Dealer says: almost impossible to upgrade to COMAND w/ NAV in MY06, 07 W203's
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When entering the destination info, when getting to the street menu, just put the first letter or two of the name then just pageup or pagedown till you find the street name and push the joystick in to enter. It will get easier as you get used to it. You may want to get the COMMAND manual from the dealer as well. Happy navigating!
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His '06 C350 SS 6MT, Hers '07 C280 S Auto
When entering the destination info, when getting to the street menu, just put the first letter or two of the name then just pageup or pagedown till you find the street name and push the joystick in to enter. It will get easier as you get used to it. You may want to get the COMMAND manual from the dealer as well. Happy navigating!
On a different note, it's funny about MP3 CD's. If you put them in the COMAND head unit, the song name shows on the instrument cluster, and on the COMAND display. If you put the MP3 CD in the CD Changer, the file name shows on the COMAND display, but "Track 1" or "Track 2" etc shows on the instrument cluster
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You know what? I don't own an iPod (well, I own the shuffle but that doesn't count) and while I've spent so much money on this car (just buying it really) I guess I can't seep popping for the extra $$$ to get the iPod integration. I have the AUX input mod, but seeing the song title on my screens is just TOO cool :p
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You know what? I don't own an iPod (well, I own the shuffle but that doesn't count) and while I've spent so much money on this car (just buying it really) I guess I can't seep popping for the extra $$$ to get the iPod integration. I have the AUX input mod, but seeing the song title on my screens is just TOO cool :p
And, i would turn off the comand screen right after I start the engine
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I see. I didn't get the iPod integration either because I didn't see the need for changing the songs while driving. I would just play my playlist in shuffle mode. So all I did was connecting the iPod to the aux input in the glove box to play it.
And, i would turn off the comand screen right after I start the engine
And, i would turn off the comand screen right after I start the engine
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So as part of the sales process I negotiated paying $2,800 to have COMAND w/ NAV installed on my 06 C350 SS. I dropped off my car two weeks ago for the job to be done then they told me they didn't have the wiring harness they needed, so I had to pick my ride back up again. I'm driving a loaner now, my new baby is at the dealer. They're actually swapping all the components from an 07 C280 w/ COMAND & NAV into my car, and putting my stereo in that car. AND, get this. The dealership isn't doing it, they're contracting with this company (didn't say who) to do the job. The story I got from the service manager is that for the 2006, 2007 cars, it's basically impossible to put factory NAV into the car unless it came that way from the factory/ I don't know exactly why, you guys can speculate. This is such a complex job apparently that they're not having the service tech's do it, they're having this company that specializes in MB OEM NAV installs do the job (they guy's name isn't Steve, I asked )
I don' t know if this is just the case of the dealership not knowing exactly whats going on or if this is just a silly re-post and everyone knows this already. Just thought I should get the word out there.
Basically, for all you forum newbies thinking about buying a new MB, if you want stock COMAND and NAV, it's a lot less trouble to just order it with the car.
)I don' t know if this is just the case of the dealership not knowing exactly whats going on or if this is just a silly re-post and everyone knows this already. Just thought I should get the word out there.
Basically, for all you forum newbies thinking about buying a new MB, if you want stock COMAND and NAV, it's a lot less trouble to just order it with the car.
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