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Old 08-19-2013, 11:00 AM
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You might want to check your grounding connection. Even if it looks ok, appearances may be deceiving; you can unscrew the nut, clean up the contacts and re-tighten.
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Old 08-19-2013, 12:37 PM
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You might want to check your grounding connection. Even if it looks ok, appearances may be deceiving; you can unscrew the nut, clean up the contacts and re-tighten.
By grounding do u mean from the battery to the chassis?
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Old 08-19-2013, 01:14 PM
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No. If that grounding was bad, your starter wouldn't crank.

There are several grounding spots within the engine compartment. If you follow any brown wire (I believe Mercedes uses that colour for ground wires across all models), it'll lead to a grounding point attached to the chassis. On my car, they look like an upside down bolt.

I found one under the windshield washer fluid container. It looked good, but it was causing issues, so I fixed it.
I had another one under the coolant overflow tank. This one was rusted, and was causing electrical nightmares like no horn, no right side headlight, etc.

I hope that makes sense.

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By grounding do u mean from the battery to the chassis?
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