2012
UAB DIELEKTRIK MB TRUCK EXPLORER
Jurij Jakel
USER MANUAL
Version 1.0 Revision C
User manual, containing basic information about MB Truck Explorer software and Vehicle
Explorer Interface
Table of Contents
1 MB Truck Explorer .......................................................................................................... 4
1.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 4
1.2 Minimum system requirements................................................................................. 5
2 Software installation ......................................................................................................... 6
2.1 Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 installation ............................................................. 6
2.2 MB Truck Explorer instalation ................................................................................. 8
2.3 Driver installation ................................................................................................... 10
3 Connecting / disconnecting VEI to / from the vehicle ................................................... 11
3.1 Connecting using an OBDII socket ........................................................................ 11
3.2 Disconnecting using an OBDII socket .................................................................... 12
3.3 Connecting using an OBDII-MB DIAG 14M cable ............................................... 13
3.4 Disconnecting after using OBDII-MB DIAG 14M cable ....................................... 14
4 MB Truck Explorer graphical user interface and functionality ..................................... 15
4.1 MR memory ............................................................................................................ 17
4.1.1 Reading FLASH .............................................................................................. 19
4.1.2 Writing FLASH ............................................................................................... 20
4.1.3 Reading EEPROMs ......................................................................................... 21
4.1.4 Writing EEPROMs .......................................................................................... 22
4.2 Keys ........................................................................................................................ 23
4.2.1 Adding keys ..................................................................................................... 24
4.2.2 Erasing and adding keys .................................................................................. 25
5 VeDoc calculator ............................................................................................................ 26
5.1 X1 calculation ......................................................................................................... 27
5.2 X2 calculation type ................................................................................................. 32
5.3 X8 calculation type ................................................................................................. 33
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6 FDOK calculator ............................................................................................................ 34
6.1 XN calculation type ................................................................................................ 35
6.2 XT calculation type ................................................................................................. 39
7 DAS passwords .............................................................................................................. 40
8 Settings ........................................................................................................................... 41
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1 MB Truck Explorer
1.1 Introduction
MB Truck Explorer is a unique tool on the market for special operations on Mercedes-Benz
trucks and buses. It allows read/write FLASH and EEPROMs from MR (PLD) control unit,
program new keys and calculate VeDoc (X1, X2…) and FDOK (XT, XN) access codes. All
operations are done via OBD and offline, no internet connection required. This software can be
downloaded from http://j2534.lt/VEI/MBTruckExplorer/download.html.
Mb Truck Explorer has a few main actions. These include MR memory explorer, Keys learn,
VeDoc and FDOK calculators and DAS password generator.
• MR memory explorer – allows read/write Flash/EEPROMs of MR (PLD) control
unit. It is possible to connect to the unit via OBD (MR is mounted inside the truck) or
via direct connector (MR is placed on your table). This function is especially useful
for chip-tuning works and recovering unit after broken update. All operations are
done via OBD, there is no need to decapsulate/open the unit, so unit stays in factory
condition and therefore no warranty is voided.
• Keys learn – allows to add new keys for the truck. No additional equipment is used;
all operations are done offline, only connection to the truck required.
• VeDoc and FDOK calculators- calculate access codes for VeDoc (X1, X2, etc.) and
FDOK (XT/XN) algorithms. Must be used together with XENTRY (DAS) software
and compatible diagnostic tool where these codes are asked. All operations are done
offline, only connection to the truck required.
• DAS password generator – calculates password asked by DAS to access some special
functions (MR downgrade from Euro 4, 5, to Euro 3, etc.)
Supported models
Trucks – Mercedes-Benz ACTROS, ATEGO, AXOR, ECONIC
Buses – Mercedes-Benz EvoBUS, CITO, CITARO
Years: from 1996 to 2011.
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1.2 Minimum system requirements
CPU speed 1 GHz or faster
RAM 512 MB
HDD 10 GB
Screen resolution SVGA 800x600
PC operation system Windows XP/Vista/7 (32 bits or 64 bits)
USB connection USB 2.0 or USB 1.1
Furthermore, Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=1639 and
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17718 are required.
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2 Software installation
2.1 Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 installation
Follow the link to download Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 (http://www.microsoft.com/en-
us/download/details.aspx?id=17718). After pressing the “Download” button, a window will
appear asking you to save the file. Save the file by pressing “Save File” button (Figure 1).
Figure 1Saving Microsoft .NET Framework setup file
After saving the setup file, double click it to launch the setup process.
Figure 2 Starting the installation
Read the license terms and put a tick in the box next to the confirmation box and the click
“Install” to start the installation (Figure 2).
