Replaced battery on Mercedes CLK 350, radio stuck on the weather station

Asked by Poconogal134 Jul 05, 2019 at 12:04 PM about the 2007 Mercedes-Benz CLK 350 Coupe

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I had to have my battery replaced in my 2007 CLK
350 and now my radio comes on, but all I get is
the weather station. Nothing else. Cannot seek,
cannot change stations, cannot get FM or AM. It is
not asking for a code. Listening to that weather
station is pretty boring! What could be wrong? Do I
need to make a trip to MB Service? As per MB,
tried to get Code from Customer Service and they
no longer record the radio codes or so I was told.
Told me to furnish the serial number. Don’t want to
waste a trip to MB service if the radio has been
somehow fried by the shop leaving the radio on
when they changed the battery which is a no-no.
Thanks!

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John answered 5 years ago

Sorry, but that does sound ominous. I would find a good independent shop or BOSCH shop to see if they have any knowledge. Sending it out via MB would probably be prohibitive, so think about replacing with used or reman unit from Ebay or a reputable vendor. There are also repair services if you google "mercedes radio repair" Hang in there, it may not be fatal.

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Poconogal134 answered 5 years ago

John, I am happy to report that the radio magically fixed itself LOL! It took two days but now it works fine. I have read other reports about what happens when the battery is changed in a Mercedes and people have reported similar things where the equipment fixed itself and with no intervention. Ghosts in the machine. Thanks much for your response. And yes, to go to MB to replace that radio would be prohibitive LOL!

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John answered 5 years ago

Anytime, Poconogal134.... kinda like the standard PC fix; "have you turned it off and on?"

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