Any idea where the rear speed sensor cables come out on the under hood end? I can see them until a little forward of the differential at which point they go under a shield plate (or part of the body) toward the front of the car. Can't track them further.

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If my memory is correct , either under the rear seat via a grommet or under the carpet just in front of rear seat

I cut the harness to the ASR/ABS module (near the ECU) and the wires don't have the same colors as the 500E in that article. I cut 3 that were close in color thinking maybe it was color interpretation and it didn't seem to help anymore than unplugging that module completely. I will try the jumpering of 1 and 6 on the diagnostic module and see what that does.

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-E300d '99 350k
-Suburban '93 220k
-TDI Jetta '03 350k
Sold
-F250 '96 7.3
-Dodge Ram 12V
-E320 '95 200k
-E320 Wagon 1994 155k
-300d Turbo '87 187k miles
-E320 1994 200k
-300d Turbo '84 245k (sold to Dan62)
-300d Turbo '84 180k
-300sd '80 300k
-7.3 Powerstroke Diesel 15P Van 500k+ miles
-190d '89 Non Turbo 2.5 5cyl 240k (my first MB)
Tom's Imports of Columbia MO Ruined the IP in changing leaky delivery valve O-Rings - Refused to stand behind his work. Mid-MO MB drivers-AVOID Tom's.

my car has a dia. port under the hood,I used a paperclip to jump 1 and 6 socket.

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A good start woould be to get hold of a scanner that will give you the error codes and train behind it.