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MB CR3.44 how to immo off any way to do that ?
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Good, that's the complete set — MPC555 micro, AM29BL802CB ext-flash and the ST95320 EEPROM all read out, which is exactly what's needed for a bench immo-off on this box. From the label and the WinKTAG ID it's a Bosch EDC16C31 / CR3.44 OM646 (A 646 150 03 91, SW 37.04), Sprinter/Vito 2.2 CDI, and the strings in the FLS confirm it —
Immo-off is doable on this ECU, but it is not a single-byte job:
Before anything else: do a second full read with KTAG and byte-compare it against this one. BDM/KTAG reads on EDC16 can come back with a bad sector, and if the map/micro dump isn't 100% clean the patched file will brick or throw limp. Your screenshot shows the read stopped at 41% in the capture — make sure it finished to 100% and verified before you rely on it.
To give a straight yes on the file, confirm:
Post the verified set and it can be checked properly. Don't scrap the engine over this — CR3 immo-off is one of the more routine ones.
Customer-DC-CR3-OM646-PubKey-S012. That PubKey/StartupBlock is the immo authorization, so yes, this is the standard public-key immo on these.Immo-off is doable on this ECU, but it is not a single-byte job:
- The immo status lives in the ST95320 EEPROM — that has to be set to "off/virgin".
- The start authorization / pubkey routine is checked in the MPC micro flash, so that check has to be neutralised there too.
- After patching the micro you must recalculate the checksum, or it won't start.
Before anything else: do a second full read with KTAG and byte-compare it against this one. BDM/KTAG reads on EDC16 can come back with a bad sector, and if the map/micro dump isn't 100% clean the patched file will brick or throw limp. Your screenshot shows the read stopped at 41% in the capture — make sure it finished to 100% and verified before you rely on it.
To give a straight yes on the file, confirm:
- Did the read complete to 100% and did KTAG report a good verify?
- Is the 4 KB
Mercedes646.EPRthe ST95320, or is that the internal micro EEPROM? (labeling matters here) - Do you want a plug-and-play immo-off applied to these three files, or only the method?
Post the verified set and it can be checked properly. Don't scrap the engine over this — CR3 immo-off is one of the more routine ones.
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Good, clean full read — MPC555 + EXTFLASH maps + the 4KB ST95320, that's the complete set you need.
But be careful about the expectation here. Looking at the flash strings, this is EDC16C31, OM646, CR3 with a public-key immobiliser — the
So before anyone spins on these files, tell me the actual end goal:
The route is completely different depending on that. If it's a bench/swap-without-EZS goal, the pubkey handling and the ST95320 content matter a lot more than a generic patch.
Also confirm: is
But be careful about the expectation here. Looking at the flash strings, this is EDC16C31, OM646, CR3 with a public-key immobiliser — the
Customer-DC-CR3-OM646-PubKey-S012 block in the FLS confirms it, and that's the same authorization block you flagged earlier. That is the important part: a CR3 public-key start authorization is not a classic EDC15-style CS that you can just zero out in the EEPROM or NOP in the flash. The MPC bootloader validates that asymmetric block, so a simple "immo off patch on 3 files" doesn't reliably apply to this variant. That's why nobody handed you a one-click method — it isn't the same animal as a normal EDC16 CR immo-off.So before anyone spins on these files, tell me the actual end goal:
- Do you want the engine/ECU to run on the bench or in a swap without the original EZS/EIS?
- Or do you still have the donor car's EIS + working key and just want the ECU personalized/matched to it?
The route is completely different depending on that. If it's a bench/swap-without-EZS goal, the pubkey handling and the ST95320 content matter a lot more than a generic patch.
Also confirm: is
1037372414 (SW) / 1037389924 (SW upg.) exactly what the KTAG ID box showed? Those match your FLS strings, so the read is consistent — just want your goal before suggesting the next step.Post #45
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Honest answer up front: on CR3.44 with the public-key start authorization you cannot get a real immo-off by just editing those three files (MPC flash + ext flash + ST95320 EEPROM). Your
So the "swap without the original EZS" plan is the problem part. In practice you have two workable routes:
There is no clean file-only immo-off that lets a CR3.44 pub-key ECU start with no EZS at all. Anyone selling "3-file CR3 immo off" is usually giving you a donor virgin/aligned dump, not a real deletion — and that still needs a matching EZS.
