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I just finished reading (in horror) this entire thread!
Ibantay, I'm glad you got your car back in one piece and feel bad for you that you had to experience "all that". I hope you find a good, reputable place to have your MB serviced and repaired from here on out...it just gets too expensive and frustrating using an installer (or mechanic for that matter) who is "experimenting" on your car! Good luck and glad things are "back to normal" |
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Just to echo Mike Richards' comment - the only thing good about the Mercedes factory alarm is that it gets you a 10% discount on insurance.
Glad to hear your problem was rectified and paid for!
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Chris 2007 E550 4Matic - 61,000 Km - Iridium Silver, black leather, Sport package, Premium 2 package 2007 GL450 4Matic - 62,000 Km - Obsidian Black Metallic, black leather, all options 1998 E430 - sold 1989 300E - 333,000 Km - sold 1977 280E - sold 1971 250 - retired "And a frign hat. They gave me a hat at the annual benefits meeting. I said. how does this benefit me. I dont have anything from the company.. So they gave me a hat." - TheDon |
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Discharged Battery
I once had a car that did the same thing! It turned out to be a shorted out Diode in the alternator! What had happened was that someone worked om the car, probably left the door opened to find out later the battery had been drained. Show they try to jump start the car and in the processs cross the cables (short them) to make sure they have a good conection. Bad idea! They make have just cost you a re-build! Go to Auto Zone have them put it on their machine they can tell you right away if a diode is bad. The other thing, if you have a shorted diode it can ruin your new battery too!
Chuck '98 Chevy K2500 '94 Nissan King Cab '88 Nissan Maxima '79 Datsun 280 ZX '74 MGB '72 Cutlass Olds |
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