* * Please help! Mercedes Benz '02 S55 front door not working.. * *

Hello. I've had my 2002 Mercedes S55 a little over a week now and have just had my first problem. The front passenger door does not seem to working.. that is, the power assist close, the folding side view mirror and seat adjustments, etc are not working. Would anyone have ANY ideas on what could be causing this? It seems to me that it may be a fuse or something. But I'm not sure where to start looking. Should this be taken to a dealer? Or could I expect my independent mechanic to be able to fix this?? I have the fuse sheet but can't figure out which fuse to look at. From what I could tell.. it may be F13 or F39 (40A). I check both and both looked ok. I didn't want to go any farther.. so I thought I'd ask for some help here. I would appreciate ANY advice on this. Please e-mail me at snipped-for-privacy@jhu.edu

Btw, already posted to alt.autos.mercedes

Thanks in advance!

Dave Webb Baltimore, MD

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dawson9a
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Hello. I've had my 2002 Mercedes S55 a little over a week now and have just had my first problem. The front passenger door does not seem to working.. that is, the power assist close, the folding side view mirror and seat adjustments, etc are not working. Would anyone have ANY ideas on what could be causing this? It seems to me that it may be a fuse or something. But I'm not sure where to start looking. Should this be taken to a dealer? Or could I expect my independent mechanic to be able to fix this?? I have the fuse sheet but can't figure out which fuse to look at. From what I could tell.. it may be F13 or F39 (40A). I check both and both looked ok. I didn't want to go any farther.. so I thought I'd ask for some help here. I would appreciate ANY advice on this. Please e-mail me at snipped-for-privacy@jhu.edu

Btw, already posted to alt.autos.mercedes

Thanks in advance!

Dave Webb Baltimore, MD

Reply to
dawson9a

Hello. I've had my 2002 Mercedes S55 a little over a week now and have just had my first problem. The front passenger door does not seem to working.. that is, the power assist close, the folding side view mirror and seat adjustments, etc are not working. Would anyone have ANY ideas on what could be causing this? It seems to me that it may be a fuse or something. But I'm not sure where to start looking. Should this be taken to a dealer? Or could I expect my independent mechanic to be able to fix this?? I have the fuse sheet but can't figure out which fuse to look at. From what I could tell.. it may be F13 or F39 (40A). I check both and both looked ok. I didn't want to go any farther.. so I thought I'd ask for some help here. I would appreciate ANY advice on this. Please e-mail me at snipped-for-privacy@jhu.edu

Btw, already posted to alt.autos.mercedes

Thanks in advance!

Dave Webb Baltimore, MD

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dawson9a

Were those features working before today?

My first guess is the fuses, but I'm concerned that so many devices could go out at one time. Are they all tied to a common fuse? If not you have another problem that requires analysis beyond identifying and replacing blown fuses.

My experience with independent brand-specific mechanics has been spotty at best. If you know someone who can refer you to a good MB independent mechanic then by all means use that individual if you wish. Otherwise take the car to an established MB dealership for an analysis.

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John S.

snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:

Your vehicle should still be under factory warranty? That perticular car has multiple modules that comunicate via a CAN system.. the switch in your passengers door is actually a module.I have seen a few of these go bad.. you will need to take it to the dealer or a mechanic that has the proper scan tool to comunicate with Mercedes systems.You can not use a generic OBDII scan tool.It must be a scan tool capable of acessing the SAM modules.Some dealers are not so good at electrical issues with newer Mercedes.

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WarrenG

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