DTS Monaco - Mercedes Benz OBD2 Diagnostic & Programming 9.02
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Ok so it is the opposite of what we were thinking. Let me straighten this out:
Your Setup:
- C: Drive = Xentry installed
- SSD = DTS Monaco and other tools
So the SMR-D files should be on your C: drive where Xentry is.
Do This Right Now:
Step 1: Search Your C: Drive
1. Open File Explorer.
2. Click on Local Disk (C
.3. In the search bar type: *.smr-d
4. Let it search. Be patient, could take 10-15 minutes.
5. If it finds hundreds of files, you are good. Note the folder path.
Step 2: If Nothing Found
That means Xentry was never fully run and the database was never unpacked. You need to:
1. Open Xentry on your C: drive.
2. Let it fully load and initialize for the first time.
3. This can take 20-30 minutes. Let it do its thing.
4. Once it fully opens to the main screen, close it.
5. Now search for *.smr-d again on C: drive.
Step 3: Once You Find Them
Since Monaco is on your SSD, you have two choices:
Option A: Copy the SMR-D files you need (OBC223, SGBMS, ACSM, HVSG) from C: drive over to your SSD where Monaco is and load them there.
Option B: Point Monaco's project database import to the C: drive path where the files are. Monaco does not care where the files are located as long as you can browse to them.
But First Priority:
Get that 12V battery charged. Without it nothing else matters. While the 12V is charging on a wall charger, use that time to find the SMR-D files and get Monaco set up properly. That way when the 12V is ready you can immediately connect and start the crash reset.
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No, it is not that simple. It depends on how Xentry was installed on your SSD.
If you just copied the Xentry files or folders onto the SSD, you cannot just double click and run it. Xentry needs to be properly installed with all its services, drivers, and registry entries. Just copying files does not work.
But wait, let me ask you this:
Where exactly is Xentry that you actually use? Think about it:
- When you open Xentry, do you click a shortcut on your Desktop?
- Or do you boot from the SSD?
- Or do you have never actually opened Xentry at all?
This is important because if you have never actually run Xentry, then the SMR-D database has never been unpacked anywhere. That is why you cannot find the files.
Tell me this:
1. Have you ever successfully opened Xentry and seen the main screen?
2. When you did, were you booted into your normal Windows or booted from the SSD?
3. On your C: drive, do you see a folder at C:\Program Files\Mercedes-Benz or C:\ProgramData\Mercedes-Benz?
Once I know this I can tell you exactly where your SMR-D files are or if they even exist yet. Because right now it sounds like Xentry might have been installed but never actually run, which means the database is still packed up and Monaco has nothing to read.
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Just installing Xentry is NOT enough for what you need.
Here is the difference:
Xentry alone:
- Just the diagnostic program
- Does NOT include the full SMR-D database that Monaco needs
- Can read codes and do basic stuff
OpenShell (the full package):
- Contains Xentry
- Contains the full ODX database with ALL the SMR-D files
- Contains all the ECU definitions Monaco needs
- Contains the security access data
- This is where OBC223, SGBMS, ACSM, HVSG all live
So yes, you need the full OpenShell package extracted on your C: drive. That is where the SMR-D database comes from.
Here Is What To Do:
1. Get the full OpenShell zip.
2. Extract it to your C: drive. It is a big file so make sure you have enough space. Usually needs 50-100GB free.
3. Let it fully extract. Do not interrupt it.
4. Once extracted, look for the ODXProjekte folder inside it.
5. Inside there you will find all the SMR-D files.
6. Now point Monaco to that folder.
This is why you could not find any SMR-D files anywhere. You never had the full database installed. You had Xentry without its brain basically.
While your 12V battery is charging, download and extract the full OpenShell package. That will solve your missing file problem and Monaco will finally have everything it needs to do the crash reset.