|
|
|
#1
|
|||
|
|||
The turn signals on my 77 450SL just quit working. They started to click really fast, and I checked all the bulbs to see if this was the problem with no luck. Is this the turn signal flasher, or do I have a more serious problem???Please help!
|
#2
|
||||
|
||||
Check the fuses.
I don't know if this applies to an older model like yours, but perhaps it could be the blinker relay?
__________________
2006 E350 w/ 155k miles (Daily Driver) Previous: 1993 300E 3.2L Sedan w/ close to about 300k miles 2003 E500 Brilliant Silver (Had 217k miles when totalled!) 1989 300E with 289,000 miles (had for <1 yr while in HI) 03 CLK 500 cabrio (Mom's) 2006 C230k (Dad's) 1999 S420 (Mom's/Dad's) 2000 C230k Sport sedans 2001 CLK320 Cabrio (Mom's) 1995 C280 My First Mercedes-Benz... (155k miles. EXCEPTIONAL AUTOMOBILE. Was Very hard to let go of!) |
#3
|
||||
|
||||
As long as the turn signals still blink, it is not a flasher switch problem. Normally when the turn signal starts to blink fast, there is a broken bulb (but you haven't). I think the problem is to be found in the relay...
greetingz,
__________________
1990 300SL-24 1993 C250D with a minor 600+k kilometer www.MBenzNL.com(the Netherlands) |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
I had the same problem with my '72 280E. It went fast blinking all of a sudden but there was no bulb broken. It took a few months before it stopped blinking. This was indeed the relay as Mbenz said. In the relay there is a bi-metal and this bi-metal is just "tired" and stops moving. You have to change the complete relay.
I am not sure where it is on the 450 but on the 280 it was a piece of cake to replace. My 450sl starts also doing funny with the turn signal. It goes from a little faster to normal and back again, wonder how long it will take till I have to replace it also. |
#5
|
||||
|
||||
Blinker Circus...
First, turn on your hazard flashers to see it the problem is just with the turn signals. Do they just blink fast on the right or the left, or is it either or both sides?
You don't have to have a "broken" bulb, it could just be a loose or dirty bulb or connection. See if you can isolate the problem. It may not be a relay.
__________________
"We drive into the future using only our rearview mirror." - Marshall McLuhan - Scott Longston Northern California Wine Country... "Turbos whistle, grapes wine..." |
Bookmarks |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Help: no horn, no turn signals, no winshield wipers | Tump | Tech Help | 8 | 11-23-2004 06:14 PM |
WTB w124 tail lights - E320, E420 style (clear turn signals) | Peyton300TD | Mercedes-Benz Used Parts For Sale & Wanted | 1 | 09-21-2004 03:54 AM |
hazard switch and turn signals | nlz2 | Tech Help | 2 | 07-20-2004 12:42 AM |
W115 Turn Signals | dang50 | Diesel Discussion | 3 | 04-25-2003 06:48 PM |
gauges, turn signals inoperative - any hints? | wheelguru | Diesel Discussion | 4 | 03-21-2003 11:41 AM |