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Originally Posted by HoustonM3
Background : 98 S500 80,000 miles , owned by my 85 yo grandmother and is rarely driven. I went out to start it and of course the battery is dead. I charge the battery / take it for a wash and find that the power seats/mirrors/ steering wheel are not working. Check fuse , its blown. Try putting the spare fuse in and it blows , buy a few new fuses and the same thing happens what could be causing this?
Also I had asked about a year ago about the truck , it is no wanting to shut. The power assist doors work fine and the truck will work sometimes but most of the time I have to slam it closed and the handle never retracts into the deck lid. I have tried pulling the fuse for the assist pump but this does nothing. Also sometimes if i slam the trunk closed and then start the car it pops open again? Any ideas? Go to love the W140s. She spent $4,000 on servicing the car a year ago but it has not moved 50 miles since then. Also the blower motor for the A/C and heat is not working, anyone have a blower motor?
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The fuse keeps blowing because of a bad ground. This is easy to isolate with a cheapo multimeter. In the absence of one, you can look around the wires leading to the seat and look for frayed wires or wires where the copper is exposed. That might be because something has rubbed against it enough to expose the wires beneath. The fuse will blow whenever the copper wire touches any ground (basically any metal on the car).
If you have a multimeter, respond back and we'll give you the play by play