kenneyd

Mercedes-Benz designed some amazing intelligent headlights yet they weren't able to use them in the US market. I made this video not as a how-to, but rather just to shows how I was able to fully activate the intelligent light system plus in my w-212 e63s

Vediamo can do so many things, including bricking your car! You at your own risk, No responsibility is assumed

You Tube

CGW231
2.VCD_02_global_variant_coding
Intelligente Fernlichtsteuerung "turn off"
Intelligente Fernlichtsteuerung Plus "Turn on"
perform Hard Reset

IGW212(NOTE: this is only for distronic PLUS equipped cars. module doesn't exist on others)
1 5.VCD_EVC_CfgBit_65_96
28 INTELLIGENT HEADLIGHT CONTROL PLUS (IHC+) "turn ON"
608 INTELLIGENT HEADLIGHT CONTROL "Turn OFF"
2 6.VCD_EVC_CfgList_01_0C
Headlamp Style 640 HEADLIGHT UNIT LED W DYNAMIC LIGHT SYSTEM SAE RHT change to "642 HEADLIGHT UNIT LED W DYNAMIC LIGHT SYSTEM ECE RHT"
perform Hard Reset

IC204
5. VCD_05_VariantenkodierungIntelligent Light System (ILS_Available) "Turn ON"
6.VCD_06_MenueaktivierungIntelligent Light System (Menu_ILS) "Turn ON"
perform Hard Reset

HLI-FL212 and HLI_FR212
3.VCD_Fahrzeugdatensatz_Allgemein Daten3 212M ILS SAE Change to "212M ILS ECE RV"
4.VCD_Fahrzeugdatensatz_Autobahnlicht Daten 4 nicht aktiv change to "aktiv Fzg mit ALA Hella"
5.VCD_Fahrzeugdatensatz_Erweitertes_Nebellicht Daten 5 nicht aktiv change to "aktiv Fzg mit ALA"
8.VCD_Fahrzeugdatensatz_IHC Daten 8 IHC aktiv Hella change to "IHC plus aktiv Hella"
9.VCD_Fahrzeugdatensatz_LDC Daten 9 212M ILS SAE change to "212M ILS ECE"
10.VCD_Fahrzeugdatensatz_LUC Daten 11 "?" --thats before) change to "212M ILS ece"
14.VCD_Schrittmotorparameter_ALA Daten 16 Hella VarioLED SAE change to "Hella VarioLED ECE"
16.VCD_Schrittmotorparameter_VLA Daten 18 "?" --thats before) change to "Aktorvariante Hella Haltestrom 1"
perform Hard Reset (I did soft function and hard physical)

SMPC212 OR MMPC212
Soft Reset on(whichever one you have)







ILS in action:

kenneyd

Description of the w213 system
In the w212, the best way to describe it is the low beam is always on.
When following a car, the high beam splits on half with very define edges at the center, it never touches the car in front of you, you can see your low beam cut off line on their car.
When there is an opposite direction car, the high beam will dip just on the one side to not blind the oncoming driver.
There is also a fog light function, when you click it, the beam will aim more down and spread out.

DubVBenz

This is great, can't wait to try it. Thank you

5soko

Great stuff Ken, enjoying your content and work!

WANTED!!

Awesome!!! Thanks

_KO_

Dude you’re awesome. Watched the vid thanks for the info. Now just need to get the ***** to try this on my 218

kenneyd

Couple of suggestions....
Start by googling how to use vediamo, actually found two PDF files here on this forum. They're quite long but will help. You can also watch YouTube videos of all the Russian guys lol making changes on their car.
Second play with simulation mode, get a feel for it and practice what you're going to do.
Third, start by just downloading your current coding for these modules by connecting to the module, and hitting save to file. Then you can either print these, or just inspect them on your computer. This will also tell you the variant, so when you use vediamo and simulation mode, you know what variant to click.
Fourth, once you've come up with your plan, again practice it in the simulation mode.
Once you're brave enough to try it, work slow, so as to be careful you don't click the wrong button etc.
It took me about 10 tries to get it My current outcome.
I literally recorded the screen with my phone while I was doing coding. That way if I messed anything up, at least I could watch the video to see what happened. I have about an hour and a half a video lol.

_KO_

hahah I like that tho, good method, recording everything so you have a record of exactly what you did.
Yah first step is I’m going to go through the diff ECUs you’ve highlighted and review the options I have vs the 212 and map em and try to see if I can find where the differences are. I’m going to probably do it through Monaco VS Vediamo. Should be the same just diff tool.

SAMzE63s

That’s awesome! Thanks for sharing 😁
how much is that system for coding lol
also quick question slightly off topic, any idea if a difference language can be coded to the stereo? Anytime I have foreign music playing the characters show as squares lol

kenneyd

I was looking at the options for the head unit yesterday, you definitely can change a lot of things. Including the language and region etc. I'm not sure What would happen if you changed it to a different language, would it still know English as well?

cotmfk

Awesome video, thanks for posting!

FastWgn

To OP - this is great info!

I'm one of the people that instead bought Vlad's module, and I can say that once you use the ILS you wonder how you survived before. Esp in two scenarios:
1. Following another car in a two lane road, it's amazing to see the light on the side of the road uninterrupted from your car all the way to the end of the car in front of yours' headlights.
2. Highway driving where the high beams light up the side of the road - great for spotting animals (reflective eyes)

billvp218

What is "Vlad's module" ?

masads

When they say Vlad, they mean this guy on ebay:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/MERCEDES-w2...gAAOSwDyhgDp5R

san40

love it, thanks for sharing - setup to strive for to actually _own_ the car!

E63_SauceGod

I always wondered how they can make those operating system updates! Thanks! Question... I don't have the diagnostic tool you had in your video. I have MB II from iCarsoft... Can u use that and the vediamo app to try this? Where do you get the vediamo software from? Thanks again!

kenneyd

I'm pretty sure that the only two programs that can change the codings in the actual component ECUs is vediamo and Monaco I think.
My setup came from the user here named BenzNinja.
I'm fairly happy with the system.

WIKDWS6

Anyone know if you can pay a dealer or indy shop to activate this feature for you?

kenneyd

I would imagine that it is against dealer policy to do it. Plus, the dealer would likely do it with online coding, which means they'd have to get permission from Mercedes anyway. So even if you found a dealer that fought they could, Germany might shut them down. I asked my dealer if they could retrofit a 360 camera system on my car. They said that Germany won't allow it. That's my next project

If an indie shop is comfortable using vediamo, I'm sure they would.

FastWgn

Eeeh, that's not a good option - and why people buy Vlad's module....

WIKDWS6

Yeah that makes sense.

Max_1

This is awesome work. Thank you for taking your time to make a detailed video.
Now I need to find some one with access to vediamo locally.

Max

kenneyd

I'm in NE Florida if anyone's close by.

Max_1

Awesome.
Next time I drive down to West Palm to visit our friends I need to "make an appointment" Or if you for any reason ended in Lexington KY area ping me.

Max

kenneyd

ITs very hard to get a good video. I ordered a new f1.4 lens for my DSLR, hopefully that helps.
In the mean time, i took some just ok cell phone vids. The problem is once it gets uploaded to YT, they compress it and you lose all the highbeam on the trees to the side on the video.... which is like 90% of the benefit we are looking for lol. Oh well, you can still see the "box" on the ground