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How to repair Mercedes S-Class W221 and CL-Class C216 (post-facelift) instrument clusters with faded or black LCD display using SEI-DISP219 display

May 29, 2026

Is the central LCD display of your Mercedes W221 instrument cluster fading in the heat or showing a purple tinge? Has the Mercedes CL C216 dashboard screen gone dark, pixelated or completely black?


An issue on Mercedes S-Class W221 and CL-Class C216 post-facelift instrument clusters can be the central color display fading, dimming or going black,making the on-board computer information hard or impossible to read. The solution to this problem is simply replacing the faulty LCD display instead of the whole instrument cluster.


This step-by-step tutorial shows how to fix Mercedes W221 and C216 speedometers with a faded or dead display, replacing the latter with SEI-DISP219 color TFT screen, on all versions including 63 AMG and 65 AMG.

PRODUCTS REQUIRED FOR THE REPAIR