Daimler recall

[XJ600]

Germany's Transport Ministry says that the Daimler cars that contain unauthorised software defeat devices are Mercedes-Benz C-Class and models with diesel engines and a sports utility variant of the sedan, known as the GLC.

Daimler is recalling 238,000 cars in Germany after it was discovered that 774,000 Mercedes-Benz vehicles in Europe contain the devices that allow them to cheat emissions tests.

 

[219]

I have to say this is a crock ....

All MB , VW and other cars that have this software WILL return the stated mpg/emmissions as long as they are driven within the stated parameters .

Obviously , if they are operated outwith these parameters then the results will be different .

So what ?

 

[grober]

MercedesGate??

This recent German enquiry evidently started with some VITO vans a few months back. Mercedes are still embroiled in the US court system about a emissions challenge mounted in 2016.

 

[grober]

Daimler told to recall defeat device cars

 

[GeeJayW]

Great.... Not exactly surprised, but disappointed.

 

[grober]

Die Abgas-Affäre nimmt kein Ende

 

[grober]

Digging deeper would indicate the engines that were first flagged in the VITO vans were the
Renault derived 1600cc OM622 [ OM 626] diesels, and before anyone jumps all over Renault for this the engines are heavily modified by MB including the engine ECU which is where the " disputed" software resides. I am unaware of precisely which UK models [ if any] have this particular engine fitted
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[markmifsud]

This "alleged" defeat software is supposed to save the exhaust system/DPF from getting blocked up. Apparently the Urea reacts with the gasses and the soot and forms a slime at low temps, this software stops the Urea being added until the engine is up to running temp.