Thanks for showing this my friend , no wiring diagrams ,no service info and then scantool coverage problems , lots would have given up pretty quick with it , thanks again.
Crazy how programming can restore the windows :-D As the TSB says, do not replace any parts, do only recoding of the module. In the new era of 100 modules one scanntool is sometimes not enough. Still impressive work you done.
Thanks for sharing. I’ve been looking to update my launch but the more i search the more confused i get. I guess its a challenge that only going to get worse. Nice to have friends with different tools. I know techs i follow also call Mathew S often. Seems very knowledgeable on computer programming. Have a good one my friend 👍
Great video! I really like how you share real world scenarios, the successes along with the drawbacks we run into. What really gets me thinking at times is why it takes so long for these TSB symptoms to come about. This is a great example. Your TSB is from 15 years ago…you cannot tell me these windows havent worked for that long so why does it take so long for them to require the software update???
Really enjoy your videos, always seem to learn something. Thanks for taking the time to put them together. I hear the Iscan 3 is suppose to be really good with Mercedes. Apparently their remote programming uses factory Mercedes equipment if the tool won’t program something on its own, they can remote in and I guess do the same things the dealer could do. We have an old blue box autologic but they say they can’t remote in and program Mercedes for some reason. Guess Mercedes just likes to make things difficult for the aftermarket.
Great educational video. I got 2008 Mercedes Benz S63 AMG with identical power windows closing and opening not functioning on 3 doors. Only the driver`s side window works fine. Pretty much copy and paste issue.🙁
I ended up getting this vehicle fixed. As you seen in the video the software update fixed the front right but bricked the rears. I got some used modules off eBay and got the rears working. My advice would be to have the dealer update the modules.
That's a known issue for S-Class and CL. You can update the modules with Xentry when offline programming is active and you have a SDFlash DVD that contains the update...there are SDFlash collections from all the last years.. (or let it be done at the dealer). Think Xentry automaticly first reads the coding, then makes the update and after it codes it again with the data read before. For your rear doors I think you can activate soft-close by manually code it to be active again. It seems to just have the standard coding since soft-close was an option to pay for. Best regards from germany. PS Very interesting videos...impressive 👍
Now that was very interesting. Thank you. Since you use Autel maybe they will get wind of this and send you one. It would definitely be for their benefit. I use a 906 and I like it but there are things it will not do too.
Thermal fuse, so they must have circuit breakers built into them. Youre brave to even take on these cars, lol. Great video. Its too bad Autel doesnt allow a paid update type of idea, instead of having to buy another whole scan tool. I mean there just tablets, I asked them about it, and nope, gotta buy another scan tool. Why do we all need 10 scan tools? And then over a $100 per year to keep them all updated.
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Really weird! How can it need to be reprogrammed? Now, not only modules can go bad, but also change the programmed data? And even the scan tool can let you down. A nightmare for shops. Great effort, nonetheless!
Dang that's weird that the door modules just "failed" from age and a reprogramming can make them function as good as new again! Almost like it was designed to fail so the customer would be inclined to trade it in on a new one haha xD Did the customer still have to take it to the dealer to reprogram the rear doors?
Just the fact that all three windows don't work; it makes me think that it's the master control in the drivers door. Because what are the odds that they all fail at the same time- not likely. Some cars send their passenger door wires to the BCM, but others will send it straight to the master control in the drivers door as a gateway; I'm eager to see how this one is designed.
@@autodiagyt Interesting. Probably because every window has the auto feature. I know on our 2010 Dodge Nitro, Even in the drivers door switch panel the passenger windows are just a brute looking mechanical switch with large pieces of metal in them, but the drivers switch is a digital circuit board, with delicate little touch pad switches (along with mirror controls)-- and those are what always fail on this car; and the only real difference is: it can auto-roll down. I'd rather just have all four being the older style analog mechanical switches. You can just tell they are far more robust and there is no programming involved. Leave it to Mercedes to have way too many modules. lol.
These vehicles are becoming more and more needing factory scan tools specific. Especially with the programming. Must be getting more and more expensive to work on all these models properly for outside shops.
