Mercedes E430 ESP light.

Honest John Back Room » Technical matters
What is life like with your car? Let us know and win £500 in John Lewis vouchers | No thanks
View Threaded
Sat 10 Feb 2007 12:34
Mercedes E430 ESP light. - mjm
A friend has a 1998 E430. He has had some paintwork done on it. It was purely cosmetic work on the wheel arches. The paint shop removed the wheels to do the job. No welding was done and the battery was not disconnected. The suspension is AMG. The car is now in limp mode with the ESP warning light illuminated on the dash. It won't rev and will just crawl along in gear(automatic transmission, not sequential).

Anything simple we can look at? Could the garage have disturbed the self leveling suspension by jacking it up? It was moved around the workshop only with 4 bolts instead of 5 holding the wheels on. (locking bolts being replaced). Would a sensor system pick this up?

Any help would be much appreciated.
Reply | Report as offensive | Link
Sat 10 Feb 2007 14:57
Mercedes E430 ESP light. - elekie&a/c doctor
If the car has been in the paint shop chances are the battery has gone flat.Jacking up the car should have no effect if the ignition was off. Try rotating the steering wheel from lock to lock a few times with engine running ,It is possible that the steering angle sensor needs re.initialising.If this does not cure the fault ,the car will need to go on a diagnostic system.hth
Reply | Report as offensive | Link