US Command Dvd Upgrade
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04 E500 4MATIC WAGON
US Command Dvd Upgrade
Received Command DVD update disk today For my 04 E 500 Wagon , do not know what improvements it will have. I signed up for the 3 year MB upgrade program 6 months ago.
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Got this from MBUSA site...
2005 Accessories
3Yr NavUpdate Subscription (DVD)
Subscribing to Mercedes-Benz Navigation Updates (NavUpdate)
The only navigation subscription available from an automotive manufacturer, NavUpdate allows you to update your DVD navigation system regularly, at substantial savings over single DVD purchases. It is exclusive to Mercedes-Benz owners. *
Why Update the Map?
It's estimated that 15 to 20 percent of the data in your navigation DVD changes every year, so it's important to keep the information up-to-date. By subscribing to updated DVDs you'll always have the confidence you need to find your way.
* DVD COMAND Unit Navigation Systems vary by model class.
Also 3Yr NavUpdate Subscription - $498.00, I will soon see what I gained with this upgrade program!
Purchased at MB MANHATTAN NYC
2005 Accessories
3Yr NavUpdate Subscription (DVD)
Subscribing to Mercedes-Benz Navigation Updates (NavUpdate)
The only navigation subscription available from an automotive manufacturer, NavUpdate allows you to update your DVD navigation system regularly, at substantial savings over single DVD purchases. It is exclusive to Mercedes-Benz owners. *
Why Update the Map?
It's estimated that 15 to 20 percent of the data in your navigation DVD changes every year, so it's important to keep the information up-to-date. By subscribing to updated DVDs you'll always have the confidence you need to find your way.
* DVD COMAND Unit Navigation Systems vary by model class.
Also 3Yr NavUpdate Subscription - $498.00, I will soon see what I gained with this upgrade program!
Purchased at MB MANHATTAN NYC
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Got my NavUpdate yesterday - Ver 2005.1, my old one was 2004.1. Popped it in and it updated software for a minute or 2 - tried it out seemed to lock up shut off the car and all is well.
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Can some of you guys post some pictures of the DVD navigation screens? I'd love to see what I'm going to get. I get my 2005 E55 in a month.
I've seen pictures of the Japanese nav where there is interactive traffic routing. I doubt that is in the US, but I can always hope. Please either email me the pictures or post them here.
Thanks,
Gareth
I've seen pictures of the Japanese nav where there is interactive traffic routing. I doubt that is in the US, but I can always hope. Please either email me the pictures or post them here.
Thanks,
Gareth
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Originally Posted by Eddie Knopp
Got my NavUpdate yesterday - Ver 2005.1, my old one was 2004.1. Popped it in and it updated software for a minute or 2 - tried it out seemed to lock up shut off the car and all is well.
Would be great to see pictures, if there are changes to feature set/3D screens/info displays. My car came with v2004.2.
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No updated features (that I could find), I presume the database is updated but no way to tell as of yet. I had tried to look for some POI's I knew were not in the last disk and they are still not in this one.
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Originally Posted by jbmaxx
Subscribing to Mercedes-Benz Navigation Updates (NavUpdate)
The only navigation subscription available from an automotive manufacturer, NavUpdate allows you to update your DVD navigation system regularly, at substantial savings over single DVD purchases. It is exclusive to Mercedes-Benz owners.
Also 3Yr NavUpdate Subscription - $498.00, I will soon see what I gained with this upgrade program!
Purchased at MB MANHATTAN NYC
The only navigation subscription available from an automotive manufacturer, NavUpdate allows you to update your DVD navigation system regularly, at substantial savings over single DVD purchases. It is exclusive to Mercedes-Benz owners.
Also 3Yr NavUpdate Subscription - $498.00, I will soon see what I gained with this upgrade program!
Purchased at MB MANHATTAN NYC
Your thread has struck a nerve with me. I am at present in correspondance with Merecedes-Benz UK over this very issue. We are paying a staggering £373 for each DVD upgrade which works out to approximately $670. This year so far there have been two upgrades!!
I have asked if Mercedes-Benz UK have considered a subscription policy similar to what you have described but so far it has fallen on deaf ears
I have had a quick search but could not find your link. Could you possibly let me know the exact location please?
