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im going crazy with this car. ecm wont communicate with ANYTHING in the car.

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Old May 15, 2026 | 10:16 PM
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im going crazy with this car. ecm wont communicate with ANYTHING in the car.

foxwell scanner reads .1 ah on battery registration, which takes a second to do. im told its supposed to be minutes. no dealership will work on it. this all started happening after I had two dip****s change my oil pan. they disconnected the battery and **** went to hell.
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Old May 16, 2026 | 07:47 AM
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Try XENTRY.
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Old May 16, 2026 | 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by W205C43PFL
Try XENTRY.
besides a dealership, where? all dealerships refuse to do this. not enough cost i guess
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Originally Posted by W205C43PFL
Try XENTRY.
can the foxwell not accomplish this? it says no communication eith the battery managemnt system
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Old May 16, 2026 | 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Mercmiester
can the foxwell not accomplish this? it says no communication eith the battery managemnt system
I wonder if you could try the launch creader elite benz v2.0 scanner then. There are forum members who can offer xentry on this site, I am not going to mention who because I have no experience with any of them.
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Old May 16, 2026 | 01:14 PM
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I wonder if you could try the launch creader elite benz v2.0 scanner then. There are forum members who can offer xentry on this site, I am not going to mention who because I have no experience with any of them.
im not sure what any of this is. but if anyone with xentry has it message me.
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Originally Posted by Mercmiester
im not sure what any of this is. but if anyone with xentry has it message me.
XENTRY is MB's official diagnostic tool, the same tool that MB dealership uses, the other scanner is this thing: https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...l-more-19.html
The main thread talks about the V1.0 (version 1.0), the V2.0 is what has all the coding and features.
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Originally Posted by W205C43PFL
XENTRY is MB's official diagnostic tool, the same tool that MB dealership uses, the other scanner is this thing: https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...l-more-19.html
The main thread talks about the V1.0 (version 1.0), the V2.0 is what has all the coding and features.
where do I get it? does anyone know why the car isnt working?
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Originally Posted by Mercmiester
where do I get it? does anyone know why the car isnt working?
Without knowing what code is stored in the car it will be difficult to know what the problem is, as for getting XENTRY, there are variety of options and since I have no experience with either, I won't link any, you can look for banners on various forums or other threads that talks about that, sorry about that.

That said, if all you need is the scanner: https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...onal-more.html
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Originally Posted by W205C43PFL
Without knowing what code is stored in the car it will be difficult to know what the problem is, as for getting XENTRY, there are variety of options and since I have no experience with either, I won't link any, you can look for banners on various forums or other threads that talks about that, sorry about that.

That said, if all you need is the scanner: https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...onal-more.html
its alot of U series codes but basically every system is going haywire. the battery isnt registered and dealerships wont do it.
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Where is the car currently? If you are close, registering the battery is quite easy to do.
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Where is the car currently? If you are close, registering the battery is quite easy to do.
its at my house. dealerships wont do it. my foxwell scanner doesnt work, says no communication eith the battery management system, and doing front sam it said its was instantly registered, but isnt.
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Originally Posted by Mercmiester
its alot of U series codes but basically every system is going haywire. the battery isnt registered and dealerships wont do it.
Did you confirm the battery itself is good? New batteries can be defective, I recommend trying to get it tested at AutoZone or similar, they might be able to register the battery for you.
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Originally Posted by Mercmiester
its at my house. dealerships wont do it. my foxwell scanner doesnt work, says no communication eith the battery management system, and doing front sam it said its was instantly registered, but isnt.
I meant more of a geographic location. What about independent shops in the area?
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