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Old Sep 29, 2024 | 06:25 PM
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Unlocking ILS+ w/ Launch x431 Creader V2.0

Hey everyone,
Doing some research in other sub forums and it looks like some folks have been semi succesful in coding the ILS+ functionality on some other benz models only for the last couple steps to not fully take and save. Wondering if anyone has been succesful doing so on a W205 with above reader?

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Old Sep 29, 2024 | 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Boostman76
Hey everyone,
Doing some research in other sub forums and it looks like some folks have been semi succesful in coding the ILS+ functionality on some other benz models only for the last couple steps to not fully take and save. Wondering if anyone has been succesful doing so on a W205 with above reader?

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https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...-euro-ils.html
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Old Sep 29, 2024 | 09:16 PM
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Yep..thats the thread i mentioned i saw...i was hoping since then there was more news and perhaps specifix tonthe w205. I'll keep looking and trying with the reader.
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Old Sep 30, 2024 | 04:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Boostman76
Yep..thats the thread i mentioned i saw...i was hoping since then there was more news and perhaps specifix tonthe w205. I'll keep looking and trying with the reader.
You might really need to use XENTRY for the W205.
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Old Sep 30, 2024 | 01:35 PM
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FWIW, I had BenzNinja do my 2017 C43 sedan and it took him quite a while. I'd read that it's quite involved.

Mine works great ... a serious upgrade for nighttime driving with "ol' fart" eyes, especially when the roads are so often wet and have areas of "less than visible" road/line markings.
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Old Sep 30, 2024 | 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by user33
FWIW, I had BenzNinja do my 2017 C43 sedan and it took him quite a while. I'd read that it's quite involved.

Mine works great ... a serious upgrade for nighttime driving with "ol' fart" eyes, especially when the roads are so often wet and have areas of "less than visible" road/line markings.
Ya I think Peter's system does the job.
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Old Oct 9, 2024 | 12:34 PM
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I had mine done by lowrdbenz, on amazon. $500 for a module you plug into the obd....it writes two programs, or tells the computer the car is in Europe, I'm not sure which. Takes about 15 minutes total.

Totally worth it to open up the real function of the lights.

I had a deer strike, killed one light. The dealer had to marry the light to the car and in the process restored the us-dot whale oil lamp settings.....I was able to restore the ILS a second time (whew).

I saw a guy on youtube do the programming on a laptop, and he clearly knew the klunky software inside and out...not something I'm messing with. It isn't intuitive or easy.
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Old Oct 10, 2024 | 06:31 PM
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Thanks for the info! I gotta believe its only a matter od time before one of us figures it out..all of the parameters are there. Didnt think about the country...pretty sure i saw a screen on one of the menus on the scanner that said country...keep on diffing!
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Originally Posted by speedlaw
I had mine done by lowrdbenz, on amazon. $500 for a module you plug into the obd....it writes two programs, or tells the computer the car is in Europe, I'm not sure which. Takes about 15 minutes total.

Totally worth it to open up the real function of the lights.

I had a deer strike, killed one light. The dealer had to marry the light to the car and in the process restored the us-dot whale oil lamp settings.....I was able to restore the ILS a second time (whew).

I saw a guy on youtube do the programming on a laptop, and he clearly knew the klunky software inside and out...not something I'm messing with. It isn't intuitive or easy.
Do you have a link to this? I can't seem to find this anywhere.
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Do you have a link to this? I can't seem to find this anywhere.
The other forum member meant this:
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Originally Posted by Boostman76
Thanks for the info! I gotta believe its only a matter od time before one of us figures it out..all of the parameters are there. Didnt think about the country...pretty sure i saw a screen on one of the menus on the scanner that said country...keep on diffing!
Yup got to keep on trying but be careful to not brick the computer.
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Originally Posted by speedlaw
I had mine done by lowrdbenz, on amazon. $500 for a module you plug into the obd....it writes two programs, or tells the computer the car is in Europe, I'm not sure which. Takes about 15 minutes total.

Totally worth it to open up the real function of the lights.

I had a deer strike, killed one light. The dealer had to marry the light to the car and in the process restored the us-dot whale oil lamp settings.....I was able to restore the ILS a second time (whew).

I saw a guy on youtube do the programming on a laptop, and he clearly knew the klunky software inside and out...not something I'm messing with. It isn't intuitive or easy.
Thanks for sharing, glad it worked out for you. Do you have the pre or post facelift?
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People really should buy Tatrix Openport and learn to use Vediamo.
there are so many things you can code in our cars.
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Originally Posted by MJPfin
People really should buy Tatrix Openport and learn to use Vediamo.
there are so many things you can code in our cars.
I guess not a lot of people are computer savvy and there are chances of really messing the car up
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I guess not a lot of people are computer savvy and there are chances of really messing the car up
For those there who are not computer savvy, using a preinstalled SSD with spybots is more dangerous for their cars
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