Secret MFD-menu in the W203!

Did you know that there is a way to completely switch off the ESP, ABS and BAS-systems thru the steering wheel in your car. As you all probably know, the ESP-button on the center-console doesn't switch ESP of completely, but will only switch off the anti-spin part of it.

However there is a way to completely switch it off. Perfect if you like to do some smoky burnouts or test your car on a dyno.

Here's how you do it:

1. Place ingition key in its slot and turn to position 1.
2. Immediately press the restet-knob (for the instrument cluster) and keep it depressed until you hear an audio beep (should take around 20 seconds).
3. On the left side of the steering wheel, press the lower right button (that one that looks like a sheet behind a sheet).
4. This will open up a new screen on the MFD.
5. You can now navigate around in this menu the same way you navigate the normal menues.
6. Locate the screen wich states "Dyno mode".
7. Select dyno mode and leave the menu.
8. You will now get three faults saying that ESP, BAS and ABS are not longer working. Don't worry about this!
9. Start your car (and notice that the ABS-ligth is on).
10. The ESP, ABS and BAS is now completely disengaged!
11. Drive away with a smoky burnout , but be aware that none of the help systems are active (no ESP, BAS or ABS!)

To reset back to normal:
1. Switch the engine off
2. Remove the ignintion key from it's slot
3. Put the ignition key into it's slot again
4. Restart the car.

Also notice that the first screen of this secret menu contains an oil-level guage! It's way more exact than the normal "Check oil level" thing. This one meassures in a 0.1 liter scale. This won't be visible at first (or you will get an indication like this: "Oil-Level: -.-", but as soon as you start you car you can get a perfect reading of the oil-level!

Also notice that this will work for the W203 ONLY, I repeat W203 ONLY.

Gruss Daniel

 

Firstly: Your english is excellent!

Secondly: Oh weh, mein Deutsch is wirklich slecht. Lesen und verstehen kann ich fast alle deutschen Internetseiten o.ä. aber Sätze formulieren Musste ich das letzte Mal in der Schule, was ja doch 'ne Weile her ist.

Sorry for copying you lines, but I think you decribed it just perfect

/Daniel

Ps. Didn't know this trick was feasable on several MB-models. What I've heard the complete disengagement of the ESP, ABS and BAS was a unique "feature" of the W203. I stand corrected