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> On Aug 27, 2016, at 4:31 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > ML is 2012, would your thing work on that? If you unload the 140 I would be > interested in the system if it would work on the ML. I looked into these a > few months back when you were talking about using it on the S430, and there > was a wide range of systems, somewhat confusing. > > --R > > >> On 8/27/16 3:22 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >> It’s actually referred to as a C3 or C4 system. C3 uses a serial port and >> the C4 USB or WiFi, I think. >> >> It will cover anything starting with the 38 pin diagnostic connector all the >> way up to the systems used in 2010, maybe later. My W220 used the OBD II >> port for a connection. >> >> It’s actually sort of amazing with the older cars, since it has an emulator >> that emulates the handheld tester that was originally designed for the 38 >> pin diagnostic connector they started out with in the early 1990s. It’s >> amazingly powerful - you can get real time readings of things like spark >> voltages and durations, transmission clutch engagement times, some really >> deep engineering related stuff. >> >> I know a guy on BenzWorld who uses one to gauge the wear on the 722.6 >> transmissions by looking at the clutch engagement times. >> >> The later systems are Xentry, and you would be overwhelmed by the amount of >> data that it can produce and give you access to. I think there were over >> 200 different screens for my 2003 S430 (W220) when I went through it. >> >> These systems cover from the HHT (hand held tester) to DAS, which is early >> 2000s, to Xentry, which I believe started in 2007 or thereabouts. You can >> get them with the cables, MUX (multiplexer) and a computer on Alibaba for >> anywhere from $400 up. I bought a C3 system with just the cables, MUX and a >> VM of the software on an external drive for a little over $300 shipped to >> the States. >> >> >>> On Aug 27, 2016, at 3:09 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> Does that computer setup you have apply to all MBs or just that specific >>> model? The way my wife is racking up miles on the ML the warranty is going >>> to run out in a year or two and I guess at that point I will either have to >>> trade it on something else to keep her happy or learn to fix it. For that >>> I guess the computer is a necessity, or part of the nece$$itie$. >>> >>> --FT >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- > --FT > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
