I swear your videos are a miracle. It’s so hard to find people who actually know stuff about the w212 with the m157. Thank you so much and keep pushing videos like these out.
I inherited an AMG and when driving it, the shifts felt a little "funny"...they didn't feel quite right for my driving style. I tend to drive a bit more aggressively than my 80+ year old mother who gave me the car. I preformed this reset one evening and the shifts for this car are completely different! Now it upshifts and downshifts the way I like it! So yeah, this procedure does work and was quite obvious for me!
It's funny this used to be a myth, but now I think it's pretty much confirmed that it does reset the adaptations. Everybody that's tried it has reported good results
This worked like charm on my 2019 E63 S! I have tried where you keep pedal down for 10 seconds before bur didn't notice any difference but this time keeping it pressed for 2 minutes made the difference.
Another superb video and properly tested too as always. Great work Ken. I already did this as had a few jerky 3rds and what I had gleaned was the below from uTube videos but from now on keeping the throttle down for the two minutes. Thank you Ignition to Position 2 (warning lights on) Don’t start engine Full throttle depression for 10 secs + Key back to position 0 Release throttle Wait for 2 mins with key in Start and drive for 15 mins
Good point. Opinions seem to differ on whether to continue holding down the throttle after the key goes back to position 0 and while then waiting for the two minutes...
Great tip thanks for sharing I accomplished this on my S550 and I noticed the change immediately in the lower gears and that improved on day two. When slowing down it is very smooth. Thanks for sharing
Great video. Supported by actual data to quantify results. So rare to see that. Would live to see more W213 E63 content. Oil seperator replacement is a suggestion.
@@ExoticCarDIYHi! Please help me with your M157 knowledge!!! I have a m157 E63s stage 2 tune. Catless downpipe with rear valvetronic mufflers, my issue - every time I'm cruising or accelerating, once I let go of the accelerator it doesn't react straight away (de accelerate) it's like it holds the rev it was on just before I took my foot off the accelerator?? So if I'm cruising 40mph and I take my foot off the accelerator, it still cruises at what ever speed I was going at for 2 seconds??
It does work and you can feel it without a tool. Drive your car a bit with speed and high rpm, then the car will always want to go the same way and burn more fuel too, more than before even in economy. Stop the car, do the reset and you are back to lower rpms and fuel. Also you don't need 2 minutes, 10 seconds is enough
Appreciate your videos! Did this and the oil pump solenoid mod and it’s definitely a smoother ride and gears seem to shift up and down smoother. Doing the coolant pump always on next. Just curious what year is your e63?
Funny u say that about the oil I did mine a month ago I actually think mine takes longer but I do notice better low rpm response lol I’ll pay more attention… and omg put catless down pipes on this 9 year old cls63 and all 4 bolts broke in manifold but the worst is those MFN top two O2 plug I mean god FN damn. Took me two long days but I got it. Your videos gave me the confidence, keep workin bro 😎
Keep up the good work bud, when ever you have time can you make a video showing how to adjust ride height, I would like to have it sitting a bit lower on comfort mode without changing the springs or changing the dynamics of the ride in general. Hopefully you can do that, I appreciate all your effort that goes into this
If you have an e550 or any of the models with air springs, you can either lower it with a computer, or lowering links. If you have an e63, there's no getting around it you have to change the front steel coils. I have videos on how to lower the E63, both with h&r springs, mine is currently sitting on KW coilovers
Thanks for sharing all your tips. I'll try this. Question about brief rattling when starting up warm engine. Sounds like oil starvation for a few seconds but it's not low on oil. What would cause that?
Unfortunately that's very common, especially in the 12-14 models. Mercedes claims it's simply an annoyance and not harmful. It's the timing chain tensioners. Early m157 had no check valves and so they would allow the oil to drain out of the tensioner. So on startup it takes two or three seconds for oils to tighten the chain. Then the tensioners themselves are insufficient and have gone through several revisions. There are tsb documents and many forum posts on this for further reading
Hi! Please help me with your M157 knowledge!!! I have a m157 E63s stage 2 tune. Catless downpipe with rear valvetronic mufflers, my issue - every time I'm cruising or accelerating, once I let go of the accelerator it doesn't react straight away (de accelerate) it's like it holds the rev it was on just before I took my foot off the accelerator?? So if I'm cruising 40mph and I take my foot off the accelerator, it still cruises at what ever speed I was going at for 2 seconds??
