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YOUR RESEARCH8 second override on tiptronic, what model year first?
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Hi I believe this feature on the tips became available on the face lift cars fitted with the merc autobox.
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Can't help with the conversion, but mine is a Jan 2000 model and I can change gears with the tip buttons no matter where the gear-stick is positioned.
8 second override on tiptronic, what model year first?
Replace module, at a cost of £1300-ish as johnb says
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There are 4 different control modules for the ZF box depending on MY, and two are listed for MY99, so to get the feature you would probably have to change the module, at a cost of £1300-ish as JohnB says.
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Replace tiptronic ecu
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and is it possable to upgrade to this feature, i assume by changing the tiptronic ecu for a later version (not too late as mine only has the 5 different driving programs which i again assume i would have to keep)
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Run on this some time ago
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There was a thread running on this some time ago which may be worth finding that suggested a number of components could be changed to enable this feature on the earlier cars, at a cost.
8 second override on tiptronic, what model year first?
Replace module, at a cost of £1300-ish as johnb says
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There are 4 different control modules for the ZF box depending on MY, and two are listed for MY99, so to get the feature you would probably have to change the module, at a cost of £1300-ish as JohnB says.
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Replace tiptronic ecu
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and is it possable to upgrade to this feature, i assume by changing the tiptronic ecu for a later version (not too late as mine only has the 5 different driving programs which i again assume i would have to keep)
8 second override on tiptronic, what model year first?
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There was a thread running on this some time ago which may be worth finding that suggested a number of components could be changed to enable this feature on the earlier cars, at a cost.
8 second override on tiptronic, what model year first?
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hi there
i have a 1999 C2 Tip which doesnt have this, the steering wheel buttons only work when gear selector is in manual position
i know later cars have a overide in auto mode but i cannot seem to find any info as to when this was introduced?
i am guessing later in 1999/2000
(mine is a Jan 1999 build, first sold in Jersey, that might make a difference)
and is it possable to upgrade to this feature, i assume by changing the tiptronic ecu for a later version (not too late as mine only has the 5 different driving programs which i again assume i would have to keep)
any info would be apreciated, and if anybody else has done this i would be very interested to know the costs involved
cheers
Tim
Hi. Can't help with the conversion, but mine is a Jan 2000 model and I can change gears with the tip buttons no matter where the gear-stick is positioned.
Hi I believe this feature on the tips became available on the face lift cars fitted with the merc autobox. The merc box has around 250 different programs designed to meet a variety of driving conditions & styles and the ability to drop a cog and hold for 8 sec, was not a feature on the ZF box. There was a thread running on this some time ago which may be worth finding that suggested a number of components could be changed to enable this feature on the earlier cars, at a cost. If I recall the number was over a grand to to do this. :?:
As J90RDN says, I think it was introduced on the MY2000 ZF transmission or part way through MY1999. There are 4 different control modules for the ZF box depending on MY, and two are listed for MY99, so to get the feature you would probably have to change the module, at a cost of £1300-ish as JohnB says.
Personally, I preferred the manual only/auto only setup on my 98 C2 compared to the later control system, but then again I drive it in manual almost all the time. The MB control module changes down to 2nd at 20mph when in manual whether you want to or not, and it can be really annoying.
thanks guys
at £!300 i guess i can live with sliding a lever 1 inch
i almost always used to drive in auto but on a recent tip to the scotish highlands discovered the merits of the full maual mode on a twisty road
so i will put that idea in the mental bin
and wait till i upgrade the whole car in a few years
cheers for all your replys
tim
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