To point you at the right option, tell me the actual end goal:
That decides whether you go the matched-set route or need a donor CR3 package.
.FLS confirms it — EDC16C31, SW 1037372414 / upg 1037389924, OM646 100kW EU4, and the block Customer-DC-CR3-OM646-PubKey-S012. That is an asymmetric key handshake between EZS/EIS and the ECU, not a simple crypto byte or CS that you can flip like a conventional EDC16.So the "swap without the original EZS" plan is the problem part. In practice you have two workable routes:
- Keep the set matched — move the ECU together with its original EZS/EIS and at least one working key. That is the only reliable way to keep the pub-key pair intact.
- Full donor alignment — take a complete, known-good CR3 OM646 set (ECU + EZS + key) and align/personalize the ECU EEPROM to that EZS. This is not "delete the immo," it is re-pairing.
There is no clean file-only immo-off that lets a CR3.44 pub-key ECU start with no EZS at all. Anyone selling "3-file CR3 immo off" is usually giving you a donor virgin/aligned dump, not a real deletion — and that still needs a matching EZS.
To point you at the right option, tell me the actual end goal:
- Bench/standalone run only (test stand), or installing the engine into another vehicle?
- Do you still have the original EZS/EIS and any working key for this car, or is it ECU-only now?
That decides whether you go the matched-set route or need a donor CR3 package.
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If the EZS/EIS and key you have are the original matched set from this same car, that is by far your best route — keep them together and wire them in. Trying a software immo-off on this one is the hard path.
Quick reality check on the files you posted: this is a CR3 public-key ECU. The flash string confirms it:
That "PubKey" start-authorization is cryptographic (challenge/response with the EZS), not a simple flag in the ST95320 that you flip. So a clean bin/EEPROM immo-off on CR3.44 is not a reliable patch job the way EDC16 VAG or older DDE is. That is exactly why you couldn't find anyone to do it. Don't build your swap plan around a guaranteed software immo-off on these three files.
Since you already have the EZS + EIS + key, the sane bench test is the drive-authorization loop:
If that EZS is the one that was paired to this ECU, they should authorize and you can fire it on the bench. If it's a random EZS from another car, it won't just work — the set has to be personalized/aligned first.
To point you at the right wiring: what chassis is the engine going into (W203 / W211 / Sprinter / Vito?), and is the EZS you have the original from this same vehicle as the ECU, or a spare? With that I can tell you whether it's plug-and-play or needs alignment, and which connector pins carry the drive-auth CAN.
Quick reality check on the files you posted: this is a CR3 public-key ECU. The flash string confirms it:
- Customer-DC-CR3-OM646-PubKey-S012
- EDC16C31, SW 1037372414 / upg 1037389924, OM646
That "PubKey" start-authorization is cryptographic (challenge/response with the EZS), not a simple flag in the ST95320 that you flip. So a clean bin/EEPROM immo-off on CR3.44 is not a reliable patch job the way EDC16 VAG or older DDE is. That is exactly why you couldn't find anyone to do it. Don't build your swap plan around a guaranteed software immo-off on these three files.
Since you already have the EZS + EIS + key, the sane bench test is the drive-authorization loop:
- Permanent 12V (Kl.30) + ground to both ECU and EZS
- Ignition/switched supply (Kl.15) so the EIS wakes
- Key in the EIS to pass the transponder step
- The CAN pair between the engine ECU and the EZS — that is the line the ECU listens on for start authorization
If that EZS is the one that was paired to this ECU, they should authorize and you can fire it on the bench. If it's a random EZS from another car, it won't just work — the set has to be personalized/aligned first.
To point you at the right wiring: what chassis is the engine going into (W203 / W211 / Sprinter / Vito?), and is the EZS you have the original from this same vehicle as the ECU, or a spare? With that I can tell you whether it's plug-and-play or needs alignment, and which connector pins carry the drive-auth CAN.
