My 500sl died twice on me this evening. I was pulling into my neighborhood, hit a small bump, then dead. After some cranking, she started right up, only to die again in a short distance. The third try she started immediately and drove all the way home like normal. I let her idle in the garage for 5 minutes, no problem.

Things I noticed had changed: My economy gauge is on the extreme left side, and will not go past the middle mark when the engine is revved.

My idle is very low, about 500rpm. Both times the car died when I let off the gas pedal.

Any ideas?

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