I just bought a 2001 E320 Wagon with command. Is the 2004 NAV CD upgrade worth it? I can buy the disk on ebay for $125

 

You can buy 10 CDs from MB for $150 plus shipping. I do not know about worth of them. I hope to buy soon, so will share impressions.

 

I bought the set - that site and deal is legit. Do NOT buy from ebay. I see entire sets going for $300. I'm thinking of buying 10 more and trying to sell them on ebay.

 

updated set has new streets, stores, etc that were recently built and not on previous editions. i bought the updated set. mb also offers some new nav disc program that you sign up for and they send you updated discs when they are released. im not too sure of the details, my service guy mentioned it to me last time i was at the dealer

 

Another new feature of the 04 disc is you can put in one disc and use that same disc to go across the US. Shows the major highways with this feature. To get local streets you need to insert the appropiate state disc. I use the CA disc and enter (for example) New York City and it tells me the mileage and starts the route.

 

Did you get it at the dealer or online somewhere?

 

I bought a 2004 CA/NV/Hawaii NAV CD off e-bay as part of a set, but there are many streets that were not updated on the disc (streets 2-3 years old). I am waiting for the new 2005 CD to come out and hopefully the streets will appear.

 

I got it online from the MB site. Had a special deal for half price - entire set for $150

 

Can you check if it can find Winifred Dr. in San Jose?

 

Yes, I can confirm that the CA/NV region CD from the current MB Nav CD offer (complete set for $150) does include Winifred Drive in San Jose.

It doesn't, however, appear to have the points of interest updated to include Santana Row.

A side effect of the new cross-country driving capability is that many cities (like San Jose) now require you to choose from among the three San Joses in the US. It lists the choices, with the county and state information for each one. So there's often one more selection/click operation required in a nav destination entry.

 

Thanks a lot.