Originally Posted by Rafi

I need help with my W210 cig lighter. Does anyone know how to remove the cig lighter housing from the ash tray area? I poped the ashtray and there is a small area I can get to the back of cig lighter body, Do I just bush from the back untill it pops out or do I have to take the whole consol apart?
My Cig lighter no longer works I use it to charge cell phone or the radar detector so I really need to have it working. The fuse (No.1) checkes out OK. so maybe the wires have come off or the ground connection is not good. The car is 99 E300 TD.