I'm starting a new thread since there was one where this product had been discussed and at least one member wanted to see it installed. Here is it in my '98 E300. It took about 15 minutes to install. It's stuck using heavy duty stickum tape to the top of the little shelf which protrudes over the steering column extender but that piece does not move so the steering wheel adjustments can still be made.

I just pulled the lower panel down (3 screws removed to get it loose) and tucked the wire in behind that panel and came through an existing hole at the bottom where I zip tied it in place. I removed the door to the OBD cover though I could have left it flopping there. If you are careful you can remove the door without breaking it...I broke mine

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Marty D.

2013 C300 4Matic
1984 BMW 733i
2013 Lincoln MKz

Nice. OBD has its advantages sometimes.

I did the exact same install, with the exception of the cable. I coiled up the excess, and used small strips of velcro tape to hold it to the underside of the panel. In the event I need to use it in another car, it makes it easier for me to move the cable along with the unit. Great little gadget, and well worth the money.

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96 E300d

Just read up a little on this... I must have one!

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-Evan


Benz Fleet:
1968 UNIMOG 404.114
1998 E300
2008 E63


Non-Benz Fleet:
1992 Aerostar
1993 MR2
2000 F250

Well, as the one that asked, I have to say thanks, nice write up and extra pictures.

I was envisioning something similiar myself and wondering about the fit in that area. But I rarely drive the thing and have not gone out to take a look at mine.

I have been wanting some form of scanner, but this is the best of both worlds, for less money than what I was looking at and far more practicle.

Thanks again!!!

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raMBow

1999 E300DT Obsydian Black Metallic, Heated Full Leather Parchment options, E2, K2, 136,000+, best 36.5 mpg - GP's 12-04 & 11-12 Zero Stuck
2010 Honda Odyssey - The BrideMobile - best 26.5
(2) 2005 Honday Accord- (1 -Corporate 1 - Personal) - 110,000 4-cyl 30mpg
2000 VW Golf GLS TDI, Upsolute Chip (sold to Brother, now 300+k on it) 48.5 mpg like clock work
1987 Honda CRX HF - Sold 87,000 always over 50 mpg Max 67 mpg

Nice!!!
Mine has been sitting in the ashtray as I hadn't had the time to figure out how I was going to route the cable to the same location that your using...
For now, I use the MPH, RPM, MPG and Intake Air Temp Gauges... And of course I check the stored results for the tank and daily mileage results...
What gauges have you been using???
Are there any new gauges on the latest version of the ScanGaugeII like a Boost gauge???

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Joe

1998 E300D turbo 240K + Miles
2000 Dodge Dakota 122K + Miles
1992 Mazda Miata Autocross Machine 143K + Miles
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Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has no heart; and any man who is over 30, and is not a conservative, has no brains. - Winston Churchill

I use MAP (which acts as a boost gauge as long as you subtract the atmospheric pressure from it), MPG, Volts and Water Temp on mine. I think there is a way to display HP but have not been able to program that one yet.

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Marty D.

2013 C300 4Matic
1984 BMW 733i
2013 Lincoln MKz

Here's their website - http://www.scangauge.com/

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'59 220S Cabriolet-SOLD and living happily in Malta
'83 240D 351,500 miles original owner-SOLD
'88 560SL 41,000 miles - totaled and parted out
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'99 E300 turbo 227,500 miles
'03 SLK320 40,000 miles - gave to my daughter
'14 Smart electric coupe 28,500 miles
'14 Smart electric cabriolet 28,500 miles
'15 Smart electric coupe 28,000 miles

Oooh...now this looks interesting!!

I have a '98 E300. It doesn't have fun trip MPG computers, etc., built into the car like some newer ones. Will this gadget still give me readouts for efficiency from the OBD port? I'm very curious how it will deal with my dual fuel tanks...

Thanks!
Cheers, John

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'98 E300TD (W210) | Sold 6/09 with 205k and counting
'04 VW Touareg V10TDI

I checked the compatibility page on their website- I'm correct when I say that this unit will NOT work with a 1987 300D, right? Or is there any hope? Because hell, that would be friggin cool..

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Seems like a safe bet it won't work for you, since OBDII wasn't widespread until the 1996 model year -- you have no port to plug into. Sorry!

Cheers, John

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'98 E300TD (W210) | Sold 6/09 with 205k and counting
'04 VW Touareg V10TDI

Blast... Thanks duke

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.:1967 F85 Oldsmobile "Grandpa"- Show And Go:.
.:1991 WS6 Firebird Trans-Am "Blackbird"- FOR SALE:.

It should work fine on your system. You actually tell it your fuel tank capacity when you set it up, that way it calculates miles to empty and fuel remaining. Not sure how high it goes, but I'd assume they considered the possibility of at least 40-50 gallons.

The MPG works by monitoring the OBDII GPH and MPH monitors. You need to "tweak" them once or twice. For example, I had to correct the MPH slightly because it was off by 1 MPH at 70 (I confirmed it by checking against my GPS). Then, when I filled the tank today I corrected the MPG calculator by telling it the actual fuel used as opposed to its estimate based upon tracking the GPH data which was about 7% too high.

Now it ought to be pretty near perfect once the parameters have been tweaked for the particular characteristics of the car and no further tweaking should be necessary.

Even right out of the box it is pretty good, but you can fine tune it this way to make it even more accurate which is cool.

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Marty D.

2013 C300 4Matic
1984 BMW 733i
2013 Lincoln MKz

I just checked it and the fuel capacity will go up over 100 gallons, but I stopped checking when it got over 100 so I don't know how high it will go.

I also just programmed my first "Xgauage" which I made horsepower. So now I can monitor the engine's HP output. I don't know how it calculates it but it is based upon a OBD parameter.

If I could find out what other OBD parameters M-B used I could also call them up. Some systems monitor such things as transmission fluid temp and oil pressure too.

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Marty D.

2013 C300 4Matic
1984 BMW 733i
2013 Lincoln MKz

I think I'm going to treat myself to a 10-month-early Christmas present and order one of these things. At $170, it's a bargain -- you get all the cool gadgetry along with a diagnostic trouble code reader. Thanks a million for posting it up. I'm putting it on my to-do list for this week.

Cheers, John

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'98 E300TD (W210) | Sold 6/09 with 205k and counting
'04 VW Touareg V10TDI