Re:Mercedes locks faster acceleration behind a $1,200 annual...
by anfilt on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @12:46PM
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"... leads to people who technically shouldn't be getting repairs under warranty to get them."
They can only deny a warranty if the modification caused the damage. However, they can claim it did and deny you even if it's not true.
Leaving you basically only two options payup or pay lawyers and court fees ect.. to sue them.
Generally, modding anything beyond the ECM / TCM / PCM will be visible to the service center and claims will be denied.
If you stick to software alone, you're generally not looking at more than maybe 15-50 hp difference in most cars, depending on your starting point (you're getting a small percentage increase, so more powerful cars will see more of an increase).
Most ECM / PCMs do not have adequate tamper protection to detect being modded and then flashed back to stock, which is a common practice in the auto enthusiast world, and leads to people who technically shouldn't be getting repairs under warranty to get them.
Newer ones are getting better at detecting this.