What causes electrical wire to crack on Mercedes Benz?
Beside unwelcome friends discussed above, the central Texas heat can damage your Mercedes Benz’s electrical wire harnesses, particularly the engine harness. The excessive heat that we experience combined with engine heat can prematurely cause the wire covering to become brittle causing cracks.
What do you need to know about Mercedes can wiring?
Import Specialist Contributor Larry Bailly covers some of the more common faults when dealing with Mercedes CAN wiring, what it takes to plan and achieve diagnostic success, and the places to look for the cause of faults. Lately, the most frustrating error messages have been the “no communication” indication on our scanners.
What kind of can network does Mercedes Benz use?
Mercedes-Benz uses several CAN networks. Depending on model and year the following may be used. CAN C – Engine CAN (also known as chassis CAN) Fast communication speeds 125 kbps or 500 kbps CAN B – Interior CAN (also known as body CAN)
What are the most common faults in Mercedes cars?
Wiring and connector condition becomes a problem at even lower mileages than has been typical of Mercedes cars. In this article, I’ll cover some of the more common faults, what it takes to plan and achieve success in diagnosis, and the places to look for the cause of faults.
What was the defect in the Mercedes wire harness?
The Defect… Mercedes-Benz made an engineering blunder of gigantic proportions when it decided to use an inferior and unsuitable material for the insulation on the electrical wires of their vehicles. This insulation prematurely disintegrates under normal use causing the wires it is designed to protect and insulate, to short causing many problems.
Import Specialist Contributor Larry Bailly covers some of the more common faults when dealing with Mercedes CAN wiring, what it takes to plan and achieve diagnostic success, and the places to look for the cause of faults. Lately, the most frustrating error messages have been the “no communication” indication on our scanners.
Why did Mercedes Benz make an engineering blunder?
Mercedes-Benz made an engineering blunder of gigantic proportions when it decided to use an inferior and unsuitable material for the insulation on the electrical wires of their vehicles. This insulation prematurely disintegrates under normal use causing the wires it is designed to protect and insulate, to short causing many problems.
What does fiber optic cable look like on Mercedes Benz?
With the fiber optic loop, one component goes bad, you have no audio. The fiber optic cable looks like two orange wires that connect to each piece of equipment in the loop. Do not bend, crimp or cut the fiber optic cable. Mercedes Benz Fiber Optic Bypass Coupler Part Number 000-545-33-84 Available from the dealership