1998 MERCEDES BENZ E CLASS Electrical System Problems

APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AFTER FIRST STARTING THE CAR FOR THE DAY AND DRIVING 5 OR 6 MILES ON RURAL ROADS, I STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT FOR 20 OR 30 SECONDS AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT ON TO THE MAIN HIGHWAY. AT FIRST THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE UNTIL I HAD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HALF WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND THEN IT SLOWLY RESPONDED WITH A VERY LOW LEVEL OF POWER. ONCE OUT ON THE HIGHWAY, I HAD TO HOLD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN 50 MILES PER HOUR. SINCE THE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FINE OTHERWISE I ASSUMED THAT THERE MUST BE SOME KIND OF COMPUTER PROBLEM INTERRUPTING THE ELECTRICAL SIGNAL FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SO I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED THE IGNITION OFF FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS AND RESTARTED THE CAR. AFTER RESTARTING THE...