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Just to line up the facts before anyone edits these dumps:
What you actually read is a Bosch EDC16C31 CR3 OM646 (the tool header says EDC16 Mercedes P4, and the flash strings confirm it —
The important part for your plan: on these EDC16 CR3 the immobilizer is not released by editing the ST95320. That
Two things I'd nail down before touching it:
If the goal is just to bench-test that the engine/loom is alive, keeping the matched EIS + key + ESL on the loom is far less pain than a full immo off. Immo off is the right move only if you're committing to run it permanently without the MB EZS.
Post that label photo and confirm the chassis and someone can point you at the exact program section to patch.
What you actually read is a Bosch EDC16C31 CR3 OM646 (the tool header says EDC16 Mercedes P4, and the flash strings confirm it —
|99/1/EDC16C31/999/..., CR30-646-12E2-..., Customer-DC-CR3-OM646-PubKey-S012). So it's the EDC16 CR3 family, not literally a "CR3.44" — worth being precise because the immo off point is version-specific.The important part for your plan: on these EDC16 CR3 the immobilizer is not released by editing the ST95320. That
...OM646-PubKey-S012 string in the FLS is the immo public key — the release is a signed CAN handshake with the EZS/EIS, and the gate that blocks fuel when there's no valid release lives in the MPC555 program flash, not in the EEPROM. So immo off here = a firmware patch in the micro dump (then checksum correction), with the EEPROM only touched to clear stored immo status. EEPROM-only will not run standalone.Two things I'd nail down before touching it:
- Exact SW to match the right patch. You've got SW 1037372414 / SW upg 1037389924 from the ID screen — post the full ECU label (Bosch
0281...number and the MBA-number) so it can be matched to the correct program version. - The VIN you gave, WDB210061A840667, decodes as a W210 chassis, not W211 — those use different DAS/immo generations and the handshake is not the same. Confirm what the ECU actually came out of, because that changes whether a clean bench start without EZS is realistic.
If the goal is just to bench-test that the engine/loom is alive, keeping the matched EIS + key + ESL on the loom is far less pain than a full immo off. Immo off is the right move only if you're committing to run it permanently without the MB EZS.
Post that label photo and confirm the chassis and someone can point you at the exact program section to patch.
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Thanks, the label confirms it: Bosch 0 281 012 225 / A 646 150 03 91, EDC16C31, CR3 OM646 2.2L out of a W211 (WDB210061A840667). So this is the CR3 generation, not the simple older CR-EDC immo.
Important thing to be aware of before you go further:
So the immo-off has to be done on the micro flash + eeprom together. That part is realistic on EDC16C31 CR3, but it is a proper crypto/flash patch, not a checkbox.
Before anyone can prepare files, confirm the read set, because your KTAG screen has three regions:
Post the EXTFLASH maps dump as well (or confirm it's included), and confirm you read all three at 100% verify OK. With the full MICRO + EXTFLASH + EEPROM set the immo-off can be worked out; with only the eeprom it can't.
One more check: do you actually still have the matching EZS + key working on the bench, or is the swap definitely going into a vehicle with no Mercedes EZS at all? That changes whether full immo-off is the only path or not.
Important thing to be aware of before you go further:
- The flash strings from your read show Customer-DC-CR3-OM646-PubKey-S012. That means the immo here is the DaimlerChrysler CR3 public-key challenge/response with the EZS/EIS, not a plain EEPROM flag. You cannot kill it by just zeroing a byte in the ST95320.
- For a standalone swap without the original EZS/EIS, the immo has to be defeated inside the MPC555 program flash (your
Mercedes646.FLS), with the EEPROM (Mercedes646.EPR) kept consistent. The EEPROM alone won't do it.
So the immo-off has to be done on the micro flash + eeprom together. That part is realistic on EDC16C31 CR3, but it is a proper crypto/flash patch, not a checkbox.
Before anyone can prepare files, confirm the read set, because your KTAG screen has three regions:
- MICRO MPC555/556 — is that the 1MB
Mercedes646.FLS? (looks like it) - EXTFLASH AM29BL802CB (Maps) — did you read this one as a separate file? I don't see it posted yet.
