SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: Mystery Box
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2006 Scion XB, BMW 335D, Porsche 997TT, 1997 Jeep Wrangler, 1974 Vespa, 2011 Cayenne, Diamond DA40
Mystery Box
Can someone help identify this box? It is under the right side storage . It looks aftermarket to me. I was going to install a smart top module when I found it. I has one red led in the end plate but no other markings.
Thanks,
Keith
Thanks,
Keith
Last edited by caraudio1; Feb 10, 2014 at 09:32 PM.
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Lojack Tracking Transmitter????
Lojack may not label their boxes making them harder to find and disable???
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Could be a version of smart top. Hit the unlock button on the key 3 times and see if the top goes down. Of course, the trunk partition would have to be in the correct position. My smart top doesn't look like that, but that is where it is connected and mounted. Is it wired to the fuse bus?
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Smart top?
I don't think it's a smart top module. That was my first guess but top did not function remotely. It is tapped into the 12 volt and connected to the Can bus distribution.
I did install the smart top module, works great!
I did install the smart top module, works great!
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2006 Scion XB, BMW 335D, Porsche 997TT, 1997 Jeep Wrangler, 1974 Vespa, 2011 Cayenne, Diamond DA40
V-max module?
How about a Brabus V-max module that removes the speed limiter ? The car has some other Brabus stuff on it, but I don't know where the speed limiter kicks in..I sent the pics to the guys at Mid City Engineering, maybe they will recognize it.
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As for the speed limiter, it shuts things down at 155 mph. That would not be a device to delete the limiter. We delete the limiter through the engine management ECU when we tune them.
btw SL55 guys... if your SL55 is delimited it will do 202 mph. Ask me how I know!
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Solved
I decided to remove it and open it up. It's an older Mid City Engineering radar interface for a K40 radar detector. I don't have a K40 on the car so it's basically useless, oh well.
