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G-AMG G-Class DIY Host Date registered: May 2006 Location: South Texas Vehicle(s): '04 G55, '80 280GE, '99 S420, '98 E320, 2011 E350 | Photo DIY- "How to Get Rid of the Stupid 'SOS' Error Message" a la STAR Greets. I remember a while back, several people were trying to figure out how to get rid of the Error/Malfunction warning of "Teleaid and SOS" Malfunction that a vast majority of us have... Since getting my new "Toy" of the STAR Compact 3 Xentry..... I've had the chance to Play Around with things... Well, as usual, I am ashamed of MB's Tech Competence...... How many of you reported "My Dealer Doesn't Know How to Shut it Off...", and yet I, the "Temple Monkey", figured it out in 10 minutes. I thought it best to actually copy the screens during the procedure, so you can take it to the dealer and (HOPEFULLY) they will be able to figure out how to navigate to the Coding Page.... Here you go! I hope it helps... G (SOS1.JPG) (SOS2.JPG) (SOS3.JPG) (SOS4.JPG) (SOS5.JPG) (SOS6.JPG) Attachments ---------------- SOS1.JPG (159KB - 87 downloads) SOS2.JPG (150KB - 76 downloads) SOS3.JPG (103KB - 70 downloads) SOS4.JPG (70KB - 65 downloads) SOS5.JPG (118KB - 67 downloads) SOS6.JPG (74KB - 71 downloads) | ||
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DUTCH Administrator Doppelgänger Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: US, GA, Atlanta Vehicle(s): 2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI,2018 Sprinter Posts: 9963 | RE: Photo DIY- "How to Get Rid of the Stupid 'SOS' Error Message" a la STAR Thanks for posting that. I think that complaint message about Tele-Aid not being present is a recent addition to the STAR system. It's only recently that the analog version of Tele-Aid was discontinued. | ||
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BlueG Elite Veteran Date registered: Aug 2009 Location: DC Vehicle(s): 2003 G500 Posts: 714 | Re: Photo DIY- "How to Get Rid of the Stupid 'SOS' Error Message" a la STAR Does that mean you can or cannot any longer use the telephone option of your comand still? Or did you just end the SOS bs? | ||
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Indiana Drew Expert Date registered: Feb 2007 Location: Houston Tx Vehicle(s): 2002 G500 LWB, 1980 280GE SWB (Sold), S500 Posts: 2223 | RE: Photo DIY- "How to Get Rid of the Stupid 'SOS' Error Message" a la STAR G-AMG - 10/10/2009 1:00 PM Greets. I remember a while back, several people were trying to figure out how to get rid of the Error/Malfunction warning of "Teleaid and SOS" Malfunction that a vast majority of us have... Since getting my new "Toy" of the STAR Compact 3 Xentry..... I've had the chance to Play Around with things... Well, as usual, I am ashamed of MB's Tech Competence...... How many of you reported "My Dealer Doesn't Know How to Shut it Off...", and yet I, the "Temple Monkey", figured it out in 10 minutes. I thought it best to actually copy the screens during the procedure, so you can take it to the dealer and (HOPEFULLY) they will be able to figure out how to navigate to the Coding Page.... Here you go! I hope it helps... G Tell me more about the Star Compact 3 Xentry? If you would rather, you have my email, I think ... | ||
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fernweh Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Calabasas, CA - Centenario, BCS - Luebeck, Germany Vehicle(s): Few Mercedes-Benz, a Toyota Amphibious and a Vespa | RE: Photo DIY- "How to Get Rid of the Stupid 'SOS' Error Message" a la STAR Thanks G-AMG, just found your post about that annoying message by "accident"...... I noticed in your 462241 the autopilot had a fault - make sure that the autopilot is working correctly for those long Texan roads Karl | ||
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W5YK Extreme Veteran Date registered: May 2006 Location: San Diego Vehicle(s): 2002 G500, Unimog U2450, Posts: 543 | Re: Photo DIY- "How to Get Rid of the Stupid 'SOS' Error Message" a la STAR NoPaint - Telephone still works after you do that Tele-aid de-activation procedure. Edited by W5YK 12/6/2009 5:14 PM | ||
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n777bf New user Date registered: Apr 2011 Location: North Texas Vehicle(s): 2-'05 G500/AMG's, '11 AMG SL63, 2-'03 Hummer H 1's Posts: 3 | Re: Photo DIY- "How to Get Rid of the Stupid 'SOS' Error Message" a la STAR Thanks for the info! Where can the devise to access the info be purchased or used? n777bf in N. TX | ||
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MBG500Fan Member Date registered: Jun 2012 Location: Chicago Vehicle(s): 2005 G500 Posts: 32 | Re: Photo DIY- "How to Get Rid of the Stupid 'SOS' Error Message" a la STAR Any one know of a shop in Chicago that can do this for a reasonable price for 10 mins of their time? It's pretty annoying having that on the dash. The ones that I've called want $120... | ||
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Otiswesty Administrator Date registered: Jun 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon Vehicle(s): 463.241, 461.213 Posts: 3004 | Re: Photo DIY- "How to Get Rid of the Stupid 'SOS' Error Message" a la STAR Pay the $120 or just ignore it Don't forget to print out the instructions from here if you decide to take it in somewhere, likely they will have no clue and still charge you $120 | ||