I know this doesn't have anything to do with the video but I was wondering how you've managed to get Android Auto on your car?...the screen says the phone is not connected but that means that you have it installed somehoe. I was under the impression it cannot be installed on w212 E class...mine is not an AMG just a simple little diesel but Entertainment unitis the same. Anyway, any help in that department would be appreciated
on my GLE 63s I done the manual way, which didn't feel like even worked. Then used our snapon triton d10 (has adaptation reset for the trans) which definitely made it feel like everything reset. I attributed it to me doing the manual method inaccurately.
It's takes a few hundred miles before it feels 'right'.... and then Either when it does something weird, or only when you notice it's not as good as it was.
Yo dude you ever hear of any of these transmissions not shifting into park sometimes? I have to manually park sometimes by opening the door, or shutting off the engine. Fire back up she’s fine. Doesn’t happen all the times but often. She shifts beautiful, but could it be a weird computer issue?
I've seen several post on the form about this, I think it's almost always related to the actual button you're pressing on your shifter. I wonder if they can be cleaned or something otherwise I think you just have to replace the part that includes the button
@@ExoticCarDIYevery time I’ve had this issue, or the car not coming out of park, all I’ve done was set the key into position 2, not fully on and pulled it out or into park. It’s happened to me twice, and that was months ago, hasn’t appeared since, electronics can be finicky and weird
@ExoticCarDIY - Thanks so much for another awesome W212 E63 video! This is a great topic that from what I can see has never been resolved on the various forums as to whether the reset procedure works or not. Your detailed experiment suggests that it does. I just wonder if driving the car as you did might have changed the adaptation data whether you had done the reset or not. Did you check the values after the reset but before driving?
It's an interesting topic and interesting procedure, definitely has a lot of controversy and questions surrounding it. One thing I do know is it 100% works. But what it actually does is still debatable. Imo, the adaptations are compiled over thousands of miles at some point new data doesn't affect the current adaptations very much just because there's so much historical data that it is averaging. What I believe the procedure does is not a race everything, but instead, it made me believe the previous historical data, and allows it to begin the relearn process anew But yes, I checked the parameters immediately after the procedure and they were the same.
@@ExoticCarDIY Your explanation makes sense to me and many who've used the key/accelerator reset report dramatic changes. The other DIY method discussed on the forums is unhooking the battery for an hour or so. One guy who claims to be a shop foreman at a Mercedes dealer say that's the only method that works besides using Xentry. I wonder if the battery method immediately changes the parameters before driving...
Hi … this is Sujit … I am getting Reverse not Possible , Consult workshop on display and following the same procedure as you mentioned … the warning gets reset but everyday while driving first time in the day this is happening … is there any permanent solution for this … pls advice
i have a 2015 cls63s, i experience rough downshift when its in sport and goes down from second to first gear. its like the car is bouncing or pushing and pulling i dont really know how to explain it but whoever has a cls or even a e 63 should know what im talking about. i wanted to ask is this normal? i visited a few mechanic shops and they claimed its normal but i wanted to double check if someone has experienced this and is it normal or should i be concerned.
This guy is srsly underrated, Can you Do an M157 buyers Guide I'm looking at a 2014 GL63 the engine.. the air suspension and other stuff I can deal with
So here’s something…….. I went to try this and my car doesn’t recognize the key. Like I put the key in the ignition and turn it and nothing!! Didn’t know this was an issue. The car still starts on the push button but won’t do anything with the key in the ignition 🤷🏻♂️. Now what?!
Interesting, obviously it will still work with the push button, but it almost sounds like something's wrong with your ignition module if it doesn't recognize the chip in the key. Do you have another key you can try to make sure it's not the key?
@@ExoticCarDIY no I do not currently. I need to get one tho. The bush button works perfectly. I tried the sequence with the push button. Don’t know if did anything tho. I guess I need to work on getting a 2nd key first to see if my main key is the culprit
Sort of, all my cars are still listed at a make me sell it price lol. Every time I drive it it just confirms my position of not lowering the price LOL it's worth it, such a great car
@ExoticCarDIY I tried may have done something wrong, but I haven't noticed anything too different. It sketches me out to hold the gas peddle down like that over and over. Should I try again?
Mechanic messed up transmission service put in wrong fluid and car jerks and drives terrible. After one flush its still a bit bad and I will try this out. Mechanic asked me to come in atleast another time for another flush. I miss driving my car :(
I swear your videos are a miracle. It’s so hard to find people who actually know stuff about the w212 with the m157. Thank you so much and keep pushing videos like these out.