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Wait a few moments for the software to install itself. After the installation of Microsoft
.NET Framework 4.0 has been completed, click “Finish” and exit the installation (Figure 3).
Figure 3 Finishing the installation
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2.2 MB Truck Explorer instalation
Visit http://j2534.lt/VEI/MBTruckExplorer/download.html and download the file. Launch
the MBTruckExplorer v1.5 Setup file and start the installation. After you have clicked on the
setup file, a window will appear (Figure 4).
Figure 4 Installation window
Click “Next” and proceed with the installation. After that, a window will appear to confirm
the installation (Figure 5).
Figure 5 Confirming the installation
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After you have clicked “Install”, the installation will begin (Figure 6). It will only take a few
seconds for the setup to complete the installation.
Figure 6 Installation process
After the installation has been complete, a window will appear. Click “Finish” to complete
the installation (Figure 7).
Figure 7 Finishing the installation
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2.3 Driver installation
After connecting VEI to the computer via USB, your computer will start searching for
necessary drivers and a small box will pop up notifying you about it (Figure 8).
Figure 8 Installing necessary drivers
It will take a few moments for your computer to find and install these drivers. After
everything has been completed, another pop up box will appear, notifying you about a successful
installation of the drivers (Figure 9).
Figure 9 Drivers have been successfully installed
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3 Connecting / disconnecting VEI to / from the vehicle
3.1 Connecting using an OBDII socket
Vehicle Explorer Interface (VEI) is used to connect your vehicle to a computer via OBD
socket. It is important to connect correctly, otherwise problems could occur and you will not be
able to work properly. Connecting to a vehicle is performed as follows (Figure 10): first of all,
you need to connect via OBDII cable.
① Plug the VEI to a vehicle via OBDII cable.
② After that, plug the USB adapter to the VEI.
③ Finally, plug the USB cable to your computer.
Figure 10 Connecting VEI to the vehicle OBD2 diagnosis port and a computer
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3.2 Disconnecting using an OBDII socket
After you have finished working with your vehicle, you need to disconnect. To disconnect
from a vehicle, simply complete all the actions that were done when connecting, ONLY TH
OTHER WAY AROUND (Figure 11).
① That is, firstly, unplug the USB cable from your computer
② After that, unplug the USB cable from VEI.
③ Finally, disconnect VEI from your vehicle’s OBDII socket.
Figure 11 Disconnecting VEI from a vehicle and a computer
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3.3 Connecting using an OBDII-MB DIAG 14M cable
Some vehicles may not have an OBDII socket. In this case you need an OBDII-MB DIAG
14M cable. Connecting to a vehicle is almost the same as without this cable (Figure 12).
① Firstly, connect the adapter D125140016 to a vehicle.
② Then plug VEI to an OBDII socket on the adapter.
③ After that, plug the USB cable to the other side of VEI.
④ And finally, plug the USB cable to your computer.
Figure 12 Connecting VEI to a vehicle using an OBDII-MB DIAG 14M cable
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3.4 Disconnecting after using OBDII-MB DIAG 14M cable
Disconnecting from your vehicle when you were using an OBDII-MB DIAG 14M cable is
performed similar to the connection process, ONLY THE OTHER WAY AROUND (Figure 13).
① First, unplug USB from your computer.
② Then disconnect the USB cable from VEI.
③ After that, unplug VEI from OBDII socket on the adapter.
④ Finally, disconnect the OBDII-MB DIAG 14M cable from your vehicle.
Figure 13 Disconnecting from a vehicle with an OBD-MB DIAG 14M cable
NOTE. Connecting and disconnecting procedures are very important. It is highly
recommended for you to follow these instructions every time you connect or disconnect from a
vehicle.
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4 MB Truck Explorer graphical user interface and functionality
Double-click on the MB Truck Explorer icon on your desktop and launch the software.
In a few moments, the software’s initial screen will appear (Figure 14).
Figure 14 MB Truck Explorer's initial screen
The screen looks like this when the device is not connected. In order to work with MB Truck
Explorer, connect the device to vehicle and click the “Connect” button in the MB Truck Explorer
window.
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After the connection has been completed, the window’s appearance will slightly change.
You can now view all the past actions that were completed using this software. These actions are
shown in the bottom left corner of the window (Figure 15).
Figure 15 Active screen and information of last actions
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4.1 MR memory
After you have successfully connected to the vehicle, you can perform various actions. By
selecting MR memory you can read/write FLASH/EEPROMs of MR (PLD) control unit (Figure
16).
