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03SL500
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| malfunction showing
I recently bought my 03 SL500 and it consistantly shows "1 malfunction" in the dash display. When I purchased the car I was told this was because of either the teleaide or phone being disabled. Does this sound ligit? Can Mercedes flash the computer or do something to make this go away? |
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Marsden
Classic MB
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Capital City USA
Vehicle(s): Mercedes-Benz
| RE: malfunction showing
See my response to your other post here. You may have to hit the reset button; otherwise the menu will identify the malfunction
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lkchris
Veteran
Date registered: Nov 2006
Location: Albuquerque
Vehicle(s): '07 GL320CDI, '06 E320CDI
Posts: 144
| RE: malfunction showing
It is very likely tele aid and it's surprising the screen doesn't describe this. Like every other malfunction message, it won't go away until you fix the problem. For you this means ~$1500 for conversion from analog to digital tele aid and then subscribing to the service. |
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03SL500
Date registered: Dec 1899
Location:
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| RE: malfunction showing
Thanks for the replys, a MB tech on another forum informed me of a recent change in MB policy in the last couple of weeks. Prior to that MB would not make a change in coding to make the message go away saying it was a safety issue.
The vehicle now reads: "no malfunctions in memory"
I visited the MB dealer where I had purchased the car, at first he said MB would not allow them to change the coding. I told the service writer I had read on the internet MB had changed that policy in the last couple of weeks. He had no knowledge of it but did take the effort to verify with MB. After a charge of $62. I was on my merry way. And I do mean merry, it's a pleasure to have such a beautiful car that tells me "no malfunctions".
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am_beagle
Member
Date registered: Apr 2008
Location: Gaithersburg MD
Vehicle(s): 08' ML350 ; 07' RDX; 03' Murano-Traded
Posts: 34
| Re: malfunction showing
They made you buy the merry-ness at $62 ? That's waht $tealers are, especially when they sold the car to you. Amen. |
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