CLK430_ew

and can u play VCD on it?
thx nice pic!

drb

map is the map of where you are. It can be zoomed and panned. Nav is a set of options to find a place to go, places of interest, etc.

drb

1. I will try this later.
2. It shows the street you are on, direction of the upcoming turn, distance to turn.
3. Sounds great. Nav voice causes audio station to dim when issuing a command.
4. I will get that next. It is supposed to work with nav.
5. I will try this later.
6. I will try this later.

AMGB

Thanks for the pics.

1. Can you scroll through the presets from the steering wheel?
2. What does the center spedometer look when the navi is on?
3. How is the sound of the stereo system?
4. Did you get the voice activation? If so, can you tell it letters of the street name by voice command?
5. Can you enter designation while the car is in motion?
6. Can you play a dvd in it?

So excited...

amgB

drb

Yes, there is now a stalk on the steering column to adjust the steering wheel up/down, back and forth.
The tires are great...Conti Sport Contact 2. Dealer did not have Michelin in stock. The tires on the other car were noisy and bumpy. These are soft, quiet and corner very well. The steering feels much tighter than the other car. The audio seems richer. I pass along more impressions when I get time to drive it.

bmms8

whoa that was wierd, double posted, but 5 minz later

bmms8

wasnt there always a stalk for that, on my car, it has that, it wasnt on your last car?

drb

True, my last car adjusted the steering wheel from a space next to the seat adjustment. I did not use it much once I had the ideal position.

drb

I recall mention of the birds eye map view in 3d. I cannot find that option in this model. Maybe I was dreaming.

bmms8

yea, i forgot who, but someone said that MB will no do that for this NAV i guess when they swithed companies, the new one didnt offer it, but i still like the gauges part the best, even if the 3d view did come, the color of the car wouldnt be right, and i am sure it would be boring to watch, it would most likely show your car on an empty street ;p

etenn

This is kind of confusing as my existing car as a stalk on the steering column to adjust the up, down and in and out of the steering wheel. Nothing by the seat adjustment.

Strange that our original cars would have been different as they were built about the same time.

bmms8

yea, thats what i was thinking, i think he might of had an earlier MB, and maybe reffering to that, because i remember the CLK's had the wheel movement on the door

etenn

The people on the West Coast are going to keep drb up all night with questions. It is about 10 pm on the East Coast...but we still have a lot of daylight left to ask questions.

bmms8

lol, yea, he better not go to sleep tonight! :p

DKSNY

congrats drb. tihis is the same unit that KevinR has in europe. Looks like it's close to what we are all expecting.

I assume dvd in the trunk, but the unit in the dash should play the demo dvd which came with the car. Is this correct?

do you have voice activattion with v60?

sf49ers79

drb i just saw the pic of your nav.. man i was jealous, how come i dont have one in my car.... that's really tight bro. congrats on your nav and car

pat a.

drb, thanks for going to the trouble of posting all the pictures, much appreciated.

etenn

It is 9 pm on the Left Coast so I guess drb is in bed at midnight.

I thought he would stay up all night and tell us more and post pictures

etenn

drb is posting about his replacement E-500 so they obviously are putting them thru the line. You dealer must have been mistaken. Check with him again and see what he says.

I would not mind if mine got delayed and they had to give me an '04 . My E-500 is supposed to be built this week so I guess I will know if there is any kind of delay shortly.

etenn

Wow....I just noticed that this thread has had over 60 replies in just about 6 hours. That is a bunch for the W211 forum.

Lot of pent-up interest in the Nav for those waiting for it. On the other hand....those that don't give a crap about it are probably hoping we will get tired of talking about it soon

We should probably just keep this thread open and post our experiences in it as they come about. Much like the "lights and fog lights" thread. No sense starting a new thread everytime someone gets his replacement.

NitroShredder

Congrats dude... I still have about another month or so to wait for mine (sigh).

The NAV looks awesome!!!!

03BABY!

Very Nice !!! I'm sure we all can't wait now Happy for you drb!

ctouhey

First, congratulations drb and thanks for being so quick to supply us with both pictures and preliminary details.

I am particularly interested in the voice activation and whether I need to see about ordering it now. My dealer told me last month that if the voice activation was related to the system for the phone, I would not have it as they had not yet perfected it for the phone system. Just last week I think I saw a post saying that it now works, dealers may place orders for it, and a part/reference number was provided. Since my replacement vehicle it not scheduled to be built until the first decade in July, I am thinking of contacting the dealer and attempting to order the voice activation for the phone (which I do not have) with the hope it works with the navigation system. I just don't want to sound like an idiot or be misunderstanding the information on the board.

Beyond that, I'd love satellite radio also. I listen to CDs 98% of the time because I can't stand commercials on radio (or TV). While your salesman indicated that it might be possible to add later, did he give a reason why you can't add it now?

Finally, did you request replacement tires? I would like Michelins also, even if I had to pay a differential. I just don't want to have to purchase them outright.

Thanks again for all the info.

mbprince

now, that's what I'm talkin' about!!!!!!
1)where is the dvd player/reader located
2)is that still a CD slot above the screen

thanks

slipnby

No reason given other than it was not yet available. Sirus will be offered. I subscribe to XM. I understand Sirus is inferior to XM, but I do not know why. I have an option to install a Pioneer XM in the ashtray space which I will look into.

I asked for Michelin instead of Conti. The original Conti was noisy and bumpy for the first 2k miles. The replacement Conti (I described this earlier) is very comfortable, quiet and seems to grip the road well...the two tires are like night and day. This tire is better than the original (even after break in) on day one. I'm much happier with the replacement than the original.

I am on another computer where I use Slipnby instead of DRB. I have not been able to log in with DRB for some reason.