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Holy Crap you guys.....sneaky ECU reset WORKS!!!
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From: Hotlanta
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Ohhh mamma!
My name is Matt and I too am a ECU resetaholic.
Any brains out there happen to know of any downside / cons to performing this reset. Will the dealership computers see these resets and cause any probs.?
THX Jakpro1
Any brains out there happen to know of any downside / cons to performing this reset. Will the dealership computers see these resets and cause any probs.?
THX Jakpro1
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From: Boston, MA
E63S
Originally Posted by cntlaw
Two little observations after reset , may or may not be caused by the reset, would like you guys to check if yours are still normal.
1. Bi-xenon auto levelling seems working funny or not working at all, one (or both ) of the headlamp light beam seems not pointing far enough.
2. The steering wheel seems not returning to the memorized location after door closed.
Thanks
1. Bi-xenon auto levelling seems working funny or not working at all, one (or both ) of the headlamp light beam seems not pointing far enough.
2. The steering wheel seems not returning to the memorized location after door closed.
Thanks
Is there any other function that's affected (turned off) by this reset other than the ECU?
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W221 S65 AMG
Finally did the reset. Things seemed much faster, perhaps it was just the shifting aa I was barking 2nd gear in the PS2s. After 90 miles of driving the car got sloppy again so I had to do the reset AGAIN.
Already a reset junkie. LOL.
Already a reset junkie. LOL.
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.............take this for whatever it is worth. I did the reset to my G55 K4 today and it felt slower after the reset. Don't know what it means. Maybe I already drove the car like bat out of hell and the reset made it slower. Go figure.
Ted
Ted
Last edited by Ted Baldwin; May 21, 2006 at 09:53 PM.
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Yesterday I was forced to perform the ECU reset to my Black E55... I went out late the night before and was somewhat wasted when I came home... Only to found out that I left the lights on over night and drained my battery completely... I called Roadside Assistance and they came w/in 30 minutes to fix me up, however, lots of functions did NOT work including the PANO roof & dynamic seat... I drove the car around for about 1hr and decided to try the ECU trick, magically, it fixed my roof problem and everything appears to be in orders. This trick is really handy... 
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C55AMG W203; 330i E90
My reset was done 2 weeks ago. Today, I felt that the car seems to be back to the "old days". So, I am planning to reset it again.
Questions for those you have done more than one resets and also had experienced some other features statues were also being reset.
1. Does the same feature got accidentally reset will also get reset again at 2nd time of a reset?
2. Or does any 'new' features got accidentally reset at a 2nd ECU reset?
tks
Questions for those you have done more than one resets and also had experienced some other features statues were also being reset.
1. Does the same feature got accidentally reset will also get reset again at 2nd time of a reset?
2. Or does any 'new' features got accidentally reset at a 2nd ECU reset?
tks
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1992 400E (86 300E, 98 S420) - Retired
Originally Posted by zoink
So you are the inventor, huh?
It seems to work w/ my Maxima... and I don't think my 4th gen maxima is drive by wire....
It seems to work w/ my Maxima... and I don't think my 4th gen maxima is drive by wire....
The VQ engine is drive by wire
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CLS 55 AMG
Can Someone Confirm This?
"what your also forgetting is that there is more to this. if you dont do this other step, your at risk of harming your transmission/ecu. after you reset your ecu, your supposed to drive your car in 1st gear and slowly redline it and then shift to 2nd where you redline it almost to the point of shifting to 3rd gear but then you let it deccelerate on its own all the way back to a stop going through both 2nd and 1st whilst deccelerating. after you come to a halt, drive your car normally to your desired parking spot and let the car sit for a few hours. after waiting a few hours, you are now ok to drive as you wish. i know this because i have talked to mb techs about it at my dealership. i dont understand how you guys did not know this. this goes along for the e55 guys, just to lazy to say something"
P.S. a member wrote this in the CLS 55 forums...under "Eletronic features"
P.S. a member wrote this in the CLS 55 forums...under "Eletronic features"
Last edited by Bipasha493; Jun 8, 2006 at 09:41 AM.
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06 E55 Black
Originally Posted by Bipasha493
"what your also forgetting is that there is more to this. if you dont do this other step, your at risk of harming your transmission/ecu. after you reset your ecu, your supposed to drive your car in 1st gear and slowly redline it and then shift to 2nd where you redline it almost to the point of shifting to 3rd gear but then you let it deccelerate on its own all the way back to a stop going through both 2nd and 1st whilst deccelerating. after you come to a halt, drive your car normally to your desired parking spot and let the car sit for a few hours. after waiting a few hours, you are now ok to drive as you wish. i know this because i have talked to mb techs about it at my dealership. i dont understand how you guys did not know this. this goes along for the e55 guys, just to lazy to say something"
P.S. a member wrote this in the CLS 55 forums.
P.S. a member wrote this in the CLS 55 forums.
