w211 keyless entry fix part 1 (english version)

How to fix keyless entry door handle w211 MB

[@benar156]

Thanks a lot for this video, i own a CLK500 with no working keyless entry and fixed both handles today. Not an easy job, but finding out how it works takes a lot more time then the job itself. Advise for people who want to try this themselves : The silver plastic cover will probably break removing and if that happens the remaining part keeps the inside part in place, so remove the silver plastic pieces before carrying on. The inside unit is glued in the handle and while removing you have to take the pressure off the lock button, because that button will work against you in the fight of getting the handle open. The button side of the handle can easily be opened by cutting it open with a stanley knife. The buttons I used are 6x6x4.3 for the locking and 6x6x5 for the unlocking. Total price of the job is 12 euros for enough parts to do this job 10 times, the most expensive are new locking buttons because with a 20 year old car the will not survive this procedure and replacing them gives a good protection for the new switch, that said, the buttons you find from a company called x8r did not fit my clk from 2002 w209, so I ended up resealing the existing buttons. Last of all, the resistors are standard 300 and 470 ohm for 12v and don't bother trying to re-use the existing resistors. In total it took me around 3 hours to do the first handle and the second was done in around 40 minutes. Also on the mercedes forum was a comment that the cheap chinese buttons are known to fail after a few months of use, but then again, you have enough parts to do this job10 times, so if I need to replace it all in 3 months use it is worth the 40 minutes of time to replace them again, but that is my opinion and sealing the hole thing so water doesn't get in should lengthen the life of the switches a lot.

[@BeautifulDaysToo]

Thank you Dei Vis from California, USA. Your video was informative and helpful because if I own this long enough ALL door handles will fail so I have options to fix if I don't want to spend $300-$500 per handle where I live.

[@TheNetavo]

Np!

[@sciroccoR]

thanks for this. i took out a handle and measured the resistance. clearly, either the switch doesn't work. i took apart the handle (getting the chrome piece off was not the easiest the first time!) but all of the stuff is potted so you cannot just go in and rewire it. you've got to be really driven to yank out all of the stuff from the handle and then put in new stuff.

[@overhand4]

Thanks for Very nice writeup! I could do the electronics repair as you indicated but the rubberized flexing portion of the 4" long plastic/rubber cover squeeze (or pull) handle has disintegrated (ripped or come apart). Without having taken handle apart further yet I believe water entry has damage the electrical components as you described. And if I now make the electrical repair I still have a gaping opening for water to enter the switches and shorten their life dramatically. So, I'm maybe looking for an aftermarket 4" long plastic/rubber cover squeeze (or pull) handle before I decide to replace electronics in my case.

[@PixiBoii]

Thanks a lot, your english was very understandable

[@keithtarver1764]

Great video thank you! Unless resistors don’t test, they usually last very long time and should not need be replaced. Just switches.

[@TheNetavo]

Well butons are with resistors allreado.... So its imposible.

[@dicabacale9117]

Thanks for this video. I have done it and it works perfectly. I have used SMD components, not hard to solder. I opened it with force so I broke one fixation support, but it was repairebale. At the end, I have covered everything in black silicone, on the inside. You cannot tell any difference. I have used new push buttons, 6x6x2.5 mm, but I think you could use a little bit bigger 8x8x5. Very happy with the result.

[@TheNetavo]

Nice!

[@overhand4]

Hi Dica, I'm considering this repair. 1) Is it your thinking to use 8mm x 8mm x 5mm micro swiches or a little larger size A mm x B mm x C mm? Other thoughts on size specification? 2) My Door Pull rubber has torn or disintegrated and is NOT sealed from water any more. The Door Pull is the rubberized plastic Pull that is the part that your fingers touch and pull outward toward your body when pulling open the doors and while making micro switch contact. Did yours require replacement, did you buy that piece or you just accepted it was ripped? Thanks!

[@michaelflouch1711]

Very helpful thank you!

[@amber300c]

Thanks for video and for helping 😀🙏

[@Steve-K.G.]

Thanks for this mate, appreciated. Your English is very good by the way :-)

[@mp1895]

You are SUPER BOY!!! It is working. Thank you!

[@TheNetavo]

nP :)

[@agiosdasaint5449]

How do you take apart the door handle itself? I’m trying to take apart the chrome piece from the painted to open the handle inside, but with no luck. I’m afraid of breaking it !

[@aruxsuspend]

Very nice job, do you have any dimensions for switch? 12X12X7.3 MM (7.3 is high)? how many Wats (0.5, 1...)for resistors 300ohm and 470

[@TheNetavo]

Sr mate, no... I dont remember.

[@sevketgumus9062]

How do you disassamble the door handle and how build together? Can you show me?

[@supercricketfanatic]

Does this work for all W211s? I've got a 2009 W211 E63 AMG. Front Left keyless function stopped working.

[@TheNetavo]

S? what is the diferece betwen s and jus w211? :D it should, coz its the same W211 just check resistance on working one handle.

