Posted on 06/11/2018 1:22:44 PM PDT by caww
Germany's Transport Ministry on Monday said 774,000 Mercedes-Benz vehicles were found to contain unauthorised software defeat devices in Europe and 'ordered' Daimler to recall 238,000 cars in Germany.
"The government will order 238,000 Daimler vehicles to be immediately recalled Germany-wide because of unauthorised defeat devices," the ministry said in a statement. Germany can only order the recall of vehicles within its own borders, or of those vehicles issued with a pan-European road-worthiness certification via German authorities. Daimler has pledged to work on removing the software and to cooperate with authorities, the ministry said. Daimler Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche said on Monday that the carmaker had found a technical solution for updating the software on its vehicles, and he therefore expected the company would avoid a fine. In a separate statement, Daimler confirmed the recall and said the question over 'the legality of the software' would still need to be clarified.
What does it ‘defeat’?....................
It supposedly allows cheating on emissions tests.
Probably the SMOG test. VW got caught a while back and I’ll bet that is what it is. Puts the engine into a really efficient mode to make it pass the smog test, but move the steering wheel, like when you are actually driving, and it goes back to normal operation, which puts out like 15 times the smog. VW tried to say it was some rogue operator, but it was bullshit and they got caught. So all this crap about being more fuel efficient is a crap-load of lies.
I sense a business opportunity...................
Backup the old software, install the new software for compliance checks, restore after testing.
‘unauthorized’ - that’s chutzpah!
>>It supposedly allows cheating on emissions tests.<<
Or attacks the nearest Jew.
(oh, am I going to GET IT for that!!)
“What does it ‘defeat’?....................”
The software.
For 50 euros..................
Germans are so self righteous about the environment and then cheat to meet the standards and defeat competition. I saw the same thing in industrial products lies and then bribes to cover up. There is no way the German govt didn’t know about this.
Breitbart
Driving a Mercedes
Went haywire
Dead
They havent emailed me anything. Normally my MB dealership would email or text me if something needs to be done but nothing.
Wow. German Engineering used to be among the greatest in the world... now they’re resorting to cheating on tests? Sad.
They were cheating on a test nobody could pass.
I believe that is why my 06 Cummins has such a high resale value. Last year with open software. Some guys tune them up for some real HP.
The Detroit Lions....but who doesn't?
“They were cheating on a test nobody could pass.”
Thanks to the radicalized liberals.
Didn’t know Hillary managed unauthorized software for Mercedes.
The Cleveland Browns?...................
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