Hi,

I have a 2014 CLS500 Shooting Brake and have been reading up on the Traffic Assist feature that is available in many other places in the world.

The decision was made that it wouldn't be available in cars in Australia. I was wondering if anyone knows, is this managed by a lack of hardware or by deactivation of some software.

Is there some way to switch the software back on/ install the missing hardware?

To facilitate, my VIN details are: WDD2189732A130351

003 MANUAL DATE-CONTROLLED VEHICLE
05B OPERATORS MANUAL AND SERVICE BOOKLET ENGLISH
08A OIL OFFSET AMOUNT +800 ML OIL
103 CONTROL PRODUCTION TEST 3
110 FUEL AMOUNT FOR COLLECTION BY CUSTOMER
14P ME VEHICLE BEFORE DELIVERY CONFIRMATION
174 CONTROL NAT3 PRESSURIZED OIL FILTER
183U MAGNETITE BLACK - METALLIC FINISH
1A3 8-CYL. GASOLINE CONVERTER
20A EHS GENERATION
233 AUTONOMOUS INT. CRUISE CONT. PLUS (DISTRONIC PLUS)
235 ACTIVE PARK ASSIST
237 ACTIVE BLIND SPOT ASSIST
238 ACTIVE LANE KEEPING ASSIST (FAP)
23P DRIVING PACKAGE
249 INSIDE AND OUTSIDE MIRROR AUTOMATIC DIMMING
253 REAR-END COLLISION WARNING AND PROTECTION SYSTEM
266 DISTRONIC PLUS CROSS SUPPORT (DTR+Q)
268 EXPANDED BRAKE ASSIST (BAS+)
269 BRAKE ASSIST PLUS CROSS TRAFFIC (BAS+Q)
271 AUTONOMOUS BRAKE INTERVENTION/WARN. FOR PED. PROT.
275 MEMORY PACKAGE (DRIVER SEAT, STRG. COL., MIRROR)
277 SPORTS STEERING WHEEL
287 THROUGH-LOADING FEATURE
291 PELVIS AIRBAG (PELVISBAG)
294 KNEE AIRBAG
298 SIDEBAGS IN REAR WITH BELT FORCE LIMITER
2A1 CONVERTER VERSION 2
300 COLLISION MINIMIZATION BRAKE INTERV./WARNING (CMS)
309 CUP HOLDER
335B INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/HU LANGUAGE - ENGLISH
343K MEASURE PACKAGE CONTROLLER UNIT TRANSMISSION PARTS
3U1 EUROPE/CIS COUNTRIES/MONGOLIA HEAD UNIT
401 FRONT SEAT CLIMATE CONTROL
414 ELECTRIC TILT/SLIDE SUNROOF IN GLASS VERSION
421 9-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
42T STEUERCODE FUER BAULOSE
432 DYNAMICS SEAT,FRONT LEFT AND RIGHT
477 TIRE PRESSURE LOSS WARNER
489 AIRMATIC DUAL CONTROL / AIR SUSPENSION SEMI-ACTIVE
4A7 ASSEMBLY, ACTUATORS (FOUR WHEELS)
500 OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR LH AND RH FOLDING
500A EXCLUSIVE LEATHER TRIM
501 360 DEGREE VIEWING SYSTEM (SURROUND VIEW)
521A EXCLUSIVE LEATHER - BLACK/ANTHRACITE
531 COMAND APS NTG5/NTG5.5
537 DIGITAL RADIO STANDARD DAB (DIGI. AUDIO BROADC.)
551 ANTI-THEFT/ANTI-BREAK-IN WARNING SYSTEM
581 AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL
5A1 ELECTROHYDRAULIC CONTROLLER UNIT-CONVERTER
61U ROOF INTERIOR TRIM ALCANTARA/DINAMICA BLACK
625 VERSION FOR AUSTRALIA
628 AUTOMATIC HIGH BEAM SWITCH PLUS (IHC+)
641 DYNAMIC LED HEADLAMPS, LEFT-HAND TRAFFIC
668 PRODUCT PROT.F.TRANSPORT VEH. W/ TIE-DOWN HOOKS
