Eh, it figures. I got the front right corner in the air and got underneath to get at the fog light. Bulb is dead and despite having a box full of all sorts of headlight bulbs, I have no 9006/HB4 bulbs. $40/pair at FLAPS or $20 delivered tomorrow by the Island of Large Wimmen.
Delivery it is! -D > On Oct 7, 2023, at 3:43 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Got some parts in for the CL600 this week, so I’ve been taking time here and > there to address the remaining issues. > > Right rear brake light was out, which is a series of three circuit boards > with LEDs on them. Not sure why they did this other than maybe for brightness > without a lot of current, but every other lamp in the taillight assembly is a > standard incandescent lamp. Grrr. > > Remove the taillight assembly and check the gasket for leaks (none! Yay!) > then remove the clamp that holds the three LED boards in place. Lift the > boards out and pull their socket and stab connectors apart. Reverse the > procedure and button things up. Right rear brake light is now functional! > Nice! > > Another issue I have been dealing with is the ABS/ESP/BAS module not seeing > the signal from the right rear speed sensor. I replaced the original sensor > with a decent quality (Delphi, OE are NLA, third party are mostly junk) part, > but that did not resolve the issue. Dummy Me should have paid closer > attention rather than just looking at the condition of the original part and > assuming it was bad. Anyway, further (logical) troubleshooting transpired and > I “rang out” the harness from the plug at the sensor to the pin and socket > connector at the module. All tested well. > > I snagged a used ABS module on eBay from a local seller. I did try cleaning > the connectors on the harness and original module first, but that didn’t > change anything. I swapped out the module with the used one, and after > resetting the BAS, the ABS light has gone out and remains out. Huzzah! > > I’ve had a good run today so I think I may leave things as-is for now. I need > to replace a driving light bulb, which I might still do just to top things > off. > > -D > _______________________________________ > 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
