inches of water, but no more. Water never touched the car > except from rainfall. Everything was dry around the electronics … where is > the main ECU ? Passenger kick panel or somewhere around there? > > So far I’ve only replaced mechanical things … key cases, hood release and > windshield wiper … and am about to replace hood lift struts ….. maybe I > should just sell it to Floyd!! Or make him help me diagnose it with his fancy > Chinese computer! > > Oh, there was a box marked Motorola and Benz under the drivers side rear seat > …. What is that an analog cellphone? Can I just unplug all that without > disturbing the nannies? > > I know I need to replace all the fuses. > > This is a lot … call it the Valentine story. And yes, I gave her the roses 🌹 > at the Kroger. > > Xx rick > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] 2002 e320 wagon with fries sucks today
I am trying to understand the keys on my new-to-me W211. It seems that each of the two keys activates a separate set of preferences in the car. One of the fobs wasn't working to lock/unlock so I replaced its batteries, and now it works. But with one key, the seat moves to a different position from when I use the other key. The data displayed in the center of the dash is different also. As are the climate settings (using one key, the climate control is set for 72 degrees, with the other key it's 70). Since I don't have a manual yet, I'm trying to puzzle it out by experimentation. Sorry I have no suggestions for your problem On Mon, Feb 13, 2023, at 23:21, RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes wrote: > Folks, > > Well the 2002 e320 wagon with fries sucks today …. > > I drove it to the Kroger to get a dozen Valentine’s Day roses for the > pretty red headed woman … well, no good deed goes unpunished. > > So, I drove the hovercraft about 8 miles to the Kroger on the next > island, uneventfully. Last week, if you remember I replaced the key > cases …. The originals were busted up. When I bought the car, previous > owners said key #1 started the car and key #2 supposedly didn’t start > but remote worked …. After new fob cases and batteries, both keys would > start and work the locks. So after shopping the key would not turn … I > got some errors, I assume on the cluster but each time it would be > different including maybe an r5 or r 3 but maybe some segments of the > lower right window in the cluster are out … by the way, I couldn’t > operate the big cluster display … odometer etc today … it had always > been dim but today nothing. > > I messed around with some stuff …. Lock unlock etc I also used a > screwdriver and put the shift selector in neutral etc … will a car such > as this start in neutral? > > I also located the battery under right rear seat … it’s a nice big one > that could run a 123 diesel …. And I removed and replaced all the fuses > … are there a bunch of blank spots in the fuse panel. It was dark, so > that was all I could do … I would have disconnected the battery but I > had no tools or Mercedes’ tool or first aid kit … just one screwdriver > > So I called the red headed woman and she brought me the other key which > I suppose I should have had in the car. Bingo it started up fine and I > drove home. Once home key number one still didn’t work and key two > still works. > > Ideas?? > > One bit of back story … we had maybe five plus inches of rain and the > car was parked in 2-3 inches of water, but no more. Water never touched > the car except from rainfall. Everything was dry around the > electronics … where is the main ECU ? Passenger kick panel or somewhere > around there? > > So far I’ve only replaced mechanical things … key cases, hood release > and windshield wiper … and am about to replace hood lift struts ….. > maybe I should just sell it to Floyd!! Or make him help me diagnose it > with his fancy Chinese computer! > > Oh, there was a box marked Motorola and Benz under the drivers side > rear seat …. What is that an analog cellphone? Can I just unplug all > that without disturbing the nannies? > > I know I need to replace all the fuses. > > This is a lot … call it the Valentine story. And yes, I gave her the > roses 🌹 at the Kroger. > > Xx rick > > ___ > 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
[MBZ] 2002 e320 wagon with fries sucks today
Folks, Well the 2002 e320 wagon with fries sucks today …. I drove it to the Kroger to get a dozen Valentine’s Day roses for the pretty red headed woman … well, no good deed goes unpunished. So, I drove the hovercraft about 8 miles to the Kroger on the next island, uneventfully. Last week, if you remember I replaced the key cases …. The originals were busted up. When I bought the car, previous owners said key #1 started the car and key #2 supposedly didn’t start but remote worked …. After new fob cases and batteries, both keys would start and work the locks. So after shopping the key would not turn … I got some errors, I assume on the cluster but each time it would be different including maybe an r5 or r 3 but maybe some segments of the lower right window in the cluster are out … by the way, I couldn’t operate the big cluster display … odometer etc today … it had always been dim but today nothing. I messed around with some stuff …. Lock unlock etc I also used a screwdriver and put the shift selector in neutral etc … will a car such as this start in neutral? I also located the battery under right rear seat … it’s a nice big one that could run a 123 diesel …. And I removed and replaced all the fuses … are there a bunch of blank spots in the fuse panel. It was dark, so that was all I could do … I would have disconnected the battery but I had no tools or Mercedes’ tool or first aid kit … just one screwdriver So I called the red headed woman and she brought me the other key which I suppose I should have had in the car. Bingo it started up fine and I drove home. Once home key number one still didn’t work and key two still works. Ideas?? One bit of back story … we had maybe five plus inches of rain and the car was parked in 2-3 inches of water, but no more. Water never touched the car except from rainfall. Everything was dry around the electronics … where is the main ECU ? Passenger kick panel or somewhere around there? So far I’ve only replaced mechanical things … key cases, hood release and windshield wiper … and am about to replace hood lift struts ….. maybe I should just sell it to Floyd!! Or make him help me diagnose it with his fancy Chinese computer! Oh, there was a box marked Motorola and Benz under the drivers side rear seat …. What is that an analog cellphone? Can I just unplug all that without disturbing the nannies? I know I need to replace all the fuses. This is a lot … call it the Valentine story. And yes, I gave her the roses 🌹 at the Kroger. Xx rick ___ 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
