2019 A220 (V177) Dashcam Feature - Do you have it?
(Go to 11:50 in the video.)
My car does not have the dashcam app, and now that I've gone through all the menus, I figured out why:
All other features are activated. I'm going to call Mercedes Me and see what the deal is.
For reference I have Premium, Multimedia, Driver Assistance, and Parking Assistance packages. I do not have AMG Line package.
Do you have dashcam? If so, do you have different packages?
Given the over the air updates, etc., isn't this just mostly a programming change?

Then I got the recall notice. To confirm check here: https://www.mbusa.com/mercedes/recall
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Daimler AG, the manufacturer of Mercedes-Benz vehicles, has determined that on certain Model Year (MY) 2019 A-Class vehicles (177 platform), the welding of the brake pedal plate to the brake pedal lever might not have been performed according to current production specifications. In this case, applying pressure on the left side of the pedal plate might lead to a tilting of the pedal plate (yaw). As a result, the operation of the brake pedal would be impaired, increasing the risk of a crash
An authorized Mercedes-Benz dealer will check the welding of the brake pedal on the affected vehicles and replace the brake pedal if necessary.
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The recall campaign states 1,051 vehicles affected.
The person I talked to was convinced the dashcam is an "aftermarket" feature that has to be installed by dealers. I explained that the hardware and software appear to be in the car already, but she wouldn't budge. Said I needed to talk to the dealership about it. I tried asking the same question via the form on the customer service website, so we'll see if I get a response back from that. I'm going to call in again tomorrow to see if I get a different answer. I think the car is still so new that they don't know much about it.
The recall campaign states 1,051 vehicles affected.
Update: The dealer checked mine and said it is fine.
I'm going to see if this feature truly works after I get home from work.
Last edited by ZacMatic; Aug 2, 2019 at 06:12 PM.
So...same as everyone else, it is deactivated.
Last edited by Kenyon1976; Aug 4, 2019 at 04:38 PM.
https://blog.mercedes-benz-passion.c...eikanalsystem/
https://blog.mercedes-benz-passion.c...eikanalsystem/
No other information - but maybe there will be a way for dealers to activate it for older MBUX cars too, assuming the option is purely a software lock.