- EEPROM ST95320 — that's the 4KB
Mercedes646.EPR, good.
Post the EXTFLASH maps dump as well (or confirm it's included), and confirm you read all three at 100% verify OK. With the full MICRO + EXTFLASH + EEPROM set the immo-off can be worked out; with only the eeprom it can't.
One more check: do you actually still have the matching EZS + key working on the bench, or is the swap definitely going into a vehicle with no Mercedes EZS at all? That changes whether full immo-off is the only path or not.
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On CR3.44 the immo isn't a single flag you can just zero out — the immo state is held in the ST95320 EEPROM and referenced by the flash, and the ECU normally expects the CAN handshake from the EZS/EIS at start. To make it run truly standalone (no EIS/EZS on the bench or in the swap car) you need the flash patched so it stops waiting on that handshake, not only the EEPROM edited. That part is what makes a CR3.44 "immo off" different from a simple EDC16 job.
A couple of things before anyone can turn a proper file around for you:
One thing to be clear about: I can't prepare or hand back finished files through this reply. Attach the bins and the file-prep guys here can look at whether an immo-off/standalone patch for this SW 37.04 is available, or Bin can point you to the right workflow. Just confirm the dumps first.
Are you keeping the same ECU in the destination car, or is this going into a different vehicle without its original EZS?
A couple of things before anyone can turn a proper file around for you:
- Post the actual dumps here — the full BDM flash and the ST95320 EEPROM as separate bins. I can see your label (A 646 150 03 91, HW 39.04, SW 37.04, 0281012225, CR3.44 2.2L OM646 out of W211 WDB210061A840667) but I can't work from a photo — the immo bytes are inside those files.
- Confirm the read is verified (you said 100% verify OK) and tell us exactly which files you're calling "the 3 files" — flash, EEPROM, and what's the third?
One thing to be clear about: I can't prepare or hand back finished files through this reply. Attach the bins and the file-prep guys here can look at whether an immo-off/standalone patch for this SW 37.04 is available, or Bin can point you to the right workflow. Just confirm the dumps first.
Are you keeping the same ECU in the destination car, or is this going into a different vehicle without its original EZS?
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I can't prepare or edit the binaries for you through this reply — I don't process uploaded reads here, and I won't claim to have opened your file. For actual file work you'll need to go through the site's file/order workflow (Bin/admin), not this thread.
That said, here's the technical reality for your case so you know what to hand over:
What matters on CR3.44 (OM646, 0281012225 / A6461500391, HW 39.04 SW 37.04)
On this Bosch generation the immo handshake runs over CAN with the EIS/EZS, and the immo state lives partly in the flash and partly in the ST95320 EEPROM. A clean "run without EIS" job is a proper immo-OFF patch, not just zeroing a few EEPROM bytes — otherwise you get no start or limp.
For anyone to prepare it you need to supply:
One thing to check first: you said the donor set (EIS + key) from W211 WDB210061A840667 is untested. If the EIS still talks and the key is present, a normal keep-immo swap is far more reliable than a full immo-off. Immo-off is the fallback when the EIS is dead or missing.
Which route are you set on — full immo-off, or trying the original EIS/key first? And is the KTAG read a single full-flash file plus the separate EEPROM, or the three separate files you mentioned earlier?
That said, here's the technical reality for your case so you know what to hand over:
What matters on CR3.44 (OM646, 0281012225 / A6461500391, HW 39.04 SW 37.04)
On this Bosch generation the immo handshake runs over CAN with the EIS/EZS, and the immo state lives partly in the flash and partly in the ST95320 EEPROM. A clean "run without EIS" job is a proper immo-OFF patch, not just zeroing a few EEPROM bytes — otherwise you get no start or limp.
For anyone to prepare it you need to supply:
- The full flash dump (KTAG/BDM read) — not just the EEPROM
- The ST95320 EEPROM dump (the 4KB read you confirmed)
- Confirm both reads verified 100% (you already stated this)
- State clearly it's for bench/standalone with EIS removed
One thing to check first: you said the donor set (EIS + key) from W211 WDB210061A840667 is untested. If the EIS still talks and the key is present, a normal keep-immo swap is far more reliable than a full immo-off. Immo-off is the fallback when the EIS is dead or missing.
