The Truth about Netherlands Setting
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 4,152
Likes: 60
From: NJ, NYC
Something Slow
ok so today well just 20mins ago i got into my car and it beep once to unlock the driverside door i drove to the store and then back home now i got home came out the car and press the button to lock the car and NO BEEP,BEEP,BEEP what the hell is this. i got back into the car start the car turn it off again press the button and still no beeping.. is it possible for the car to reset itself to factory setting this CHIT is strange..have this happened to anyone?.
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 4,152
Likes: 60
From: NJ, NYC
Something Slow
i notice that when the car is driven for 30 mins or more it doesn't work untill the car is stop and parked for 20mins then it start bad chirping do you guys think the Alarm Unit is going bad?
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 4,152
Likes: 60
From: NJ, NYC
Something Slow
Ok so i got my Alarm Module or Siren whatever they call it Change today.. i was thinking if mines started giving problems because the Chirp/Beep was so loud that it did something to the Module/Siren Speaker my mechanic changed it but now my car doesnt Beep as loud it has a very Low/soft beep am suppose to be going back on saturday to have him Raise the Volume should i do it or leave the Soft Beep.
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 3,020
Likes: 0
From: SoCal, Irvine
Stage 2 C7 A6, QX60
i like that sound (USa with buzzer)
how do I set it.
thanks
how do I set it.
thanks
Ok here we go!
Here is a link to Youtube with my newly set beep. This is the "USA with buzzer" option which is different than the Netherlands setting. Panic button still works as well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R29JgE6cviY
This is a link to a video Moze made a while back showing his car set to the Netherlands setting. Panic button does not work with this setting and the beeps are longer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9wFDE8fyxE
Enjoy!
(btw, does anyone know if its possible to embed a youtube video right into your MBWorld post?)
Here is a link to Youtube with my newly set beep. This is the "USA with buzzer" option which is different than the Netherlands setting. Panic button still works as well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R29JgE6cviY
This is a link to a video Moze made a while back showing his car set to the Netherlands setting. Panic button does not work with this setting and the beeps are longer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9wFDE8fyxE
Enjoy!
(btw, does anyone know if its possible to embed a youtube video right into your MBWorld post?)
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 9,498
Likes: 4
From: San Diego, CA & San Jose, Costa Rica & Stuttgart, Germany
1959 220S / 1979 230 G / 2002 A210 AMG / 2003 C320 SC / 2004.5 C320 SS / 2005 ML350 SE / 2008 smart
Ok so i got my Alarm Module or Siren whatever they call it Change today.. i was thinking if mines started giving problems because the Chirp/Beep was so loud that it did something to the Module/Siren Speaker my mechanic changed it but now my car doesnt Beep as loud it has a very Low/soft beep am suppose to be going back on saturday to have him Raise the Volume should i do it or leave the Soft Beep.
MB World Stories
The Best of Mercedes & AMG
6 Mercedes Models That Did NOT Age Well (But Are Somehow Still Cool)
Verdad Gallardo
Manual Mercedes? 6 Times Sindelfingen Let Drivers Have All The Fun
Verdad Gallardo
Mercedes SLR McLaren 722 S Is Extremely Rare Example Modified by McLaren
Verdad Gallardo
8 Classic Boxy Mercedes Designs That Have Aged Like Fine Wine
Verdad Gallardo
Flawlessly Restored Mercedes 190E Evo II Heads to Auction
Verdad Gallardo
Electric Mercedes C-Class Unveiled: 11 Things You Need to Know
Verdad Gallardo
Mercedes EQS Gets A Major Update: Everything You Need to Know
Verdad Gallardo
5 Underrated Mercedes-Benz Models That Don't Get the Love They Deserve
Verdad Gallardo
Mercedes 300D Has Pushed Well Past 1 Million Miles and It Ain't Stopping
Verdad Gallardo
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 9,498
Likes: 4
From: San Diego, CA & San Jose, Costa Rica & Stuttgart, Germany
1959 220S / 1979 230 G / 2002 A210 AMG / 2003 C320 SC / 2004.5 C320 SS / 2005 ML350 SE / 2008 smart
that's the number of people that will have a different opinion on how loud your beeps should be. 
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 4,152
Likes: 60
From: NJ, NYC
Something Slow
Super Moderator Alumni
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 7,684
Likes: 12
From: West Los Angeles
Midnight Blue 2004.5 C230 Kompressor Sport Sedan. 2002 w210 E320, 2009 w211 E350 Sport
Super Member
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 546
Likes: 10
From: Cumberland, RI U.S.A.
2005 C230WZ SS Capri Blue/Ash
Hey Sunil,
You mentioned that you might be coming up to NYC in July. Is that still true?
