Silver_Lana

In the current COMAND setup, you scroll through alphabets with the knob on the console, well now you will be able to use the steering wheel to scroll through the alphabets as well as other menu options!
Yay!

I was told this by the dealer when i went to check on my car's delivery timeframe.

Silver_Lana

can anyone confirm this behaviour in the current C Class?

Silver_Lana

Maybe Accord can move this to the tech forum since noone is interested in answering...

young

well, actually, i don't think too many people have comand so it is probably an ignorance more than lack of interest.

greg230 has comand; try pm-ing him.

amgme

will this be available to current command owners as a software upgrade?

Boo2

I have command, and yeah you have to use the knob. Takes a while, but I never use it anyway. I just like to leave the map on and watch the arrow move around.

jswedberg

Yep, I also have Comand, and only the knob works.

I wish the "knob" was a joystick (similar to the ML's MCS system) - that would help on long names!

It would be great if a software upgrade added this.

Silver_Lana

I really dont think much has changed with COMAND except for this so i think a software upgrade would do the trick.
Perhaps our COMAND guru Richard in the UK would be as kind as to offer a word on this?

Richard

Sadly for us here in Europe, MB are really bad at issuing s/w upgrades.

There have only been 2 s/w upgrades for the S/CL COMAND, and one for the normal COMAND. These are only installed by the dealer if you have voice recognition problems - and only applicable for MY2001 COMAND systems.

It should be noted though, that you can install the s/w upgrade on older COMAND systems, then you get the nice MB star when you turn on the display, and some SMS edit features, and a load of bugs fixed !! (However, it can cause the text to no longer be properly centered on the cluster display for COMAND functions)

I spent a year with a buggy comand system (MY2000) driving me mad by forgetting where the CD was playing from, a high volume beep when I ended phone calls etc - I persuaded my dealer to install a MY2002 one under warranty, which fixed my problems. The MY2001 s/w update wasnt available then.

I beleive that in the US, they issue s/w upgrades to all the dealers who will install them if asked nicely

I therefore suspect (guess) that sooner or later MB USA dealers will have a new version of s/w that does that stuff and can be retrofitted.

Us in Europe will probably have to wait for ever :-)

Apollo

Richard

I am due to receive my c class for sep 1st. I have comand, integrated phone, 6 dc and Bose. What is your view on how good these are as I see conflicting views on here about comand etc and I would be interested in a view from someone in UK.

Thanks

Drew_ML

Actually, I'm pretty sure that the COMAND system for '03 is different. Note that the '03 CLK, '03 S-class, '03 E-class have the new unit which is made by Becker, no longer by Bosch. If this is true, it would mean that a s/w update is not possible.

Accord

Just called MBUSA, they confirmed that the COMAND system on the 2003 model year will be identical to the COMAND on the 2002 model year C-Class. They also told me that the company who makes the COMAND system for the C-Class has not changed either.

Silver_Lana

From what the dealer said, the Hardware is the exact same the software however seems to have been updated... i think you may be refering to the DVD based NAVI which wont show up until 2005? i think...

Silver_Lana

From what i understood, the 03 CLK would has the same COMAND as the one in the current C Class.
Am i mistaken in that assumption?

Drew_ML

Interesting...I've been looking more into this and there seems to be conflicting bits of information. The COMAND in the '03 S-class and E-class are definitely going to be different than what they are right now, but I guess we'll have to see what happens for the C!

Silver_Lana

All of a sudden i am getting more and more conflicting information so i am just going to wait till my delaer tells me my care is at the dealership and then i can go see it.

jhillman

From the starting thread post, does your 2003 C-Class Command in fact have the advanced software functionality you mentioned? I know there was some speculation on 2003 changes in software before delivery. Now that you have the car, what's the skinny on this?? I know it's still the same hardware, i.e., CD-ROM, not DVD-based, etc., but can you now scroll w/ the steering wheel buttons, or do you still use the knob? Any other changes?

xc240x

my 2001 sedan had comand but i had a new comand unit put in last week b/c the volume knob's rubber came off... does that mean i have a new type of comand or do i have the same one i had before just new? doesn't make a difference to me, i actually bought comand so i wouldn't replace the hu with an aftermarket radio and speaker and amps and just draw current from the car... whenever i get the itch to go aftermarket audio, i remind myself how much extra the comand was, and the itch is gone

FrankW

Don't have Command on mine, so oh well...

Silver_Lana

No changes whatsoever.
The scroll knob is still the only way to move about on the COMAND screen. Sorry to dissapoint ya fellas...

greg230

i use my comand all the time, and it works very well, regardless of ease of use for address entry. However, its predictive text helps save time entering in long names, and i have never had a problem finding streets i need.

My big complaint: cd based, orange colored map. Desperatly waiting for the clk to have dvd based nav

Boo2

I love my command, but hardly use it. It looks tight. I just hit map to watch my car's position on the map. The voice directions can get annoying tho.