Originally Posted by Juggernaut23

This thread is awesome. It saved so many from creating new threads. Anyone care to add more info and featues to this thread please?

I summed it all up for everyone here.You can copy/paste and then print to leave in your car if you wish.Here is all the complied info up to here:

AMG Hidden Features:

Sneaky ECU Reset,
1. Turn the ignition key to the on (not start) position.
2. Press the gas pedal to the floor and hold for five seconds.
3. Turn the key to the "off" position (don't remove the key), then release the gas pedal.
4. Wait at least two minutes for ECU to reset.
The ECU reset procedure only erases the ADAPTIVE transmission & throttle settings. It does not erase any of the fuel/timing or other programming.


hitting the up arrow on the steering wheel to stop the "open door" sound...

When you first start you E55 up, the COMAND system displays the 'STAR symbol. Well if you'd prefer to see the 'AMG' logo instead, then just do the following:
Turn ignition key to position 1 or 2.
2. Turn on Command.
3. Turn to Radio.
4. Press 5 (continue holding and wait 1 second).
5. Press 3 (continue to hold along with 5 key and wait 1 second).
6. Press 7 (continue to hold along with 5 and 3 keys and wait about 3 seconds).
7. A menu should appear. Scroll down and select "AMG211_ECE" option.
8. Switch off ignition, remove key and leave about 5 minutes before turning on again

63 & keyless: (55's read too, so you don't save stations)
Ok, I sit in the car, hit the keyless (or you can turn key) without starting the car - I think it works just the same if you start it, but I didn't test it.
I go right from the map for nav, this is kinda tied to the radio if you press those buttons, but mine was playing from the CD Changer. I am pretty sure you can actually do it from anywhere in the command system.
I press 5 (1sec) 3(1sec) 7(wait about 5 full Mississippi) (Middle, Top Right, Bottom Left - I have seen people do 7,5,3 and get confused)
Then you come to the menu, mine also offers me AMG 171 and some other options on there, like 6, haha.
Select either 171 and 211, I played with this before, its the same damn thing. Turn car off, if you have keyless, open the door.
Now this is the annoying part, it takes like 15+ full seconds before you can do anything or it won't work. If you try short of that, you will get the benz
Changing the Nav language to British English. The woman will speak to you with a British accent. Gotta get to the hidden menu to change it, and when you turn off the car it defaults back to US English

While driving - You can close all the windows + sunroof by holding the recycle air button. If you press it one more time back to fresh air mode, the windows + sunroof will open back up to what you had it set on before.
This is tunnel mode.

to enable dyno mode, get in the car and close the door. Put the key in the ignition and turn it to position 1, the SRS light should illuminate. Use the steering wheel buttons to move to the odometer screen on the cluster.
Push the R(reset) button three times fast, you will hear a beep,
and use the steering wheel arrow buttons to cycle through the menus until you arrive at the dyno test option. Plus+ button to engage. Proceed to start the car, put car in drive,
proceed to violently destroy 2 tires, a light pole in the parking lot, and any kids' bicycles laying around. When the fun is done, shut car off, and it will reset itself.

