benzboy429

Does anyone know how to enable the car to accept addresses via the touchpad while driving? When I try to it says I have to come to a stop?

Also does anyone know how to disable the seatbelt chime?

ManiacGT

Not possible it's there to stop you being distracted.

StanNH

Why not just use voice control?

vic viper

What system?, with Comand you can input entries when driving.

BlackjackM

Only voice control works while in motion in the US. However it works so well I don't see why anyone would want to enter it manually.

benzboy429

voice command does not get most of the cities and streets i tell it for instance when I say wantaugh new york it recognizes montauk ny

cidtek

Well I'd blame the city for choosing that name lol.

cheerful

I have the same problem as well. Worse, the passenger can't do it either

PeteInGilroy

Today I attempted to use voice to enter San Jose Airport. No luck. How would one do that? POI's were grayed out on the Nav screen so that wasn't an option.

whippet007

Enter an address while driving !

Seriously?

whippet007

Enter an address while driving !


Seriously ?

Diesel Benz

Does the W205 have the COMAND remote control option?

StanNH

I'm beginning to understand the need for all these passive accident avoidance systems.

torontoR231

get a software unlock from Bimmerguru

sequins

Do you have to relock it before taking it to service?

And MB should have thought of unlocking it if a passenger is detected. Having a passenger add a destination is far safer and less distracting than using inaccurate voice commands.

torontoR231

No need to relock as it goes undetected in MB service. If they update your firmware it will lock back up again which at that point you'd have to run the software one more time to unlock

tivoboy

The voice works pretty well for the command system.. at least now one can put in the whole address, not just CITY. then STREET then NUMBER.

that said. On my iphone, I just added the mbrace app and on ios put it as a share link on google maps on the iphone. I just pull up the address on google maps (with voice) and then click on share to benz and within about 2 minutes it pops up on the command screen.

DBOC205

.. oh wow, that's a throw back to the past. The glory of the 90's auto-tech revolution where everyone was within arms reach of their car stereo but it was so much cooler to point a remote at it

cidtek

What's the point of doing that when you can enter the destination by voice directly to the car's Nav?

NYbenzzz

i'm in NY and the voice control NEVER gets any addresses or POI correctly.

so frustrating to usthe mbrace app send2benz option also is a pain to input addresses.

every car manufacturer needs to implement google maps. seriously easy to input addresses on any shape or form. this software just gets it.

tivoboy

often times I don't actually have the address.. like a store destination or other retail location that isn't in the cars db.

whelland

what is the purpose of having a navigation system if it is such a PITA to configure.... Entering in a simple address is a nightmare.... why duid I buy the mercedes GPS when the apple iphone was so superior????

i love my benz... but the nav system really sucks.....

torontoR231

This is how you can unlock it:

NYbenzzz

edit: nvm

tivoboy

great to know, but honestly and frankly there is simply NO WAY that I'm going to stick an SD card with code into my cars system and let it just update something. But, fun NTL... historically, there was an onboard override for these things that could be enabled or some dealers would actually do it for owners.