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Originally Posted by dtf
I bought my wife a Passport 8500 X50 for her '99 E300 Turbodiesel and it is not getting power from the cig lighter plug. The detector works in my car and all the fuses in the '99 E300 seem to be OK - does anybody have a suggestion?
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Check it with a voltmeter first. If you have power, check the fit of the plug. The MB lighter socket, like many European cars, is larger than you find on American cars, and the standard cords don't fit well.
If it were mine, I'd wire a cord into the system for it, and skip the lighter socket. I like to have the cigar lighter in there.