CAN A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ S-500 ELECTRONIC KEY FOB BE REPROGRAMMED TO ANOTHER MERCEDES, A 2001 MB S-500

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Crank shaft position sensor is bad. This is the most common failure. Its location is on the rear drivers side of engine, where the transmission bell housing mates to the engine, only one small bolt and a two prong electrical connector hold it on. Usually will not throw a trouble code. If you remove it you can test it with an ohm meter, will have an erratic reading or read open loop, can malfunction intermittently or permanently after parking vehicle and won't restart. Applying some heat source to it during ohm testing with a hot air heat gun will usually cause the sensor to read open loop if your not sure if its bad or not. This reply is probably way to late, but I just happened to come accross it while online. Harry (master certified MBZ diagnostic tech)

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does it have a chip in the key ? if not any locksmith can make you one

Colin Stickland

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• Posted on Mar 31, 2009

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sounds like it needs a new steering lock

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If key will not turn
Car battery flat,charge or jump to activate elec ignition

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It's not that unusual for a battery to fail that soon, and the "no lights, no nothing" says that it's the battery again. Your best bet at this point is to pull the battery and take it to the point of purchase for testing. They should either replace it under warranty or charge it for you. After you replace the battery you should have the charging/electrical system checked for possible shorts or power drains.
BillB