I have a becker grand prix in my 500SL which was working well when I first got the car. It seemed to have stopped at around the same time that I got a battery drain.

Any thoughts as to why?

I know that i need to start pulling fuses, but the thought of doing so on an SL in my tight garage is painful.

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With best regards

Al

AL,

I had a problem with mine and it turned out the on/off switch was sticking on. Since you can turn the radio on with out the key, it allowed the battery to drain.

My tip off was that the antenna stayed up.

Jim

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14 E250 BlueTEC black. 45k miles
95 E320 Cabriolet Emerald green 66k miles
94 E320 Cabriolet Emerald green 152k miles
85 300TD 4 spd man, euro bumpers and lights, 15" Pentas dark blue 274k miles

Jim, thanks! Do you know how to remove this radio?

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With best regards

Al

Ummm, Al, if you'd "thin that herd" out a bit , as you are always claiming you are going to, that garage wouldn't be such a tight fit!

Man I am trying to but it's the season of the low ballers. I have a 4 post lift for sale. It's old and designed for full frame cars or trucks so not ideal for my needs. One guy had the cheek to offer me $200 bucks for it after 12 phone calls and him coming out to see it working. Some people don't think they're getting a good deal unless they get the shirt of your back and I'm not financially in a place where I need to give that to them.

But that's a different subject.

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With best regards

Al

You can pop the faceplate off from the right hand side, then pop the retainers on the bottom of the radio frame to release the radio.

Having the removal tools help.

Jim

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14 E250 BlueTEC black. 45k miles
95 E320 Cabriolet Emerald green 66k miles
94 E320 Cabriolet Emerald green 152k miles
85 300TD 4 spd man, euro bumpers and lights, 15" Pentas dark blue 274k miles