Mercedes Star Diagnosis scanner
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Mercedes Star Diagnosis scanner
I found this scanner, is any one know about these. Could this be used on our car ?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-Mercede...#ht_1042wt_932
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-Mercede...#ht_1042wt_932
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I found this scanner, is any one know about these. Could this be used on our car ?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-Mercede...#ht_1042wt_932
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-Mercede...#ht_1042wt_932
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thanks , I apperciated your feed back . So it look like no other member has used this before. If I take the risk and plug it in my car, it could mess up on board computer or will it not be able to connect?
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i bough this version for $420 shipped from China. Its been working great!
http://www.chinaobdshop.com/free-shi...roduct-72.html
http://www.chinaobdshop.com/free-shi...roduct-72.html
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You would be taking a chance. Several have reported going through three or four chinese multiplexers in a very short amount of time. Unlike our cars, the chinese stuff is not built to last. If the multiplexer is defective, yes there is a chance it could harm your car.
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Yes you will be able to perform the rodeo test of the ABC suspension. You can use any laptop since they ship you an external USB drive that uses VMWARE to create a virtual XP system running on your PC. A laptop with a serial port is preferred but if not you can do what I do and buy yourself a USB to serial adapter that uses the ftdi chipset - just google it.
Also set the serial transfer speed in devices to the highest value.
Just be cautious within DAS and practice in the simulator before making changes to your car.
Also set the serial transfer speed in devices to the highest value.
Just be cautious within DAS and practice in the simulator before making changes to your car.
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I received the kit. It look very good with many cables and different connectors included. The big gray box in the picture has a sticker on it saying it made in France, not china. I do not know if that true or not. BTW I hook everything up as I think it should . Please help me review if this is correct or not before I fire it up . Thanks
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looks great! Interesting that it says France. Assuming you have followed the install (VMWARE) instructions provided,
Go ahead and plug it in to the OBS socket in the car and turn on the ignition. Turn the ac off and the lights off so save your battery.
Select the right car from the menu and do the "quick test"
You may have errors that are stored. Go ahead and clear them, exit back to the first menu and re-run the quick test and see what is a hard fault.
Go ahead and plug it in to the OBS socket in the car and turn on the ignition. Turn the ac off and the lights off so save your battery.
Select the right car from the menu and do the "quick test"
You may have errors that are stored. Go ahead and clear them, exit back to the first menu and re-run the quick test and see what is a hard fault.
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You may try looking here for some information about DAS, although this is more of "hacking" the car rather than troubleshooting. It will at least get you familiar with some of the screens.
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...ts-o-pics.html
There should be a shortcut on the desktop or Start menu called DAS Simulator or DAS SIM. I encourage you to go through that and select the car that you have, and select "USA Model with a predefined set of fault codes" when asked to get familiar with the software.
You will find that everything is broken down into "modules" i.e. Front SAM, Rear SAM (these devices provide intelligent power distribution to different functions of the car) Motor Electronics (ME) which is essentially the ECU and will give engine related codes, and Transmission Control Unit, which does as it sounds. There are many modules in a car and many, many things can give trouble codes, such as the pneumatic pump that drives the dynamic/lumbar seating, the Upper Control Panel, which includes the sunroof logic and rain and light sensors for the wipers and headlamps. There are also sections of for the Instrument Cluster (can't really do much there unless you added/removed equipment from your car) and COMAND, Audio Gateway (radio tuner and amplifier) and Tele-Aid. There are many many more but hopefully you get the idea.
I know nothing about the vendor that you purchased it from, but if they have shoved a Developer license in there you can do things to damage your car (i.e. deploy an airbag, code a module with incorrect settings). I would highly recommend avoiding screens such as "Development Data" and "Diagnose to Plant Specifications."
I would also recommend not connecting that thing to the Internet.
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...ts-o-pics.html
There should be a shortcut on the desktop or Start menu called DAS Simulator or DAS SIM. I encourage you to go through that and select the car that you have, and select "USA Model with a predefined set of fault codes" when asked to get familiar with the software.
You will find that everything is broken down into "modules" i.e. Front SAM, Rear SAM (these devices provide intelligent power distribution to different functions of the car) Motor Electronics (ME) which is essentially the ECU and will give engine related codes, and Transmission Control Unit, which does as it sounds. There are many modules in a car and many, many things can give trouble codes, such as the pneumatic pump that drives the dynamic/lumbar seating, the Upper Control Panel, which includes the sunroof logic and rain and light sensors for the wipers and headlamps. There are also sections of for the Instrument Cluster (can't really do much there unless you added/removed equipment from your car) and COMAND, Audio Gateway (radio tuner and amplifier) and Tele-Aid. There are many many more but hopefully you get the idea.
I know nothing about the vendor that you purchased it from, but if they have shoved a Developer license in there you can do things to damage your car (i.e. deploy an airbag, code a module with incorrect settings). I would highly recommend avoiding screens such as "Development Data" and "Diagnose to Plant Specifications."
I would also recommend not connecting that thing to the Internet.
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