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Old Oct 23, 2016 | 08:01 PM
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Star System????
Might sound crazy... But I would like to configure the car myself in future... Anyone know where to buy the STAR system to configure the car's features, like the dealer uses?. Audi owners could buy VagCom... Mercedes has STAR, right?. Where to buy???
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never heard of that. Audi owners can configure but no way they can submit right?
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Originally Posted by jkob5
never heard of that. Audi owners can configure but no way they can submit right?
You mean submit to corporate?
No...
You can't register a module with Audi, but you can configure the car.

I would expect the same with Mercedes....
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hmmm, never heard of it. I saw my salesman use it and it doesnt have anything the online configurator doesn't have.
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Might sound crazy... But I would like to configure the car myself in future... Anyone know where to buy the STAR system to configure the car's features, like the dealer uses?. Audi owners could buy VagCom... Mercedes has STAR, right?. Where to buy???
hahaha yes I remember my salesman using something that had a similar name, if not the same.

no idea however, where to get it ..
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hahaha yes I remember my salesman using something that had a similar name, if not the same.

no idea however, where to get it ..
ya hala b dar zayed
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netstar?
Ok - maybe that's it...

I'm trying to buy the system the tech's use.
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woah.. halla halla
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Ok - maybe that's it...

I'm trying to buy the system the tech's use.
goodluck buddy and keep us updated
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Originally Posted by SBH-
goodluck buddy and keep us updated
It's the MBZ Star System.
I'm seriously considering it.
Ridiculously expensive, but might be worth it.
You can apparently initialize modules yourself, configure them, right down to the intricate details.
Might even be better than Developer/Engineering mode in the COMAND module.

I'm trying to decide right now.
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woah.. halla halla
can't wait to come home to AUH in december.
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Originally Posted by auditoamg
Ok - maybe that's it...

I'm trying to buy the system the tech's use.
that's the mbstar diagnostic tool. i bought one of them from a chinese website. works great. came loaded on a touchscreen lenovo with the c4 mbstar module to connect to the car.
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can't wait to come home to AUH in december.
haha lol. You're from ad?
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Originally Posted by rmt52
that's the mbstar diagnostic tool. i bought one of them from a chinese website. works great. came loaded on a touchscreen lenovo with the c4 mbstar module to connect to the car.
Which one did you get, exactly and how much did you pay???
Do you recall?
I'm considering one already but would like to compare.

Also, can you explain exactly what you've been able to do, thus far, on your W205???
Ex: Can you disable the Navigation speed nanny to enable entering destinations while driving? What other cool things have you been able to do????
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Can't do much with 205 with Xentry (Star Diag was the old name for Xentry on XP as a certified platform). A few things you can change, that's about it. Dealer level access is very limited. A lot of ECUs are completely locked down, even the HVAC. SCN coding is online and without a dealer account, you can't do much.
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Originally Posted by wumpyr99
Can't do much with 205 with Xentry (Star Diag was the old name for Xentry on XP as a certified platform). A few things you can change, that's about it. Dealer level access is very limited. A lot of ECUs are completely locked down, even the HVAC. SCN coding is online and without a dealer account, you can't do much.
What about in "developer" mode????
I have a dealer who's willing to unlock developer mode.
I know this is in German only, but would that provide greater access?
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Xentry developer mode doesn't exist for 205. It's all locked down now. Dealer level software isn't what it used to be. If you have a 204 though, sure, you can do a lot with developer mode. 205 switched to the newer backend, that is why it's chalk and cheese.
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Originally Posted by wumpyr99
Xentry developer mode doesn't exist for 205. It's all locked down now. Dealer level software isn't what it used to be. If you have a 204 though, sure, you can do a lot with developer mode. 205 switched to the newer backend, that is why it's chalk and cheese.
Bummer...
I'm glad I didn't spend the money then...
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Originally Posted by wumpyr99
Xentry developer mode doesn't exist for 205. It's all locked down now. Dealer level software isn't what it used to be. If you have a 204 though, sure, you can do a lot with developer mode. 205 switched to the newer backend, that is why it's chalk and cheese.
With the help of Vediamo you can get past that. You can download it for free but will need Xentry and mutliplexer to get it to communicate with the car.

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With the help of Vediamo you can get past that. You can download it for free but will need Xentry and mutliplexer to get it to communicate with the car.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG5oeZg0cBY
So, are you saying that we CAN get into configure the W205 in developer mode?? Again, if we speak German (which my wife does).
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