The dealer said they empirically, 85% of the time it's the key, 12% of the time it's the coil in the ignition switch, and 3% of the time is a gross DAS failure. New key is $308 from said dealer. I reckon that is where I will start.
Bob R On Jun 14, 2016 7:49 AM, "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I don't believe there are any "cheats" to get around this system. It's > pretty much baked in to a number of different things. > > Jaime might have some insight into this, as his stuff has to play nice > with it, I believe. > > Again, roll out the W123/W126 and earlier. Maybe the W124s, too. Nothing > you can't get around in these.... > > Dan > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Jun 14, 2016, at 10:42 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > This is what I like about driving the people's car. When the security > stuff like that fails the aftermarket figures out a way to defeat it. If > you buy a tune for your car the immobilizer defeat is usually thrown in for > free. Since the TDI engines get transplanted into a lot of things defeating > the electronic nannys is kind of important. > > -Curt > > > > From: Bob Rentfro via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > Cc: Bob Rentfro <azbob...@gmail.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 9:30 AM > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] W210 Ignition > > > > Crap. > > > > Bob R > > On Jun 14, 2016 6:11 AM, "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > wrote: > > > >> One of the reasons I bailed from my W220. If any part of the DAS fails, > >> you're pretty much screwed, as the fix requires replacing everything in > the > >> system unless you have access to a Xentry system, and in some cases not > >> even that. Pretty much a $tealership only repair. > >> > >> Gawd I love my W126 more every day. This kind of stuff reinforces my > >> choice to revert back to simple stuff. > >> > >> Dan > >> > >> > >> > >> Sent from my iPad > >> > >>>> On Jun 14, 2016, at 8:54 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < > >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> Probably so > >>> > >>> Sent from my iPhone > >>> > >>>> On Jun 13, 2016, at 11:19 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Well that sounds expensive > >>>> On Jun 13, 2016 8:50 PM, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" < > >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Drive authorization system. Computers have to be replaced and > recoded > >> by > >>>>> the dealer. > >>>>> > >>>>>> On 6/13/2016 10:47 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> DAS? Please do some 'splainin' cause, remember, I've never messed > with > >>>>>> anything newer than a W123. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Bob R > >>>>>> On Jun 13, 2016 8:45 PM, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" < > >>>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> The DAS is going bad > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> On Jun 13, 2016, at 9:56 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < > >>>>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> On my 98 E300, once in a while, after the glow light goes out and > I > >> turn > >>>>>>>> the fob, no think happens. I then reperform the sequence and she > >> starts. > >>>>>>>> Tonight it bal > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com