Originally Posted by LantanaTX
All good points. The local mechanic I am working with can do the adaption which is basically associating the ECU with all the things you mention above. Before he can do this the ECU must be unlocked or cloned with the Crossfire Imobilization data which includes VIN, dash and key data. This cloning is what I am having trouble with. You mention this to some and thay react like they have fallen into an FBI sting. Even though I want to do this for honest reasons, car theives all also interested in this capability. I did find the following link that even has a free down load. What do you think of this:
http://www.goapr.com/VW/support/immobilizer.html
All good info... I can only repeat everything that the people I have spoken with ... The Bosch / Mercedes system is the toughest to reprogram because even Bosch US is not priivy to the codes that Mercedes uses on the hardware that they provide to them... And even if you ask the Bosch North America office to cross reference the Crossfire Bosch ECU product #, they will tell you that they have no information on that product and it was never imported into the USA (go figure)... And it does not show-up in their computer system... For that matter, many of the specs. for the Bosch sensors don't show-up in their system either... All of the specs. I have gotten for the injectors, etc. from my Bosch rep. had to be gotten via his e-mails to the German headquarters... This usually takes s few weeks for him to get a response... He has been very forthright with me because he knows my car is strictly a race car, but even he can't get most of the information I need... Because as he stated, "Mercedes is the WORST for sharing that type of information"...
I really hope your efforts are more fruitful than mine have been over the past 2 years... I know there is someone (Stewart) out there that has the software, I just wouldn't want to pay him the $400 per hour that he is asking...
Here's one more possible contact for you... His name is Branden Keller, he is the crew chief for Deiter-Heinz Kajora who's family owns MB dealerships in San Diego... And Deiter races with us in NASA... They are building a full race SLK55 for next season... 858.395.6361 I have not spoken with them for a few months, but they may be able to help you...