Smoky Burnouts for all 203 owners
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1997 Toyota Tacoma 4x4
Smoky Burnouts for all 203 owners
I don't know if anybody outside of the dealer is aware of this, but the traction control can be completely disabled simply by use of the steering wheel buttons. Here's the low-down-
1. To start, the key must be removed from the ignition.
2. Insert the key and turn to position 1.
3. Immediately press and hold the trip odometer reset button until the instrument cluster beeps. There is no visual message, only an audio beep. Be patient, this takes around 40 seconds.
4. Press the lower menu button (it looks like two sheets of paper, the one with the writing in the background behind the blank one)
5. Press the up arrow button.
6. Press the "+" sign to disable the Traction System (turn "ON" test mode)
7. Start the engine, the traction system is now disabled.
To return to normal, remove the key and restart the engine. The traction control warning should no longer be in the cluster. If it is, shut the engine off and remove the key again. Then insert the key and turn to position 1. Note that the DYNO test screen is displayed immediately. Push the "-" button to enable the traction system (turn "OFF" test mode)
NOTE: When you first turn the key to position 1, ESP DYNO Test screen pops up, then after 1-2 seconds it may disappear while faults are displayed. If you weren't fast enough in pressing the "-" button before codes were displayed, just wait until all codes cycle by, then the ESP DYNO Test screen will reappear.
No, this doesn't work for any car but the 203, before you ask.
Enjoy, and I'm not buying you new tires!
1. To start, the key must be removed from the ignition.
2. Insert the key and turn to position 1.
3. Immediately press and hold the trip odometer reset button until the instrument cluster beeps. There is no visual message, only an audio beep. Be patient, this takes around 40 seconds.
4. Press the lower menu button (it looks like two sheets of paper, the one with the writing in the background behind the blank one)
5. Press the up arrow button.
6. Press the "+" sign to disable the Traction System (turn "ON" test mode)
7. Start the engine, the traction system is now disabled.
To return to normal, remove the key and restart the engine. The traction control warning should no longer be in the cluster. If it is, shut the engine off and remove the key again. Then insert the key and turn to position 1. Note that the DYNO test screen is displayed immediately. Push the "-" button to enable the traction system (turn "OFF" test mode)
NOTE: When you first turn the key to position 1, ESP DYNO Test screen pops up, then after 1-2 seconds it may disappear while faults are displayed. If you weren't fast enough in pressing the "-" button before codes were displayed, just wait until all codes cycle by, then the ESP DYNO Test screen will reappear.
No, this doesn't work for any car but the 203, before you ask.
Enjoy, and I'm not buying you new tires!
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What's with all these secrets? This, the norway mode for the alarm......
Good to have someone on the inside, thanks.
Also, do you have any idea this why this only applies to the W203 C-class and not other newer MB's with the steering wheel controls?
Good to have someone on the inside, thanks.
Also, do you have any idea this why this only applies to the W203 C-class and not other newer MB's with the steering wheel controls?
Last edited by Blue Benz; Dec 1, 2001 at 01:38 AM.
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More questions to the already busy mbtech!
Not only does this disables the ESP. It disables the ABS and BAS as well. Tested this "feature" today and was pretty impressed.
Ok, now on to my questions:
At first I was able to scroll around in two menues. One with the ESP-disableing stuff and one with alot of numbers of wich I only understood: Eng-oil-lev. Kind of cool. I told me I had 6.3 litres of oil in my pan... Ok, when I was in this menu, I pressed and held up-arrow and plus-button for about 10 secs. Then a new screen appeared, with some other numbers of wich i didn't understand a single one. I think the heading in this third hidden menu was someting like SW03.
What was it that was displayed to me?
Just curious....
Thanks in advance!
Ok, now on to my questions:
At first I was able to scroll around in two menues. One with the ESP-disableing stuff and one with alot of numbers of wich I only understood: Eng-oil-lev. Kind of cool. I told me I had 6.3 litres of oil in my pan... Ok, when I was in this menu, I pressed and held up-arrow and plus-button for about 10 secs. Then a new screen appeared, with some other numbers of wich i didn't understand a single one. I think the heading in this third hidden menu was someting like SW03.
What was it that was displayed to me?
Just curious....
Thanks in advance!
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Originally posted by Lynn
We were talking about 2003's. This feature has been eliminated on the 2003's.
We were talking about 2003's. This feature has been eliminated on the 2003's.
