you wouldnt even loose the headlamps. Only things youd loose are cruise control, tach, and climate control. Only semicondctor electronics can be effected by emp's. Headlights are just wires and switches, along with your windows and stuff. Pretty amazing machines

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1981 300SD 512k OM603

Yes I did

I have ran my 606.962 without an alternator for 12 miles to the repair shop. You get an annoying RED Flash on the instrument cluster (where the mileage, trip odo etc is). But it runs ok.

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2005 SL65
1999 E300
1995 E300
1994 SL320
1988 560SL
1987 300TD
1982 300D
1955 300SL

I've run from Southern Georgia to the northern tip of Kentucky with a dead alt/and battery that died about 40 mins after it got dark. MB roadside saved me with a new battery, which magically made my alternator start working again. (I think the brushes just made contact again from shutting down the engine and starting it again). It went right back up to 14V and got us home + lasted another 4,500 miles before it went dead (fell to 12.4V) here in town while I was cruising around, so I promptly went home and replaced it (June)...over 3 months after the initial problems.

Inspection of old alt revealed severely scored slip rings and almost no brushes left.

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

Depending on the distance from the event, the driver might not do too well but the engine would be unaffected.

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"Buster" in the '95

Our all-Diesel family
1996 E300D (W210) . .338,000 miles Wife's car
2005 E320 CDI . . 113,000 miles My car
Santa Rosa population 176,762 (2022)
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . 627,762
"Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz."
-- Janis Joplin, October 1, 1970

Ahh the legend returns!

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Made it from Memphis to St Louis (~300 miles) with dead alt. Didn't know it till the radio had quit working from quickly draining battery. Idiot light never worked? Oh yea it was also quickly turning dark. Made the last 20 miles in very late dusk with parking lights barely on, I figured that was why everyone was honking and flashing lights at me ...either that or they hated the smell of diesel fumes

with the AL129X i ran at night with everything on for a while with no battery hooked up... i forgot to tighten the cables didn't know till i shut it down and tried to start it back up.

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-Trevor

OBK #12
1980 300SD 333,XXX miles - Totaled
1986 Mazda RX-7 212,XXX miles - impounded and auctioned off
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited 33,000- SEGR, Provent, Fumoto