🔑 This solution requires a key sacrifice
One of your working keys must be permanently mounted inside the vehicle, where it
satisfies the factory immobilizer during a remote start. That key is
given up for the life of the installation, so if you only have two keys,
budget for cutting a spare before you book.
It sounds worse than it is. The key sits hidden and untouched, your factory security is
unaffected, and on these vehicles it is the only method available.
Read more about key sacrifice and our other product notes →
This is the Mid City Engineering SKSNG213 remote starter for Mercedes-Benz.
Mercedes-Benz is one of the hardest vehicles to fit a remote starter to. The mainstream brands largely don't cover it, because the Electronic Ignition Switch and the FBS immobiliser don't behave like anything else on the road. Mid City Engineering builds solutions specifically for that gap.
This is one of the simpler installs in the range. No EIS modification required — a key sacrifice is the only requirement, as noted above.
Vehicles covered
E-Class 2017–2023
CLS 2020–2023
G-Wagon 2019–2024
GLC 2020–2022
C-Class 2019–2021
S-Class 2018–2020
Two things to check before ordering.
2022 and newer E-Class and CLS need a USB programmer to complete the installation. Older years don't.
Not compatible with hybrid vehicles. If your vehicle is a hybrid, this isn't the right system.
What it does
- Starts from your factory key fob out of the box, using the panic button or a lock-unlock-lock sequence. No extra remote to carry.
- Automatically turns on the OEM heated seats based on an outside temperature threshold you set, and the rear defroster below freezing.
- Programmable from the steering wheel controls: run time, number of starts, heated seat threshold, light flashes.
- Works with Compustar DRONE and Directed SmartStart smartphone controllers and RF remotes for longer range. Not compatible with AM remotes.
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Anti-theft and anti-carjacking: press AUX1 in the app and the vehicle shuts down once it reaches a stop. Requires DRONE or SmartStart.
- Integrates with the factory wiring rather than cutting into it, so the vehicle's wiring is left as Mercedes built it.
Backed by a 4 year warranty, well beyond what most remote starters carry.
Not sure this is the right system for your car? Browse our Mercedes-Benz remote starters by model and year, or call us on 647-439-4485 with your VIN.