For different reasons MB-service personnel should not tell the customers.
One of the reasons is warranty.
If someone disabled the ESP (completely) it cannot be known afterwards, even with the Star Diagnosis computer.
So if something happens then, the warranty department never knows if it is something that is not supposed to fail, break, etc...
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Re: 2003
Originally posted by Blaxer
The technique described in the original post does not seem to work on a 2003 C230. Could someone please post updated 03 info? Thanks, Blax...
The technique described in the original post does not seem to work on a 2003 C230. Could someone please post updated 03 info? Thanks, Blax...
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2006 c230
The procedure has changed, but it is still there.
For different reasons MB-service personnel should not tell the customers.
One of the reasons is warranty.
If someone disabled the ESP (completely) it cannot be known afterwards, even with the Star Diagnosis computer.
So if something happens then, the warranty department never knows if it is something that is not supposed to fail, break, etc...
For different reasons MB-service personnel should not tell the customers.
One of the reasons is warranty.
If someone disabled the ESP (completely) it cannot be known afterwards, even with the Star Diagnosis computer.
So if something happens then, the warranty department never knows if it is something that is not supposed to fail, break, etc...
So if something happens then, the warranty department never knows if it is something that is not supposed to fail, break, etc..." explain please, does this mean that if u turn it off u can never turn back on, or like the warranty people will know u turned it off and ur not covered or anything, whats the deal with it. i didnt understand
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Midnight Blue 2004.5 C230 Kompressor Sport Sedan. 2002 w210 E320, 2009 w211 E350 Sport
For 2003-2007 models:
1) place key in position 1
2) toggle through menus until you are at the trip odometer (overall mileage)
3) press the reset button 3x's in a row
4) Instrment Cluster should beep and show the battery voltage
5) Use page buttons to switch to dynometer test screen
6) scroll up to highlingt ON for dyno/test mode
that's it. Anybody have any other questions, search for dyno mode. I may have even stickied it at the top AFTERMARKET/DIY STICKY.
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2004 C32 ///AMG
whats the best way to do a burnout?
I know that revving in Neutral and slamming into Drive is terrible on the tranny...
And I don't think I could hold the front brakes while spinne=ing the rears, because of the Stopteck BBK.
I know that revving in Neutral and slamming into Drive is terrible on the tranny...
And I don't think I could hold the front brakes while spinne=ing the rears, because of the Stopteck BBK.
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'05 C230 Kompressor - Sport
Search for "dyno mode". Here and in the AMG forums. 2001-2002 models have different steps than 2003-2007 models.
For 2003-2007 models:
1) place key in position 1
2) toggle through menus until you are at the trip odometer (overall mileage)
3) press the reset button 3x's in a row
4) Instrment Cluster should beep and show the battery voltage
5) Use page buttons to switch to dynometer test screen
6) scroll up to highlingt ON for dyno/test mode
that's it. Anybody have any other questions, search for dyno mode. I may have even stickied it at the top AFTERMARKET/DIY STICKY.
For 2003-2007 models:
1) place key in position 1
2) toggle through menus until you are at the trip odometer (overall mileage)
3) press the reset button 3x's in a row
4) Instrment Cluster should beep and show the battery voltage
5) Use page buttons to switch to dynometer test screen
6) scroll up to highlingt ON for dyno/test mode
that's it. Anybody have any other questions, search for dyno mode. I may have even stickied it at the top AFTERMARKET/DIY STICKY.
You made it a sticky, found it just after i posted it..
Still, if any1 knows of other easter eggs, keep em coming!
How does Dyno mode affect driving the car? Does it do anything bad for it?
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02 C230 Coupe
Ok...so i tried this a lunch to day and it works...but when I was about half way through a u-turn I floored it (I had the car in 1st gear, using the autostick feature) but it wouldn't GO...it just responded as if I had rounded the corner normally, then I noticed I was stuck in 2nd gear and it wouldn't shift any further. I was able to drive back to a parking lot, park and restart the engine to fix it but it did it again after trying to do the same u turn........whats up with that?
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My C320 does crazy burnouts with DYNO mode on. You need to hold the brake down with your left food and accelerate with the other until you break traction. After you break traction you can release the brake, keep the accelerator down and launch... Similar to launching on a drag strip but you don't wan't to break traction at the track. Only did it a couple times but lots of fun.
Haven't done it since I got my new tires.
Haven't done it since I got my new tires.
