smart transmission 2.0 (re-flash)

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Permalink Reply by Bruce Fromoz on March 20, 2009 at 1:14am

I just got the letter inviting me to upgrade, and I can't wait! It will be nice to down-shift with a touch, instead of romping on it. I'm sure the engine will like it too. Anything that they can do to add sophistication to this beautiful little transmission is always welcome!

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Permalink Reply by mr bad example on March 20, 2009 at 1:44am

i just got the same letter today. i have a pure, so no paddles, but i plan on a cruise control with a "sprinter" accelleration circuit very soon. better shifting will be welcome with better throttle response.

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Permalink Reply by Bruce Fromoz on March 20, 2009 at 3:08am

It will still be a welcome upgrade. I'm told that in addition to the paddle thing, the 1st to 2nd shift will be improved, and the "creep" function (at intersections) will be less aggressive.

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Permalink Reply by Marc L on March 20, 2009 at 5:38pm

Ok, I had the re-flash done while I was in the shop to have the transmission looked at. The dealership told me that they will ''reprogram'' but never explained the differences that I would notice. I did notice that there were a few strange downshifts today while driving and I assume it has something to do with this ''re-flash'' Thank God for this board or I would have thought something strange was going on. Now I will test with the left shifter while in ''D'' mode and see what happens. I didn't get the letter yet at home but will certainly get soon.

I did however get a 10th anniversay letter saying that there was a ''free'' gift waiting for me at the presentation of an enclosed coupon. Anyone received this yet?

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Permalink Reply by Cisco on March 23, 2009 at 3:33pm

I got my transmission flashed last week.

I am glad I got it done. It is definitely a little faster shifting from 1st to 2nd. And the shifting is smoother. I think the switching to manual mode is a big help because sometimes the car wants to stay at 6000 rpm for awhile. All you do now is just hit the paddle shifter to change it.

Overall worth the upgrade. 3.0 re-flash? Sure why not. More improvements, the better.

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Permalink Reply by mr bad example on March 23, 2009 at 6:56pm

wooooo, i finally got my car to 6000 rpms a couple of nights ago. some punk in a pontiac was revvin next to me at a light on the way home at midnight, i was watchin the lights, i popped into manual and stomped it for the first time in the 14 months that i've had my smart... BLEW HIM AWAY!!!! i played race car driver the rest of the way home and got 45.8 mpg for the trip. "drove it like you stole it" works almost as good as feather footing it.

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Permalink Reply by SATO on April 14, 2009 at 10:38pm

Did you go and watch the fast and the furious movie... Mr.BE???? did your smarty pop a wheelie like in the movies LOL

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Permalink Reply by Carlos on March 24, 2009 at 11:56am

Cool that you have the 09 upgrade aswell. In Europe we also noticed a difference, that the gearbox in auto mode will shift earlier to an higher gear.(5th at 65km/h in stead of 90 km.h) (in USA it already did from the beginning). We don't have the creep function.

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Permalink Reply by Scott Mankewitz on March 24, 2009 at 9:57pm

I got my smart back from the shop this morning. I had a stuck shifter. Anyway, thay did the re-flash and it is great. Shifts so much smoother.

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Permalink Reply by Gilbert's on March 24, 2009 at 11:00pm

Also it has longer banwidth then did you guy's see your gas tank indicator when you fillup? it's not full I think now, it's all the way up...

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Permalink Reply by tc on April 14, 2009 at 4:24pm

I took mine in for the 2.0 update, it's a RIP OFF.
I truly believe it was a way for the dealership to talk smart owners into additional services.
My car was not upgraded ( unless it already had the right software ), it did not recieve a new battery or a new owners manual. Instead I drive 30 miles, which takes an hour, I wait an hour at the dealership for them to do nothing but waste my time. Then I have to wait for the service rep. to deal with all the Benz owners before I can leave the dealership. I didn't wait, I just got in my smart and left.
Why didn't smart separate themselves from the Benz dealership, we are treated like second class citzens when we needs our smarts serviced.

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Permalink Reply by SATO on April 14, 2009 at 10:35pm

TC, is your smart an 08 or 09? if its an 08 and they did do the re-flash, you will notice that now the paddle shifter on the left when pulled will make the gear box go down into a lower gear and stay in manual mode... that did not happen before! your transmission is also shifting more smoothly from 1-2 and 2-3 as well.

I do agree with you that some dealers treat MB customers differently from smart customers and its very frustrating, but do take a moment to look at what was done to your car... if you did not have the comfort package, the battery was not part of the recall. so I also ask you if your car has the rain sensor and auto light package?

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