joker5180: that huge man!

cne010:

I even have more bad news;
It's 65k for Toks the complete one 2 arms on each side.
The new one is 170k
Fake is 12k per arms.

The choice is yours.

Eyop:
Geeeeees !!! #170k for new arms That's really expensive bro though i know once replaced,it takes time before an issue is experienced in that area again.

cne010:

That's a Benz for you bro!

danadam: Spare parts for W203 are kinda pricy. I replaced my CV joints for 130k (2005 MY 4MATIC) last year. The front strut (shocks) are weak and need to be replaced but i'm even scared of asking for the price of a new genuine set. A mechanic told me a pair of tokumbo is about 65k, i'm yet to confirm sha..

Eyop:
I know but that amount is much bro. What happens to those that resides where there's bad roads?

cne010:

Drive on the bad road slowly. Sadly the ones we call good roads in Lagos are littered with pot holes. You see a fresh one daily like they are dug overnight.

slyboggie: Hello house

My mercedes benz c300 4matic 2008 model refuse to start but all lights and the cd player works perfectly well( ain't battery problems).

Have got the car for over 2 years now without any issues until now.
Any recommended solution or specialist service centers in or around Portharcourt area?

Regards,

cne010:

I'm sorry I think you have the EIS problem pretty popular with the 2008 the car won't recognize the key again. Sadly it costs an arm and a leg to fix here and you might have to wait for new key and EIS from Germany.

Eyop:
@slyboggie, i concur completely with cne010 that the problem with your w204 is EIS related(common problems with the w204) and my brother budget a minimum of #350,000 for the repairs and it sure will take a while before that is resolved because the new key has to be programmed in Germany.

slyboggie:

Thanks for the info.
Do you have any reliable person around I could reach to fix the problem.
At least i should start the process now.

slyboggie:

Thanks for the info.
Do you have any reliable person around I could reach to fix the problem.
At least i should start the process now.

cne010:

I even have more bad news;
It's 65k for Toks the complete one 2 arms on each side.
The new one is 170k
Fake is 12k per arms.

The choice is yours.

TheGrandMaster:

My car is at about 61k miles, and averagely from what i got on the internet failure is around 70k miles. Replacing the EIS cost about N198k then there is what is called the green key which is used to program the EIS to work with your old key that costs another N115k, i ordered a spare key for my car so my total bill shot up to about N500k with other sundry charges included. Thats why i advice you confirm replacement of the part from wherever you are buying so you dont go through that stress

cne010:

I even have more bad news;
It's 65k for Toks the complete one 2 arms on each side.
The new one is 170k
Fake is 12k per arms.

The choice is yours.

joker5180: the car make some kind of noise from the front whenever i enter potholes, does this require changing the 4 amrs?

shoppyanno: Folks I hail una.
This FSS stuff appears on the dash board of my W202 2000 modelC230 Kompressor
What does it mean? What can be done about it.
Also my instrument cluster doesn't illuminate at night even when I put on the parking light. Any solution?

cne010:

You won make we fine you? You finally got the w202 and didn't come to appease the gods with quality pics of the machine? Congrats man welcome to the club. Sorry about your instrument cluster light have you checked the fuse?

FSS means Flexible Service System I found this on the internet give it a try;
1. Turn electronic key in steering lock to position 2.

2. Within 4 seconds press button 0 twice.

3. The present status for days or distance is displayed. Within 10 seconds turn electronic key in steering lock to position 0.

4. Press and hold button 0, while turning electronic key in steering lock to position 2 again. The present status for days or distance is displayed once more. Continue ot hold button 0. After approx. 10 seconds a signal sounds, and the display shows 10,000 miles for approx. 10 seconds.

5. Release button 0.

I get as far as the end of step 4 but the signal does not sound after holding down the button 0 for 10 seconds.

shoppyanno:

*Uses hand to cover face* Bros no vex o. I humbly pay homage o. Thanks for the tips. I'll update you.

shoppyanno: Folks I hail una.
This FSS stuff appears on the dash board of my W202 2000 modelC230 Kompressor
What does it mean? What can be done about it.
Also my instrument cluster doesn't illuminate at night even when I put on the parking light. Any solution?

yungboss: Slyboggie,
I don't know where you live but close to eliozu junction, towards Rumuodomaya axis from that roundabout,there's a Mercedes shop about 500m from the roundabout, they repair high end Mercedes cars (forgotten the name). I visited there in the days I had one...it's located along the road...

Demdem:

The name of the place is Benz affairs.

yungboss:
you are right sir.

slyboggie:
@grandmaster

It's seems you went through the same problem I am having now.

How did you go about it??

TheGrandMaster:

Hello @ Slyboggie, i apologise for my late response. Please do not let any none merc specialist touch that car. My advice is to tow the vehicle to Mercedes Benz in Lekki, thats the one close to Elegushi beach. They will do a full diagnosis and give you an estimated bill and then you can take it from there. Email me so i can give you the number for someone that works there. **modified** didnt know you live in port harcourt, still shoot me an email and i will give you the guys number, i am sure there will be a solution