Greetings all, I am a new member of this wonderful forum. This is my first Merc 3 weeks since i purchased it only 19k on the clock as the car was very rarely used-and everything is going wrong!

PLEASE HELP

1) The ASR light comes on at randon times (the console not the speedo) this happens after a brief flash of the yellow engine oil light!

2) The coolant top up light flashes now and then whilst normal driving

3) as soon as the ASR light comes on there is a slight drop in power.


4) both windows occasionaly drop down half way when i open the door from inside or outside!

i took the car to a Mercedes garage and asked the technician to run a diagnostic check on the car and erase any codes that might have been stored due to the removal of my battery for charging. i was charged £50 inclusive VAT and told that there were loads of CAN faults on the diagnostic check- handed me a printout. He said the CAN's generally come up due to battery disconnection and advised me to drive the car and see if anything changed.

i walked out all happy and as soon as i opend the door the annoying window again went down half way so that was not resolved, i started the car and drove it when the auto transmission got stuck in the first gear, after switching off the car on emergency hazards and switching on the car again it worked fine. The ASR light again came up (although it does not always do it) with the same 3 times flash of the engine oil light and drop of power!

i took the car back and the garage said this could be anything and they would need a day to check the problem at an hourly rate of £100!!! i left the garage and went to an independant Merc specialist who again ran the diagnostics and came up with loads of CAN faults and other faults. they said the same thing and told me it would be better if i sold the car as this could be anything and could not give me an estimate as it would all depend on how soon they could find the fault and not need to strip the car down.

i am sorry but i don't know what to do now apart from the window issue i now have a car with loads of other issues and a suggestion to sell the car. The car is in lovely condition with very low mileage sat for most its life.

following are the diagnostic codes- i cannot make head or tail of it

1) ME2 MB number 0205451132 diagnosis ident. 2/01
P1747 ACAN fault from ETC transmission protection malfaunction
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2) ASR MB number: 0185459232 diagnosis ident: 3/04
C1022-000 Fault in CAN communication with: ME N3/10
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3) EGS MB number 0205458832 Diagnosis ident: 1/03

132 Sporadically CAN communic. engine electronics or engine temperat. implausible

133 Sporadically Fault in entire CAN communication

134 Sporadically faultin CAN communication with Traction System

135 Sporadically fault in CAN communication with Motor electronics

136 Sporadically fault in CAN communication with instrument cluster
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4) IFZ MB number 210 820 3226 diagnosis ident: 0/00
B1103 Red feedback s.lamp
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5) RV MB number 129 820 31 26 diagnosis ident: 2/02

128 control unit N52

099 power window motor FL M10/3 Hall sensor not normalized
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6) AB MB number: 001 820 0026 diagnosis ident: 3/00
No fault stored
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7) KI MB number: 129 440 09 11 diagnosis ident: 1/16
B1040 CAN communication fault to engine control module
B1041 CAN communication fault to traction systems control module
B1755 Serial interface K2 from Auto AC/ Tempatic control module to instrument cluster.
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8) KLA MB number: 202 830 1285 diagnosis ident: 4/02 No fault stored
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the above is an exact copy of the print out. Can you or anyone here please help me sort out this mess without having to get a second mortgage

I have checked the fuses as advised in benzworld forum and they all look pretty new.

Thanks