1996 E320 WONT START
 

Hello Everyone,I'm sort of new here and here's my problem.We were driving along and we heard a single beep and the lights on the instrument cluster just went haywire. The engine kept running,so we came right home.Shut the car off,tried to restart,turned the key on and the instrument lights came on as usual,but when i turned the key to start,the lights got dim and no start.Checked the battery,it was ok.put jumper battery on just to check it and same thing happened when i turned the key.Iam very familar with MB
I've had 4 in the past and worked on all of them.Im very profifient,but this is the first time I've been stumped. Any help you can give me will be greatly
appreciated.THANKS,Jodiedog.

still won't start,but
 

Ijust noticed that the interior lights blink on and off.battery is fully charged,
just took it off the charger

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/tech-help/199729-1996-e320-will-not-start-need-help-thanks.html Maybe one cell is dead in battery, try another battery. And check ground cable.

everything is ok now
 

I checked the battery after a full charge. voltage was 12.4 volts.then I put a
carbon pile load test on it,and it dropped to 6.3 volts.BAD,BAD battery:(
Went to wally world(by the way best batteries and warrantee on the market,

best prices,too) My wifes baby now runs like new,I guess I'm her hero again.:D Thanks to all of you again,this forum is fantastic

Great, sometimes the easiest solution fix problems.:thumbsup: