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Old Jan 4, 2015 | 09:19 AM
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I stumbled across this.
I think im going to get one. $438 Euro = $650AU.
Not too bad.

I read the installation instruction manual, and its pretty straight forward.

Posting this up, to see if anyone else had this specific brand of module.

I know there are others out there that integrate iPhone App, and GPS etc.
Not really interested in those. I like this one as its quite straight forward.

Anyhow, what do you guys think?

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Old Jan 4, 2015 | 02:09 PM
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Well, sucks they wont ship to the US or Canada... but I like the concept.
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Old Jan 4, 2015 | 05:46 PM
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According to their website they ship worldwide. I wonder what the range of the key is, i.e. from how far away the remote start can be done.
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Old Jan 4, 2015 | 05:58 PM
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Oh this would be perfect for starting my car before closing time... It gets super dark, and I hate leaving my car unlocked when it's running! I sent them a inquiry, with how cold it gets here and how many MB we deal with, it would be worthwhile to deal with them. If any Calgarians are interested... PM me.

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Old Jan 4, 2015 | 06:26 PM
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Tried to purchase and it states "sorry this product is not for sale in the USA"

WTF?????
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Old Jan 4, 2015 | 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Wobble64
According to their website they ship worldwide.
Unhappily, if you try to purchase you'll run into a message that says "PLEASE NOTE: We do not ship to USA nor Canada"

Has anyone had any feedback from them about why, or about when this might change?
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Old Jan 4, 2015 | 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Wobble64
According to their website they ship worldwide. I wonder what the range of the key is, i.e. from how far away the remote start can be done.
Don't know where your looking, but right on their page, when you click buy it now it says PLEASE NOT: We do not ship to the USA or Canada.


Now, on the other hand, I did find this that apparently is installed at the dealership, and can be controlled by smartphone as well.

For us DFW folks, Park Place apparently sells it. http://mercedesremotestart.com/
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I'm requesting to become a dealer for Canada... Let's see how that goes.
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Mid city engineering. Great product just pricey.
Contacted them a year ago and they will not let you do a self install, they wanted me to pay someone to install it which just made it too expensive.
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Old Jan 4, 2015 | 09:06 PM
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I'm requesting to become a dealer for Canada... Let's see how that goes.
That sounds awesome!! If you do, hopefully you can ship to the USA Keep us informed
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Originally Posted by ToXicXxX
Oh this would be perfect for starting my car before closing time... It gets super dark, and I hate leaving my car unlocked when it's running! I sent them a inquiry, with how cold it gets here and how many MB we deal with, it would be worthwhile to deal with them. If any Calgarians are interested... PM me.
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Old Jan 4, 2015 | 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by johnny--2k
Now, on the other hand, I did find this that apparently is installed at the dealership, and can be controlled by smartphone as well.

For us DFW folks, Park Place apparently sells it. http://mercedesremotestart.com/
Looks like the same units from Mid city engineering.

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Old Jan 4, 2015 | 09:35 PM
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That sounds awesome!! If you do, hopefully you can ship to the USA Keep us informed
Ofcoarse! We've shipped tuned ECU's and MyGenius units to the states before, this would be easy. I just hope they are interested in branching out of Europe.

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Old Jan 4, 2015 | 09:38 PM
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Got a reply, sofar it's promising.
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Old Jan 5, 2015 | 01:53 AM
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Old Jan 5, 2015 | 03:51 AM
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If anyone is interested, please PM me. I need to extrapolate some data in relation to what I believe we can move in a month.

Also, sorry MBWorld admins if this comes off as advertising! I'm just trying to help folks out.
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Old Jan 5, 2015 | 10:08 AM
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I'm definetly interested in this. Looks cool and simple, which I like, it keeps the "oem" feel. Looking at the pics it looks right but it doesnt say anything about working with the c63 specifically, just the w204 chasis. Still should work though, right?
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Old Jan 5, 2015 | 11:02 AM
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I have the midcity unit on my W212 and had one on my W211 before that. They work great. A tap on the panic button and the car fires right up. If you want remote start on a Benz this is the way to go.

I think there is also a smartphone accessory you can add to control it via smartphone from anywhere, but I didn't opt for that.

http://www.midcityengineering.com/smartkey-starter
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Received a reply from the mbclimate help desk and they stated that they are setting up a master dealer in the USA in a few days. Will let you know if I hear anything else
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Received a reply from the mbclimate help desk and they stated that they are setting up a master dealer in the USA in a few days. Will let you know if I hear anything else
Cool

I couldn't wrap my head around there not being a remote start option on these.....not that I really need it but gadgets are fun
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Cool

I couldn't wrap my head around there not being a remote start option on these.....not that I really need it but gadgets are fun
German emissions law basically bans idling, so starters aren't offered in German cars.
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Old Jan 5, 2015 | 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by ToXicXxX
German emissions law basically bans idling, so starters aren't offered in German cars.
Makes sense then, didn't know that
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Old Jan 5, 2015 | 03:32 PM
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