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06-16-2008
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| SLK World Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Scotland
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|  An intro and that perpetual old chestnut - BAS ESP light on... Hi All! May I introduce myself as a new SLK owner/driver. With a big grin!  First sportscar after a Honda, an Alfa, an Audi (my sensible now relegated to 2nd car), some Vauxhalls, a Ford etc etc! One little fly in the ointment - I seem to have an intermittent BAS ESP light issue! Sometimes it's on, sometimes, it's off! Cruise is working, brake lights are working. So does that mean it's not the switch? I wondered about tyre issues? I noticed that mine aren't exactly as the book says they should be For mixed tyres, should be: Front - 205/55 R16 91 W - I have Vs back - 225/50 R16 91 W - mine are 92s Can anyone give me some advice? It has a warranty, but I want to be clued up as they have already tried (and failed) to fix it at the local MB dealers. Thanks Shona Last edited by shonaslk; 06-26-2008 at 06:01 PM. |
 
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06-16-2008
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| Founding Member #7  Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Western New York
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 From what I've read... Could be a bad sensor? Could be a loose or poorly sealing gas cap? Others more knowledgeable will probably step in. Welcome to the forum!!!!!! And congratulations on a GREAT car. | |
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06-16-2008
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| Buckle up shut up hold on / Moderator   Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nfld., Canada
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| Welcome to the site! Re your tires - the differences you have noted on your current tires from stock are related to load capacity and speed rating and should have no effect on BAS issues.
__________________ - Bill Waiting on a 2009 C63 Opal Fire Red/Alpaca Grey R.I.P. 2006 SLK55 Caspian Blue/Beige Stock 1/4 mile results: ET 12.72, trap 110.80, 60' 1.80 Some guys they just give up living and start dying little by little, piece by piece. Some guys come home from work and wash up and go racin' in the street... - B. Springsteen |
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06-17-2008
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| SLK World Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Scotland
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| Thanks for the welcome and the words of wisdom. I thought you were meant to have the same speed ratings front and back (though I appreciate the SLK can have mixed sized tyres...)? I hope I get it sorted as it kind of is spoiling my total enthusiam if you know what I mean! That and the fact it's been raining singe I got it!  |
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06-26-2008
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| Well, I'm wondering now about the voltage. Since I had just bought it from a dealer, it's probably not had a lot of use in the last few weeks, and the more I've used it, the less the light has come on. I've not seen it now for about 6 days. Think that is a voltage thing? thanks Shona |
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07-10-2008
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| Well, it went into the dealer yesterday and they diagnosed and fitted a new brake switch. Then, guess what. They delivered it back to me, I took it out and the warning light came on again. Still has intermittant fault. Pah!! Any ideas? It's getting plenty of running now, so surely couldn't still be a voltage thing? |
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07-10-2008
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| Elite SLK World Member   Join Date: May 2007 Location: Søgne
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 V rated tires (240km/h) on a SLK 350 would be very illegal in Norway.(guess a lot of other places also) I would never accept those tires if I bought a SLK
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