My battery light is staying on all the time. Sometimes I will try to start
the car and it sounds like the battery is almost dead. Try it later and it
starts. The light never goes out. This is a 300sd 1982

Couldnt help but notice you also have a '79 6.9
Know of any decent forums dedicated to these beasts.
I used to use http://www.m-100.info/servlet/Controller but the discussion
board has not worked for a very long time.

When I send my car for servicing it always comes back with the
dipstick showing FAR over filled.   (Usually about 1l over, or more).
Is this harmful?
Otherwise I have to siphon some out - a really slow process!

If I wanted to install a tach on my 240d, how would I do it?
Jerry

I have a Mercedes 190 (W201) Cosworth (2.3-16V), but i dont have any
refference material... could someone drop me a link where i could
buy/download a repair manual. i tried Haynes but couldnt find the rigth
one :(

I needed tires recently, and opted for the top rated tire, according to
Tire Rack, the Michelin Hydro-Edge in original size 185x65x15  for my
1992 190E 2.6.             Great grip, wet or dry and absolutely dead
silent.   One saleman present was concerned because the car was listed

I have '95 E320 (148k) and I am curious as to the correct oil pressure I
should see on the gauge.
Above 1000rpm pressure is pegging the needle above 3.
When warm and running, the oil pressure at idle is only "1", is this correct

The odometer in my '86 190E 2.3 reads over 242,000 miles.  I applied for
the High Mileage Award less than 4 weeks ago and I got it yesterday.  It
includes the medallion and a fancy certificate.
What is the highest mileage recorded in still running MBs?  I suppose

Today, on a local errand, while inching ahead in a parking lot there was
a discrete beep from the dash and the "Check Engine Light" and "check
engine electronics" messages came on.
The 104.995  24 valve straight six starts and runs flawlessly; it's done

I have had a 2003 CLK320 Cabriolet for about 7 months; it has about 20,000
miles on it.
I've had it back to the dealership 4 times now with material issues:
 - One time, it wouldn't shift out of 1st gear

 I'm really looking for the type of literature they had in the 60's
like catalog #12 139 for 68-69 230 and 250! You know ,with the entire
car drawn and dissmantled page by page!I need it for my 1979 450SEL 6.9
and am not sure if they even exist but thought I would try asking!P.S.

Is there a simple way to check/ reset the timing on my car, or is it
electronically set, can't find timing mark... symtoms are startup
struggle to relatively smooth idle    poor gas mileage, and having to
floor it to get kickdown to activate,  instead of merely toe

Hi Old Mercedes Afficionados,
My wifes 71 250CE cut out the other day and wouldn't start despite me
cleaning points etc.  It seems to have good spark while turning over and
will start and idle nicely every time for about two seconds and then cut

Those nice carpet floor mats that came in my 1999 s420 were getting to be a
pain as after a while they start to bunch up and they just won't act right.
I was exploring some way to stick them down, but every method I considered
would most likely make a mess of the carpet underneath.

My 2003 SL500 will be 4 years old come March. I'm starting to thnk
about another car. Where do I go from here? I don't want to pay
another $30-$40K for a SL55 or SL600 etc..
Anyone have any suggestions other then buying another SL500?