Climate Control Data
When engine running hold REST button for 10 seconds. Use fan + - bottons to toggle. or in my car the REST and A/C Off button are the
same so try holding down the A/C button, if that doesnot work try holding the OFF button. For the 05-06 model's we hold the driver side
AUTO BUTTON feature for 10 second's.
Once Climate Control Data menu pops up, use the driver side TEMP UP & TEMP DOWN for toggle.
1 in-car temp
2 temp outside
3 heater core temp, left
4 heater core temp, right
5 evaporator core temp
6 engine coolant temp
7 refrigerant pressure (in bars)
8 refrigerant temp
9 not used
10 blower control voltage in range .8 - 6V (max)
11 air pollution sensor
12 sun sensor
20 control current of aux fan
21 engine RPM (x 100)
22 vehicle speed, km/h
23 terminal 58d battery charge, percent
24 battery voltage
40 software status register
41 hardware status register
Celsius*9/5+32 = Fahrenheit It's that easy!
Summer Mode: Aim the remote at the sensor on the drivers side door handle, press unlock once, release, then press and hold it for several seconds. All 4 windows and the sunroow will open. To close everything, press lock once, release, then hold the lock button down.
If you release the button, all of the windows/sunroof will stop moving.
Nice light trick that just looks cool.take the lights from auto, one to the right, I then pull, I run the parking lights and the fog lights
the iPod integration kit manual, and you *should* be able to do this by hitting "aux" once the iPod is connected, and then you can scroll to the iPod menu (it should appear in the small cluster display below the speedo) via the paging buttons on the steering wheel.
To get to the different menus once there, you're supposed to use your little phone buttons to navigate. I'll quote:
NOTE
Depending on the active menu there are up to four possible actions available:
1. press (up arrow) or (down arrow) to scroll to another item within a menu
2. press (phone off hook) once to select a menu item
3. press and hold (phone off hook) to jump to the first song in a given list
4. press (phone on hook) to switch back to previous menu.
It supposedly allows you to shuffle songs, use playists, artists, albums, songs, genres, composers, audiobooks, and podcasts.
the mod for the cigarette lighter. I have not verified this, but as I understand the fuse can be switched to an adjacent position (15-14 I think) to switch the cigarette lighter from switched with ignition to electrified all the time.


How do we set the SBC-H and S? I know of the feature but had no idea. i usually put it in Comfort mode and it sits pretty still.
for SBC H squeeze the brake pedal and let go, the dash will say SBC H
for SBC S hold the cruise control lever downwards for a couple of seconds.
SBC STOP
The system offers several additional functions besides a new braking behavior, due to its electronic brain: In stop-and-go traffic the vehicle brakes automatically, when the foot is lifted off the accelerator pedal ("Traffic Jam Assist"). It can be engaged under 10 MPH,
using the the cruise control lever and switches off automatically at higher speeds. It remains active under 40 MPH. When engaged the instrument cluster indicates "SBC S". One can also activate it on downhill slopes via cruise control, so the car won't speed over the set limit.
It was deleted starting with MY 2005.
SBC HOLD A "drive-away assistant" prevents the vehicle from rolling backwards or forward when starting on a hill or steep incline. A firm push onto the brake pedal, and the car remains stopped, even when taking the foot off the brake pedal,
until the driver accelerates and the vehicle begins to roll.
When set, the instrument cluster indicates SBC HOLD. I like using this function and miss it when switching back to other cars. As far as I know it was first introduced in the spring of 2003 in the 04 E-class Estate and lateron in the 2004 SLs.
DRY BRAKE
And finally there is the dry brake function. It is always activated when the windshield wipers run. The system then knows, that it rains and, with short brake pulses unnoticed by the driver, keeps the brake discs always dry and fully functional.

Sbc h - say you are at stop light. Your leg is on the break. Squeez the brake pedal and lift you leg. The car will remain stationary.
Sbc s - say you are in stop and go traffic. Depress the cruise control lever to activate sbc s. Then everytime you let go of
the gas the brakes will be applied to stop the car. Only works until 40mph.

1,3,8 key function for Service CD prep

Hold down 1,3,8 just after COMAND is turned on without a CD in the drive and the COMAND will be in "auto update" mode ready for a service CD to be inserted.
What a service CD is ... I am not sure !!?? but I guess firmware upgrades for the AGW, Central Gateway and COMAND. The NAV firmware in our car can only be upgraded from the boot/trunk DVD drive.
Window roll down and up from outside with keyless go
To roll down:
Press and hold the lock button on the outside of the door handle. Without letting it go, now press and hold the unlock button on the back of the handle. All the windows and sunroof will go down while you are holding it and the driver side seat ventilator will come on. Sometimes I have to press the unlock twice to get it to work. Really nice in the summer.
To roll up:
Press and hold the lock button on the outside of the door handle. All windows and sunroof will go up while you are holding it.

