2004 E500 NAVIGATION PROBLEMS
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2004 Mercedes Benz E500
2004 E500 NAVIGATION PROBLEMS
WE JUST GOT AN '04 E500 IN. EVERY TIME I CLICK THE "NAV" OR "MAP" BUTTON, I GET A MESSAGE SAYING: "NAVIGATION DEVICE UNAVAILABLE."
AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, WE WERE THINKING IT WAS JUST MISSING A MAP DISC BUT AFTER WE BOUGHT THE CAR (I KNOW, DUMB) WE REALIZED THAT IT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A NAVIGATION DVD DRIVE IN THE TRUNK (LIKE THE MERCEDES MANUAL SUGGESTS).
WHERE EXACTLY IS THIS DRIVE LOCATED? THE MB MANUAL SAYS THAT IT'S LOCATED ON THE TOP LEFT OF THE TRUNK - BUT WE DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING THERE. THERE IS A LITTLE AREA WITH ALL THE FUSES (LOCATED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TRUNK) AND WE SAW SOME "DISCONNECTED" WIRES THERE - SO, WE ARE GUESSING THAT WHOEVER HAD IT BEFORE PROBABLY TOOK OUT THE ENTIRE DRIVE? I'M LOST - THIS IS OUR FIRST MERCEDES SO WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A CLUE AS TO WHERE TO GO FROM HERE - ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
COULD THE NAV DRIVE BE LOCATED SOMEWHERE OTHER THAN THE TRUNK? THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH A CD CHANGER BUT WE SEE A SINGLE-SLOT DISC RIGHT ABOVE THE DISPLAY SCREEN...I WAS HOPING THAT A NAV DISC WOULD WORK IN THERE...BUT I READ THE MANUAL THAT CAME WITH THE CAR AND IT SAYS THAT DRIVE JUST PLAYS AUDIO DISCS AS WELL...SOMEONE HELP, PLEASE!
THANKS
AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, WE WERE THINKING IT WAS JUST MISSING A MAP DISC BUT AFTER WE BOUGHT THE CAR (I KNOW, DUMB) WE REALIZED THAT IT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A NAVIGATION DVD DRIVE IN THE TRUNK (LIKE THE MERCEDES MANUAL SUGGESTS).
WHERE EXACTLY IS THIS DRIVE LOCATED? THE MB MANUAL SAYS THAT IT'S LOCATED ON THE TOP LEFT OF THE TRUNK - BUT WE DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING THERE. THERE IS A LITTLE AREA WITH ALL THE FUSES (LOCATED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TRUNK) AND WE SAW SOME "DISCONNECTED" WIRES THERE - SO, WE ARE GUESSING THAT WHOEVER HAD IT BEFORE PROBABLY TOOK OUT THE ENTIRE DRIVE? I'M LOST - THIS IS OUR FIRST MERCEDES SO WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A CLUE AS TO WHERE TO GO FROM HERE - ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
COULD THE NAV DRIVE BE LOCATED SOMEWHERE OTHER THAN THE TRUNK? THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH A CD CHANGER BUT WE SEE A SINGLE-SLOT DISC RIGHT ABOVE THE DISPLAY SCREEN...I WAS HOPING THAT A NAV DISC WOULD WORK IN THERE...BUT I READ THE MANUAL THAT CAME WITH THE CAR AND IT SAYS THAT DRIVE JUST PLAYS AUDIO DISCS AS WELL...SOMEONE HELP, PLEASE!
THANKS
Last edited by monaco750li; Sep 4, 2012 at 12:14 AM.
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Only place it could be is in the LR fender behind the trunk liner. There is a door that flaps down to show you the NAV deck. No door- No NAV. The NAV equipped cars have a different trunk liner panel than non NAV cars.
