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Old Dec 21, 2018 | 01:08 AM
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C63s w205 cold start

Has anyone experienced when you start the car in the morning there is no cold start switch off start again and it activates cold start.
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Old Dec 21, 2018 | 05:23 AM
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yes this depends on how warm the engine is and the fluids are. if you've been driving for an hour for example and have the car off for only a few minutes , it won't need to cold start ie idle at higher revs when you switch it on again
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Old Dec 21, 2018 | 05:35 AM
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The car was parked overnight and when you start there is no coldstart but if you switch off and start again immediately there is coldstart.
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Old Dec 21, 2018 | 05:52 AM
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that sounds unexpected for sure. is it only the one time that it hasn't cold started after a whole night ? I assume the engine temp was below 40 Celsius too ?
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Old Dec 21, 2018 | 06:21 AM
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It's very intermediate today it might start with coldstart tomorrow it might not, I spoke to Mercedes and they requested information from AMG TECHNICAL.
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Originally Posted by Terry 45
It's very intermediate today it might start with coldstart tomorrow it might not, I spoke to Mercedes and they requested information from AMG TECHNICAL.
Unless you live in a very hot climate that may trick cold start, then I would head to the dealer to check it out.
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Old Dec 21, 2018 | 11:14 AM
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I live in South Africa, and this started about a month ago the car went into the dealer they did something with the software, it lasted only for another month until it started again.
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Old Dec 21, 2018 | 02:01 PM
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TIPS: no cold start usually due to ECU lost engine off time data or incorrect engine off time data. May trigger by various cause.
Incorrect engine off time data may due to multiple ECU communication problem or low battery condition.
For example a normal scenario, car parked for long time ( maybe a week) will go in to no cold start mode on the first start.
Its not big deal.

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Old Dec 21, 2018 | 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by srO_Michael_Orz
TIPS: no cold start usually due to ECU lost engine off time data or incorrect engine off time data. May trigger by various cause.
What do you think the solution would be.
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Old Dec 21, 2018 | 02:21 PM
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What do you think the solution would be.
Hard to say without touching the car.

Let dealer read out all ECU error code, and find what is the cause. If its communication error( May be between those two ECU MED1775 , IC222 ) clear it. If it goes back. then need to find the reason.
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Old Dec 21, 2018 | 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by srO_Michael_Orz
Hard to say without touching the car.

Let dealer read out all ECU error code, and find what is the cause. If its communication error( May be between those two ECU MED1775 , IC222 ) clear it. If it goes back. then need to find the reason.

thank you, lets see what the AMG technical division comes up with as the dealership did send AMG a message to find a solution.
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Old Dec 21, 2018 | 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Terry 45
It's very intermediate today it might start with coldstart tomorrow it might not, I spoke to Mercedes and they requested information from AMG TECHNICAL.
definitely no reason for it to skip the cold start at all. it may need a software refresh etc. glad you looked into it !
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Old Dec 22, 2018 | 02:29 PM
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I have the exact same problem. It doesn’t feel right when no cold start (and its like 45f outside) and exactly as you say, turning off then turning on the car again starts the cold start
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Old Dec 22, 2018 | 02:35 PM
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I have the exact same problem. It doesn’t feel right when no cold start (and its like 45f outside) and exactly as you say, turning off then turning on the car again starts the cold start
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let me tell you guys that it affects the total performance of the car, how I know this I raced my friend with a M3 competition pack and he gave me hiding of my life but prior to that I gave him a hiding of his life so that cold start thing does make a difference to the performance of the car my thought is that it is software related.
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Old Dec 22, 2018 | 02:45 PM
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Hmm.. It takes way longer for the car to fully warm up and correctly, but otherwise I have not noticed any performance issues because of it.

It’s weird because now you never know if it will be a cold start or not.. before there was always a cold start.

I got a software update from dealer earlier this year (to get all the burbles and crackles) but im not sure this came after that.
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Old Dec 22, 2018 | 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by lovepower1
Hmm.. It takes way longer for the car to fully warm up and correctly, but otherwise I have not noticed any performance issues because of it.

