help please my e55 wont go past 100mph
07-29-2012, 12:47 PM
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help please my e55 wont go past 100mph
hi guys just bought a 2004 e55 from florida so i get on it the other day i hit a 100mph and just cuts me off like speed limiter get a light displaying distronic 100mph please help im going crazy
07-29-2012, 02:58 PM
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i tryed turning it off still nothing do these cars have a option speed limiter that u can turn on your self i been into evo's and just bought the e55 cuz i fell in love with the car after my brother got a cls55
07-29-2012, 04:05 PM
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May have something to do with the distronic, but the distronic is not supposed to stop you from going past 100mph. 100mph is the max speed you can set distronic to though.
http://bayhas.com/mercedes/w211/cont..._distronic.htm
http://bayhas.com/mercedes/w211/cont..._distronic.htm
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07-29-2012, 04:15 PM
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07' SL65, 04' E55, 03' Evo8, 08' GSXR, DSM's...
No you cant switch the limiter back and forth to different speeds. Well, programming the VMAX can but it's not just something you turn on and off. Try disconnecting the battery and see if that fixes it? Sounds like distronic is still active.
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07-29-2012, 07:59 PM
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You can reduce the top speed with the mb sds "star" computer. Maby the previous owner had the top speed reduced. It's for when snow tires are installed or possably teen drivers.
07-29-2012, 09:51 PM
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its not the speed limiter reduction i just had the car flashed by eurocharged yesterday still the same its something to do with distronic garbage when i put it in dyno mode its fine but i dont wanna drive in dyno mode all the time no abs
07-29-2012, 10:49 PM
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I've got distronic but have been well over 100mph without issue and never saw anything that would cause it to limit the top speed. I LOVE my distronic. 
07-30-2012, 08:44 AM
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It sounds like the Distronic message is unrelated to the speed issue. Have someone knowledgeable with STAR check the VMAX settings to see if something was altered by the PO
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07-30-2012, 02:29 PM
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i agree with bnzuovr. It might be something simple in Star or if it is expensive, pay the diagnostics fee and bring the info back to the forum.
07-30-2012, 02:43 PM
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I have an 04 with distronic and I've never had that issue. I will turn the distronic on and play with the settings a little to see if distronic will actualy slow you down if trying to exceed 100 mph.
07-30-2012, 03:20 PM
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yee im taking it in tomm to the dealer i have a friend at lober benz so he will look it at what i dont understand why it trows the distronic 100mph on the dash last night i unhooked the battery and for 15 min i got a code for distronic melfunction and i went over 100mph but i turned the car off and turned back on and it got reset again back to the same ****
07-03-2014, 11:09 AM
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Everything in the MB Range - So there.
Sorry to intrude on your thread but this sounds quite simply like the winter tyre speed limiter is activated.
Use the controls on the steering wheel to get to settings and de-activate the "winter speed limiter".
Et voila.
(My credentials? AMG, Brabus & SLS Specialist for MBUK NW England for 8 Years)
Unless North American spec cars dont have this function which I very much doubt as we build global cars that all have the same hidden menus.
Oh, and its nothing to do with the distronic being faulty either.
Use the controls on the steering wheel to get to settings and de-activate the "winter speed limiter".
Et voila.
(My credentials? AMG, Brabus & SLS Specialist for MBUK NW England for 8 Years)
Unless North American spec cars dont have this function which I very much doubt as we build global cars that all have the same hidden menus.
Oh, and its nothing to do with the distronic being faulty either.
07-03-2014, 11:37 AM
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Sorry to intrude on your thread but this sounds quite simply like the winter tyre speed limiter is activated.
Use the controls on the steering wheel to get to settings and de-activate the "winter speed limiter".
Et voila.
(My credentials? AMG, Brabus & SLS Specialist for MBUK NW England for 8 Years)
Unless North American spec cars dont have this function which I very much doubt as we build global cars that all have the same hidden menus.
Oh, and its nothing to do with the distronic being faulty either.
Use the controls on the steering wheel to get to settings and de-activate the "winter speed limiter".
Et voila.
(My credentials? AMG, Brabus & SLS Specialist for MBUK NW England for 8 Years)
Unless North American spec cars dont have this function which I very much doubt as we build global cars that all have the same hidden menus.
Oh, and its nothing to do with the distronic being faulty either.
