2001 Mercedes-Benz S-Class - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

interlock on gear lever mechanism box is broken take off escutcheon plate at gear lever and dismantle with small torx get new part on e bay you can overide it with button at front of the selector box EASY

The door lock mechanism is located on the driver's side luggage compartment on left pannel

Hi. If the pressure can build up but doesn't hold when the car is off and doesn't leak air, check your air relive valve for debris or electrical problem. Try switch it with other side. If the problem go with switched valve - replace if not you may have an electrical problem with it.

Its not that easy you have to lifte to do the jobe time unit for this job is 4 huors in order to change fuel thank ,with out a lifte is hard.

Once your catalytic converter starts rattling that means it has to be changed Not cheap either.

Fuel trim malfunction bank 1 & 2

You have an excessive power drain from some electric component in the car and it is draining the battery power rapidly. That is, assuming you have a sound battery that is holding its charge. You need to have some tests run to identify the source of the drain and rectify it. You will need to either have Mercedes do this or a competent auto electrician who is familiar with Mercedes systems. The battery will not last very long if it is being constantly discharged like this due to the excessive power drain. Furthermore, if the battery is old and on the way out it will not hold its charge for very long even if there is no excessive power drain. When the car is idle and everything is in working order, there are still systems on the car that drain a small amount of power constantly so you still need a sound well charged battery.

Check your fuse box and look for a blown fuse. Some raidos have an in-line fuse behind the raido under the dash.

check the mass air sensor. the left maf sensor is for the right bank , right maf for left bank of cylinders on that engine.

try running a fault scanner to reset the CPU program in the ECM

The wiring in the back part of the car could be torn apart and affecting the other circuits. Suggest you trace out all the wiring in the back 1/2 of the car to ensure all wiring is grounded and wires are not broken /sheared contacting each other or metal. Then check all the fuses in all the fuse boxes -- pull them and inspect each one. Then check the fusible links I the engine bay. and then the battery and cable connections

Check fuses

Its possible the latch got relocked while opened, so check and see. Unlock trunk with key while opened, and see if it doesnt reopen the latch and allow it to close.

heater fan fuse. in dash blower. front not the rear OPTON hard book to read, BMW, (lost in translation from German?) A32m1 Blower motor the right relay fuse box. the Germans use codes instead of words for parts. making the drawings very hard to read. get the operators guide for car (lost it huh>? see see chapter, FUSES BINGO.

the fuse list should be on the fuse box lid/cover or in the owners handbook

I don't know the current rating for the blower fuse, but there is probably a chart on the inside of the fuse box cover showing what size is used in each position. This chart is likely also found in the owner's manual. The original fuse should have the current rating stamped or molded into its case somewhere. Are you sure you've found the reason why the fuse blew? If not, you'll blow the new one also.

I'm guessing the noise is the starter or starter solenoid trying to work but has a poor connection. Going from what you say about the storm I would be looking in that area for a poor connection of the wiring. The crank sensor wouldn't make any noise.

You need to look up the error code: http://www.datsc.com/tabid/123/Diagnostics/Mercedes-Benz/Default.aspx

just guessing but probably crankshaft position sensor. my 03 s500 did same thing. I have come to learn it's a very common problem

Try with other battery.