Star Diagnostic How To DIY with lots o pics
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From: Shamong Nj
'06 E55
Well, tried again today. Had the bloke who owns the gear take me through it. Same issues. He was dumbfounded. He hasn't had a car do it before. He is thinking that the tune may have something to do with it. But I'm doubtful.
He is using Xentry 2012, so he is calling his tech support to see what they think and I've emailed Jerry at EC to see what they think. I'm considering flashing to stock to see if it makes a difference.
He is using Xentry 2012, so he is calling his tech support to see what they think and I've emailed Jerry at EC to see what they think. I'm considering flashing to stock to see if it makes a difference.
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From: Shamong Nj
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To be honest, I did not like the -10 mod. The fan seemed to run all the time trying to lower the temp, but if the thermostat is closing at lets say 185 it will be imposible to lower the temp down below that unless you change it out. I set mine back to 0 change.
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I see someone really wants to damage his car. You think MB set the temperature where it's set to just for fun? Don't you think they would have lowered the threshold if this would be better for the engine?
AIRmatic lowering beyond the OEM specs is bad for the struts. If the manufacturer would have wanted the car lower they would have fine so. Internally there will be so much more pressure to balance this out. I hope you will never have an accident with fatalities caused by this. There is a reason I deny every request to lower cars no matter what method (SD, washers, control units piggy backed to the system to override settings,...)!
AIRmatic lowering beyond the OEM specs is bad for the struts. If the manufacturer would have wanted the car lower they would have fine so. Internally there will be so much more pressure to balance this out. I hope you will never have an accident with fatalities caused by this. There is a reason I deny every request to lower cars no matter what method (SD, washers, control units piggy backed to the system to override settings,...)!
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Originally Posted by 1970gsx
To be honest, I did not like the -10 mod. The fan seemed to run all the time trying to lower the temp, but if the thermostat is closing at lets say 185 it will be imposible to lower the temp down below that unless you change it out. I set mine back to 0 change.
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S211 E350 wagon, w211 e550 4matic, w210 2001 e320, 2023 glb250, 2013 Audi q7
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2004 E55,1969 300SEL6.3,2011 ML350 BlueTec Diesel,2005 ML400 CDI
-10 mod can be loud if you live in a hot climate. Can always pick a less aggressive offset like -5. You are correct about the thermostat closing, as then the engine will be the ideal temperature, but having the fans come on sooner will speed up cooling off to the thermostat temp (unless the thermostat has closed but fans are still running, which I don't think is going on, since the fans eventually do turn off)
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From: Victoria, Australia
04 E55
I see someone really wants to damage his car. You think MB set the temperature where it's set to just for fun? Don't you think they would have lowered the threshold if this would be better for the engine?
AIRmatic lowering beyond the OEM specs is bad for the struts. If the manufacturer would have wanted the car lower they would have fine so. Internally there will be so much more pressure to balance this out. I hope you will never have an accident with fatalities caused by this. There is a reason I deny every request to lower cars no matter what method (SD, washers, control units piggy backed to the system to override settings,...)!
AIRmatic lowering beyond the OEM specs is bad for the struts. If the manufacturer would have wanted the car lower they would have fine so. Internally there will be so much more pressure to balance this out. I hope you will never have an accident with fatalities caused by this. There is a reason I deny every request to lower cars no matter what method (SD, washers, control units piggy backed to the system to override settings,...)!
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2004 E55,1969 300SEL6.3,2011 ML350 BlueTec Diesel,2005 ML400 CDI
I've not read of any damage being done to a car with any of the things I want to do. I live in the tropics, I need all the cooling I can get. Also, I think the front sits too high. With the amount of cars lowered by STAR/links/washers on this site, if it was a problem with blowing out bags, Surely we would know about it? Manufacturers are constrained in what they can do, for comfort, looks, longevity. Hence why people mod, to get what they like from the car, and they cars don't suffer from it. People fit wider tyres than stock. That places extra stress on the driveline, but no one gives a **** about that. That's one of the hundred mods people do to their cars that they weren't designed for.
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Looking to adjust/turn down the cold idle on start up. Engine will shoot up to 1800 and then very slowly come back down. So makes for a louder cold start coming out of garage early morning waking everyone up. When warm no issue. Any adjustment to this or is it just programmed this way. Thanks
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Hi Guys,
First time poster from Melbourne Australia!
Absolutely fantastic thread and I have spent the past couple of days going through all the pages so thank you to all who have contributed.
One question I have is when lowering the car through STAR do you have to lower the car on all three different suspension settings? Does it matter what setting you are in when lowering the car?
Thanks in advance,
Jamie
First time poster from Melbourne Australia!
Absolutely fantastic thread and I have spent the past couple of days going through all the pages so thank you to all who have contributed.
One question I have is when lowering the car through STAR do you have to lower the car on all three different suspension settings? Does it matter what setting you are in when lowering the car?
Thanks in advance,
Jamie
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From: Eastern WV / Central MD
'05 E55, ‘00 ML55, ‘92 500E
Question.. My buddy just let me borrow his whole SDS set up with cables, C3, and an external hard drive which I guess has the program on it. Should I be worried about installing the VMware or anything else on my laptop before I go all in?
Also, He could never get his to work as his reasoning was that he needed a key code of sorts that is based off of your VIN number.. If I were to run into that same issue, how would I get said code to be able to use SDS?
Also, He could never get his to work as his reasoning was that he needed a key code of sorts that is based off of your VIN number.. If I were to run into that same issue, how would I get said code to be able to use SDS?
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From: Eastern WV / Central MD
'05 E55, ‘00 ML55, ‘92 500E
Once I get it all up and running, how can I get the access code to be able to use SDS? That was my buddies issue, he couldn't figure out how to get the entry code to be able to use SDS
