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QUESTION: I recently bought a 05 MBZ CLK320 The stereo was working fine but now there is no sound The volume knob spins but there is no sound.Indicater says radio on and I can change channels just can't hear a thing.

ANSWER: Normally I would say you just have a power amplifier failure; either it is dead or the remote wiring is not turning it on but after reading the stuff below there may be other gremlins at work!

http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w209-clk-class/1214757-2005-clk320-audio.html

So, check out the external power amp as a first start.

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QUESTION: How do I do that?

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First, find it.  I don't know where it it located, but most of the Becker stuff (who makes most of the MB radios) puts them in the trunk area.  Then, using a vom (you can buy a good car type voltmeter at Walmart or Home Depot for under $10) and check the 12v lines and ground to make sure it has the proper voltage. If it doesn't then you have a wiring problem. If the voltages are correct it is a defective amplifier, probably.  

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