Gauges not working

1996 MERCEDES BENZ E300D
320,000 MILES
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GLENDA BURKE
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Fuel, temperature, speedometer, and tachometer gauges quit working. The tachometer gauge does jump when key is switched on and the fuel gauge registers sometimes until engine is turned on then they all register 0.
Nov 2, 2019 at 9:13 AM
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Hello,

The first thing we need to do is check the fuses here is guide to help with the fuse locations as well. Test with the key on. The cluster wiring diagrams below will show you how the system works and which fuses to check.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-a-car-fuse

Check out the diagrams (below). Please let us know what you find. We are interested to see what it is.
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Nov 4, 2019 at 5:23 AM
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