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Traded in my 1999 E55 for a 2001 E55 4 weeks ago - new car has the command system and K2a (voice activited phone). I had the dealer put in a permanent power source for my V1 - (which I also had done in my 1999 E55). Now a bunch of electrical problems have surfaced. In order of occurance:<br><br>
1. Car will not turn on the phone when the car is started. Display reads 'activating phone' or 'service not available' and the phone never switches on. If I open the phone and hit the power button the phone will wake up, and most of the time, (but not all) I can use the hands free speaker and microphone. Phone battery does not charge when in cradle with the cord plugged in.<br><br>
2. The voice activiation system stopped working for a time. Pull the lever and the little beep never happens. Turn off the car, restart, and it works. This has occured twice.<br><br>
3. The radio or cd stops, as if to take an incoming call or to play a direction from the GPS but the phone never rings and no route has been played into the GPS system. This usually happends for about 5-10 seconds, then the music resumes. Happens when driving or when stopped at a light.<br><br>
4. And the latest? - The passenger side seat moves on it's own. Happened first with a passenger, I assumed they had accidently hit a button with their leg or arm. But on Monday, sitting at a traffic light I heard a noise and the seat bottom was rising and the the backrest was reclining. Nobody in the seat.<br><br>
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With the exception of the phone, which happens all the time, the other events are occasional with no pattern. Seems to happen with or without the radar detector being plugged in, with headlights on or off, with the ac on or off. <br><br>
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The dealer has it today, but has anybody else with a 2001 - 2000 E class have any strange electrical problems? <br><br>
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1. Car will not turn on the phone when the car is started. Display reads 'activating phone' or 'service not available' and the phone never switches on. If I open the phone and hit the power button the phone will wake up, and most of the time, (but not all) I can use the hands free speaker and microphone. Phone battery does not charge when in cradle with the cord plugged in.<br><br>
2. The voice activiation system stopped working for a time. Pull the lever and the little beep never happens. Turn off the car, restart, and it works. This has occured twice.<br><br>
3. The radio or cd stops, as if to take an incoming call or to play a direction from the GPS but the phone never rings and no route has been played into the GPS system. This usually happends for about 5-10 seconds, then the music resumes. Happens when driving or when stopped at a light.<br><br>
4. And the latest? - The passenger side seat moves on it's own. Happened first with a passenger, I assumed they had accidently hit a button with their leg or arm. But on Monday, sitting at a traffic light I heard a noise and the seat bottom was rising and the the backrest was reclining. Nobody in the seat.<br><br>
<br><br>
With the exception of the phone, which happens all the time, the other events are occasional with no pattern. Seems to happen with or without the radar detector being plugged in, with headlights on or off, with the ac on or off. <br><br>
<br><br>
<br><br>
The dealer has it today, but has anybody else with a 2001 - 2000 E class have any strange electrical problems? <br><br>
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