W116, BENZ AID - COMMON QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1985 300TD Ignition Switch Replacement Error?

I recently had my shop replace the ignition switch. Now the heater does not go off after the key is removed. I can't recall if this was the how it worked before, but it doesn't seem right. Before I return to the shop, I'd like to confirm this. Also, what can they possibly have done to make this happen? My understanding is that the wiring just plugs into the back of the switch. There doesn't seem much room for error.

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1987 300E Will Not Run

About 2 months ago my wife took the car to exercise class and when she came out to come home and started the car it backfired and would not re-start. I checked it out the following day and though it didn't backfire it would not run for more than 1/2 a second. I had the vehicle towed to my house and have periodically tried to start it with the same result. It will fire, run for about 1/2 a second than shut off. It will continue to do that until I depress the accelerator pedal then it won't start at all.

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1985 300TD - Mysterious Intermittent Starting Problem

9 times out of 10 my car starts immediately no problem. 1 time out of 10 there is a click and then nothing. After several attempts I can get the car started and then everything is OK for a couple more days...

Here's the mystery. I had my shop check the solenoid (OK) and replace the ignition switch using the kit sold on this site. Everything was fine for a couple of days, then the same problem occurred. We can almost live with the problem but I'm concerned that one day we won't be able to start it at all.

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