I was driving my 96 SL1 with just a little over 100,000 miles home last night when I flipped on my headlights and realized my dashlights were very dim. Then I realized my ABS light and airbag light were both on and non of the gauges were working. I turned my headlights off and the ABS stayed on, the airbag blinked and turned off and my traction light was blinking. I stopped at a light and when I went to accelerate there was barely any power there. Then, everytime I pushed the pedal even a little bit it would kick and feel like the whole front end was going to fall out. I did make it home and apon turning the car off the fan automatically started up. Tried to start it again, dash flicked and that was the end. Hasn't started since. In the last 3 months I have noticed it is sucking a lot more gas than usual but other than that it was running fine. Please help!!

 

sound like the alternator.