Figure 16 MR memory selection
Before you read or write your FLASH/EEPROM, perform the analysis. Do this by clicking
“Analyze” button and wait for the software to complete the analysis. After the analysis, the
information about the past action will appear on the information tab on the bottom left corner.
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To start the analysis of the MR memory click “Analyze” button. After you clicked the
button, the software will ask you to switch on the ignition of your car. After the ignition has been
switched on, the software will perform the analysis, after which you will be able to read or write
FLASH/EEPROMs.
The result of past action will be displayed on the bottom left corner of the window.
Furthermore, after the analysis was completed, the information regarding FLASH and
EEPROMs will be shown in the bottom of the MB Truck Explorer window, below the main
action buttons (Figure 17).
Figure 17 MB Truck Explorer screen after the analysis
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4.1.1 Reading FLASH
After connecting to the vehicle and performing the analysis, you can read FLASH. To do so,
click the “Read FLASH” button. After clicking this button a window will appear asking you to
turn the ignition on. Turn on the ignition and the window will disappear. After that the software
will start reading FLASH, which will take a while (Figure 18). After the reading process has
been completed, you can view the result of the past action.
Figure 18 Reading FLASH
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4.1.2 Writing FLASH
You can also write files using the MB Truck Explorer software. To do so, simply click on
the “Write FLASH”. Wait for the software to write files. After completion, you can view if the
operation was successful in the bottom left corner of the MB Truck Explorer window.
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4.1.3 Reading EEPROMs
After the connection and the analysis have been completed, you can also read EEPROM A
or EEPROM B. To do so, click the “Read EEPROM A” or “EEPROM B” respectively. After
clicking one of these buttons, a window will appear once again, asking you to turn the ignition
on. Turn on the ignition and the window will disappear. After that, MB Truck Explorer software
will start reading one of the EEPROMs (depends on which one you chose). After the reading
process has been completed, you can view the result of this reading action on the bottom left
corner of the software’s window.
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4.1.4 Writing EEPROMs
Writing EEPROMs is almost the same as writing FLASH. Click “Write EEPROM A” or
“Write EEPROM B”. Wait for the software to write files. After a few minutes, the writing
process will be completed. You can see the information about your last action in the bottom left
corner.
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4.2 Keys
MB Truck Explorer allows you to read, add or erase keys to the truck. These actions can be
done without any additional equipment. All that is needed is the connection to the vehicle.
Before adding or erasing keys, you should read the information about the keys. To do this,
press “Read keys info”. In a few moments the software will read the information, which will be
displayed at the bottom of the Keys module window (Figure 19).
Figure 19 Reading keys information
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4.2.1 Adding keys
Using the MB Truck Explorer software you can add keys to your vehicle. These keys serve
to verify that certain keys are used with proper vehicles. If the key, which is in the vehicle, is not
coincident with the one that you have programmed, the vehicle will not start. Using MB Truck
Explorer you can program these keys to be used with certain vehicles. You can add up to 8 keys
to a single block.
To add new keys, select the keys module in the MB Truck Explorer window. Click “Read
keys info” to read the information about the keys. After you have read the information about the
keys, click on the “Add keys”. A message will appear asking you to insert a key (Figure 20).
Insert a key and press ok. After a few moments, the software will add keys to the ignition lock.
The result of this operation will be displayed on the bottom left corner of the MB Truck Explorer
window.
Figure 20 Adding keys
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4.2.2 Erasing and adding keys
If you already have keys in the ignition lock and you want to replace them, then you need to
use the “Erase and add keys” option. By clicking this button the software will erase any keys that
were present in the ignition lock. After the keys have been erased you can add new keys to the
ignition lock. Complete the actions that were described in the previous part of this manual
(Adding keys) to add new keys.
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5 VeDoc calculator
VeDoc is a dealer level tool and it is used to calculate encrypted random numbers for
programming protected parameters in DAS. In most cases this function is used along with a MB
Star device.
To calculate these numbers select “VeDoc calculator” function in the MB Truck Explorer
window. Before you calculate, you need to complete the “Prepare” operation. To do this, simply
click “Prepare” button. A message will appear after the “Prepare” operation has been completed.
After this operation information about block will appear (transponder code, number of keys, ID
code).
Right after the completion of the “Prepare” operation you need to unplug the device from
OBD cable. However, DO NOT UNPLUG FROM USB. Then connect to the MB diagnostic
tool, run Xentry and go to VeDoc request screen. There you will see the input calculation type.
Then select this type in the MB Truck Explorer window. Finally, click “Calculate” to get the
final code.