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MBG500Fan Member Date registered: Jun 2012 Location: Chicago Vehicle(s): 2005 G500 Posts: 32 | RE: Photo DIY- "How to Get Rid of the Stupid 'SOS' Error Message" a la STAR Yeah...I've ignored it this long so I guess I'll do it for awhile longer The other weird thing is that there are some shops that can do it but say they are not willing to do it b/c it's a safety issue and they don't want to disable it. Is that true or do they don't know how to do it. Ha I'll just keep these print outs handy...thank you for the screen captures. | ||
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Otiswesty Administrator Date registered: Jun 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon Vehicle(s): 463.241, 461.213 Posts: 3004 | Re: Photo DIY- "How to Get Rid of the Stupid 'SOS' Error Message" a la STAR They may think it is part of the SRS (airbag) or other safety systems. The dealer did it for me with a 1 hour diagnostic charge. If I were you I would take it to them and show them the printouts. At least they will know the Tele Aid is not a safety system and is infact not useable with an analog set up. If your car was sold by MBUSA, it is likely your model is a 463.249 rather than the 463.241 shown on the computer displays | ||
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MBG500Fan Member Date registered: Jun 2012 Location: Chicago Vehicle(s): 2005 G500 Posts: 32 | Re: Photo DIY- "How to Get Rid of the Stupid 'SOS' Error Message" a la STAR Thanks for catching that 463.249. I wouldn't have noticed. I have at 2005 G500 | ||
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MBG500Fan Member Date registered: Jun 2012 Location: Chicago Vehicle(s): 2005 G500 Posts: 32 | Re: Photo DIY- "How to Get Rid of the Stupid 'SOS' Error Message" a la STAR Question for otiswesty... I was able to find an independent that is willing to do it for me but he asked me "if have the programmable control module that will accept that command, The only way to tell is to give it a try an access the control module" I'm guessing I do have a programmable control module, it's a 2005 G500...please let me know...your knowledge in this surpasses mine. Thanks | ||
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MBG500Fan Member Date registered: Jun 2012 Location: Chicago Vehicle(s): 2005 G500 Posts: 32 | Re: Photo DIY- "How to Get Rid of the Stupid 'SOS' Error Message" a la STAR Thank you!!!!! for the Screen Captures on how to get rid of the SOS Malfunction. Went to an independent shop that has the Star System and it took them 10 mins to get of it. Thank you again!! | ||
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rpoche1 New user Date registered: Jan 2013 Location: Vehicle(s): Posts: 1 | RE: Photo DIY- "How to Get Rid of the Stupid 'SOS' Error Message" a la STAR Thanks so much. I printed out your screen shots and gave them to the local MB service manager this morning. Not surprisingly, I got a fair amount of pushback from the servicde manager on even trying what you suggested. In fact he even said that he had the same problem on his own vehicle several years ago and he just learned to live with it. He stated that he was afraid that disconnecting the SOS/Tele Aid module from the "network" with the all of the other modules would cause other parts of the "network" to fail. At any rate, it worked like a charm and for the first time in a long time my '02 C320 no longer reports the annoying "SOS Tele Aid" malfunction (and everything else works fine). | ||
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G-AMG G-Class DIY Host Date registered: May 2006 Location: South Texas Vehicle(s): '04 G55, '80 280GE, '99 S420, '98 E320, 2011 E350 | Re: Photo DIY- "How to Get Rid of the Stupid 'SOS' Error Message" a la STAR I'm really happy it worked out for you! Oh, also: Please complete your Profile so we know where you are, and vehicle type. Cheers, back. | ||
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drey Extreme Veteran Date registered: Sep 2012 Location: Scottsdale AZ Vehicle(s): 04 G500 Posts: 364 | Re: Photo DIY- "How to Get Rid of the Stupid 'SOS' Error Message" a la STAR Where did you get the star system, I want one. | ||
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Danila Master Member Date registered: Apr 2013 Location: Vehicle(s): Posts: 10 | RE: Photo DIY- "How to Get Rid of the Stupid 'SOS' Error Message" a la STAR G-AMG, thank a lot. I just put off this malfunction on my G in 5 mins. | ||
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xplitive Regular Date registered: May 2013 Location: Wisconsin Vehicle(s): 2002 G500 capri blue, grey leather Posts: 68 | RE: Photo DIY- "How to Get Rid of the Stupid 'SOS' Error Message" a la STAR quick question on this - do you have to have the STAR system or can it be done by an independent that uses another diagnostic (I think its an Alltel)? I did buy the STAR system but haven't hooked it up or initialized it yet, at this point I'd rather sell it to offset some of the costs for the current repair job. | ||
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G-AMG G-Class DIY Host Date registered: May 2006 Location: South Texas Vehicle(s): '04 G55, '80 280GE, '99 S420, '98 E320, 2011 E350 | Re: Photo DIY- "How to Get Rid of the Stupid 'SOS' Error Message" a la STAR Uhhh, you have a STAR but don't want to usee it?? Its a 5 minute "fix". | ||
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