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New Secret ESP Activated Code???
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New Secret ESP Activated Code???
This was posted at CSportCoupe.com. Can anybody here confirm this or have more information:
"My uncle picked this up from MBforum...and it seems to work on our car as well as his E.
If you turn the car on, and at any time, hold the ESP button down for 8-10 seconds, something happens. You push it to turn it off, but hold it down. The light stays on, then turns back off as if ESP was back on again. Now though, you get a better throttle response and quicker acceleration. A free power boost, perhaps?
Can someone investigate please? I've tried it on my car, and it 'does' feel faster..."
"My uncle picked this up from MBforum...and it seems to work on our car as well as his E.
If you turn the car on, and at any time, hold the ESP button down for 8-10 seconds, something happens. You push it to turn it off, but hold it down. The light stays on, then turns back off as if ESP was back on again. Now though, you get a better throttle response and quicker acceleration. A free power boost, perhaps?
Can someone investigate please? I've tried it on my car, and it 'does' feel faster..."
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Originally posted by MB-BOB
Andy, he says he's already tried it and it appears to work. He's waiting for YOU to try it, too.
Andy, he says he's already tried it and it appears to work. He's waiting for YOU to try it, too.
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i held my esp sensor for what seemed like more than 8-10 secounds and the esp light disspeared my pedal felt different i dont know if it was faster or not could have been in my head but it was definately a noticable different feel. it was like i never driven the car with that response i dono if it was good or bad it was just different... also when i turned the car off and then back on the pedal went back to the way it was and as the car was starting it sounded as if something ajusted in the engine wierd... try it out find out for yourselfs
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Re: secret
Originally posted by bensitto
On mine it throws flames out of my exhaust when I hit 55.
On mine it throws flames out of my exhaust when I hit 55.
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I did try it last nite and it did seem to do something. However it snowed so much and was so icy here I didnt want to tempt fate. I am looking forward to trying it when the weather and road conditions improve.
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ESP Button for more than 10 seconds
Doesn't the ESP mode switch to dyno mode if the button is pressed for more than 10 seconds?
I don't know what Dyno mode means tho. Just thought I read this somewhere else in the forum
I don't know what Dyno mode means tho. Just thought I read this somewhere else in the forum
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Yeap I tried it on mine, and it made a Lamborghini look like a Honda Prelude...nice try Prelude but I know that was my hallucinogenic effects of the ESP button in my car, i knew you was a Lamborghini
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I tried it and it does appear to have noticeably better pickup. I'm not going to seek out any G35 Coupes, but an interesting improvement. It resets back to default (ESP ON) when you press the bottom half of the switch, or, when you stop and restart the car. Nice tip.
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All right I went out and tried it. I make several runs around familiar roads with ESP on and several after holding the button down for 8 to 10 seconds.
I find that holding the button down for 10 seconds
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shuts off the ESP. PERIOD.
You guys are experiencing a placebo effect.
I find that holding the button down for 10 seconds
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shuts off the ESP. PERIOD.
You guys are experiencing a placebo effect.
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Apparently on everyone else's cars, holding the ESP button for 10 seconds cause the triangular light in the dash to come on and then go off and they are claiming that there is a power increase. Holding the button down that long on my car just turns on the light meaning that ESP is off.
I have to hold the button down for 15 or 16 seconds to get the light to go off. And when it goes off, nothing unusual happens. There is no power increase. I think everyone is experiencing an imaginary power increase because they wish it to happen. Butt dynos are every bit as trustworthy as calibrated eyeballs and internal clocks.
I have to hold the button down for 15 or 16 seconds to get the light to go off. And when it goes off, nothing unusual happens. There is no power increase. I think everyone is experiencing an imaginary power increase because they wish it to happen. Butt dynos are every bit as trustworthy as calibrated eyeballs and internal clocks.
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i agree with lynn, same thing went on in the w211 forum. MB doesnt hide power for fun or anything....
it just turns off the knocker sensors supposedly, which will have a little effect on the acceleration....nothing to great though.
it just turns off the knocker sensors supposedly, which will have a little effect on the acceleration....nothing to great though.
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OK, I tried it this morning on the way to work:
Pressed and held the ESP OFF button.
ESP warning light came on solid.
After about 8-10 seconds, ESP warning light went off again.
After this, I did notice a different 'feel' to the car.
Maybe it is the placebo effect, but the throttle response seemed crisper (maybe more electronic throttle at smaller pedal positions?), and the car downshifted noticably during deceleration - which I had never noticed before.
Overall power at full throttle didn't appear to be increased (no improvement in butt dyno), but the car felt more responsive, and the transmission seemed to be in the right gear at the right moment.
Of course, it could all be in my head. There was traffic, so I didn't have open testing road, but I'm intrigued enough now to do some real testing over the long weekend.
Pressed and held the ESP OFF button.
ESP warning light came on solid.
After about 8-10 seconds, ESP warning light went off again.
After this, I did notice a different 'feel' to the car.
Maybe it is the placebo effect, but the throttle response seemed crisper (maybe more electronic throttle at smaller pedal positions?), and the car downshifted noticably during deceleration - which I had never noticed before.
Overall power at full throttle didn't appear to be increased (no improvement in butt dyno), but the car felt more responsive, and the transmission seemed to be in the right gear at the right moment.
Of course, it could all be in my head. There was traffic, so I didn't have open testing road, but I'm intrigued enough now to do some real testing over the long weekend.
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Originally posted by bmms8
i agree with lynn, same thing went on in the w211 forum. MB doesnt hide power for fun or anything.... it just turns off the knocker sensors supposedly, which will have a little effect on the acceleration....nothing to great though.
i agree with lynn, same thing went on in the w211 forum. MB doesnt hide power for fun or anything....
it just turns off the knocker sensors supposedly, which will have a little effect on the acceleration....nothing to great though.
