20 Most Recent 1998 Mercedes-Benz S-Class - Page 7 Questions & Answers

SL Fuse Chart R231 Location Diagram Designation This link may help ... there are SEVERAL locations of fuse/relays

https://www.bmwusa.com/owners-manuals.html click on this link and goto the manufacturer's web site to download the owner's manual for your vehicle

Faulty switch or relay or brake in the wire so you need to test the wiring to motor see if theres power to motor

I had a 190e abd the starter went it gave me no warningworked fine 1 day dead the next there are ways of checkibg the starter but you need to rake it off the car

You more than likely have a serious pressure air leak in the system. More than likely one or more airbags.

it could very well be just the seat belt latch but you really need to see what codes are being set because there could be other issues as well. You need to get the SRS system scanned. I do not know if the seat will need to be removed. If the latch is attached to the seat itself and it most likely is I'd say yes the seat will have to come out. Very easy to do. Move seat in full back position to get front bolts out and full forward position to get rear bolts out and then carefully disconnect all electrical connectors going to the seat.

Battery and 2 leads earth to frame and then putvthe live into the harness conector touching each tab to see what moves

In the fuse box.. heres a pic..

Stop light switch is very common for this symptom, if the bas release switch has a stored code the whole break booster will need to be replaced.

If its an auto box check oil lvl or do a transmition oil and filter change most mercs are bullet proof and its normally daft things that make them go wrong

You shouldent have to just keep filling the rad up and sqweez the hoses the rotation of the water pump will remove the air so just fill and sqweez

Normally tiney rattley noises are just heat shields that have come loose check under the bonnet and under the car for loose heat shields also the heat shield around the cat can corode and come lose hopevthis helps ivan

Some Mercedes models have two batteries. If you were not the original owner you may not know this. Why two. The extra battery operates the starter even if the main battery goes dead. The extra battery is usually located under the cabin filter in the engine compartment. It is a special battery (small) like a motor cycle battery. It has probably died. Check your owners manual as locations may have changed. It is about 100 fix if you change it yourself.

https://www.manualslib.com/manual/557086/Mercedes-Benz-Slk350.html?page=292 or http://mb-teilekatalog.info/?lang=E&mode=BM&class=1&aggtyp=&markt=AG&mmod=350 and choose option