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2003 S430 Soft Close, Door Lock and Trunk Issue

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#1 ·
Happy New Year!

Came back from a trip over the holidays to a low battery in our 2003 S430. Ignition clicked but would not turn over. Our car is pampered and still had the original battery - not bad. Bought a new Interstate direct gel replacement and now everything works as normal excluding the soft close on the doors and trunk lid. Also, the internal buttons for the door locks does not respond coupled with the auto open feature for the truck is inop.

I have checked fuses but to no avail. Could have missed something though as I am no MB wrench by any means.

Thanks!
 
#2 ·
Welcome to the forum.

The problem of door soft close is written up often, and a search will get you a lot of material.

Because it happened right after replacing your battery, disconnecting the battery, waiting for 30 seconds or so, then reconnecting it may restore the function.

You may also need post #14 at http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w220-s-class/1302190-ive-had-post2216730.html