Hi Members,
recently registered to this forum. Thanks for all the great information you guys provide to MB owners! I recently purchased a new smart key for my 06' C230 Sport. When rec'd and tested by the dealer, the key worked fine (doors lock/unlock and trunk unlocked). The next day the key worked intermittently (for the most part didn't work). I returned to the dealer the following day and they replaced the battery, but the key still didn't work. Since then (going on week 3) I continue to try to lock/unlock using the key hoping the problem will resolve itself. Still no luck. However, just yesterday, using the key again, the car and trunk unlocked, but would not lock again. But today Still not working. I can manually lock/unlock using the push buttons on the dash/console. The key works fine starting up the engine, the auto-locks still work when driving off and auto-unlocks when stop and open the door. Additionally, pressing the key directly in front of the door sensor does to work but the red light indicator on the smartkey shines brightly when pressed. Before resorting to a diagnostic ($$$) would like some indication of possible issues/experiences causing my NEW key not to work properly???
thanks
recently registered to this forum. Thanks for all the great information you guys provide to MB owners! I recently purchased a new smart key for my 06' C230 Sport. When rec'd and tested by the dealer, the key worked fine (doors lock/unlock and trunk unlocked). The next day the key worked intermittently (for the most part didn't work). I returned to the dealer the following day and they replaced the battery, but the key still didn't work. Since then (going on week 3) I continue to try to lock/unlock using the key hoping the problem will resolve itself. Still no luck. However, just yesterday, using the key again, the car and trunk unlocked, but would not lock again. But today Still not working. I can manually lock/unlock using the push buttons on the dash/console. The key works fine starting up the engine, the auto-locks still work when driving off and auto-unlocks when stop and open the door. Additionally, pressing the key directly in front of the door sensor does to work but the red light indicator on the smartkey shines brightly when pressed. Before resorting to a diagnostic ($$$) would like some indication of possible issues/experiences causing my NEW key not to work properly???
thanks