Josh K

A little off topic, but is there an interior motion sensor available for my 208?

SUNILP

Yes there is a IMS for the 208

phattbam

so it is necessary to have the IMS installed to get this panic/beep(chrip) to work?

scorchie

I would say to them "Please enable [whatever you want enabled]". If you're dealership can't handle this, I'm really sorry but I don't know what else to tell you.

I can't give you the rest of the information because what we do and have may not be what they can do or have. The software varies by which hardware, which month of software you have, etc.

-s-

MBenzNL

the first step is getting the engineering mode activated on their stardiagnose...and that is probably soemthing they can't do...this way of programming is only possible on stardiagnos with additional setting features (engineering mode).

IMS has nothing to do with the chirping/beeping...as long as a car (203) has the towing alarm - it can beep/chirp when (un)locking

greetingz,

kaze81

Steve, how do we know if we have towing alarm or not? is it one of the button that show the towing car on the center interior?

Also, is it right that if we enable the netherland setting, we will have some problem in the future and is it hard to set back to original setting?

Do you happen to know what setting the W203 in Asia has? How hard would you rate (1-10) to do this change?

Thanks in advance

phattbam

Steve, how much would you or Scorchie charge to do such an activation?? maybe lunch

ctC230K

tow alarm button:

MBenzNL

all US spec 203s have towing alarm...ROW cars differ...

the activation of the lock - unlock chirp can be done separately without setting to netherlands setting...you can even change the number of chirps and chirp when you (un)lock with the door open...as long as one has a modified stardiagnose - the chirp can be set without setting to NL setting.

greetingz,

BklynBenz

steve, were you ever able to figure out how to get the chirps on a w208? remember we couldnt figure it out

phattbam

how much would it cost if anything to do such a change in the settings?

Saprissa

Well, using the "all-mighty" STAR DAS, Dean & Steve were able to enable my alarm beeps without setting to NETHERLANDS. Very neat features include:
- faster frequency for locking 3-beep
- 1-beep unlock for each door
- continuous beep if you lock with door(s) open
- retain panic button alarm (ear piercing) w/ FLASHING lights

this was on a 2003 CL203 (C320 Sport Coupe).

Thanks guys !
MBenzNL rocks !

Carlos

Saprissa@aol.com

phattbam

sounds great. I would like to get this done to my car...

Saprissa

phattbam, just e-mail Steve@mbenznl.com or Scorchie and let them know what you want to do / buy, and all Star-DAS settings he just does them on the side for free. He just left California for Hawaii, and then probably won't be back until late summer. But e-mail and get on the list. That's the best you can do, unless your dealer can figure it out and do it for you, for free !

Carlos

Saprissa@aol.com

phattbam

thanks Carlos.. I'll have to do that.. That's something that I liked about BMW's the locking/unlocking beeps

mig888

f00k.. yeah let's do it drew, i want some beepage!

flip

phattbam

lets see if others want to do this too.. we'll start up a list and hopefully the next time Steve is here we can get it done...

ctC230K

wow, can Steve do that for mine when he installs my Command?

phattbam

I would think he should.. just remember to ask him when he's there..

MJ50

yes he can.

carlos, does ur alarm go off when u leave the car, wait 15 seconds and open the door again before locking the car?

Saprissa

I don't know. Is it supposed to ???
Let me go try.
I'll be right back......

MJ50

i think it's the side effect of beeping... not sure...
it does it on mine...

Saprissa

ok, i tried every possible combination with both doors,
and I can't get the alarm to go off just by waiting 15 seconds and opening the door before locking. Doesn't make sense, unless you program it to do that for some reason. If the car is unlocked, why would the alarm go off ?
What happens when I try to lock the car with any door open, is a continuous beep but NO alarm.

maybe I'm confused !?!

Action372

I had a quick question.. I have an 06' C230sport and a buddy of mine has the same car only I noticed when he hits the lock/unlock button on his smartkey his car makes a chirp/beep along with the lights flashing where mine only has the lights flashing. I was wondering if it was a feature you turn on somehow or if his came equiped with a different alarm system or something? Thanks!

rlee02135

is called the Netherlands Setting
do a search, then go down to the dealer