What do I gain/lose by updating Comand DVD from 4.1 to 5.0?
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What do I gain/lose by updating Comand DVD from 4.1 to 5.0?
Hi all,
I'm in the UK and have an 05 E320CDI with Comand. The DVD is currently v4.1 (Europe) and I have the opportunity to buy v5.0 cheaply from a friend who is upgrading to whatever the current version is.
From various searches on here it looks like I will gain TMC and ETA (both of which would be great) but I might lose video in motion which was enabled when I got the car and is a godsend for keeping the kids quiet with Barney DVDs
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I'm also a little confused over whether the disc will just slot into the (trunk-located) drive and work or whether I would have to update the Comand software as well via a CD that slots into the head unit.
Many thanks in advance for your help,
TB
P.S. I intend to detail the car this weekend so hopefully I can put up some pics soon!
I'm in the UK and have an 05 E320CDI with Comand. The DVD is currently v4.1 (Europe) and I have the opportunity to buy v5.0 cheaply from a friend who is upgrading to whatever the current version is.
From various searches on here it looks like I will gain TMC and ETA (both of which would be great) but I might lose video in motion which was enabled when I got the car and is a godsend for keeping the kids quiet with Barney DVDs
.I'm also a little confused over whether the disc will just slot into the (trunk-located) drive and work or whether I would have to update the Comand software as well via a CD that slots into the head unit.
Many thanks in advance for your help,
TB
P.S. I intend to detail the car this weekend so hopefully I can put up some pics soon!
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Well, for the 58 people who were interested enough to look, the answer appears to be lose=nothing, gain=TMC and ETA, plus slightly better mapping.
Decided in the absence of any enlightened comment I'd just stick it in and see what happened
Decided in the absence of any enlightened comment I'd just stick it in and see what happened
