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Old 10-03-2014, 04:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Ayenice View Post
Oh sorry forgot about the diesel I have the 98 w210 e320 sedan no diesel. When the car starts its fine but when it gives me issues it will do one of two things a slight crank then cut off or it will turn over, start and then just cut back off. Sometimes if it really takes a while to start I get that red battery charge indicator. If by warm you mean that the car was recently driven then parked yes this is when the problem occurs usually at a cold start in the beginning of the day it starts up fine no issues.
Have you or a mechanic tried to read the engine management error codes? These days many mechanics reach for the code reader before they even open their eyes...
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