gestion.jc

hello, i live in canada and my C300 comes from Usa . My cluster is in MPH and i would like to swap it with one in KM/H. I found a cluster at the junkyard from a 2010 c300 which had 2700km more then mine. I Plan to buy it and switch them when i get to the same mileage. but i found one very cheap from a local bodyshop but it has +/- 13000km less then my c300 has. I want to know if the odometrer mileage is recorded in the Ecu or the cluster to know which i should buy and if i have to match mileage. i dont want to go to the mb dealer $$$$ and my car is not under warranty anymore anyway. Help very appreciated ! Johnn

Domm

The mileage is recorded in the instrument cluster. Hopefully the cluster you found isn't defective since it is in a junkyard. Did you test it out?

gestion.jc

Thank you very much for your quick anwser. i cant test the one from the junkyard since it is already disassembled but they know the milleage it has when the donor car camed in. Normally what they sell has been tested or checked. i guess i will wait to reach the matching milleage. Can i have problems with MB dealer if they see i changed the cluster but they didnt do the conversion (they are very pricey!$! 2450$ of parts and labor) and is it possible that it will throw a code or light from the cluster not beeing the OE one ? ive read something about that last week

Domm

Ahh, thats a risk you'll have to take then if you want to save money. How much did it cost you to get it from the junk yard?

Instrument clusters are very much plug and play and unless they find a problem caused directly by the instrument cluster, then it will not likely void your warranty. As for OEM, technically the instrument cluster from the junk yard is an OEM part, but the car it belonged to is inoperable for whatever reason, so they salvaged it.

I don't think you'll have any problems with DTCs since they're usually related to engine/fuel systems.

mir_m

The mileage is also recorded on the key module
As far as I am aware the cluster will need to be coded to the car before it works
It's not a simple case of swapping them over

StuttgartUSA

Kind a lot of work, I drive a US spec car in Europe never has been a issue.

gestion.jc

Ohh ok i see. i'll buy and do the test when milleage match. Do you think te cluster wont be working if it is coded ? Do you think the ecu will record that event ? and if the Kmh cluster dosent work because it is not coded and i put the mph back, will i have a code or something telling that and un-coded cluster has been used ? sorry for all the question i just need some more info before i go into all of this i dont want to run into tech problems and get it to the MB dealer again

Domm

Bah~ Leave it to Mercedes to complicate everything. I know of cars, including BMW, that have swappable clusters that don't require coding, but maybe its just the cars these days with instrument cluster controls.

kHuNkHuNa

hey I'm in canada and i got my c300 from the states as well, I'm really interested in how this cluster swap works out, and where did you find a junkyard, with a 2010 c300 :O

i thought about changing mine over but the $2500 changed my mind,

until the end

Hi all i live in jordan and i bring c from US i change the cluster and i buy one from ebay 260 km with AMG logo in the midle it is so nice and i like it it cost me 115 $ with the shiping

kHuNkHuNa

is that a joke!?
can you find me one PLEASE i have a 2009 c300, with 12,087 Miles
anything less then that would be great :p

cavisboung

I drive a US spec car in Europe never has been a issue.

until the end

i didn't find the seller on ebay i buy it from him before one year

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