Exactly!!
Check out the MB World E63 AMG forum. That’s where Kenny and those like him contribute.
I feel the exact same way. People who have M157s got money to have someone else fix it. Its rare to see m157 owners who do the work themselves
@@Jellbell46 Absolutely correct
The king of m157
My 2016 gle63s started jolting when shifting at high rpm did this and it’s back to normal. Thanks you!
I inherited an AMG and when driving it, the shifts felt a little "funny"...they didn't feel quite right for my driving style. I tend to drive a bit more aggressively than my 80+ year old mother who gave me the car. I preformed this reset one evening and the shifts for this car are completely different! Now it upshifts and downshifts the way I like it! So yeah, this procedure does work and was quite obvious for me!
It's funny this used to be a myth, but now I think it's pretty much confirmed that it does reset the adaptations. Everybody that's tried it has reported good results
This worked like charm on my 2019 E63 S! I have tried where you keep pedal down for 10 seconds before bur didn't notice any difference but this time keeping it pressed for 2 minutes made the difference.
Nice work!
Another superb video and properly tested too as always. Great work Ken. I already did this as had a few jerky 3rds and what I had gleaned was the below from uTube videos but from now on keeping the throttle down for the two minutes. Thank you
Ignition to Position 2 (warning lights on)
Don’t start engine
Full throttle depression for 10 secs +
Key back to position 0
Release throttle
Wait for 2 mins with key in
Start and drive for 15 mins
Good point. Opinions seem to differ on whether to continue holding down the throttle after the key goes back to position 0 and while then waiting for the two minutes...
Great tip thanks for sharing I accomplished this on my S550 and I noticed the change immediately in the lower gears and that improved on day two. When slowing down it is very smooth. Thanks for sharing
Beautiful spec !! One of the best looking years !!
Thanks man!
Thank you ! E200 CGI 2014 shifting great after this procedure 🤗🤗🤗
Great video. Supported by actual data to quantify results. So rare to see that. Would live to see more W213 E63 content. Oil seperator replacement is a suggestion.
I'm currently on the hunt... Hoping to find one needing both oil separator and RMS to fix
@@ExoticCarDIYHi! Please help me with your M157 knowledge!!! I have a m157 E63s stage 2 tune. Catless downpipe with rear valvetronic mufflers, my issue - every time I'm cruising or accelerating, once I let go of the accelerator it doesn't react straight away (de accelerate) it's like it holds the rev it was on just before I took my foot off the accelerator?? So if I'm cruising 40mph and I take my foot off the accelerator, it still cruises at what ever speed I was going at for 2 seconds??
I'm glad you mentioned the oil solenoid. Was wondering if the coolant pump hack was working good as well 🤔
Coolant pump mod has been working great, going on 4 years since I did it on my silver car and two years since I did it on my red car, no drawbacks
It does work and you can feel it without a tool. Drive your car a bit with speed and high rpm, then the car will always want to go the same way and burn more fuel too, more than before even in economy. Stop the car, do the reset and you are back to lower rpms and fuel. Also you don't need 2 minutes, 10 seconds is enough
Appreciate your videos! Did this and the oil pump solenoid mod and it’s definitely a smoother ride and gears seem to shift up and down smoother. Doing the coolant pump always on next. Just curious what year is your e63?
Funny u say that about the oil I did mine a month ago I actually think mine takes longer but I do notice better low rpm response lol I’ll pay more attention… and omg put catless down pipes on this 9 year old cls63 and all 4 bolts broke in manifold but the worst is those MFN top two O2 plug I mean god FN damn. Took me two long days but I got it. Your videos gave me the confidence, keep workin bro 😎
Interesting didn't know this could be done. Might try this with my 2016 E400. 👍
Keep up the good work bud, when ever you have time can you make a video showing how to adjust ride height, I would like to have it sitting a bit lower on comfort mode without changing the springs or changing the dynamics of the ride in general. Hopefully you can do that, I appreciate all your effort that goes into this
If you have an e550 or any of the models with air springs, you can either lower it with a computer, or lowering links. If you have an e63, there's no getting around it you have to change the front steel coils. I have videos on how to lower the E63, both with h&r springs, mine is currently sitting on KW coilovers
@@ExoticCarDIY got the E63s, ive seen that video you posted, how is the ride quality did it change by a lot?
Thank you so much….. I tried this on my 2006 slk 280 and it work…..again , thank you so much❤️❤️❤️
You're welcome!
