W140 chassis cars are very complex, probably the most complex cars of their
time. Multiple independent systems that do all sorts of things, like soft close
doors, control interior lighting, ACC, etc., etc.
That being said, they’re not all that bad to work on. Since each system is
independent of
If you can buy it cheap enough, you can take your time with correcting
its faults.
It is not likely that there is a line up of potential buyers for it.
Worst case scenario, it becomes tasteful yard art?
RB
On 10/03/2021 9:00 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote:
FT, Thanks for the words of wisdom and
FT,
Thanks for the words of wisdom and guidance re the S600. This is an elegant
car, even if it is 26 years old.
That draws me to it..
The unbelievable electrical nannies push me away with equal force. The guy
that presently owns it owns a pretty successful repair shop, and he parked
it 3 years ago
h. First thing I would look at is the wiring (like my 95SL600) that
features the biodegradable insulation. My guess is that is the likely
culprit, shorting wires, but the coil packs (all one assembly, ) can
go bad. The throttle body actuators (electronic controllers, one master
one sl
