[W126 Coupe] 1985 euro version 500sec

[Markus Meyer]

 Jeff, The "vacuum thing" allows the lights to be "angled" or adjusted up and down.  Imagine you have low beam and high beam in a normal car.  That adjustment switch gives you a few more settings where you can move them up and down even at the low beam or high beam setting.  Its not the factory option in the US cars, its a euro option that some of us have adapted into our cars as its not that difficult to do.  Like someone mentioned earlier, you can see if it works by parking the car close to a garage at night, and leaving the lights on, move from position to position with that dial and see if the height of the lights changes or not.  If nothing changes, then there are several possibilities as Dick said - vacuum lines have a leak, they aren't attached, the light adjusters are "frozen", etc.   MarkusMarkus Meyer484-919-9762 (cell)http://www.meyerprobateproperties.com/--- On Mon 08/28, jeffrey maniff < jsman24 at hotmail.com > wrote:From: jeffrey maniff [mailto: 
jsman24 at hotmail.com]To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.comDate: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 20:08:12 -0400Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] 1985 euro version 500secDick,I live in Easton and I work in West Bridgewater/Brockton right neat Rt. 24. Quincy is no problem for me if you have a good emissions tester who can understand my situation. Otherwise I have a good mechanic (Advanced Imports - Keith Porges) who is contemplating my emissions dilemma as we speak since I failed the test. Thanks for the info on the speakers and the vacuum thing but what does it do for the lights? Maybe it is working and I don't know it. I just picked up an auto manual off of ebay but it doesn't state that option. However, it doesn't state or illustrate my city/country horn option either (I find that one particularly amusing). Where can I get that adhesive for my headliner as I want to attack that before it gets any worse. Otherwise, my car is in pristine condition in and out and rides like a dream. What is your like?Thanks 
again,Jeff maniff>From: Dick Spellman >Reply-To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists >To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists >Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] 1985 euro version 500sec>Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 16:20:18 -0400>>Hi Jeff:>>Where it's an 85, are you sure it needs to be emissions tested here in MA. >After all it's 20+ years old? If they insist on the emissions test, I'd >make sure your o2 is fairly new, add a can of Emissions + (WalMart), run a >tank of Premium fuel only. Get the engine warmed up with a highway run for >20 minutes or so, then go directly to the MA garage leaving the engine >running until they are done. You may also need to lean the lambda if you >feel it's running rich. You can always set it back to original spec >afterward.>>Dial next to headlamp is the vacuum adjust for the euro headlamps. If it's >not been used in a while the adjusters in the headlamps may be stiff or >frozen or you could have a vacuum leak
  
at the switch or in either of the >hoses feeding the left/right headlamps.>>Headliner info is in the MBCoupes archives. best to pull the pan and then >clean up the old foam and try re-applying the fabric with 3M Super 90 >adhesive.>>Rear speakers on the 85 are either a flat grill or the raised dome. If >it's the raised dome, I find it easy to pull the speaker enclosure towards >you in the rear seat to release the front nylon plug nearest the seat back >and the 3 rear plastic clips and one side clip nearest the rear glass. >Then lift it off. The flat grill is just a few screws.>>Where in MA? Anywhere near Quincy? I can set you up with a shop that does >all my emissions testing if that helps.>>Regards, Dick>>jeffrey maniff wrote:>>>Help! Does anyone out there know how to pass an emissions test with a >>1985 Gray Market 500SEC as currently my emissions #'s are making it so >>that it will not pass. Is 
there a secret I need to know about or a >>legitimate way in order to get the car to pass? Also, does anyone know >>what the dial is next to the light switch on the left side of the steering >>wheel which has 3 positions. I keep moving it so see what it does but I >>can't see any change? It may say in German as everything else does but I >>do not understand the language. Lastly, can someone recommend what to do >>with a headliner that is beginning to sag and pull away from the top of >>the car starting in the back seat area? Should I use super glue or have >>it progessionally fixed? Oops, one more thing, how do I access my rear >>speakers (the ones that are adjacent to the back window? I need to >>replace them.>>Thank you for your input/insight/ and general knowledge and suggestions.>>Jeff Maniff (massachusetts)>>>>_________________________________________________________________>>Search
  
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