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Old Mar 27, 2005 | 12:56 PM
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COMAND system compatibility

I'm about to purchase a C230K SS with COMAND, it is possible that I'll move to Europe next year and take the car with me. Does anyone know if the US spec COMAND system is compatible with European navigation DVD's?

Has anyone seen a list of differences between an European and US C230K SS?
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Old Mar 27, 2005 | 01:15 PM
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since euro comands work here, i assume us comands work in europe
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Old Mar 27, 2005 | 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by BMore
I'm about to purchase a C230K SS with COMAND, it is possible that I'll move to Europe next year and take the car with me. Does anyone know if the US spec COMAND system is compatible with European navigation DVD's?

Has anyone seen a list of differences between an European and US C230K SS?
read this: http://mbenznl.com/products/comand.shtml
and this: http://mbenznl.com/products/w203comand.shtml
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Old Mar 27, 2005 | 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by mj50
since euro comands work here, i assume us comands work in europe
For 2005, that is not true.

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Old Mar 27, 2005 | 04:16 PM
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how about the dvd navigation disc for the C-class comand, would that disc work on the M-class comand ? Thanks.
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Old Mar 27, 2005 | 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by scorchie
For 2005, that is not true.

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Would you mind telling a bit more. I understood from Raunen´s post that the differences are mainly minor and e.g. navigation accepts DVD´s for Europe and USA. The biggest functionality related difference seemed to be RDS.
All info is greatly appreciated as I´m about to spend a lot of money on something that might be obsolete in Europe...
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Old Mar 27, 2005 | 10:02 PM
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pre 2005 US spec comands cannot tune into half of the european FM frequencies because the US comands tune in per 0.2 MHz instead of 0.1 MHz which is what is used in europe.

2005US spec comands are actually MCS II units manufactured by alpine and there are NO european nav discs available for MCS or MCS II units...

greetingz,
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Old Mar 27, 2005 | 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by MBenzNL
pre 2005 US spec comands cannot tune into half of the european FM frequencies because the US comands tune in per 0.2 MHz instead of 0.1 MHz which is what is used in europe.

2005US spec comands are actually MCS II units manufactured by alpine and there are NO european nav discs available for MCS or MCS II units...

greetingz,
Thanks for the info, this is exactly what I needed to know. It seems that I won´t have COMAND after all
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YOu can always swap for a Euro DVD comand and that will work fine.
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Old Mar 28, 2005 | 03:47 AM
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Originally Posted by BMore
Thanks for the info, this is exactly what I needed to know. It seems that I won´t have COMAND after all
radio or comand...you will have to swap the HU anyways once you take a US car to europe (due to the FM frequency spacing)...might as well get a comand and swap that out...

greetingz,
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Old Mar 29, 2005 | 12:54 PM
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2005US spec comands are actually MCS II units manufactured by alpine and there are NO european nav discs available for MCS or MCS II units...
I assume from this and Scorchie's reply above that the European Delivery 2005 C-Class with COMMAND that I am picking up in two weeks will not be functional in terms of using the navigation while I am in Germany.....bummer
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