VVDI MB TOOL User Manual

VVDI – MB TOOL User Manual

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Table of Contents

1. Document Declaration ............................................................................................... 4

2. Overview ...................................................................................................................... 5

2.1. Noun explanation ............................................................................................... 5

2.2. VVDI – MB TOOL Hardware ............................................................................ 6

2.3. Mainly function ................................................................................................ 7

3. Options ...................................................................................................................... 10

3.1. Language ........................................................................................................ 10

3.2. User Manual ................................................................................................... 10

3.3. Open Log ........................................................................................................ 10

4. Read Write Key ......................................................................................................... 11

4.1. IR mode .......................................................................................................... 11

4.2. NEC Adaptor mode ....................................................................................... 12

5. EIS Tools ..................................................................................................................... 14

5.1. EIS type ........................................................................................................... 14

5.2. Functions ........................................................................................................ 15

5.3. EIS Basic Information .................................................................................... 16

5.4. EIS Key Information ....................................................................................... 16

6. Password Calculation ................................................................................................. 17

6.1. Overview ......................................................................................................... 17

6.2. Support type .................................................................................................. 18

6.3. Functions ........................................................................................................ 18

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6.4. About query result status ............................................................................. 19

7. Prepare Key File ......................................................................................................... 20

8. ESL Tools .................................................................................................................... 21

8.1. Functions ........................................................................................................ 21

8.2. ESL Basic Information ................................................................................... 22

8.3. ESL Key Information ...................................................................................... 22

9. Renew ECU/Gearbox ................................................................................................. 23

9.1. Functions ........................................................................................................ 23

9.2. Advanced Functions ...................................................................................... 24

10. Process Wizard ................................................................................................... 25

11. Update Online ..................................................................................................... 25

11.1. Update Firmware........................................................................................ 25

11.2. Update software ......................................................................................... 27

11.3. Latest Update Information ....................................................................... 28

11.4. History Update Information ..................................................................... 28

12. Case Description ................................................................................................. 28

12.1. W246 EIS with BGA (79) keys, add new key via OBD ............................ 28

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1. Document Declaration

Please view the following declaration carefully:  VVDI – MB TOOL User Manual can help you maintenance vehicles with VVDI MB

TOOL device. Please DON’T used for illegal purpose, Please follow the national law

 VVDI – MB TOOL User Manual is written by VVDI-MB, please DON’T used for

commercial purposes without authorize

 VVDI – MB TOOL User Manual can help you how to use VVDI – MB TOOL software,

please view carefully

 Any illegal use VVDI – MB TOOL User Manual, illegal use VVDI – MB TOOL

device, The user should take all risks, the company does not assume any responsibility

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2. Overview

2.1. Noun explanation

 Mercedes Benz: A car brand come from German, we simply use MB, BENZ instead  EIS：Sometimes we call it EZS. The immobilizer system for MB cars  ESL: Sometimes we call it ELV  Chassis: Mainly use to distinguish car platform, the same platform will have same

EIS type, example: W204, W216 etc

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2.2. VVDI – MB TOOL Hardware

1. VVDI-MB TOOL device

2. IR adaptor

3. USB cable

4. NEC adaptor 1

5. NEC adaptor 2

6. NEC adaptor base PCB

7. K Line in OBD line

8. OBD line

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2.3. Mainly function

 Read Write Key

1. Read key basic information

2. Key with BE version, we can read password from key via IR directly. Of course, renew key, write new key file via IR is also supported

3. Support IR repair key, repair key not work via IR

4. NEC adaptor can read key password from NEC v51, v57 version

5. Support write and renew (NEC adaptor) NEC key versions following:

v51, v57

v28, v35, v40 v03, v06, v08 (Keyless Go) v05, v07, v09 (Keyless Go) v59, v61 (Keyless Go)

