I didn’t notice the dim alternator light going on. What is a courtesy relay?
Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 2, 2022, at 7:33 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Very likely a voltage regulator in the alternator going bad. Has happened > to me a couple times now. > > If you drive at night you will see a dim glow on the alternator warning > light, nothing more. > > Also, check to make sure the courtesy relay isn’t bad, it will draw an amp or > so with the lights off when it goes bad, will drain the battery in a couple > days. > > Peter >> On Apr 2, 2022, at 5:49 PM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> The w124 300D 2.5 sat for one week and battery is now dead (11.18v). Battery >> is a few months old, alternator I replaced 2 years ago with Bosch reman. I >> haven’t done any troubleshooting yet. Nothing left on like dome light etc. >> What could be culprit here? Is it possible/likely that alternator is bad >> again? >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 > _______________________________________ 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
