why wont my car start

Asked by Marié Dec 29, 2014 at 11:00 PM about the 2002 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class SL 600

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

i drove up to a stop sign and stopped and the car just died on its own, it immediately
started afterwards but was running only on 6 cylinders managed to drive it home where i
parked it.
from here on in the car didn't want to start again i have had it by 3 different dealerships
with no luck can anyone help me please some advice would be greatly appreciated!

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600SL is a very complex engine and electronics. There could be any of several items causing the problem. Fuel filters, cheap gas (you MUST run premium), ignition, etc. I can't believe a M-B dealership couldn't trouble shoot it. Did anyone run an ODB-II scan on it?

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