670 RESIDUAL ENGINE HEAT UTILIZATION (MRA)
690 EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE (MINI SPARE)
6A4 JOINT FLANGE W/ GW 120 / 4, 4-ARM X 120
71N STEUERCODE WERK SINDELFINGEN/GRAZ
736 TRIM PIECES - ASH TREE WOOD BLACK (2A70)
772 AMG STYLING PACKAGE-FRONT SPOILER, SIDE SKIRT
788 19" AMG MULTI-SPOKE WHEELS W/ MIXED TIRES
805 YOM 14/1
810 PREMIUM SOUND SYSTEM
815 DVD SINGLE DRIVE
840 DARK TINTED GLASS
865 DIGITAL TV TUNER
877 AMBIENCE ILLUMINATION
882 INTERIOR SAFEGUARD
889 KEYLESS - GO
901L AUSTRALIA ASSOCIATION
915 FUEL TANK WITH GREATER CAPACITY - VOLUME 2
919 AIRCON COOLING POWER PACKAGE
928 EXHAUST GAS CLEANING WITH EURO 5 TECHNOLOGY
942 LOAD COMPARTMENT PACKAGE
950 AMG SPORTS PACKAGE
956 AMG SPORT PACKAGE PLUS
97V SPEED- + LOADINDEX 96Y XL+98Y XL
989 IDENTIFICATION LABEL UNDER WINDSHIELD
9XXL AUSTRALIA / PACIFIC
B03 DIRECT START / ECO START/STOP FUNCTION
B12 WHEEL REPLACEMENT TOOL
B20 LOAD SECURING NET BEHIND REAR SEATS
B27 WOOD LOADING FLOOR WITH DARK INLAYS
F218 SERIES PRODUCTION 218
FX SPECIAL VERSION
G011 TRANSMISSION CODE VERSION 11
GA AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
GA7 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HA REAR AXLE
K11 ADAPTIVE STOP LIGHT FLASHING
K13 CONTROL CODE FOR SERVICE INTERVAL 25000 KM
M278 V8-GASOLINE ENGINE M278
M46 4.6 LITER DISPLACEMENT
N3W No code designation available
P34 EXCLUSIVE PACKAGE
P44 PARKING PACKAGE
P49 MIRRORS PACKAGE
P54 THEFT PROTECTION PACKAGE
R RIGHT-HAND STEERING
R01 SUMMER TIRES
U01 REAR BELT STATUS INDICATION
U18 AUTOMATIC CHILD SEAT RECOGNITATION (AKSE)
U26 FLOOR MATS - AMG
U74 DVD PLAYER WITH REGIONAL CODE 4, MEXICO, SOUTH AM.
VL FRONT AXLE HALF, LEFT
VR FRONT AXLE HALF, RIGHT
Y05 DESIGNO - SEAT BELT IN RED

Thanks in advance


Bob 007

 

Looking at your SPEC you have the windscreen camera which is what is required for this feature to work (Hardware wise). The software part of it needs coding using Star Unit.

I had this done on my previous CLS 350, didn't take long and is simple as long as you have the hardware required (Windscreen camera) which you do.

Mercedes can do it but will charge you £300 pounds to activate the feature and put it on your data card.

Hope this helps

 

Thanks SamBam - thats fantastic news. As I understand it, I have the hardware and the software, but the software needs to be coded.

Do you (or anyone else) know how to code it? If MB Australia made the decision not to activate it, then I hardly think that I will get a dealer to do so.

Is this something that can be accessed in engineering mode? Speaking of which - I can't access the engineering mode (hangup, 1,#), though I can access the dealer mode (hangup, 7,9). Has the code changed????

Appreciate your time!

Bob 007