HA! And they charged me something like $275 for a new controller because mine
was worn out. + Labor of course.
Les
Boston
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From: Marshall Booth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] 300D cruise
buying a rebuilt amp from them and now everything's fine except for a
little
variation in set speed on inclines, which I suspect is the fault of the
actuator---I'll replace it the next time I have the intake manifold
off.
The amplifiers are full of resistors that are supposed to be
tuned to
I believe on the '81 300D I had the reverse lights were part og the CC
circuit.
Bob Rentfro
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From: Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 11:40 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 300D cruise control
All of the electronic control (vs the vacuum type used earlier) ground
through the stop lamp bulbs. Sounds kinda nuts, but what happens is
that when the lamps light up, there is suddenly 12V on the ground side,
and the amplifier drops off line. If you don't have good, or matched,
lamps, you
In a message dated 5/7/2006 7:37:14 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
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All of the electronic control (vs the vacuum type used earlier) ground
through the stop lamp bulbs. Sounds kinda nuts, but what happens is
that when the lamps light up, there is suddenly 12V on
All of the electronic control (vs the vacuum type used earlier) ground
through the stop lamp bulbs. Sounds kinda nuts, but what happens is
The vacuum ones (VDO at least, can't speak for the Philco/Ford units
of 1975) also use the brake lamps as a virtual ground.
I have heard, both pro and
On 5/7/06, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
buying a rebuilt amp from them and now everything's fine except for a
little
variation in set speed on inclines, which I suspect is the fault of the
actuator---I'll replace it the next time I have the intake manifold
off.
The amplifiers are
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
Hmm. More of an intermittent surgey thing. And it only happens when I
haven't used the cruise for a while, which suggests to me a mechanical
problem (something taking a while to loosen up and operate smoothly after a
period of dormancy)... which is why I suspected the
: [MBZ] 300D cruise control troubleshooting
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Sunil Hari wrote:
On my 92 300D, the cruise control has stopped working. One day, perfect -
next, nothing. Where do I start troubleshooting? First, fuses have all
just been replaced. Second, the rear overhead light and the small square
reading light don't work.
Cruise control failures are
On 7-May-06, at 10:20 AM, Marshall Booth wrote:
The Mercedes test rig tested everything (power, switches, sensor,
etc.)
except the amp and if everything else was okay, the amp was
presumed to
be bad
Actually I got back from the dealer with a fixed cruise control
system on my 90's
On May 7, 2006, at 11:59 AM, Sunil Hari wrote:
First, fuses have all
just been replaced. Second, the rear overhead light and the small
square
reading light don't work.
Start at the fuse box again (just in case). Then find the ground
clusters and connectors for amp, switch, actuator,
Some cars require a
specific brake light bulb for the proper function of the CC, whether
or not yours does is beyond me.
I forgot about that...yes, check the brake lights.
More on that (and other stuff to) here:
http://gdl-online.com/begin1.html
Chris
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Chris, yours was probably the most useful suggestion - I was driving it
yesterday and had the lights light come on the dash. Replaced both brake
lights today, I'll give it a spin later and find out if that cured it. If
not ... more work.
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On 5/7/06, Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
the brake ligts are part of the circuit, at least in my SD, because as we
all know, you hit the breaks and the cruise stops. This is explained in more
detail on the GDL website.
Chris
Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Chris, yours was
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