How to repair Mercedes E-Class W211, CLK W209 and CLS C219 speedometer needle

👨‍🔧 In this video tutorial we will show you how to repair the Mercedes instrument cluster when speedometer needle does not work. We will use the Minitools gear wheel SEPCOR01 adaptable to the following dashboards of:
- Mercedes E-Class W211 (models from 2002 to 2009);
- Mercedes CLK-Class W209 / A209 / C209 (models from 2002 to 2010);
- Mercedes CLS-Class C219 (models from 2004 to 2010).
🔧 Spare parts and tools useful for this repair:
- the tweezers SEI-MTQ-12 store.minitools.com/en/sei-mt...
- the metal spudger SEP-SPA04 store.minitools.com/en/sep-sp...
- the Minitools part SEPCOR01 store.minitools.com/en/sepcor...
📌 For more information on how to repair car electronics go to store.minitools.com

[@MinitoolsChannel]

Replacement gearwheel available at store.minitools.com/en/sepcor01-toothed-plastic-wheel-for-speedometer-needles-of-mercedes-dashboards.html

[@lukeduke9304]

Very helpful 👏

[@roberson3]

Is the powering up before install necessary for it to work?
I didn’t have anything I trusted not to touch the pins next to the negative and two positives so I just installed it without powering it up first, I just moved the needle manually back to “0” before installing it.
When driving now the needle doesn’t move at all. The digital readout still works though.
My reason for replacing is the needle would go to about 20 mph and stay there until you stopped and it would go back to “0”.
Thanks for any info.

[@MinitoolsChannel]

Hi Paul! Could you be so kind to send us an email at @ [e-mail] with more details? We are pretty sure it's just a matter of a little mistake while assembling the replacement part. Thank you

[@majdkhalil9645]

Thank you for this video, it is very helpful! What type of power supply are you using to power the instrument cluster?

[@MinitoolsChannel]

Hi there! We simply used a regular 12V DC power supply!

[@crisfiler6128]

Hi my speedo needle is on the bottom of gauge past the last numbers and moves slowly towards the 0 mph, has the ring gear slipped??

[@MinitoolsChannel]

Hi Cris, could you please provide us more details and possibly some pictures of the damaged part sending an email at [e-mail]? Thank you

[@nopeno6514]

Allow me to ask another question : when you connect the two 12 DCV
wires to the cluster as shown, does it turn the backlight on?

[@MinitoolsChannel]

Hi @nopen6514, powering on the instrument cluster as shown in the video, only the display’s backlight will light up.

[@misteriitaliani]

hello dear pinout 1-4-5 are the same for w204?

[@MinitoolsChannel]

Hi, to power up Mercedes W204 clusters it's necessary our CAN-BUS generator SEP-RE-CAN002I, available at the following link store.minitools.com/en/can-bus-signal-generator-for-mercedes-instrument-clusters-sep-re-can002i.html

[@bomeblue]

test reset use 5v or 12v ?

[@MinitoolsChannel]

Hi Bome Blue, that’s a 12v power supply

[@erhandemir90]

Hi How it’s works on the w203?

[@MinitoolsChannel]

Hi Erhan, the Mercedes W203 speedometer works differently; if you’re experiencing issues with a W203 speedometer we recommend you to send us an e-mail explaining the issue and attaching pictures of the cluster at [e-mail]

[@nopeno6514]

On the two red wires, are both 12 V ?

[@MinitoolsChannel]

Hi, yes, the positive inputs with the red wires are both 12V.

[@nopeno6514]

@@MinitoolsChannel thanks for replying

[@nelsonpalugod3092]

punt

[@binkaram6577]

and gotta find the video HOW TO REMOVE THE WHOLE UNIT first

[@NotOrdinaryTom]

Unfortunatelly it didn't help. Needle still stays at 0 km/h even it has been replaced. Doesn't move.

[@MinitoolsChannel]

Hi, thank you for getting back to us. Please send us an e-mail with more details on the issue: [e-mail]