 EIS Tools

1. Support read EIS data via OBD and IR adaptor

2. Under OBD mode, we provide auto detect EIS type for CAN protocol

3. Support renew EIS, make 2nd hand EIS to new one (online)

4. Support replace EIS, you can write original EIS data to new EIS via IR

5. Support write new VIN

6. Support clear TP

7. Support disable key position

8. Support personalize W204 ESL

9. Support test EIS, ELV, working key status

10. Support type：

W164 W164 2009 W166, 197, 212, 218, 246 W169, 209, 211 W172, 204, 207, 212(old, with ELV) W203, 463, 639 (K) W202, 208, 210 (K) W215, 220 (K) W230 (K) W216 W221 W639 2009-

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 Password Calculation: support working key and lost all key

1. Password calculation can get the key password from working key and EIS(online)

2. CAN protocol EIS all support password calculation (support BGA keys and other

NEC keys)

3. We also support calculate password for NEC v51, v57 keys. No soldering.

4. Data acquisition time depends on the key version. It needs about 3.5 minutes -13

minutes, BGA version need about 5 minutes

5. Calculate time in server: 30 seconds – 1 minute

6. Now VVDI-MB TOOL is the fastest tool for password calculation

7. Lost all key password calculation: Now we support calculate password for W166, W212, W246, W212(old, with ELV) while lost all key

8. Support type (have working key)：

W164 W164 2009 W166, 197, 212, 218, 246 W169, 209, 211 W172, 204, 207, 212(old, with ELV) W216 W221

W639 2009-

 Prepare Key File

1. Prepare key file means prepare the key file which you will write to new key(online)

2. Prepare key file need about 20 seconds

3. Support VVDI-MB type EIS data and old Motorola EEPROM dump

 ESL Tools

1. Support read ESL data via OBD (K-Line)

2. Support renew ESL, make 2nd hand ESL to new one (online)

3. Support replace ESL, you can write original ESL or EIS data to new ESL

4. Support write new VIN

5. Support clear TP

6. Support auto personalized ESL, no need renew EIS

7. Support check ESL damage status

 Renew ECU/Gearbox

1. This function support renew, write VIN, personalization operation for module ECU,

Gearbox, ISM etc

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 Special Instructions (2016.03.30)

1. The newest cars after 2015 with FBS4 EIS don’t support read data and password,

we are researching it

2. Old motorola EIS (K-Line) don’t support password calculation now, it will add in future

3. Renew EIS and renew ESL require erase password. Now search erase password have 80% success rate. We are building a new server for erase password. It will support all erase password after new server finished

4. Auto personalized ESL: Now only support auto personalized ESL with key password all 00, we will support all the passwords in future (You can use “Personalize W204 ESL” instead before we publish new version)

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3. Options

3.1. Language

Please manual set user language after first run program

Support following languages:

 Chinese (Simplified)  English

3.2. User Manual

Open user manual folder

3.3. Open Log

Open log folder

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4. Read Write Key

Read Write Key support read key basic information, write key file, renew/write NEC key (Support Keyless Go). BE keys can read password directly via IR, renew BE key, write new key file to BE key NEC adaptor support v51, v57 key password

4.1. IR mode

Identification key：Support read key basic information: SSID, counter, remain times, use

times, key number, status, version, mark values etc BE key: Key version is BE，support read password and key eeprom stored in BE key, write new key file to make a working key, renew used BE key to new one etc

If working key is BE version, you can read password from key directly, no need read password from EIS NEC&BGA Keys: Write key file to new original keys or erased keys via IR Write mark values: Only BE key support, you can write information for yourself Copy key password: You can copy the password to clipboard after success read key

password Repair key via IR: When identification key, you can only get SSID, Status, Version, then you can repair this key via IR

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4.2. NEC Adaptor mode

Renew/Write new key file via NEC adaptor Support versions: v51, v57 v28, v35, v40 v03, v06, v08 (Keyless Go) v05, v07, v09 (Keyless Go) v59, v61 (Keyless Go) The above keys all with NEC chip (not BGA type). You need solder the NEC chip from key and place it to NEC adaptor

For NEC v51, v57 version, support read password from working key directly, no need read password from EIS For all NEC types, you must use “Identification key” to read one time before renew/write key

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How to place key NEC chip to adaptor via read/write/renew key via NEC adaptor:

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