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Gary
Might be the head unit change that's needed, but few other ideas I have:
#1, MORE than likely the orientation of the sspension wasn't changed. I know with the changers MB sold through the dealerships, they started sending them out set to "H" for the 203 C Class cars as they mount horizontally on a shelf in the glove box. Traditionally they sent them set to "V" because most of the factory setups were mounted like your 129, Vertically in the trunk in the side pocket area. SO, make sure, on the sides of the changer, that the small bright metal "dot" is in the hole where the "V" is, not on the opposite side of the curved track where the "H" is, this will mess up things big time, really weird it will act just like you describe, like there is an electrical gremlin. One wouls think the changer would simply skip track alot. You need to change BOTH sides on the changer.
Other possiblity, it might not like your velcro. If you buy the bracket, see if you need the adapter brackets as well. If you have the latest/greatest MB changer, it is smaller than the "original" changer was (made smaller, again for the 203 chassis cars in the early 00's, but the bracket for the older design cars, such as the 202, 210, 129, etc were never changed, so you need adapter brackets as well as the 129 bracket to fit it).
I think that's it, other than the possiblity that the configuration of the radio head might be causing it. I don't really think that's it at this point because the radio will usually give an error message like "no changer" on the display screen. But the setting being wrong can present itself in different ways, so never sure. Many times with strange radio problems like this the first thing I would do is see if there was a cd changer in the trunk and if the configuration was correct or not.
Gilly
edit: PS Gary, there is also a nice fuzzy "lid" you can buy that slips over the bracket that covers the top of the changer, if you buy a bracket I'd go whole hog and buy that cover too, looks nice and protect the changer from getting whacked by golf clubs or what have you. Has the MB star and Mercedes script on it, looks nice.
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