What M.Y.? What did you pay for the car? On Sat, Oct 7, 2023 at 9:25 PM Kevin Kraly via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Sehr gut!! > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Oct 7, 2023, at 3:44 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 > > _______________________________________ 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
