I've done nearly 700,000kms with Sprintshift - what did you want to know?
Thanks for replying Mean in Green,
This will take a little explaining so please bear with........
The subject is all about Warning Lights on the Dash...
I have a 316 Cdi Sprintshift MWB which is in fact a Camper Van, it's been back to Pentagon Mercedes in Poole twice so far this year with this same relatively minor problem and is again booked in for Mon 3rd Sept for it's third visit with the same fault.
The defect in question occurs at random and can happen at any time with no noticible other effects on performance.
In the Users Handbook it states that the ASR Warning light (that's the one shaped like a Road Wheel and has two arrows pointing in different rotational directions) is in fact, on the Sprintshift model, used for the Pullaway Assist system. It's this light that appears to come on at random...
If I stop the engine and re-start, the light then goes out as normal and may stay off for days or even weeks before re-appearing suddenly again whilst travelling along, this can be any time or place..........
Mercedes have so far used the computer diagnostics twice and cannot find any error.
The first visit they just wiped the fault memory log and said there was no problem, the second time they supplied and fitted a new brake light switch and said that would cure it, but it hasn't.
Now I fear they are on about renewing some Brake Anti Lock control valve, which sounds very expensive.
I fail to understand this logic as the warning light appears without touching any brakes whatsoever. I think they are getting mixed up with the ASR warning light, but as I said before, on the Sprintshift this light warns of Pullaway Assist problems.....
I was just wondering if you have ever come across this type of fault in your experience of Sprintshifts.
Mercedes in Poole don't fill me with confidence with their "try and see" approach, besides the labour rates are expensive.......
Cheers,
Ron...