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I am new to the forum and need a bit of a steer. Details of my vehicle below.
For context, someone stole my distronic sensor and emblem. I bought the replacement parts (lume, emblem and distronic sensor) from Mercedes and had them fitted as they quoted me £577 for labour and programming and just £177 for programming. When I went back to schedule a programming, they are now stating an additional £220 for diagnostic work before programming. After doing a bit of research the question I have is would an Autel computer / machine be able to program the distronic sensor? I've read online that they can be used in a number of different ways, but I am not sure if programming a distronic sensor is one. Does anyone know or have any experience with such a situation?
Vehicle Make - e.g. Mercedes Benz Vehicle Model- e.g. A Class A180 AMG Line Vehicle Year- 2022 Approximate mileage- e.g. 2,000 miles
2015 SL400 (M276 Turbo), 2014 C350 Sport (M276 NA), 2004 SL500 (M113), 2004 Audi TT225 (BEA)
I think it depends on which Autel device you have. There are many with different capabilities. I have an Autel MaxiDAS DS808K that I can check with tomorrow. Alternatively, I would reach out to @BenzNinja to ask your question.
I think it depends on which Autel device you have. There are many with different capabilities. I have an Autel MaxiDAS DS808K that I can check with tomorrow. Alternatively, I would reach out to @BenzNinja to ask your question.
Cheers, if you could let me know that would be much appreciated
2015 SL400 (M276 Turbo), 2014 C350 Sport (M276 NA), 2004 SL500 (M113), 2004 Audi TT225 (BEA)
Originally Posted by Loso86
Cheers, if you could let me know that would be much appreciated
Well, my research is inconclusive because I don't want to "break" something to find out.
I first went to the Radar sensors control module (SGR) to see if there was an option to code or activate a new sensor and I could not find that option. I then navigated to the Distronic (DTR) module and selected "Control unit adaptations". On my car (2015 SL400) the response was "The selected function is not supported by the ECU".
Lastly, I backed out until I got to the screen that let me select "Programming/Coding". From there, I selected "Programming/Coding" again and then "Central gateway".
I kept selecting the only available options until I got to a list of control modules and scrolled until I got to "Distronic". My value showed "Available". The other choice was "Not available". This is where I stopped, but it appears that you could change the value and select the "Coding" button at the bottom to make the change.
I hope that helps you try or decide what to do. Good luck.
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