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Old Dec 30, 2014 | 05:41 PM
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video in motion

i usualy install a nav tv but there still being tested and will nto be out for a couple of months

i saw a vim kit on ebay for about 299 anyone install a vim yet or know what you can dowhile your in drive can you access the apps ,play videos whe you drive? (for the passenger of course) and there is a cool feature which turns the eco off soon as the car starts

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MERCEDES-Video-in-Motion-TV-Free-S-C-Viano-Class-W205-W222-C217-V447-/261425445501?hash=item3cde2bba7d&vxp=mtr
that is the one i saw just curious if anyone installed it yet
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Old Dec 31, 2014 | 02:19 PM
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Wow, this is interesting.
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Old Jan 1, 2015 | 03:34 AM
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Wonder if it voids the warranty?
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Old Jan 1, 2015 | 05:17 AM
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It also says it van turn ECO off by default at startup....
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Old Jan 1, 2015 | 06:51 AM
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Hmm, if it is playing around in the coding of the vehicle's system, then I wonder what nasty little 'side effects' are introduced....?
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Old Jan 1, 2015 | 06:59 AM
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I have seen these little "hacks" first hand, in one case this resulted in bricking a instrument cluster while trying to update the software. Remember, do this at your own risk.
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Old Jan 1, 2015 | 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by megaoctane
It also says it van turn ECO off by default at startup....
The default here is Comfort mode.
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Old Jan 2, 2015 | 01:32 AM
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I bought a cable from this guy for NTG4 (X166 GL) and it works very well. Absolutely no complaints or ill effects. No first hand experience for NTG5 but the memory of Eco is certainly interesting.
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That's looks very interesting...I too wonder if anyone has installed this yet. I'll call my audio/video guy and see what he knows about this...
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Old Jan 2, 2015 | 10:11 PM
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i have never had a problem installing any of my vim i put them on every car i owned just never from this guy. if anyone else has anymore info on this please share i might order it up. so i can have a video output for my iphone to mirror my slingbox like oty keep the new don in the morning to work and for long trips you can not beat cable in the car had it installed on my e clas
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Old Jan 27, 2015 | 08:24 AM
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I've found a good video that shows you how to take the centre console out if you go down this route. Looks fairly easy to be honest.


On a side note, has anyone this VIM module for the W205?
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Just wondering if anyone has Video In Motion up and running? If so, what did you end up using?
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