Re: 240D lights problem

RF wrote:
Roland Franzius wrote:
RF schrieb:
Tiger wrote:
Replacement ignition switch will not have that hammer lock thing in the middle. Don't worry about that at all. Just put it on.

I have bought ignition switch from factory... no center lock... I then bought entire lcok assembly... again. no center lock either. Now I just bought another one... same story.

Just put it on!

Thanks again Tiger. You're always on the job, I'm happy to say.

Installing the switch was very easy but I now have trouble with the locks.

After I installed the switch, I put the steering lock back into its holder and the
pin popped out through the hole. Then I followed the instructions for reassembling the lock. e.g. putting it into its screw cap with the detent aligned with the slot inside the cap. Next I inserted the key, turned it to position 1 and pushed the release wire through the little hole on the rim all the way in. I looked at it from the back of the lock and the pin was in the correct place.

I aligned the lock with its holder, placed it in its slot and screwed the cap until it reached the end. Next I pulled the wire out and rotated back the cap until the detent released - it was just one turn. The key was still in position 1 but it would not turn.

On a few occasions I found the car in a similar position with the key stuck at position 0 and just jerking the steering wheel released it and allowed it to turn and start the car. The present situation seems to be the reverse.

I pushed the car back and forth a little (with the key in position 1) while turning the steering wheel and it was not locked at all.

Seems like I messed it up somewhere.

Hhhhhhhhheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeellllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllpppppppppppppppppp!



According to your description you have bought the wrong lock. You need the original ignition lock for your car depending on chassis number. If MB has changed the original type somehow you find the replacement types as annotations on the spare part CD.

Perhaps the locks are the different types for xx0D with or without automatic preglow systems.

You may look up the part numbers here

http://www.detali.ru/cat/oem_mb2.asp?TP=1&F=123123&M=616%2E912&GA=722%2E117404&GM=716%2E005210%2C214+++++++717%2E400&CT=F&cat=222&SID=46&SGR=105&SGN=05

Roland Franzius


Thanks Roland for the info.

I had to pull out my old Russian dictionary for a few of the words. It's
a great page of info but the chassis #, which I am told by the local MBZ
dealer is the last 6 digits of the VIN, is not on that page. My # is 124698.
More problems :-)

I found that the old switch has an inner part (what is inside the metal housing)
that is held by just 3 tabs that project into 3 slots around the perimeter of the switch.
I eased it out and, phew! what a complex switch. Not much of a surprise that it failed.
Prices, I am told, can vary from $80 to $115.


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