I'd like to get some setting changes done (Netherlands, fuel gallons remaining, etc) done.
If not Sunil, anyone know if Steve is coming to the US, and specifically, the East Coast sometime?
Cintoman
You mentioned that you might be coming up to NYC in July. Is that still true?
I'd like to get some setting changes done (Netherlands, fuel gallons remaining, etc) done.
If not Sunil, anyone know if Steve is coming to the US, and specifically, the East Coast sometime?
Cintoman
Last edited by Cintoman; Jul 23, 2007 at 10:45 AM.
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 4,152
Likes: 60
From: NJ, NYC
Something Slow
Hey Sunil,
You mentioned that you might be coming up to NYC in July. Is that still true?
I'd like to get some setting changes done (Netherlands, fuel gallons remaining, etc) done.
If not Sunil, anyone know if Steve is coming to the US, and specifically, the East Coast sometime?
Cintoman
You mentioned that you might be coming up to NYC in July. Is that still true?
I'd like to get some setting changes done (Netherlands, fuel gallons remaining, etc) done.
If not Sunil, anyone know if Steve is coming to the US, and specifically, the East Coast sometime?
Cintoman
But if they do make it to NYC put me on the list for a few items
Member
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 135
Likes: 0
From: LA
2005 C230KSS 6spd
hmm. my mom has a 2004 clk320 and she took it into the dealership for some maintenance i think. when she brought it back it always chirps every time she unlocks/locks it now. not netherlands setting i presume?
Super Member
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 576
Likes: 1
1999 CLK320
took my 99 clk320 in the dealer to have it set to netherlands, but the beep did not work. 
could it be a different fuse for the alarm beep and panic siren?
the tech set my car back to us and the panic works.
could it be a different fuse for the alarm beep and panic siren?
the tech set my car back to us and the panic works.
Super Moderator
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 22,062
Likes: 974
From: MBworld
bone stock E55 AMG
my 04 ML350 had same problem... can't program!
Super Member
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 546
Likes: 10
From: Cumberland, RI U.S.A.
2005 C230WZ SS Capri Blue/Ash
Back about a month ago, I brought my C230 in for the hose recall, and while there I asked them if they could set the Netherlands setting on my car. I printed out exact directions on how to do this with screen prints someone posted of the Star Diag screens. So there was no way they could have messed it up or say it was "not available" like they told me before 
They got it to work, and I still have my Panic feature enabled. The only thing, is that the beeping is the newer sounding beeps (the 3 fast beeps vs the older 3 slower beeps). Problem is, is that I prefer the slower beeps from the older W203's.
It seems as though the 2006+ models have the newer quicker beeping, while the 2005 and older have the slower beeping. Mine is a 2005, but because it is such a late build '05 (04/2005 Bremen build date with the production # VIN of: F712503), it may have already been programmed with the fast beeps that come on the 2006+ models.
Cintoman
They got it to work, and I still have my Panic feature enabled. The only thing, is that the beeping is the newer sounding beeps (the 3 fast beeps vs the older 3 slower beeps). Problem is, is that I prefer the slower beeps from the older W203's.
It seems as though the 2006+ models have the newer quicker beeping, while the 2005 and older have the slower beeping. Mine is a 2005, but because it is such a late build '05 (04/2005 Bremen build date with the production # VIN of: F712503), it may have already been programmed with the fast beeps that come on the 2006+ models.
Cintoman
Super Member
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 546
Likes: 10
From: Cumberland, RI U.S.A.
2005 C230WZ SS Capri Blue/Ash
Yeah, got both features working, although I would have liked to have the older/slower style beeping versus the newer style one. Oh well, at least I still have the Panic enabled.
Cintoman
Cintoman
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 7,424
Likes: 3
From: New York City
C55 ///AMG, 535xi
the speed of the beep and also the type of beep can be changed. waveykat had it changed before.
mine is the 3 slow beeps, and my panic still worked. I didn't even ask them to change the settings, they just replaced my faulty alarm!
mine is the 3 slow beeps, and my panic still worked. I didn't even ask them to change the settings, they just replaced my faulty alarm!
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 7,424
Likes: 3
From: New York City
C55 ///AMG, 535xi
Junior Member
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 73
Likes: 1
From: Dallas, TX
C55
Is there anybody in the Dallas, TX area who has had this done? My service advisor gave me the same strange looks when I asked for it. I told him to ask the tech and he will know. They kept my car all day and at the end of the day the answer from the tech was "your car doesn't have it".
Funny thing is my loaner car - which was a C230 - had it enabled.
Funny thing is my loaner car - which was a C230 - had it enabled.
Last edited by mac55; Jun 13, 2008 at 11:04 AM.
Member
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 95
Likes: 0
BMW 520i, C180
