1980 Mercedes Benz 300sd Insturment Gauges Operate Even Though Fuses Good

1980 MERCEDES BENZ 300SD
175,000 MILES
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STONECLIFF
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The insturment gauges don't operate, even though all the fuses are good .;. The car is a 300sd turbo diesel
Mar 30, 2013 at 12:29 AM
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in most cases it is the cluster that has failed. a shop with a scan tool can use a scanner to perform a sweep test of the cluster to confirm.

Roy
Mar 30, 2013 at 1:03 AM
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