rob13572468

We just finished testing our smartkey starter remote start on the W203 C Class and it is now available for any W203 with build dates from 07/02 and newer. The interface is also plug-and-play and will work with factory keys with or without the panic button.

Here is video of the system in action:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk6-mfMr0is

SlvrC230SS

That's cool. Can you pm me pricing info?

c180 sonny

is it avaliable in the uk

Midnight Koop

awesome... what if you have manual? do you have to leave it out of gear when you park? or will it be like a remote-stall-out haha

price?

nlpamg

niiice. how do you install it?

bdgdl08

PM me pricing as well please!

TruTaing

wow! thats awesome!

iJimpanzee

Very interested in this new way to be a douschebag

Give us info + can it just be made to do "Panic-Panic-Panic" as start?
I mean... I never use the panic on the key anyways

pawe

Pm me the info too please. Pricing, installation and range.

bdgdl08

+1, I am interested in the key control... and being a douchebag

hanknum

Price?

pogijeffrey

nice!!! pm the price please...

kcheng86

Really interested pm me too

rob13572468

actually if you have the remote with the panic button then you simply press panic to start the vehicle. The Lock-Unlock-Lock is for the canadian and overseas models that do not come with the panic button on the remote.

rob13572468

We do not currently have distribution set up in the UK but we ship worldwide so we can arrange to get you a starter. If you email us at sales@midcityengineering.com with your post code we can give you all the details.

rob13572468

The unit itself is plug-and-play with all oem connectors so no wires get cut and the entire vehicle can go back to stock at any time. The hardest part is getting to the back of the ignition cylinder to plug everything in. To do this you need to remove the radio, vents, climate control, and ashtray and unbolt the center console. Once you do that then you can unbolt the driver side lower panels and pull them down to access the ignition cylinder module.

Since there is alot of disassembly (and since its hooking to your ignition) we recommend that you have it professionally installed. Otherwise its probably a saturday DIY project if you feel so inclined.

rob13572468

We do not have manual transmission tested yet but based on the way we have implemented the safety checks in the past, it will require that the shifter is in neutral and the parking brake is set for the remote starter to work.

rob13572468

MSRP is normally $999 installed for the Smartkey remote starter but we are going to be running an introductory promotion specifically for mbworld members for the W203 model so we should be able to get you guys a really good price. Ill post more about that and all the details in the next day.

PeteyV

Great job

omg its nate

wow nice work!

Midnight Koop

oh wow... i hope you keep in mind that $999 is over 10%-15% the value of many of our cars, thats a big chunk of change for the baby benz. still very nice mod to have.

Dingleberry

the remote start for my Lexus which also uses the factory key...

http://www.trademotion.com/partlocat...catalogid=5503

http://www.luxurymotorworks.com/prod...6+Lexus+GS+430

krisv420

what the.. another 1k... blah i wonder if there was someone hidding in the passanger seat... and turned the car on hahaha... just a no brainer to me... but i removed my whole dash yesterday and put it back together in 4 hours =P

rob13572468

I understand the difference in price. Keep in mind that putting a remote start on a mercedes benz is not even close to the same as *any* other car. The reasopn for this is the smartkey. Mercedes smartkey uses a one-of-a kind Infrared communication system and 2 way encryption system that is the most secure ever put in an automobile. Everything else, lexus included uses a simple RF transponder which is easily circumvented and readily available.

The mercedes (smartkey) system is so secure that it has never been circumvented to allow a remote start until now and we are the *only* ones that have been able to do it successfully. A good way to see for yourself is to call your local remote start shop and ask the price to install a remote start on a mercedes with a smartkey (some people call it laser key) and see what they say... thats where the fun starts and they tell you that its going to be thousands of dollars (or that it simply cannot be done).


Nevertheless we understand that we need to get as low a price as possible which is why we are going to be running this promotion. Like I said i will get you guys as good a price as possible...

rob13572468

True, but whats 4 hours at standard labor rates.. thats like $400 right there...

Incidentally back when you still couldnt do a remote start on a benz we made a spoof video showing just that: the guy presses the remote button and then it cuts to a guy under a blanket in the back seat who wakes up, yawns, and turns the ignition key...