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Mercedes Benz E200 1997 - Remote key fault #

Posted by Jeff Careless on July 25, 2011, 6:50 pm

Year of Manufacture *: 1997

Hi

Car has been standing about 18 months.Remote key will open door and green light will illuminate. When key is placed at position two both red and green lights will begin to flash approx five seconds later.There is no spark or feed to fuel pump. There is a second alarm/immobiliser with a three pin key socket fitted in the glove box.If the key is inserted without the ignition on the red light at the rear view mirror will flash twice every five seconds until the ignition is switched on and then both flash as before.I have tried all combinations of locking,re key programming and ignition position on or off. There is no name on the second immobiliser unit but it is stamped 1997 so I was wondering if it was factory fitted to meet the Thatcham standards that I have read recently on this site (?).The car will not communicate with either the Solus or Launch.Any help would be appreciated as it is too good to scrap.

Thanks

Jeff

Re: mercedes e200

Posted by Alan Lange <iframe src='https://members4.boardhost.com/ukautotalk/info/user=ukat3293' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 25, 2011, 7:47 pm, in reply to "mercedes e200"
Alan Lange

I wouldn't dare suggest connecting the battery with the ignition on as I'd be eaten alive on here!

Re: mercedes e200

Posted by andyhyoung <iframe src='https://members4.boardhost.com/ukautotalk/info/user=UKAT5148' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 25, 2011, 8:44 pm, in reply to "mercedes e200"
Andrew Young

Flashing red and green lights could be an indication that the batteries in remote key need replacing.(enough power to open the car but not enough to deactivate immob).Add on alarm immobiliser systems on these are usually hidden away under false floor in passenger footwell.hth

Re: mercedes e200

Posted by sanjay odedra <iframe src='https://members4.boardhost.com/ukautotalk/info/user=ukat3320' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 26, 2011, 4:57 pm, in reply to "Re: mercedes e200"
Sanjay Odedra

Yep andy's right. New batteries in the fob should sort yer problem out. I have seen these alarms cause problems recently, made by scorpion ( no longer around )and fitted by dealer at PDI. If your battery change does not sort things out, just remove the scorpion, including any immobiliser cuts.