Navigation and watching tv
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Not sure what you're asking about. If the question is can you add TV to the 208 Comand navigaiton system, Yes, you can. Steve at MBenzNL did it for me.
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You should contact Steve for prices. IIRMC it will set you back around a grand for the antenna and tuner, maybe more if you do not already have Euro spec Command. Not really worth it, since reception is not great and who watches much TV in their car? But sometimes it's fun to catch something like the news or a game show. The system is analog so the broadcasting source will probably cease to exist sometime soon, at least in the USA (digital TV can be adapted as an auxiliary video source with aftermarket products).
I did it for three reasons. One, for the sake of completeness of Command. I like to push all the buttons! In Europe TV was available on CLKs and E class but not C class. A little snob appeal, and not many people ordered this option.
Two, so that I could hook up a DVD player, which Julio has done a nice job of mounting in the trunk. DVD audio and DVD video open up the ICE possibilities nicely.
Three, to use the second AV auxilliary channel to hook up to a rearview camera. SFAIK this cannot be done automatically by shifting into reverse, but push a couple of buttons and you're there. This has yet to be installed, though.
You can get more for your money by starting over with a more modern double din AV system. But I find it's fun to stick with good old Comand. Everything except the DVD player can be controlled from the steering wheel and/or dashboard - you can scroll through TV channels on the central information display just like radio stations or CD discs. Linguatronic can be told to turn on the TV (but that's all linguatronic can do, on 208s at least). All the dozens of Command buttons light up at night - cool. And the screen is so low on the dash no one notices you're watching TV or a DVD.
I did it for three reasons. One, for the sake of completeness of Command. I like to push all the buttons! In Europe TV was available on CLKs and E class but not C class. A little snob appeal, and not many people ordered this option.
Two, so that I could hook up a DVD player, which Julio has done a nice job of mounting in the trunk. DVD audio and DVD video open up the ICE possibilities nicely.
Three, to use the second AV auxilliary channel to hook up to a rearview camera. SFAIK this cannot be done automatically by shifting into reverse, but push a couple of buttons and you're there. This has yet to be installed, though.
You can get more for your money by starting over with a more modern double din AV system. But I find it's fun to stick with good old Comand. Everything except the DVD player can be controlled from the steering wheel and/or dashboard - you can scroll through TV channels on the central information display just like radio stations or CD discs. Linguatronic can be told to turn on the TV (but that's all linguatronic can do, on 208s at least). All the dozens of Command buttons light up at night - cool. And the screen is so low on the dash no one notices you're watching TV or a DVD.
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I do want to go back to Nurburgring! Join me there! Hockenheim is a lot of fun too and people told me Spa is a treat.
AMG will rent you a vehicle - you can even get a CLK 63 Black Series this year. It will cost you a thousand euros a day, but that's no worse than what the owners pay in depreciation
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AMG will rent you a vehicle - you can even get a CLK 63 Black Series this year. It will cost you a thousand euros a day, but that's no worse than what the owners pay in depreciation
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You're welcome. If you're interested, Steve at MBenzNL has posted some pictures of the TV tuner install (along with other missing options) that he did on my beast:
http://www.mbenznl.nl/index.php?opti...id=28&catid=22
http://www.mbenznl.nl/index.php?opti...id=28&catid=22
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