Considering buying a 2012 C300 Sport
05-18-2017, 07:39 PM
#26
Senior Member
I've seen prices of well over £100 quoted here in the UK and I've seen recent update DVDs for sale for > £150. $20 seems absurdly cheap, is that really how much it would cost?
You are right though, the onboard satnav is terrible. The route finding is poor, directions are often unclear and too late and if you decide to go a different way to that suggested, you have to drive about 40 miles before it recalculates the route and stops just telling you to turn round.
I used to have a TomTom, then I used Sygic on my phone. Now, Google Maps is easily the best satnav I've used and it's fully voice operated.
You are right though, the onboard satnav is terrible. The route finding is poor, directions are often unclear and too late and if you decide to go a different way to that suggested, you have to drive about 40 miles before it recalculates the route and stops just telling you to turn round.
I used to have a TomTom, then I used Sygic on my phone. Now, Google Maps is easily the best satnav I've used and it's fully voice operated.
i agree on the rest, i only updated her truck as a back up in case her phone ever died. navigation and interface itself is horribly clumsily compared to google or waze.
05-18-2017, 07:50 PM
#27
MBWorld Fanatic!
yes, they are $20 for the pirated North America / Canadian ones on ebay, there are tons of them on there. im not sure how much Euro UK ones are. if you can make an ISO you can download them and burn them for nothing. this is for NTG4, if you have later version they need a code to unlock. but NTG4 are a piece of cake.
i agree on the rest, i only updated her truck as a back up in case her phone ever died. navigation and interface itself is horribly clumsily compared to google or waze.
i agree on the rest, i only updated her truck as a back up in case her phone ever died. navigation and interface itself is horribly clumsily compared to google or waze.
Is there any way around this? My parents old S class ....uhh...could be updated with just the DVD (Which we bought legit copies of course)
Not sure if I can do the same with this car....
05-18-2017, 08:16 PM
#28
Senior Member
if you are NTG4, it's strictly dvd update with no further fussing. the dealer told me it had never been updated when i asked them to provide the service history with the VIN. i believe it can also be found inside the engineering menu. finally, when you stick in the update dvd it will display current version and the version on the CD.
i am not sure when the changeover was from 4 to 4.5, it happened in 2012 sometime.
i am not sure when the changeover was from 4 to 4.5, it happened in 2012 sometime.