Engine cooling, DIY on how to increase fan speed
Go into the AC fan menu
go to option 10 and turn up the fan speed on the AC rad.
use the right side temp buttons and press the temp increase button to go upto 99.
You put both sides on 72 degrees and hold the rest button for five seconds.
1) Started the car
2) Set both front AC banks to 72
3) Held rest for 5 seconds
4) Selected option 10 on the left
5) Turned the right number up to 66-99
If you do the above settings, and press and hold the "0"/off button for about a few seconds then exit the menu with the AC rest button prior to turning off the ignition, the settings will stay. If you turn off the ignition in the midst of being in the menu, the settings will reset.
And Option 20 seems to be the thermotronic LCD display brightness instead of whatever the have put in the forums. What I don't understand is that the settings can go from 0-99 then beyond that is a number with a small block like this -> "█00", "█01".
It seems to be like a number 1 the █ is representing.
But why wouldn't they just put a 1 instead of a █ ? When it hits "█01" the setting is super bright but the night auto dimming doesn't work.

Passenger side mirror auto adjustment while in Reverse can be disabled by toggling the Left/Right mirror selectors. Not sure, which is which - but next time while in reverse, tap the L/R mirror buttons.
First you have to set the position of the mirror when in reverse. Then, when you want it down, the passenger side mirror must be selected on the mirror adjustment buttons when backing up.

Originally Posted by intellilogic

Electric Trunk closer...

You can close the trunk from inside the car, by holding the button the other way. Sometimes to be a smart ***, when stopped at a light I will open and close ...and open and close....

Anyhow, its something I didn't figure out till much later.

Originally Posted by 1911jon

This doesn't work on my 04 E55, is this feature only on newer models?

Originally Posted by jangy

Big difference between pushing the ESP button and using Dyno mode. regardless of how rational we consider the video, you can not do that without using dyno mode. Turning off "traction" control only allows the car to spin under programmed parameters that the car considers safe (i.e. in a straight line). Again, like the video or pushing the car that much, but dyno mode is a different animal.

Originally Posted by infantry

Your car needs to be equipped with the power trunk opener.

From the inside, on the driver door near the bottom. If you pull the button toward you, it will pop the trunk open. If you hold it down, it will push the trunk down.

Originally Posted by 1911jon

Thanks, I guess mine doesn't have a closer. It opens when I pull to the rear of the vehicle, but the button doesn't move any other direction.

One upshot, my DVD appears to work when the vehicle is in motion. I guess the PO just gave me a little bonus, hehe.

Originally Posted by G Man

This made my day!! Thanks for the tip.

Originally Posted by AMG_Go_Fast

What "open door sound" are you referring to ? Im not able to recall such a noise.

Originally Posted by jonkean

If the comfort suspension setting has poor ride quality (particularly over bumps or uneven pavement), try switching the suspension into sport 1 or sport 2 for a few minutes, then switch back to comfort. The ride quality will then be noticeably smoother.

I read this trick somewhere else on here, and then confirm it worked on a 2004 E55. Not exactly sure why it works, but having a lot of miles on the suspension may be a culprit.

Originally Posted by The Thomas J

Finally got my windows to go up & down via the remote. What a stupid way MB set this feature up. I can open & close the windows & top on MY BMW from the 2nd floor of my house with hardly any line of site.

Originally Posted by 02C32guy

I just found the button on the trunk that locks the entire car. Kinda cool.

Originally Posted by cetialpha5

I love using the button to close the trunk. With keyless go, I also sometimes just pull up on the handle to open the trunk. I saw one woman with an S550 who had the two buttons on her trunk and I saw her close the trunk manually. I felt like running up to her to tell her all she had to do was hit the button, but I didn't.

Originally Posted by G_Money

Doesn't that damage the closing mechanism? Closing an auto-closing trunk manually?