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Ole Blue has a problem
Despite the severe rust, some of the things I do miss about the late Beirut Taxi (Besides the trunk triangle) was how basic it was - hubcaps, manual windowws. stc.... Beirut's replacement Ole Blue, my solid-body '82 240D has developed a loss of power to both fuses for the power windows. My wiring diagram shows the power-feed to both window fuses comes from a power-window relay, but not it's location.
I would be very grateful if someone could tell me where the relay is hiding. Also, I was thinking of someday bypassing this relay so that I wouldn't need to turn on the ignition and cycle my glow-plugs everytime I want to open the windows on this car. Thanks in advance. Happy Motoring, Mark
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this might be helpful as well: Mercedes-Benz Model 123 - Disc 2
I was looking at the diagrams and you're right there is a relay that provides power to the power window fuses. They make no designations for the relay though. Wiring Diagrams: http://www.startekinfo.com/StarTek/outside/12265/disc_2/program/ETM/82_240.pdf This is infinitely more helpful: http://www.startekinfo.com/StarTek/outside/12265/disc_2/program/ETM/1982%20240_comp.pdf The window relay is located behind the instrument cluster. See pdf page 4 in the above link. Picture is located on the same page.
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Here it is
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Is that rear defogger timer relay common to the W115, too?
My defroster works so long as I keep pulling the lever, but goes dim when I release it.
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My guess would be that that is more switch than relay. In my experience relays tend to be a bit binary - they either work or they don't.
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Ya! It was the relay. Now 'temporarily' bypassed. Happy Motoring, Mark
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I do not know if anyone has mentioned it but the Power Window Relay shares a Fuse with some other items.
On my 84 300D I believe it is Fuse #12. Consulted your Fuse Chart or wiring diagram to see what Fuse the Power Window Relay uses.
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In my case, fuse #4 controls the relay-coil.That fuse and all related circuits checked out OK. The ralay itself died. For now, with it bypassed, I don't need to turn on the ignition and cycle the glowplugs to simply open a window. (I may get spoiled and leave it that way!) Happy Motoring, Mark
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Well, today I stopped at the Virginia Beach Pick-N-Pull, and found 'ImBroke' extracting some turbo bits from a 300SD. And there laying loose on on the inner-fender were three relays like the one I needed. So I asked him if they were his, and when he replied no, I grabbed them. So my windows are workng 'properly' now, and I have a couple spares for the 240D or 300TD. (looks like the AC and aux-fans also use the same relay) Also grabbed amale harness connector with the same pin layout as the relay, so I may decide to install a properly-fused relay jumper later when I pull the cluster again. I noticed oil seepage from the guages, so it looks like I'll be installing one of my spare guage units when I return to Virginia-Beach next month.
Happy Motoring, Mark
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