Thanks for sharing all your tips. I'll try this. Question about brief rattling when starting up warm engine. Sounds like oil starvation for a few seconds but it's not low on oil. What would cause that?
Unfortunately that's very common, especially in the 12-14 models.
Mercedes claims it's simply an annoyance and not harmful.
It's the timing chain tensioners.
Early m157 had no check valves and so they would allow the oil to drain out of the tensioner. So on startup it takes two or three seconds for oils to tighten the chain.
Then the tensioners themselves are insufficient and have gone through several revisions.
There are tsb documents and many forum posts on this for further reading
@@ExoticCarDIY Thanks for the info!!
Hi! Please help me with your M157 knowledge!!! I have a m157 E63s stage 2 tune. Catless downpipe with rear valvetronic mufflers, my issue - every time I'm cruising or accelerating, once I let go of the accelerator it doesn't react straight away (de accelerate) it's like it holds the rev it was on just before I took my foot off the accelerator?? So if I'm cruising 40mph and I take my foot off the accelerator, it still cruises at what ever speed I was going at for 2 seconds??
Just performed and worked perfectly… thank you !🙏🏻
Wonderful!
I know this doesn't have anything to do with the video but I was wondering how you've managed to get Android Auto on your car?...the screen says the phone is not connected but that means that you have it installed somehoe. I was under the impression it cannot be installed on w212 E class...mine is not an AMG just a simple little diesel but Entertainment unitis the same. Anyway, any help in that department would be appreciated
I have a video for that 😁
If you have a later 15+ you can enable OEM Android Auto/CarPlay
If your a 12-15 there are many aftermarket options
Does this help for better throttle response on a mercedes w204 c200 kompressor equiped with manual transmission? Thank's for informative video
Not likely
Gonna have to try this. 60k miles and it feels like a few rough shifts. Mostly into 1st from 2nd.
I did this in comfort mode and it made a huge difference.
Question, Should I have put my car in sport mode
You can do this on any g tronic box
Can you please do a w213 transmission fluid change??
May I know the company name of the rims company you have on this E63 ? They are looks gorgeous.
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@@ExoticCarDIYhello does this work on a220 Mercedes 2022? Everytime I’m about to stop my car my rpm starts to act weird
on my GLE 63s I done the manual way, which didn't feel like even worked. Then used our snapon triton d10 (has adaptation reset for the trans) which definitely made it feel like everything reset. I attributed it to me doing the manual method inaccurately.
Can you do a video on the install and walkthrough of using xentry
Worked on my ‘14 E class. How often can this be done and would you recommend it? Appreciate it
It's takes a few hundred miles before it feels 'right'.... and then Either when it does something weird, or only when you notice it's not as good as it was.
Kenny great videos like always!!!! Are those carbon ceramic brake rotors and pads? i have 2015 E 63s with the regular brakes. Thoughts?
Actually no, they are 390 mm steel rotors. I did a video a few months back on how to do a custom big brake kit for these
Yo dude you ever hear of any of these transmissions not shifting into park sometimes? I have to manually park sometimes by opening the door, or shutting off the engine. Fire back up she’s fine. Doesn’t happen all the times but often. She shifts beautiful, but could it be a weird computer issue?
I've seen several post on the form about this, I think it's almost always related to the actual button you're pressing on your shifter. I wonder if they can be cleaned or something otherwise I think you just have to replace the part that includes the button
@@ExoticCarDIYevery time I’ve had this issue, or the car not coming out of park, all I’ve done was set the key into position 2, not fully on and pulled it out or into park. It’s happened to me twice, and that was months ago, hasn’t appeared since, electronics can be finicky and weird
Had it happen on two E63s, the whole shifter has to be replaced for the new button. I think it's roughly $700.
@ExoticCarDIY - Thanks so much for another awesome W212 E63 video! This is a great topic that from what I can see has never been resolved on the various forums as to whether the reset procedure works or not. Your detailed experiment suggests that it does. I just wonder if driving the car as you did might have changed the adaptation data whether you had done the reset or not. Did you check the values after the reset but before driving?
It's an interesting topic and interesting procedure, definitely has a lot of controversy and questions surrounding it.
One thing I do know is it 100% works. But what it actually does is still debatable.
Imo, the adaptations are compiled over thousands of miles at some point new data doesn't affect the current adaptations very much just because there's so much historical data that it is averaging. What I believe the procedure does is not a race everything, but instead, it made me believe the previous historical data, and allows it to begin the relearn process anew
But yes, I checked the parameters immediately after the procedure and they were the same.
