I personally did pay that extra money for the navigation, pretty much based on one single thing, and that was that the navigation was controlled by the thumb knob, and I had had prior experience with one of thos driving a BMW, and found it to be a pain in the ***. If it was touch then yea im in.

Who has found it to be easy to use? Good investment/bad --to have gotten it or to have not gotten it? just wonderin....

shaun

 

HI. I didn't get it. If I had gotten it, I would have probably benefited more from the better sound and the ability to read DVD disks than from the navigation. I almost never go somewhere with my car that I don't know how to get to. When I need navigation, I'm in a rental car far from home, not in my own car.

However, again, for the other features I would have enjoyed it. However, for now, I saved the money, and will get it on my next car (maybe).

 

i got the navigation package too but not just for navigation. it came with the upgraded sound system. but as far as the navigation goes, its real easy to use. real useful in nyc

 

THe car I am waiting on has navi. Its one of those things you generally don't need, but, when you need it, you really need it. I am glad to hear that it is easy to use. The BMW model in my e46 was OK to use but not easy to use.

 

You do not have to use the thumb knob ( the idrive look alike)
use Lingotronic. I never used the knob. Lingotronic does wonders if you invidualize it . Without invidualizing its sill awesome. Just say the command and it will be processed.

 

I opted not to get NAV because I have a Nuvi ($300) gps that is excellent. I would have liked the upgraded sound system but I just didn't feel that it was worth $3000 for me. Too bad that MB didn't split up that option.

Here's an interesting article about the value of options.

http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/car..._survey_a1.asp

 

For me the navi is a+ easy to use and I wanted the upgrade sound system.
I love my Hoda Civic touch screen navi.
I have navis on all my cars except my VW's
But we all know our needs

 

This Nav in C cannot compare to my previous Acura's system which is the best - touch screen and very intuitive.

It takes 2x the efforts to get a driving direction in C.

The POI is hard to use, it always defaults to the nearest airports, strange. and I always have problems finding places with the POI in C.

Or maybe I should go RTFM?

 

I got the nav in my C350. Mainly for the audio system, but I'm a junky for techy toys in the car. The nav system is great though, and is leaps and bounds above anything I saw in the BMW cars. Their iDrive blows. The Command system in the MB however is very easy to use. There are some things I'd like to see improved, but overall very pleased with it. And the voice control makes it real easy to do while your driving.

 

The navi maker is the same as the sound system's; harmon kardon which is not exactly known for their navi. The version of navi on the c300 is old. Their newer portable system have better interface now.

A touch screen is much more easier to use than a knob but I'll take MB's over BMW's idrive anytime.

is it worth 3k? if you spread the cost over the time of ownership, its not bad at all.

 

^
I agree
Like I said I love my Honda Civic touch screen navi

 

I found the C's navi easy to use, is just like my BMW 545 syst and the voice control

 

yea everytime i messed with the NAVI on the C300 i say to myself, wow my TSX is so much easier to use... my dealer told me MB are made to last 30 years, so they dont want peoples finger grease ruining the touch screen, so they didnt make it with one... that is one of the best lines yet

i personally think the infiniti has the best NAVI out there... other other thing about navi, is the fact alot of it is software, and that is something that tends to get better every year, regardless of hardware changes, maybe 09 will be better.....

 

that the same sales line all car saleman uses

I hade a QX4 and G35 Coupe and the navi took so much time to enter destinations

 

i think the navi in the C is good, it could be better, but it gets the job done. not hard to input in an address once you get used to it. i use a combination of the thumb wheel and the dash keypad to input in an address.

 

btw, the POI does suck. i use my phone to text to GOOGL and they text back me the address in a few seconds. if you havent heard of it before its a cool little service google provides for free (standard texting fees apply for your carrier). you just type in the store name, city and state and text to GOOGL (no E) and you will get a reply back with the address and phone number. its super cool!

 

^+1

 

I like the Nav as well. comparing to older Mercs this one is the easiest to use and located at a good view height.
I just hope they come up with a HUD NAV soon.

watching DVD's is another advantage.

the only thing that is a bit tricky is trying to load n ejecting the DVD's
cant seem to get that right (havent checked manual though)

 

The new nav system in the S/CL/C class is eons ahead of what MBZ and BMW have in all their cars right now. It even puts the Acura system to shame IMO.

 

I hardly use it but its a great feature to have. At first it was a little frustrating using it but in a couple months I got use to it. I can see where it can be complicated.

 

That's how I felt when I got my first Navi back on 2001

 

Was it the "newer upgraded" nav in the G? I find the Infinity nav to be the best I've ever used that was built into a vehicle. I've only tried the M35x and EX35.

 

not the brand new one, I hade 2001 QX4 (small SUV) and the 2004 G35 coupe but before I purchased the W204 I test drove the new G37 and I don’t remember it had touch screen display I think has the new scroll know on the dash.

 

I have to concur with the majority of people here. The C nav is pretty intuitive and easy to use. You see the screen and you know how to press the knob to navigate around the menu. This is unlike the bimmer idrive.

 

I wish they would have offered the sound system without the nav.