Thanks,
John
An extremely windy\stormy Torquay
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When you say "Nav Upgrade subscription", aren't you referring to the MB "NavUp" Subscription? I thought all NavUp was was and updated DVD with more up to date info on new roads, points of interest, restraunts that have recently opened, new gas stations, shopping etc. ...It is not really an Upgrade to the navigation system though, right? Just the maps & map info is more recent. The Navigation system remains the same.
Therefore unless you knew all the old points of interest on the old DVD, you wouldn't be able to "see" any changes on the new.
Therefore unless you knew all the old points of interest on the old DVD, you wouldn't be able to "see" any changes on the new.
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Originally Posted by glojo
Hi John,
Your thread has struck a nerve with me. I am at present in correspondance with Merecedes-Benz UK over this very issue. We are paying a staggering £373 for each DVD upgrade which works out to approximately $670. This year so far there have been two upgrades!!
I have asked if Mercedes-Benz UK have considered a subscription policy similar to what you have described but so far it has fallen on deaf ears
I have had a quick search but could not find your link. Could you possibly let me know the exact location please?
Thanks,
John
An extremely windy\stormy Torquay
Your thread has struck a nerve with me. I am at present in correspondance with Merecedes-Benz UK over this very issue. We are paying a staggering £373 for each DVD upgrade which works out to approximately $670. This year so far there have been two upgrades!!
I have asked if Mercedes-Benz UK have considered a subscription policy similar to what you have described but so far it has fallen on deaf ears
I have had a quick search but could not find your link. Could you possibly let me know the exact location please?
Thanks,
John
An extremely windy\stormy Torquay
I think this is a BIG ripoff by Mercedes for all of us! The update DVD's do not contain many updates in my local area for aome road changes that were completed in past two years. The POI's are also not all updated. I have a Magellan Roadmate 700 that I use in my Yukon SUV and also in rental cars when I travel. It recently provided a FREE download update of the display, POI's and street files. The Magellan interface and display is, in my opinion, now far better than the Mercedes system and the fact they provide free and timely updates is another plus. We should get the updated DVD's for no more than $50 and if MB wanted to develop brand loyalty, they could send them to us for free as opposed to the blankets, key chains and coffee mugs I've gotten in the past.
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Originally Posted by Double Eagle
We should get the updated DVD's for no more than $50 and if MB wanted to develop brand loyalty, they could send them to us for free as opposed to the blankets, key chains and coffee mugs I've gotten in the past.
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Pictures / link??
Hey guys, sorry to ask again, but has anyone got pictures of what the US DVD Nav looks like? Does it look similar to the European Nav? Are there 3d views? Does it have rerouting via traffic? Anything would be much appreciated. There used to be a link of a demo on the web, but MB has since removed that.
Thanks,
Gareth
Thanks,
Gareth
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Given the number of errors that I have seen with the nav, I have been tempted to subscribe to NavUp. But, the price is just too much, with no guarantee that the new nav discs will have improved information.
They should provide this for free. But, if this was the CD based nav, in order to get the entire US you needed to purchase it seperately. What a ripoff.
They should provide this for free. But, if this was the CD based nav, in order to get the entire US you needed to purchase it seperately. What a ripoff.
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Originally Posted by gmdebruyn
Hey guys, sorry to ask again, but has anyone got pictures of what the US DVD Nav looks like? Does it look similar to the European Nav? Are there 3d views? Does it have rerouting via traffic? Anything would be much appreciated. There used to be a link of a demo on the web, but MB has since removed that.
Thanks,
Gareth
Thanks,
Gareth
Info also appears on the in-dash readout (center of speedometer).
From my experience in E's in Europe, it looks simiar when Euro have the large Command screen as we do.
No 3D views.
No rerouting via traffic.
Overall the info readouts are pretty slim. But it has proven to be pretty accurate so far.
Hope that helps a bit.
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I was hoping that jbmaxx could tell me how much the annual subscription was, but I am perfectly willing to listen to anyone.
How much is the annual subscription for the US navigational upgrades please?
Thanks very much,
John
A very windy afternoon in Torquay (80mph plus last night)
How much is the annual subscription for the US navigational upgrades please?
Thanks very much,
John
A very windy afternoon in Torquay (80mph plus last night)