[@albertvsibrahim]

Where you Live i have the keyless go too on my mercedes e klasse w211 and the 2the back works but the first door not

[@TheNetavo]

Not in ur country dude, thats for sure! 😊

[@overhand4]

Dei Vis, I'm considering this repair. 1) Is it your thinking to use 8mm x 8mm x 5mm micro swiches or a little larger size A mm x B mm x C mm? Other thoughts on size specification? 2) My Door Pull rubber has torn or disintegrated and is NOT sealed from water any more. The Door Pull is the rubberized plastic Pull that is the part that your fingers touch and pull outward toward your body when pulling open the doors and while making micro switch contact. Did yours require replacement, did you buy that piece or you just accepted it was ripped? Thanks!

[@TheNetavo]

Im not sure i understand yr question... About butons, it may be a little shorter in my opinion, about handle sealing - i sealed it, i didnt change it.

[@TheNetavo]

Sr, my english isnt that good as yrs 🙂😒

[@overhand4]

@@TheNetavo no worries. Got it on sealing especially. I'll try to remember to post how things went.

[@Tashyncho-Sapa]

0:27 can someone explain to me, for what purposes is this black little square on the right, cuz my car have it

[@TheNetavo]

Its an IR 😊 you can open and close windows for eg., just point yr remote, and hold unlock buton, ull see.

[@nataliagasz1258]

How did you open the handle housing without damaging the housing? And how did you get these original black "buttons" from the inside of the handle?

[@TheNetavo]

Gently :)

[@joelblauvelt5062]

Anyone have similar fix for R230? Has a single pushbutton switch but no idea what new Frankenstein circuitry could work.... Thanks!

[@TheNetavo]

dont know bro... need to test it with tester :)

[@acrepairnearme]

What is normal resistance should be across the legs?

[@TheNetavo]

i dont remember now, in video im talking a nd shoing everythink bro, just look

[@iraklibolashvili8712]

how can i open the handle? is it glued or something i have same problem

[@TheNetavo]

It is glued

[@G-TAKLA]

hi, very useful video , i have e200 2004 with keyless go problem exactly all lift side and start stop button dosn't work , can you help ? it was the same problem ? thank you

[@martinhuusfelt1783]

Sry Mate I believe u are mixing things:) The vid explains fixing the Keyless "Entry' Not the Keyless "GO" :) I KNOW I don't that to :)

[@G-TAKLA]

@@martinhuusfelt1783 yes i have pb with keyless entry also , all lift sige dosn't work

[@TheNetavo]

Maby i will make another video about keyless start, i didt same fix for it.

[@G-TAKLA]

@@TheNetavo Thank you so much

[@micham710]

At 1:55 we see two places to connect to the plug in the door, should one color of wire be connected to the left side of the circuit and the other to the right? Doesn't it make a difference? If so, which color should go where?

[@TheNetavo]

No diference

[@micham710]

@@TheNetavo Thank you!

[@lh4884]

How do you get into the handle without destroing it ?

[@TheNetavo]

U need to destroy it, after that you just glue it all back.

[@drumbaho6826]

Hello, thanks for video. Do you know if this also will work on a mercedes CLK?

[@TheNetavo]

I think, yes. Idea will be same.

[@drumbaho6826]

Ok and could you please tell me which resistors you have used? I find out that the 300 ohm and 470 ohm has also Watt powers and there are also differences in metal or carbon resistors. I am really not familiar with this, thats why I am asking

[@drumbaho6826]

Please help me??

[@TheNetavo]

@@drumbaho6826 how?

[@TheNetavo]

@@drumbaho6826 i used the ones in video, im allso not god in that so... :)

[@user-np3yz6qf1t]

Labas,kur galeciau nusipirkti tu rezistoriu?Aciu

[@TheNetavo]

labas, Lemonoj pvz.

[@johnb.9644]

why don't you show how you took the handle apart?

[@TheNetavo]

COZ ITS IMPOSIBLE TO FILME AND HANDLE APART :)

[@Protozar1]

But there is only 1 Button at the handle, why 2? I don't understand, sorry :)

[@TheNetavo]

2 butont there. Lock and unlock

[@301KYE]

You skipped past the most important part! How do you take the handle off?

[@TheNetavo]

K D i do mentioned about that at the begining of video, only one bolt is holding handle.

[@TheNetavo]

I did mentioned it in the bigining of video, i was showing the bolt from inside dors, witch holds all handle.

[@301KYE]

Dei Vis My mistake! I see now. What size screw is needed to remove it?

[@armanmeliksetyan7649]

wie viele Watt (0,25w,5w, 1w ...) für Widerstände 300 Ohm und 470 Ohm ?

[@TheNetavo]

Ur fuckin stupid? Or ur think that everybody speaks in ur language?

[@TheNetavo]

Vieviver ver vi

[@memcanpro1071]

Hi haben sie es gemacht Ich such auch da komm viele 0.25w .5w.1w

[@memcanpro1071]

Ich such auch

[@c16rkc]

It will not matter, as it is just a signal. Use any wattage

[@absmith4639]

mr nigga fix, you left out how to open the door handle, that's the hardest part

[@TheNetavo]

Look video one more time, btw its an easest part, one bolt...

[@absmith4639]

@@TheNetavo I mean opening up the plastic pieces to put the resisters and switches inside, you said it was a bit "tricky" or something, but later on I found another video of someone heating it up to melt the glue and prying it open with some plastic tools unless you have a better way

[@TheNetavo]

@@absmith4639 same :) coz its glued...

[@stallion63m35]

Yeah! The detailed explanation of the switches and resistors used are very helpful.The disassembly of the handle itself would have been great.