[MBZ] 2002 e320 wagon with fries sucks today
Folks, Well the 2002 e320 wagon with fries sucks today …. I drove it to the Kroger to get a dozen Valentine’s Day roses for the pretty red headed woman … well, no good deed goes unpunished. So, I drove the hovercraft about 8 miles to the Kroger on the next island, uneventfully. Last week, if you remember I replaced the key cases …. The originals were busted up. When I bought the car, previous owners said key #1 started the car and key #2 supposedly didn’t start but remote worked …. After new fob cases and batteries, both keys would start and work the locks. So after shopping the key would not turn … I got some errors, I assume on the cluster but each time it would be different including maybe an r5 or r 3 but maybe some segments of the lower right window in the cluster are out … by the way, I couldn’t operate the big cluster display … odometer etc today … it had always been dim but today nothing. I messed around with some stuff …. Lock unlock etc I also used a screwdriver and put the shift selector in neutral etc … will a car such as this start in neutral? I also located the battery under right rear seat … it’s a nice big one that could run a 123 diesel …. And I removed and replaced all the fuses … are there a bunch of blank spots in the fuse panel. It was dark, so that was all I could do … I would have disconnected the battery but I had no tools or Mercedes’ tool or first aid kit … just one screwdriver So I called the red headed woman and she brought me the other key which I suppose I should have had in the car. Bingo it started up fine and I drove home. Once home key number one still didn’t work and key two still works. Ideas?? One bit of back story … we had maybe five plus inches of rain and the car was parked in 2-3 inches of water, but no more. Water never touched the car except from rainfall. Everything was dry around the electronics … where is the main ECU ? Passenger kick panel or somewhere around there? So far I’ve only replaced mechanical things … key cases, hood release and windshield wiper … and am about to replace hood lift struts ….. maybe I should just sell it to Floyd!! Or make him help me diagnose it with his fancy Chinese computer! Oh, there was a box marked Motorola and Benz under the drivers side rear seat …. What is that an analog cellphone? Can I just unplug all that without disturbing the nannies? I know I need to replace all the fuses. This is a lot … call it the Valentine story. And yes, I gave her the roses 🌹 at the Kroger. Xx rick ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 2002 E320 wagon with fries
Nice car! AND red haired girlfriends are good stuff. I have been married to my red haired girlfriend for almost 50 years now. Randy On 29/01/2023 9:53 PM, RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes wrote: Hey, folks Ok I got my car … I was off on the price …. Had to pay the big bucks, $3k 180k miles … didn’t get white but silver is close Seems pretty good The red haired girlfriend sort of turned up her nose at it but after she drove it 30 min, she said, “this car is like a hovercraft “ … so smooth It came from Augusta, ga … I met the people in Sylvania, GA about 70 miles north of Savannah So there you go …. Some idiot replaced the passenger driver side window with the wrong shaped one from a sedan!! Came off of fakebook I’d still buy a nicer one …. Can I get key housings cheaply somewhere Andrew has photos he can send to the group … in my Apple Mac world that never seems to work I’ll try Xx rick ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 2002 E320 wagon with fries
You can get key fobs off eBay for cheap, or if you can wait some weeks try AliExpress for cheaper Congrats on the new ride! --FT Sent from iFōn > On Jan 29, 2023, at 10:54 PM, RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes > wrote: > > Hey, folks > > Ok I got my car … I was off on the price …. Had to pay the big bucks, $3k > > 180k miles … didn’t get white but silver is close > > Seems pretty good > > The red haired girlfriend sort of turned up her nose at it but after she > drove it 30 min, she said, “this car is like a hovercraft “ … so smooth > > It came from Augusta, ga … I met the people in Sylvania, GA about 70 miles > north of Savannah > > So there you go …. Some idiot replaced the passenger driver side window with > the wrong shaped one from a sedan!! > > Came off of fakebook > > I’d still buy a nicer one …. Can I get key housings cheaply somewhere > > Andrew has photos he can send to the group … in my Apple Mac world that never > seems to work > > I’ll try > > Xx rick > > > ___ > 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
[MBZ] 2002 E320 wagon with fries
Hey, folks Ok I got my car … I was off on the price …. Had to pay the big bucks, $3k 180k miles … didn’t get white but silver is close Seems pretty good The red haired girlfriend sort of turned up her nose at it but after she drove it 30 min, she said, “this car is like a hovercraft “ … so smooth It came from Augusta, ga … I met the people in Sylvania, GA about 70 miles north of Savannah So there you go …. Some idiot replaced the passenger driver side window with the wrong shaped one from a sedan!! Came off of fakebook I’d still buy a nicer one …. Can I get key housings cheaply somewhere Andrew has photos he can send to the group … in my Apple Mac world that never seems to work I’ll try Xx rick ___ 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
