Hi all,

Yesterday after work I went to start my 190E 16v, which usually starts fine but I've only had for a few months.

Ignition on - fine, radio comes on, ignition lights come on etc.

Turn to start position - dash lights, radio, everything goes completely dead. Turning the ignition off and on does nothing - the whole car is without power. Open door - the interior light doesn't even turn on.

After a couple of seconds everything comes back again. The radio has reset all the settings and presets so there was definitely a total loss of power for a good few seconds.


????

Ideas anyone? There's no alarm system. Can an OVP cause this as I'm beginning to think mine is a bit dodgy, but I don't think it has any bearing on the power to the radio.

Can a duff battery cause this? Should I get it changed? Could there be a risk of fire?


thanks

Russell

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190E's:
2.5-16v 1990 90,000m Astral Silver
2.0E 8v 1986 107,000m Black 2nd owner
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