My '96 doesn't have that chip, but I don't know exactly when it was introduced.

Turn key to pos 2 with hood up and drivers window down. Listen for the "Click" of the Shut off valve openning on the side of the IP.

No click, no start.

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Terry Allison
N. Calif. & Boca Chica, Panama

09' E320 Bluetec 77k (USA)
09' Hyundai Santa Fe Diesel 48k (S.A.)

AFAIK, electronic key was introduced w/97 model. All 1996 cars should have a purely mechanical key starter switch. Burned contacts or other damage in this switch will cause failure to crank.

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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

I truly appreciate all the help and suggestions. Sorry I have not answered in a while. I had a small fire in the home that we have been dealing with.

I do hear the "click" when in the #2 position.


I have not because it is under my carport and was trying to avoid having it towed to a mechanic again.

would be cheaper to just buy your own code reader. obd2 readers are inexpensive, and darn near impossible to troubleshoot a 1996+ car without one.

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'98 E300 turbodiesel