It’s weird because now you never know if it will be a cold start or not.. before there was always a cold start.

I got a software update from dealer earlier this year (to get all the burbles and crackles) but im not sure this came after that.


well let's wait and see what response the dealership gets from AMG TECHNICAL, I will definitely let you guys know
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Old Dec 23, 2018 | 04:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Terry 45
well let's wait and see what response the dealership gets from AMG TECHNICAL, I will definitely let you guys know
Mine does the same - once in a while, even though cold outside (< 10 Celcius) - it doesn't do the cold start high idle thing - it just starts and idles low, like when it's warm. My car also had a software update earlier this year (at the dealers).

Certainly I haven't noticed that there is any subsequent performance difference. I even wondered if the car was suppressing the cold start high idle deliberately on account of it being about 6:30am (i.e. not being too loud too early in the morning)?
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For those who has this "issue", please make sure the car was not parked for long time. Because when engine shut off time accumulated to certain time(I'm not sure how long, maybe few days is enough). ECU is going to no "clod start mode" on the next first start, and this is 100% normal!

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Old Dec 24, 2018 | 03:50 AM
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Originally Posted by srO_Michael_Orz
For those who has this "issue", please make sure the car was not parked for long time. Because when engine shut off time accumulated to certain time(I'm not sure how long, maybe few days is enough). ECU is going to no "clod start mode" on the next first start, and this is 100% normal!

guys the dealership got back to me and it is exactly why Michael has stated.
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Old Dec 24, 2018 | 04:32 AM
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Guys is there anyway that one can reset the adaption/ECU
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Old Dec 24, 2018 | 04:36 AM
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Interesting, so maybe that is the reason. I will try to notice when it happens and how long the car have sit for next time. But we are talking about 2-3 days only.

Did explain further - any reason it does that? Why no cold start when it has been sit for a longer time? Not even just a higher rev, it starts up like its warm lol (first time it happen i thought someone had been driving it)
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Old Dec 24, 2018 | 04:40 AM
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Interesting, so maybe that is the reason. I will try to notice when it happens and how long the car have sit for next time. But we are talking about 2-3 days only.

Did explain further - any reason it does that? Why no cold start when it has been sit for a longer time? Not even just a higher rev, it starts up like its warm lol (first time it happen i thought someone had been driving it)
It's a bit difficult to explain but it's the ECU that does that especially if you doing short distances every day or one does not use the car as often.
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Old Dec 24, 2018 | 05:57 AM
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AMG states that this issue is unknown. It was first noticed in the German version of the C63 with the latest ECU-update (dated early summer 2018) over here. The car will not apply the cold start procedure, even though all preconditions to do so are met.

This is not only a problem for us customers, this is also a legal problem, as the car does not fulfill emission regulations anymore. At least for european laws, the cold start procedure must be applied, as it warms up the catalytic converters way faster than without. In a German Car forum, some guys wrote that AMG asked them to record their "cold start" for them.
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Old Dec 24, 2018 | 06:26 AM
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Originally Posted by J.M.G.
AMG states that this issue is unknown. It was first noticed in the German version of the C63 with the latest ECU-update (dated early summer 2018) over here. The car will not apply the cold start procedure, even though all preconditions to do so are met.

This is not only a problem for us customers, this is also a legal problem, as the car does not fulfill emission regulations anymore. At least for european laws, the cold start procedure must be applied, as it warms up the catalytic converters way faster than without. In a German Car forum, some guys wrote that AMG asked them to record their "cold start" for them.

eish then i dont know hey.
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Originally Posted by J.M.G.
AMG states that this issue is unknown. It was first noticed in the German version of the C63 with the latest ECU-update (dated early summer 2018) over here. The car will not apply the cold start procedure, even though all preconditions to do so are met.

This is not only a problem for us customers, this is also a legal problem, as the car does not fulfill emission regulations anymore. At least for european laws, the cold start procedure must be applied, as it warms up the catalytic converters way faster than without. In a German Car forum, some guys wrote that AMG asked them to record their "cold start" for them.
I have exactly that ecu-update. And I am in europe. Interesting, so it is a issue but a unknown one.
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