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Originally Posted by TMAllison
The "computer" ECU everyone thinks the OP is referring to is married to the car after ~40 starts through DAS....I think. Keeps someone from swapping thier computer into your car and starting it with their key in very simplistic terms.
If it goes bad you get a new one and it gets programmed to the car using SDS.
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The 1996 & 1997 W210 still have blade key, nothing to do with ECU. So looks like the whole no-swapping/mo-replacing applies only to newer W210's
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1996 E320 since 1/16/08, 171K miles as of Feb 2011
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1989 300CE - R.I.P. Dec 29 2007
Other MBs (sold): 1992 300E-24 - 1979 350SLC - 1984 230E - 1990 300CE
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