[R129 SL] ASR Problems

[Oldbenz1 at aol.com]

Having gratefully received and digested the advice from list members, I'm  
still in a quandry as what to do.  Apparently this is a very complex system  
that is not easy to analyze or repair.  I recently visited my  local M-B dealer, 
where I am on very good terms with the service  manager.  I presented to him 
my problem (ASR light comes on after a  few minutes of engine run time and then 
stays on until ignition is switched  off).  I explained that I have no 
transmission problem, and there is no  evidence of rear wheel braking or accelerator 
pedal malfunction.   He  said-"there are many things that can cause this, but 
expect to pay from several  hundred to more than a thousand dollars to 
analyze and remedy it".  He  suggested that it is probably an electronic device that 
has failed- either in  the computer or the instrument cluster.    Now comes 
the crucial  question(s)- since I never drive the car in winter, nor has it 
ever been in  sand, of what value to me is a system that regulates rear wheel  
spin?   Can anyone on the list advise me of the following: Can  this system be 
disabled so the light does not glare at me from the  dashboard?  I'm thinking 
of simply removing the bulb from its socket in the  instrument panel. Would 
this cause any problems with other systems  that may be interconnected?   If I 
continue to drive the car in  its present condition, could I possibly be asking 
for trouble by damaging  something?   I'd like to get into the mind of the 
engineer who  designed this system and ask what he was thinking by adding so much 
complexity  for so little meaningful benefit.  



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