[W126 Coupe] Dead horn(s)

[malcolm369 at comcast.net]

G'Day Matt,

Here's the horn circuit diagram, and as you say, the X63 connector is mis-indexed.

Cheers,   Malcolm


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From: "Matt Petersen" <mattpetersen at ihug.co.nz>
> Thanks Dan.
>  
> On the back side of the steering wheel I can see the two rings, I couldn't
> see on the steering column side where these get picked up.
>  
> I replaced my cruise stalk about a year ago with no issues so I have had the
> wheel off in the past without problems. 
>  
> Given that I changed the Indicator/wiper stalk I wonder if the wiring for
> the horn goes through this?
>  
> Matt.
> 
>   _____  
> 
> From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com]
> On Behalf Of Dan Landiss
> Sent: Sunday, 8 January 2006 3:44 p.m.
> To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists
> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Dead horn(s)
> 
> 
> Matt Petersen wrote: 
> 
> About a week ago I replaced my indicator stalk and today went to toot my
> horn and neither work.
> 
> The steering wheel has TWO slip rings in series with the hot side of the
> horn circuit (fused +12 VDC from Fuse #7 in the fuse box). The horn switch
> must bridge both, so you are looking for TWO connections coming out. One
> side is insulated Black/Violet and uses connector X63. The other is not
> labeled in the shop manual, but MBZ habit would have it be the same color.
> 
> There must be a misprint in the manual, because later in the same section
> connector X63 is described as a "serial data feed" for the CIS-E/EZL
> (ignition module). 
> 
> 
> 
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