I just purchased a mint 37055 steam loco and it is not included in the mobile station database. 37059 is but that doesn’t help me any. I selected it on the off-chance it might work. No such luck.

I also performed the find loco function…no luck there either.

Any ideas of how to get this baby up and running?

A little background. I just got back into the hobby after being away from it for about 15 years or so. I began with Marklin in the early 1980s and built up a large selection of analog locomotives, including steamers, electric, and a couple of period switching diesels (all era ll, lll, lV)
I was lucky enough to have had enough space to construct a 30x6 foot layout but had to tear it down when I moved to a new home. Beginning around 2005 I began collecting digital steamers for display.

I also retained all of my analog collection of locos, rolling stock, enough K-track, switches, transformers to construct another sizeable layout. Much of it has never been run, or run very little.

Several home moves later I decided to get back into the hobby, but at a much smaller scale and I’m in the process of building a 4x9 layout in a spare bedroom. I purchased a Marklin starter C Track set, extra track, switch es, etc., as the quickest and easiest way to get up and running.

All my digital locos work fine except for the 37055. The shop I bought it from stated it was a running example in excellent condition. It has all the original boxes and documentation. I just can’t get the darned thing entered into the mobile station to run it.
Thanks.

Mine has address 15 but that might be the address selected by the handshake. I am not familiar enough with mobile stations to offer any help with a solution. Is there someone with a CS 3 nearby?

Thanks. I’ve been thinking about adding a second mobile station. I assume it would be a newer version than what was included in the starter set. They’re pretty inexpensive anyway. Haven’t thought about a Central Station for such a small layout. Maybe I should investigate that further, especially if I want to control more than one train at a time without causing a disaster.
I appreciate the feedback

Having so mnay models with many functions, setting up my MS2 icons for each would be time consuming, and the small screen isn't optimal. Much easier on the CS3.

I have the Mobile Station 2 that came with the starter set. I can pick up a new one from a shop in Germany for $85.
I can also reserve a CS3+ for $715 or a CS3 for $580 but I’m not sure of a delivery date as they don’t have it in stock.
Not many available in the U.S., although I did find a CS3+ for a bit over $900. It looks like I would also have to purchase a power pack suitable for the USA.
I assume both the U.S. and German versions of the mobile stations are the same.

Or, I could just use the 37055 as a display model in the engine shed and futz around with it later. Everything else runs fine. Digital turnouts work great, etc. just need to purchase an M83 for the uncoupler tracks and maybe a second MS2. Seems like the most cost-effective way to go.
Opinions anyone?

No, the lowest serial number one becomes the master that contains the database, and the higher serial numbered ones refer to that database. Bit as you are talking of only 11 locos then you should get your ms2 updated to the latest revision firmware as that gives 40 locos to select from.

Also your problem could well be related to the low revision level of the ms2, as there have been significant fixes over the years to various problems related to running mfx locos.

Rocky, AJC Kids in Witchita Falls Texas hos both the CS3, and Plus in stock @ $640, and $800 each. Mr. Guy there is extremely helpful and knowledgable! Belle is also very personable and helpful with orders and such. I got mine from them in 2021 with the power pack in 3 to 4 days UPS ground std. shipping. Anytime I emailed with a question, or problem, Guy replied with help!

Easy, easy, no need to purchase another MS2 or a CS. Obviously, your MS2 is working fine. Thus, the focus has to be on the loco itself. Did you try a manual selection? If not, the process is as follows:

Remove all other locomotives form the track. Switch on the MS2. Press simultaneously the keys "shift" & "locomotive". Then open "database" (in German: "aus Datenbank"). Subsequently scroll down to 37055 and select the article. This works only if the address set at the factory has not been changed.

(Thus if the loco does not respond, the decoder address had been changed. If you know the "new" address, you can overwrite it in the MS2.)

That will not work as the 37055 is not in the database as it is an mfx loco. However the ms2 with early versions of software also have problems with later versions of mfx locos - hence my recommendation to upgrade the software.

Could be quite a lengthy procedure though.
1. turn off mfx mode in the ms2.
2. turn off mfx mode in the decoder.
3. install the loco manually on the ms2, and check it works.
4. turn on mfx mode in the ms2 to allow any other mfx locos already installed to work, and check they still work OK.
5. check the 37055 still works as manually installed.

Quite frankly for roughly a weeks turnaround mailing the ms2 to a shop or another member (assuming either are in the same country) to get it updated is a much simpler procedure.

According to the Marklindudes the current software update for the MS2 is 3.148. Not sure how that relates to yours