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Old 01-30-2012, 06:00 PM
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Interior light switches not lighting

The set of switches that includes the rear courtesy light, antenna, sunroof, and rear window defroster no longer light up. They were working before I pulled my console wood to replace a window switch, but now, nothing. I'm suspecting it's going to be something really obvious, but seeing as it's dark out now where I live, it's probably going to have to wait until the weekend to be fixed. Is something connected in series underneath that center console wood that I possibly forgot to reconnect?
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Old 01-30-2012, 06:13 PM
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I am guessing its the "spider". Each of those switches has a fiber optic cable going to them and they feed to one light behind the same panel. My lamp has been out for a long tim, so I do not have those lights either except air recalculation.
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Old 01-30-2012, 08:23 PM
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If you have cluster lights, then probably the fiber optic distributor came loose; if not, then maybe the rheostat or the fuse. Pop your ashtray and see if it's really bright in there. You might be able to access by removing the ashtray and/or radio. Otherwise I think you need to remove the A/C PBU.
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Old 01-30-2012, 08:39 PM
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I did recently replace the PBU as well. I didn't mention it because I didn't think it was related. But as with all old Benzes, better to put TMI out there than too little.
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