The feature whereby you momentary pull on the turn signal stalk to activate the high-beams stopped working last week. I was hoping its the fuse, but unfortunately it was not. the fuse was fine. [By the way, Mercedes calls this feature an "Optical Horn"]

My Independent garage said that its a very common problem on Mercedes, and that he will need to replace the combination switch inside the steering column. He wanted close to $300.00 to fix it. $150 for the part, and $150.00 for labour. I passed.

When I got home, I looked at the side of the steering column, and noticed a little plastic cover, where the stalk comes out. Pried it out, sprayed the inside of the steering column with contact cleaner, tried the high beams again, and they started working just fine. Its been 1 week now and they still work perfectly. Took all of 5-Min, and saved $300.00

Phil

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'95 E300 Diesel, 264,000 Miles. [Sold it]