Hi Guys,
If anyone comes up with a solution please pm me. I'm having almost the same exact problem with my 97 S420 except none of my gauges have come back on. Gilly has forwarded some ideas to me and all have checked OK. I just recently found that the drivers electric seat has been dead as well, fuses are OK. Everything else is working. I noticed today that the electric windows have started acting up when you try and move them up. To get them up you have to push and let go, push and let go and continue about 10 times. It moves about a half inch up at a time then finally moves a larger distance. It does not do this all of the time but it doesn't matter which window either. Anybody a psychic or have a crystal ball? Damest thing I've ever seen. Thanks Guys.
One other note my control module does not have the glass cover over the fuses. I replaced all fuses in there, there was one that was empty and that was the far right fuse. Someone had put a very small piece of masking tape near the fuses that was marked in pencil # 3. May have been a problem here in the past, not sure, bought this car as a Star Mark in 2000. Car had roughly 35,000 miles when purchased, now has 105,000.
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