Will_e400

Renhoek007

ygmn

ECO stinks....

I trained my wife the first thing she does after I start car is to ensure that ECO is off and then she puts on her seatbelt.....
Kind of like a co-pilot checklist...

ECO OFF?
"Check"

The_Judge

I got one of these from eBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/MERCEDES-EC...y5PW:rk:3:pf:0

Plug and play, no-brainer, remove once the software is installed. Works great — ECO On/Off is always off when I start the car. And unlike removing the fuse (a rather iffy proposition, IMHO, since we can't be sure what else that affects or if it will cause a problem when a software update is installed), this allows you to still use the on/off feature if you want to (e.g., in a severe traffic jam on the freeway) or need to for some reason (e.g., when you take the car in for service).

Well worth the price.

2012 merc amg

I notice too when the Eco is off in my A238 that when you put the car in reverse you get a real bad shudder. Even in neutral or drive you get a little bit of shudder to but nothing like when you put the car into reverse with the Eco mode on. Cant be good for the driveline.

The_Judge

That does not happen with my car, which has the ECO On/Off always off, as I explained above.

Not2Tall4Cab

I want eco start stop off, and looks like this device would work, but I'm scared of sending my VIN to Belarus, I mean that could be used to hack my Mercedes Me Connect, couldn't it?

Not that Mercedes Me works half the time anyways... truly shocked that MB can't get that right.

The_Judge

I don't believe I had to send my VIN to the seller (but it's been a while, so maybe I did). However, I note that the eBay ad simply says "additional functions possible (Send the VIN Number to Check what is possible)." The way I read that, you don't need the VIN if you want just the basic ECO ON/OFF module. In any case, just post a question to the seller on the eBay site and he will respond quickly, or at least he did when I bought from him. He also reads the posts here, so he may answer your question on this site, too.

As for Mercedes ME, I could not agree more! Total POS! The app for my 2011 Cadillac CTS was far superior, giving me up-to-date info on the car's mileage, how much gas was in the tank, and the condition of the oil, any recalls, service requirements, etc. etc., and it simply worked.

BenzC400

BenzC400

happyinboca

I still find it annoying that every start I have to turn off ECO and change mode to sport - car should start up configured as it was shut down.

stephos

That would be nice but I'm still in the honeymoon period with my car and can't be angry with it

Not2Tall4Cab

FYI, I used the following gadget and it works. I know there are plenty of people who say, "I'll save $140 thanks, and simply push a button every time I start the car." I truly understand that. We all spend money in different ways.

The fact that we have to go to a third party to make a car we bought be able to do something that should be a default is silly. But at least we have ingenious people out there that can help us.

It doesn't say explicitly that it supports A238, but it does work for it, confirmed it with the seller. Guy was very responsive to questions and the item shipped and arrived quite quickly, considering it came from Belarus.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/MERCEDES-EC...53.m2749.l2649

FedM

Could you still start the engine and lock\unlock the car with the Me connect app?
I turned mine start\stop function OFF and lost the ability to control the car with the app.

The_Judge

I installed the ECO off gadget on my car about a year ago, and I have no problem starting or stopping the car or locking or unlocking it with the Mercedes Me app.

FedM

cool

Not2Tall4Cab

Just checked on mine and (when the crappy Mercedes Me Connect app WORKS, which is rarely) it worked just fine starting and stopping the car.

FedM

Not2Tall4Cab

If you're asking how did I permanently disable eco start/stop, see my post from the 8th of February. I bought a gadget from Ebay and allows me to keep eco start/stop off. Link is in my post if you want to buy one as well.

FedM