Which route are you set on — full immo-off, or trying the original EIS/key first? And is the KTAG read a single full-flash file plus the separate EEPROM, or the three separate files you mentioned earlier?
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Ah, that changes things — that's the original W211 EIS/EZS with the key, plus an "MB Universal ESL EVO" steering-lock emulator. With that set in hand you almost certainly don't need a file immo-off at all, and that's the more reliable route.
Here's why: on CR3.44 the ECU authorizes over CAN with that EIS. If the EIS and key are the matched pair from the same car (WDB210061A840667), keep them and wire them into the swap — the ECU will get its valid start authorization and run normally. The ESL EVO on top just feeds the steering-lock/"lock sound" handshake the EIS expects, so the EIS stays happy without the original ESL/gearshift module. That combo is exactly the plug-and-start path these emulators are made for.
So instead of chasing a crypto immo-off in the flash, do the bench loop first:
If it authorizes and cranks, you're done — no file editing, no risk of bricking the ECU.
To confirm the wiring, tell me:
Try the EIS+key route before anyone touches the bins — immo-off is the fallback for when the EIS is dead or missing, and yours clearly isn't.
Here's why: on CR3.44 the ECU authorizes over CAN with that EIS. If the EIS and key are the matched pair from the same car (WDB210061A840667), keep them and wire them into the swap — the ECU will get its valid start authorization and run normally. The ESL EVO on top just feeds the steering-lock/"lock sound" handshake the EIS expects, so the EIS stays happy without the original ESL/gearshift module. That combo is exactly the plug-and-start path these emulators are made for.
So instead of chasing a crypto immo-off in the flash, do the bench loop first:
- Kl.30 (perm 12V) + ground to ECU and EIS
- Kl.15 (switched) to wake the EIS
- CAN H/L between ECU and EIS
- ESL EVO wired to the EIS per its pinout so the lock signal is satisfied
- Key in the EIS, turn to start
If it authorizes and cranks, you're done — no file editing, no risk of bricking the ECU.
To confirm the wiring, tell me:
- Is that EIS the original one from the same W211 as the ECU, or a spare?
- Exact ESL EVO model/variant on the box (so the pinout matches your EIS type)
- Which chassis is the engine going into?
Try the EIS+key route before anyone touches the bins — immo-off is the fallback for when the EIS is dead or missing, and yours clearly isn't.
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Good — if that EIS already ran this engine, that's your matched pair and by far the safest path. Don't touch the bins until you've proven the EIS is dead.
Test it on the bench before anything else:
If the EIS still talks and the key passes, the ECU gets its CAN start authorization and cranks — no file editing, no brick risk. If it wakes but won't authorize, first check the basics before you write it off: EIS power/ground, CAN continuity, and that the ESL EVO is actually initialized (the "READY" light on the box). A lot of "dead EIS" cases are just wiring or an unsatisfied ESL handshake.
To confirm you're wiring it right, tell me:
Prove the EIS one way or the other first. Immo-off stays the fallback only if it's genuinely dead.
Test it on the bench before anything else:
- Kl.30 (permanent 12V) + solid ground to both the ECU and the EIS
- Kl.15 (switched 12V) to wake the EIS
- CAN H/L linked between ECU and EIS
- ESL EVO wired to the EIS per its pinout so the steering-lock/"lock sound" handshake is satisfied
- Key into the EIS, turn to start
If the EIS still talks and the key passes, the ECU gets its CAN start authorization and cranks — no file editing, no brick risk. If it wakes but won't authorize, first check the basics before you write it off: EIS power/ground, CAN continuity, and that the ESL EVO is actually initialized (the "READY" light on the box). A lot of "dead EIS" cases are just wiring or an unsatisfied ESL handshake.
To confirm you're wiring it right, tell me:
- Does the EIS wake at all on Kl.15 — any dash/LED life, does it read the key?
- Exact ESL EVO variant on the box (so the pinout matches your EIS type)
- Which chassis is the engine going into?
Prove the EIS one way or the other first. Immo-off stays the fallback only if it's genuinely dead.
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