SL/R230: For California Tuners
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S550C4, Porsche Cayenne
For California Tuners
This from the CA Bureau of Automotive Repairs:Beginning July 19, 2021, vehicles with software not provided by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or approved through a California Air Resources Board (CARB) Executive Order (EO) will fail Smog Check.Before your vehicle will pass a Smog Check, you must have the vehicle’s software restored to the OEM software version. Once the software is restored, have your vehicle reinspected by a licensed Smog Check station. Note that vehicles initially directed to a STAR or Referee station must return to the same station type to complete the inspection process.If you believe the vehicle’s software is already OEM or CARB-approved and yet your vehicle failed Smog Check, schedule an inspection with the Smog Check Referee.If you unknowingly purchased a vehicle with illegally-modified software, you may file a complaint with BAR.
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2005 SL500, 2015 CLS400
This is interesting! Basically any tune will have to be CA approved. I doubt most of them will go through the trouble of getting it approved in CA, and the ones that will do will increase the prices.
Welcome to California....
Welcome to California....
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