@@ExoticCarDIY Your explanation makes sense to me and many who've used the key/accelerator reset report dramatic changes. The other DIY method discussed on the forums is unhooking the battery for an hour or so. One guy who claims to be a shop foreman at a Mercedes dealer say that's the only method that works besides using Xentry. I wonder if the battery method immediately changes the parameters before driving...
Does this work on w204 250cdi 2012? Same process?
Should be, try it and report back!
You don’t have to keep the pedal pressed down When you turn the key to off position.
Hi … this is Sujit … I am getting Reverse not Possible , Consult workshop on display and following the same procedure as you mentioned … the warning gets reset but everyday while driving first time in the day this is happening … is there any permanent solution for this … pls advice
This reset just rests the learned shift parameters, it will not fix a broken transmission. Something is up
i have a 2015 cls63s, i experience rough downshift when its in sport and goes down from second to first gear. its like the car is bouncing or pushing and pulling i dont really know how to explain it but whoever has a cls or even a e 63 should know what im talking about. i wanted to ask is this normal? i visited a few mechanic shops and they claimed its normal but i wanted to double check if someone has experienced this and is it normal or should i be concerned.
If be curious to know if your problem guess away after trying this reset. IMO, it shouldn't shift like you are describing
Would work on any other Mercedes 2016 and beyond?
I would think so, try it and report back
Nice!!!!!!!
Does this work on 2017 cla 250 7g tronic?
Yes it should!
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I have a Mercedes CLS 2016 and the transmission is 9g, specifically it seems to me that in a low speed of 30mph I have a gear of 5 6
This guy is srsly underrated, Can you Do an M157 buyers Guide I'm looking at a 2014 GL63 the engine.. the air suspension and other stuff I can deal with
Yeah, that's a great idea for a video... If I can only find some time LOL
@@ExoticCarDIY That would be greatly appreciated, Keep Doing your Thing bruv... great Channel 🙏🙏
What about cars with keyless option?
My car in the video is keyless.... But I just pulled out the button.
It will work either way, just push the button the correct amount of times
You should make more videos with the 2018-2020 E63s W213
Yeah, I definitely will!
Going to try this on my 2015 s550 today loo
Will this work on a 2013 cls550?
Yes
Any updates with the CLS
So here’s something…….. I went to try this and my car doesn’t recognize the key. Like I put the key in the ignition and turn it and nothing!! Didn’t know this was an issue. The car still starts on the push button but won’t do anything with the key in the ignition 🤷🏻♂️. Now what?!
Interesting, obviously it will still work with the push button, but it almost sounds like something's wrong with your ignition module if it doesn't recognize the chip in the key. Do you have another key you can try to make sure it's not the key?
@@ExoticCarDIY no I do not currently. I need to get one tho. The bush button works perfectly. I tried the sequence with the push button. Don’t know if did anything tho. I guess I need to work on getting a 2nd key first to see if my main key is the culprit
@@blade08gtI think if you hit the push button twice with no foot on the brake, it should set it at a similar position 2 as the key
@@rufatkupa4848 that’s exactly what I did. Don’t know if it did anything or not but I still went through the same sequence. Car runs great still 🤷🏻♂️
I did this and it works
Does this reset tcu tunes?
No. Just the adaptation.
I see You changed Your mind on listing the car for sale. lol
Sort of, all my cars are still listed at a make me sell it price lol.
Every time I drive it it just confirms my position of not lowering the price LOL it's worth it, such a great car
@@ExoticCarDIY Same here 2014 wagon. Blows My mind everytime.
Does this work on c300 w205
I would think so. Try it and report back
@ExoticCarDIY I tried may have done something wrong, but I haven't noticed anything too different. It sketches me out to hold the gas peddle down like that over and over. Should I try again?
Mechanic messed up transmission service put in wrong fluid and car jerks and drives terrible. After one flush its still a bit bad and I will try this out. Mechanic asked me to come in atleast another time for another flush. I miss driving my car :(
Ya, these Mercedes trans are very sensitive to OEM fluid.
Pick your favorite in every other fluid, but trans must used OEM
I enjoyed the video. but I kinda feel like that’s bs tbh
No
Please kindly can you do transmission oil change video?
I'm trying this for certain .Mine shifts like crap and my dealer always says"it's an Amg beast, supposed to be like that"