If you have the time you could take the motor apart and see what happened. It could be the brushes are worn. Maybe they could be replaced. I had a ford wiper motor where the magnets became unglued from the case. I kind of doubt that would happen in a Mercedes one.

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1998 C230 330,000 miles (currently dead of second failed EIS, yours will fail too, turning you into the dealer's personal human cash machine)
1988 F150 144,000 miles (leaks all the colors of the rainbow)
Previous stars: 1981 Brava 210,000 miles, 1978 128 150,000 miles, 1977 B200 Van 175,000 miles, 1972 Vega (great, if rusty, car), 1972 Celica, 1986.5 Supra