ANTI TUNING REMAPS
Since mid 2009 we have seen the introduction of protected Bosch EDC17 & MED17 using an Infineon Tricore processor and people are often told that these new Tricore ECUs cannot be remapped as the vehicle has “Tuning protection” or the ECU itself is “Locked” this simply is not true! There is no such thing as a “Locked” or “Anti-tuning” software, however there are many inexperienced or poorly equipped tuners that do not understand these ECUs and rather than admit they have no knowledge on these latest systems they simply say it is not possible.
We at Elite Remaps do have a safe and reliable solution for programing these ECUs this is via a Bootloader technique as pictured above which involves the removal of the ECU from the vehicle and making a direct connection allowing the reading & writing of the Tricore processor. This is the only safe way to remap any EDC17 or MED17 ECU because please remember these ECUs were introduced firstly without any protection (pre 2009), which would allow OBD flashing but during normal servicing or warranty repairs the dealers do have the ability update the old non protected software with the new “Anti-tuning” versions, where this is the case any attempts to reprogram your ECU via the OBD (On Board Diagnostics) can cause fatal damage to your ECU.
For more information on tuning Bosch EDC17 & MED17 ECUs please call: 01132 575338.
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| Class | Vehicle type | Age first MOT (yrs) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Motorbike (engine size up to 200 cm3) | 3 |
| 1 | Motorbike with sidecar (engine size up to 200 cm3) | 3 |
| 2 | Motorbike (engine size over 200 cm3) | 3 |
| 2 | Motorbike with sidecar (engine size over 200 cm3) | 3 |
| 3 | 3-wheeled vehicles (up to 450kg unladen weight) | 3 |
| 4 | 3-wheeled vehicles (over 450kg unladen weight) | 3 |
| 4 | Cars (up to 8 passenger seats) | 3 |
| 4 | Motor caravans | 3 |
| 4 | Quads (max unladen weight 400kg – for goods vehicles 550kg and max net power of 15kw) | 3 |
| 4 | Dual purpose vehicles | 3 |
| 4 | Private hire and public service vehicles (up to 8 seats) | 3 |
| 4 | Ambulances and taxis | 1 |
| 4 | Private passenger vehicles and ambulances (9 to 12 passenger seats) | 1 |
| 4 | Goods vehicles (up to 3,000kg design gross weight) | 3 |
| 4 | Class 4 vehicles (9 to 12 passenger seats) with a seat belt installation check | n/a |
| 5 | Private passenger vehicles and ambulances (13 to 16 passenger seats) | 1 |
| 5 | Private passenger vehicles and ambulances (more than 16 passenger seats) | 1 |
| 5 | Playbuses | 1 |
| 5a | Class 5 vehicles (13 to 16 passenger seats) with a seatbelt installation check | n/a |
| 5a | Class 5 vehicles (more than 16 passenger seats) with a seatbelt installation check | n/a |
| 7 | Goods vehicles (over 3,000kg up to 3,500kg design gross weight) | 3 |