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Old Feb 14, 2026 | 02:34 PM
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With *** now being retired per regulations, I propose MB issue an immediate OTA to all of their cars that receive the OTA to make the setting remember the last setting it was on. Meaning, if you turned it off while driving, it'll remain off when get back in and start the car again, instead of defaulting to on. THAT would be a HUGE improvement!!!!
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Old Feb 14, 2026 | 02:44 PM
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With *** now being retired per regulations, I propose MB issue an immediate OTA to all of their cars that receive the OTA to make the setting remember the last setting it was on. Meaning, if you turned it off while driving, it'll remain off when get back in and start the car again, instead of defaulting to on. THAT would be a HUGE improvement!!!!
Was this change part of the recent EPA carbon dioxide rollbacks or something else from DOT? Any chance you can point us to the new regulation?
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Old Feb 14, 2026 | 03:42 PM
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With *** now being retired per regulations, I propose MB issue an immediate OTA to all of their cars that receive the OTA to make the setting remember the last setting it was on. Meaning, if you turned it off while driving, it'll remain off when get back in and start the car again, instead of defaulting to on. THAT would be a HUGE improvement!!!!
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Was this change part of the recent EPA carbon dioxide rollbacks or something else from DOT? Any chance you can point us to the new regulation?
I wish MB will start sending updates to have it disabled by default too but I won't hold my breath, more on it here : ) https://mbworld.org/forums/s-class-w...-numbered.html
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Old Feb 14, 2026 | 05:28 PM
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Can be easily coded off!
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Old Feb 14, 2026 | 06:12 PM
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And more easy is to code with Last Setting memory
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Old Feb 14, 2026 | 07:02 PM
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Keep in mind that Mbenz will continue to design their cars based on european regulations.

Also, Mbenz takes emissions very seriously, so my guess for the US market they still wouldn't allow you to turn it off permanently (just because they like it that way, lol). There are several other markets and countries that already have no regulations for AS/S and that has made no difference.

You can just code it off with help from @EleBest or @trigital ; both are awesome forum colleagues.
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Admittedly lazy about researching it, do you know the cost to do so ?
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I think it depends on what all you’re going to have coded. While he’s doing it you gotta get at least the ILS coded on also
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