On further investigation, there is no other relay in the circuit; it's either the switch at the shifter or a wiring problem, methinks.
Any experience diagnosing/replacing this switch? I took the console cover off, but don't see an obvious switch or multiple connector plug...
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "bigbopper98118" <bigbopper98118@...> wrote:
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> The key won't make the starter crank, but turning to start elicits a click from under the dash, echoed when key released to run position.
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> The reverse lights work in reverse and not in other gears, so the switch at the base of the shifter seems to work correctly.
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> So it's apparently in the wiring or a module or relay in the circuit; I'd dive into the dashboard if I had the procedure at hand, but can't find it in the two-DVD manual or the online one in our files.
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> Does anyone have a suggestion of how I should proceed?
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> Shorting the + battery terminal to the small screw on the 3-screw unit on the fender well makes it crank, and if the key's on, it will start...
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