Re: New to the crossfire scene
Congrats and welcome to the forum!
Mechanically, the Crossfire is one of the last great reliable Mercedes, with only minor problems, and well documented (like the crankshaft position sensor, I always carry a spare.)
From your front plate it looks like you're a Minnesotan or bought the car in Minnesota. There's less of us up in this neck of the woods, but give us a little background info and we'll help best we can. First suggestion I will give about all the light issues is don't rule out a bad headlight switch. That was one of the first things I had to replace on my car when I got it. Otherwise, a good overview of fuses (check for blown fuses) and electrical connections (check for loose terminals/wires) should help you start to figure out the problems. There are plenty of resources on this forum too, so start one problem at a time and do some digging, someone else has probably already dealt with it and wrote about it here.