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Holy Crap you guys.....sneaky ECU reset WORKS!!!
11-11-2009, 08:53 PM
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11-11-2009, 10:28 PM
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Eurocharged 2004 E500, Eurocharged ECU/TCU 2005 SL600, 2010 Caddy SwaggerWagon
Guys....
There's no free horsepower here. All this does, on some cars, is to get rid of the lazy, slow shifts that the tranny adapts to when driving it softly.
Nothing more.
There's no free horsepower here. All this does, on some cars, is to get rid of the lazy, slow shifts that the tranny adapts to when driving it softly.
Nothing more.
11-14-2009, 05:22 PM
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2004 E55,1969 300SEL6.3,2011 ML350 BlueTec Diesel,2005 ML400 CDI
Sneaky works on my 55, but you do, in fact need SDS to reset the 63. I have both and can confirm this.
The best way to accomplish this is re-setting adaptations at the track with STAR.
11-17-2009, 05:56 PM
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Count another believer here! I did this with my new E55 and holy $%^&! It's a monster now! 
I do this everytime I come home from work so the next morning when I fire it up, I smile in anticipation.
Thanks for the tip!
Alex
I do this everytime I come home from work so the next morning when I fire it up, I smile in anticipation.
Thanks for the tip!
Alex
12-18-2009, 03:57 PM
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2007 E63 AMG
I just tested it on a 2010 C300 rental car. And it really work. It shifts at higher rpm in "S" mode. I wonder if this appy to previous porsche model like 2002 996. Or only mercedes.
12-18-2009, 10:23 PM
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2006 e350-Big time acceleration lag. I took it in last week and they claim to have installed a software update. Super big difference. It's like a different car.
12-18-2009, 10:55 PM
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03-16-2010, 03:10 PM
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But what you wanna reset is the TCU = Transmission Control Unit. And I doubt that MB eliminated it in 2008 
03-16-2010, 05:48 PM
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So I don't want to follow these steps to reset my ECU? How do I reset my TCU, if that's what you're suggesting?
03-16-2010, 05:50 PM
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I just followed the key/gas pedal instructions. I'm not sure if this is the way to go in an newer one like yours though. I think many just mix up the abbreviations and that's why they called it ECU and not TCU!
07-27-2010, 05:39 PM
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2003 E55 & 2014 GL550
Years after discovering this we have come to realize that all she does is reset the transmission adaptations.
Unless you drive on Laguna Seca daily, the car sets you up in granny tranny settings in normal traffic stop and go. Sneaky ECU resets those tranny settings and thus the car feels better.
Never heard of it causing a CEL light.
Maybe just weird coincidence.
Have an auto zone or someone with scanner run the code.
Unless you drive on Laguna Seca daily, the car sets you up in granny tranny settings in normal traffic stop and go. Sneaky ECU resets those tranny settings and thus the car feels better.
Never heard of it causing a CEL light.
Maybe just weird coincidence.
Have an auto zone or someone with scanner run the code.
07-28-2010, 02:59 PM
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E63 P30, CL500 Sport
+1 The secondary air injection problem has nothing to do with the reset. It is something that has affected all 55k engines and in fact there is a very controversial recall for it if you search this section of the forum
10-14-2010, 01:04 PM
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For the E63 people here, any way to reset the ECU/TCU just by pulling a fuse (so we do not have to re-set all the other electronics), if so what fuse that will that be ?
10-14-2010, 01:13 PM
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Mercedes E55
Sooo...this procedure--resetting ECU--is a function of "tuning up vehicle"? Similar to A/B service?....So, how often do you do this?
....Please forgive me for my lack of knowledge and for asking many questions...
Will it, then, reset my A/B service reminder?
How significant is the difference of feeling and/or driving, afterwards?
Lastly...This process is applicable to which model(s) & yr?
Thank-you in advance!...I'm fascinated w/ your finding--thank-you for sharing!
Kind regards,
Reynaldo
....Please forgive me for my lack of knowledge and for asking many questions...
Will it, then, reset my A/B service reminder?
How significant is the difference of feeling and/or driving, afterwards?
Lastly...This process is applicable to which model(s) & yr?
Thank-you in advance!...I'm fascinated w/ your finding--thank-you for sharing!
Kind regards,
Reynaldo
10-14-2010, 02:02 PM
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I've found that resetting the battery overnight produces better results
10-14-2010, 04:48 PM
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2003 E55 & 2014 GL550
True but some guys have lots of settings entered into the car (phone, seats, radio) and don't wanna re-enter everything.
Battery reset always trumps sneaky ECU (which is really tranny adapts reset)
Battery reset always trumps sneaky ECU (which is really tranny adapts reset)