VeDoc has three main calculation types each of them performs different actions:
• X1 calculation calculates code for one key adding to MR authorized keys list
• X2 calculation erases all keys from MR authorized keys list and adds present (key in
ignition lock)
• X8 calculation gives code to access MR download in Mercedes-Benz DAS software.
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5.1 X1 calculation
As mentioned before, X1 calculation calculates code for one key adding to MR authorized
key list. To add a key using X1 calculation, complete the following actions one by one.
Run Xentry or DAS software. There, in the Control unit direct access screen select the “MR
engine control” function and press F3 (Figure 21).
Figure 21 Control unit direct access screen
In the “MR engine control” submenu, select the “Control unit adaptations” and again press
F3 (Figure 22).
Figure 22 MR engine control screen
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In the next screen you will see that you can perform three actions. Select “Learn transponder
key” and press F3 (Figure 23).
Figure 23 Control unit adaptations screen
The next screen will show you important notes. Read them and continue by pressing F2
(Figure 24).
Figure 24 Notes screen
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The following screen shows you options that you can choose. You will see that there are
three options, which refer to the calculation types (X1, X2, and X8). This time we will use the
first type (X1). To do so, select the first option and press F3 (Figure 25).
Figure 25 Calculation types
As soon as you have selected this option, the software will ask you to switch off the ignition
(Figure 26).
Figure 26 Software asking to turn off the ignition
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Having your ignition switched off, the software will start learning transponder key, which
will take a few seconds (Figure 27).
Figure 27 Work in progress
After a while, the software’s screen will show you all the information required – random
number, ID code, calculation type, number of keys and a transponder code (Figure 28).
Figure 28 Required information
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Now return to the MB Truck Explorer window and enter all of the data that is shown in the
Xentry or DAS software (random number, ID code, calculation type, number of keys and a
transponder code). After that, press “Calculate” to get the final code.
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5.2 X2 calculation type
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5.3 X8 calculation type
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6 FDOK calculator
This function is very similar to the VeDoc calculator. The usage of this function is
practically the same as with VeDoc.
Unlike VeDoc, FDOK has two calculation types:
XT is used for changing of NOx Torque limit
XN is used to erase emissions-relevant fault codes in actuations of SCR exhaust after
treatment system.
Firstly, connect device to the truck. Then complete “Prepare” operation by clicking
“Prepare” button in the MB Truck Explorer window (Figure 29). After the preparation has been
complete, unplug the device and connect MB diagnostic tool (STAR diagnosis).
Figure 29 FDOK calculator
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6.1 XN calculation type
Run Xentry or DAS software. After the software’s window has opened, select the “MR engine
control” function and press F3 (Figure 30).
Figure 30 DAS screen
A new screen will appear. In this new screen select the “Actuations” function and press F3
(Figure 31).
Figure 31 MR engine control screen
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After selecting Actuations, a screen with important notes will appear, informing you about
further operations. After reading these notes, press F2 to continue (Figure 32).
Figure 32 Note on the actuations screen
Next screen will show you the operations that you can perform using the connected MB
diagnostic tool. To calculate FDOK code, select “Actuations of SCR exhaust aftertreatment
system” and press F3 (Figure 33).
Figure 33 Actuation screen
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After you have pressed F3 in the previous screen, a submenu will appear. Select the “Erasing of
emissions-relevant fault codes” and press F3 (Figure 34).
Figure 34 Actuations of SCR exhaust after treatment screen
The software will bring up a warning screen, showing you what can happen after you have
erased the fault codes (Figure 35).
Figure 35 Warning screen
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After you have pressed F2 key, the erasing procedure will begin. In a few moments a screen
will appear showing you the needed information – random number, ID code and calculation type
(Figure 36).
Figure 36 VeDoc information
Enter these values into blank boxes in the MB Truck Explorer software. Then press
“Calculate” button to get the final code.
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6.2 XT calculation type
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7 DAS passwords
DAS passwords can be generated using MB Truck Explorer. These passwords are used to
unlock some features of the vehicle or the device. DAS passwords have three different types: X1,
X2 and X8. X1 is used to calculate code for one key adding to MR authorized keys list. X2 is
used to erase all keys from MR authorized keys list and add present (key in ignition lock). X8 is
used to give you code to access MR download in Mercedes-Benz DAS software.
To generate a DAS password, select the DAS passwords function. Then connect device to
the truck. In the MB Truck Explorer window select the password type you want to generate (X1,
X2, and X8). Finally, press “Calculate” to get the password.
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8 Settings
In the “Settings” section you can perform such simple actions as “Read device info”, which
will read and display information about the connected VEI device. To do this, connect VEI to
your PC via USB.
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