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The speedometer on my E240 2003 is not working.

Some say its from the ABS others say its the instrument panel. Anyone has a clue? Thanks

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Run fault codes to determine if the fault is in the TCM or sender unit.

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SOURCE: instrument panel stopped working

your speedometer is connected to your transmission.the nipple that go into your trany may have broke off. you will need to replace the cable wire . if it is digital you may have a bad relay sensor which will also have to be replace. hope this helps

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