Benz has standardized on using Brown for the ground lead. That's not to say that everything Brown is a ground. A lot of troubles can be fixed by making sure the ground points are good and tight. I even like to dab a little electrical contact grease on them, to prevent future corrosion problems, after cleaning up th econnections.

Good luck,
Scott

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