[W126 Coupe] Dash lights

[Mister McGoo]

Hi Jack;
 
I have never seen a 126 with no rheostat for the dash lights.  Can you turn your odometer re-set push knob?  Does it sound like your fingernails on window screen?  While turning this knob do the dash lights remain at the same brightness?  If "yes to all", you need a new rheostat OR someone has bypassed the rheostat, or both.
 
When you activate the seat up/down switch can you hear the motor under the seat running? (The drive cable is worn out or broken).  Does the seat try to move but doesn't? (mechanism jamming)  Does the motor make no noise at all when activated?  (Likely defective switch, broken or bad contact... there is no separate fuse for each seat motor) 
 
-Bellamy


From: jonnery at bigpond.comTo: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.comDate: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 08:36:04 +0800Subject: [W126 Coupe] Dash lights



My '86 SEC 420 which came from Hong Kong, does not seem to have a rheostat device to adjust the brightness of the dash lights. Is this normal? There is one on my son's 1972 6.3.
Also my passengers seat adjustment won't raise or lower (it is stuck in the highest position) the other adjustments work OK. Could this be a fuse or is something jammed?
        Jack OZ
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