Lighting - Auto Lamps/Rain Sensor Malfunctions

Date: September 16, 2008

Order No.: S-B-82.30/634

Supersedes:

Group: 82

SUBJECT:
All Model 164, 171, 203, 204, 209, 211, 215, 216, 219, 220, 221, 230 and 251 Vehicles Equipped with Rain/Light Sensor (SA Code 345)

Auto On/Off Driving Lights and/or Rain/Light Sensor not Functioning Properly

If you receive customer reports in the above model vehicles that the auto on/off and/or rain/light sensor is not functioning properly, the cause may be one of the following:

^ The windshield is not a genuine Mercedes-Benz part

^ The rain/light sensor is not the correct part

^ No adaptation or coding was performed on the rain/light sensor

Perform the following procedure to remedy the issue:

1. Verify that the windshield is indeed a genuine Mercedes-Benz part (the genuine parts have the Mercedes-Benz three-pointed star on them).

2. Verify that the correct rain/light sensor is installed by performing a quick test.

3. Perform adaptation and parameterization of the Rain/light sensor via DAS. In most vehicles, the process in DAS is as follows: Control Units --> Body --> OCP - Overhead control panel --> Control unit adaptations --> Rain/light sensor --> Parameterization and windshield adaptation.

4. If applicable, follow guided tests in Star Diagnosis.

Note:
Please submit all damaged parts along with an initial and final quick test. Costs for components submitted without a documented fault code WILL NOT BE REIMBURSED.

Note:
The following allowable labor operations should be used when submitting a warranty claim for this repair. This information has been generated on September 16. 2008. Please refer to Netstar --> Star TekInfo --> Star Time for the most current labor time allowance labor time allowance.





In Case of Warranty, use the table.