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No longer stock '06 E55, A3 3.2 Quattro, GLE 400d, R107 280SL, Golf Polo
I think this whole milarky has more than a whif of placebo ...
Adaptive trannies are rolling memories ... i.e. if you drove it long enuf on a track it would adapt to that etc...
Resetting just clears the buffer ... and you use the basic program of the tranny. On my car I could not tell any difference really - thought shifts were maybe more harsh than before ... but feels fine now. Dont think I will try it agn.
Adaptive trannies are rolling memories ... i.e. if you drove it long enuf on a track it would adapt to that etc...
Resetting just clears the buffer ... and you use the basic program of the tranny. On my car I could not tell any difference really - thought shifts were maybe more harsh than before ... but feels fine now. Dont think I will try it agn.
Last edited by stevebez; Jun 8, 2006 at 10:00 AM.
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Your worst nightmare...
Originally Posted by EKaru
Quick question for you guys.... A Benz tech friend changed my octane setting to "93"... Will this ECU resetting procedure change that as well?
Eric....
Eric....
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Your worst nightmare...
Originally Posted by BenzoBoi
Do you guys notice a difference with the "93" octane setting?
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wow thanks for the quick reply...LOL
Anyone in la know someone that could do this for me?
*EDIT* Nevermind...California only has cheap azz 91...
*EDIT*
Anyone in la know someone that could do this for me?
*EDIT* Nevermind...California only has cheap azz 91...
*EDIT*
Last edited by BenzoBoi; Sep 1, 2006 at 10:38 AM.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by regor60
That smells of massive b.s.
ditto!
Originally Posted by regor60
That smells of massive b.s.
ditto!
We'll know about hp in a week as I am putting the car with cams (hopefully) up on dyno. I'll do first run as is....then reset ECU and let's see what happens. I assume nothing hp wise, but we'll see.
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Originally Posted by JodyE55Rocket
I don't think it will, as it will not change the fuel mapping. From my understanding this will just erase the tranny driving habits that your car has, I have the 93 setting as well and will try the ECU resetting this weekend, That is my opinion.
Thanks for the tip, I appreciate it....
oh yeah as far as the octane setting.... In addition to pulling harder, it's also runs much smoother as well, which is why I don't want to mess with it... If it's a full ECU reset, then it would seem all the settings would be resetted, including the octane setting (which is progammed into the ECU)
Eric...
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Originally Posted by EKaru
Thanks for the tip, I appreciate it....
oh yeah as far as the octane setting.... In addition to pulling harder, it's also runs much smoother as well, which is why I don't want to mess with it... If it's a full ECU reset, then it would seem all the settings would be resetted, including the octane setting (which is progammed into the ECU)
Eric...
oh yeah as far as the octane setting.... In addition to pulling harder, it's also runs much smoother as well, which is why I don't want to mess with it... If it's a full ECU reset, then it would seem all the settings would be resetted, including the octane setting (which is progammed into the ECU)
Eric...
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Originally Posted by Dogshine
so... for those of us in ca, if you set it to 93, would it just retard the timing back to 91? or would there be a benefit or disadvantage from changing the octane rating in the ecu?
There are 4 options when it comes to changing the octane setting... 87, 89, 93, and auto.. The factory default is Auto, however if you're using fuel at one particular octane rating, there's more precision as far as timing is concerned if you specified to that particular octane setting... I'd just leave the octane setting untouched if only 91 was available...
Eric...
Last edited by EKaru; Sep 1, 2006 at 03:23 PM.
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Hate to add fuel to this fire (whether it works or not) but check this out.
So I am on the dyno using their 1/4 mile feature and the car turns 2 11.2sec runs pretty much back to back. I ask them to hang on one sec and did the famous Sneaky tranny reset, and after a minute or so....WHAMMO, car pulled 11flat. (the feature is just for fun, but that was pretty dramatic) Remember, this is the with car piping hot on the dyno.
The Sneaky ECU reset.....(Twilight Zone Music), the mystery continues.
So I am on the dyno using their 1/4 mile feature and the car turns 2 11.2sec runs pretty much back to back. I ask them to hang on one sec and did the famous Sneaky tranny reset, and after a minute or so....WHAMMO, car pulled 11flat. (the feature is just for fun, but that was pretty dramatic) Remember, this is the with car piping hot on the dyno.
The Sneaky ECU reset.....(Twilight Zone Music), the mystery continues.
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Reset windows and power steering after this ECU reset
Two little observations after reset , may or may not be caused by the reset, would like you guys to check if yours are still normal.
1. Bi-xenon auto levelling seems working funny or not working at all, one (or both ) of the headlamp light beam seems not pointing far enough.
2. The steering wheel seems not returning to the memorized location after door closed.
Thanks
1. Bi-xenon auto levelling seems working funny or not working at all, one (or both ) of the headlamp light beam seems not pointing far enough.
2. The steering wheel seems not returning to the memorized location after door closed.
Thanks
