ManiacGT

So today I've finally got the Connect Me services activated. It's odd that the dealer has to do this. My experience with BMW was so much smoother.

Anyhow, it seems most features don't work unless 'you are within the vicinity of the vehicle'

One such feature, vehicle location, also states 'this feature will not work unless you are within the vicinity of the vehicle'. Well... it made me laugh.

So I can locate the vehicle using my phone, only if I'm near the vehicle. How pointless is that. If I'm near it, I know where it is. I want to know where it is when I'm not near it, to ensure I can find it.

Funny. No doubt some data protection/privacy/security nonsense.

Vehicle status also doesn't appear to work right now, so I'll have to try it again when 'I'm within the vicinity of the vehicle'. lol

pavloPL

yes, seems to be pointless, I have still mine not activted by dealer buy as they said they rolling it in UK later this year so is a little pointless. I solved issue with find my car by having dedicated phone for command online which I always leave. I use it as data modem and to localise the car.

S18LOK

My was activated the day before i pick up the car. Not much useful apps at the moment, but the dealer told me that MB will be adding more later this year.

StanNH

Same here. In fact, I've never been able to even get the location function to work .... even standing next to the car.

The lock/unlock function works very well, and the ability to download locations to the navigation system is very good. That's about it.

ManiacGT

That's a good point, how do you download locations to the car? I used send to car on google maps and it sent... but Ive no idea which menu in the car imports it?

StanNH

It may be different in the UK, but here we can simply download the MB app to our smartphones ... both IOS and Android are supported. The app gives you an image of the fob with the functions displayed. One option is called "Send2Benz". That allows you to remotely send and name any location directly to your car's navi system, and it will show up as a saved location when you initialize the navigation in the car.

I believe your "Connect Me" and our "MBrace" are just variations of the same program.

pirlouit21

You can download Google Maps locations with 'POI Dowload' from 'Mercedes-Benz Apps' in the Internet Menu.



The location you sent with Google Maps to your car is listed, select it and select 'Import'










In the Navigation Menu, you can retrieve your Google Maps locations in the submenu 'From Contacts' and start a route.

StanNH

This is the app:



And this is the program that will remotely access navigation:

pirlouit21

Remote access finally activated in Belgium.

pirlouit21

The Vehicle location is just a parking assistant and it's normal that you have to be in the vicinity of the vehicle.

On the other hand, when I am far away from my car, I can still locate it with the Vehicle tracking service and it works fine.

ManiacGT

Yes I have that functionality now. It seems when I originally posted the services weren't fully working.

Seanix

Aussies don't have access to either of these apps......

bensales

That's ok, most of the time in the UK we don't either :-)