W203E35

I know I'm probably going to get bashed for this but here it is. Instructions on how to disable the speed limiter/governor on the w203.

This is just to show how to do it.

The reason I took it off is to see if I notice any better acceleration speeds or better acceleration although it just a speed limiter but you never know

It's raining today so I haven't tested it yet.



Tools Needed:
SDAS with Developer Mode.

If you have SDAS but not developer mode PM me i'll show you how to get Developer Mode unlocked.

howardyudoing

hella nub but what's sdas?

LILBENZ230

It takes my C230 so long to reach the 130mph speed limiter, who cares?

XsuperbeeX

I WANT THIS!!! I dont want to be stuck @ 132mph... karo are you free next weekend?

LILBENZ230

It will really be funny if some C240 owners want to disable the top speed limiters.

W203E35

It's Mercedes STAR

I should be, I'll let you know next week.


I hope this limiter crap doesn't restrict the acceleration on a car. I know way back in HS years (you guys know how that is) people use to say the governor slows the acceleration of a car as well. We'll see

LILBENZ230

No Karo.. it's a top speed limiter. Usually for emissions reasons, tire ratings, etc..

Glyn M Ruck

Fortunately South African C240's come with no speed limiter so you can cruise at 240 Km/h all day. The limiter will not effect performance.

bdgdl08

I'd like to know what my car would top out at, but other than that there's not much need. Good to know, though.

Capt Nemo o2

Nice... you wouldn't happen to know how to get the flat tire warning would you?!!

W203E35

I'm assuming your car has to be capable of this feature. I don't think the w203s had this feature. Anyone else can chime in?

e1000

Passive TPMS can be enabled through DAS. There may be some dependancy on year/features, not 100% sure.

Capt Nemo o2

I believe it was in the updated rear SAM unit from 04+ (?) and it uses the ESP sensors to determine if one wheel is spinning faster than the others because its tire pressure is low thus diameter is smaller. When the tire is low, the MFD lights up red with a warning message. Its a passive tire pressure warning (active uses TPS monitor). It gets done through STAR w/ Developer mode.

Some info...
https://mbworld.org/forums/1263508-post91.html

W203E35

Ok, that makes sense. Let me do some research with DAS and see if I find anything.

Let me use DAS Sim and see if there is this for the C320. If anything the 320 will have this over any other models

W203E35

Cool, once I find some info i'll post it here

splinter

Most impressive your C’s 168 horsepower can zip along at ~149 mph. No doubt its .27 Cd is a contributing factor.

Seems there is a gentlemen’s agreement in the fatherland to limit our pedestrian versions to 250 Km/h, although Porsche has seen fit to exempt their hardware. Run up against mine on a few (off-highway) occasions. Quite fast enough…felt steady though.

Seen a few de-limited C32/C55 pilots on YouTube knocking mist off the lilys at 300 Km/h. :crazy:

krisv420

Ive gotten up to 147 i don't think there is a limiter.. After my high speed run i saw a cop on the otherside like just right after i slowed down.. Down the 5 south by del mar =P

W203E35

Capt Nemo, here it is.

I didn't have to go into developer mode (but the feature might have been enabled since I have the developer key) I'm not too sure but here it is. I hope this works

Capt Nemo o2

SWEET! Thanks! That's it? Did you try activating it on the car? I kind of got the impression there was more to it than that!

W203E35

I did but I didn't get any error. I looked at the thread that you posted and looked in the categories that Sunilp mentioned.

P.S. The new STAR has more built in functions. I remember to enable the chirp (with the older star) the only way was just Netherland settings. With the newer STAR (DAS/SDAS) additional to Netherlands there is USA With Buzzer. Because with Netherlands you loose your Panic feature but not with USA with Buzzer. So maybe that's why it seemed easier because they added the menu because it got popular? I turned it on but haven't got anything, It seems like that's the one. I'll wait and see. Worst case scenario i'll let some air out and see what it does. I'll post a pic here of the message I get.

BLT

Thanks for sharing, Karo!

samaritrey

Karo i think next time i come to ca i will drive so we can play with some settings on my car. i think my car has an updated sam but i will have to check. Can't wait to see if this works.

OneOfaKindTrini

I have no intentions of doing this, but this is some good stuff Karo. This should help you when that Turbo is spooling 8psi

W203E35

Soon very soon. Just some financial problems now. You know the recent thing that happened? I had to pay some money for the service which I saved up for CC payments. One I pay off CC i'll definitely do the turbo. If I blow the engine I blow it. Will give me an excuse to get better internal parts

OneOfaKindTrini

Yeah I remember. Good with it, your a talented person with these w203's, i'm sure you'll pull it off. Btw I listed my W203 in a number of places, hoping to get a E46 or a EVO.