Defiant
5/6/2008 9:14:54 PM
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ORIGINAL: Avid Edit
Greetings,
I have a 98 c280. and when trying to start, there is no crank, just a click.
Lights etc all work.
The car has been sitting for 3 weeks or thereabouts.
Any clues, or direction ??
Thanks!
First suspect is a corroded or loose battery terminal. It'll carry the lighting load, but fails under the amperage needed to run the starter.
sleepwalker
5/6/2008 9:17:29 PM
guys, masterbenz is no longer answering this thread.
please post a new thread to segregate the topic.
Defiant
5/6/2008 10:17:02 PM
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ORIGINAL: Blondebrit
Would you know the crash rating in miles per hour on the 2005 CLK500 bumpers?
"3) What are the Federal regulations for bumpers? 49 CFR Part 581, "The bumper standard," prescribes performance requirements for
passenger cars in low-speed front and rear collisions. It applies to front and rear bumpers on passenger cars to prevent the damage to the car body and safety related equipment at barrier impact speeds of 2½ mph across the full width and 1½ mph on the corners. This is equivalent to a 5 mph crash into a parked vehicle of the same weight. The standard requires protection in the region 16 to 20 inches above the road surface, and the manufacturer can provide the protection by any means it wants. For example, some vehicles do not have a solid bumper across the vehicle, but meet the standard by strategically placed bumper guards and corner guards."
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/studies/Bumper/Index.html That's to pass the Federal test. The lip won't pass a .00006 furlong-per-fortnight tangle with a parking lot curb. It's from The Government. They're here to help. It helps the insurance companies, who'll total the car out from under you if the bumper costs enough.
Bumpers have snot-all to do with "crash safety". True "crash safety" is only found in not crashing.
anonymousmoose
5/7/2008 1:01:52 AM
Hi Masterbenz,
I was wondering if you could please tell me if a C180 2001 model was a safe buy?
I've been reading how unrealiable they are and they break down often.
What is your opinion?
BTW; I am in Australia but I am sure the Mercs in the US are the same [expect the left hand drive part].
Kindest Regards
AM
