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USA Version




ME-SFI [ME] Vehicle Features
USA Version

Functions/components for natinal version (USA):
- Secondary air injection
- Exhaust gas recirculation (except engine 137)
- O2-Sensors downstream of the three way catalytic converter
- Two-sensor control
- Monitoring catalytic converter efficiency
- On-board Diagnosis (OBD II)
- "CHECK ENGINE" MIL
- Data link connector (scan tool)
- Drive authorization system with infrared system. Exterior receivers on front doors and at rear.
- All types from model year 1998 inclusive: Warning for the fuel system "Open" (fuel tank cap cover indicator)
- Model 129/202 up to model year 97: purge system monitoring pressure sensor
- Intake manifold pressure sensor
- All types from model year 1998 inclusive: System regeneration with leak test.
Additional components:
- Sensor for the tank pressure
- Activated charcoal canister shut-off valve
- All types from model year 1998 inclusive (except for type 163): The fuel vapours are caught in the filling neck when filling up the fuel tank and sent are sent to the activated charcoal canister (ORVR = Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery). The activated charcoal canister is enlarged.

- Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV) (USA)
Engine 112.946 as of 15.7.02/7/02 with code 929
FFV vehicles can be filled with premium fuel or with ethanol (ethanol content 85 %). In this way mixtures arise in the fuel tank with an ethanol content of between 0 and 85 %. The ethanol contentl is taught in after each filling of the fuel tank and mixture creation is adjusted accordingly.