HiTach

Does it take itself out of park when you drive off (like the W221 S Class)?

[edit - sorry, I meant releases the parking brake, not changes the current gear setting.]

hx_guy

Hmm? Not sure how that would work. How does the car know if you want to go forward or reverse?

mikemargolis

If you have Keyless Go and turn the engine off while the car's in D, it will change gears to N automatically. (Better leave your foot on the brake!)

When you open the door, it then switches to P automatically but not before.

BenzV12

A few things , I have just discovered on ECO start / stop system on W212s :

When ECO light on the dash screen turns green , it means it is ready to stop the car . The image shows , ECO is on but will not turn off the engine

Let's say , ECO button on the dash is not pressed and you are waiting at the lights , if you press the button on te dash it stops your car if all the things that activate the ECO function is available at that time

Another thing is that when ECO stops your engine and your A/C is a high speed , it automatically reduces its fan speed to a lower one

Today, I read manual and I learnt that you can actually open / close your trunk w/o getting out of the car . I didn't know that ,I presumed you can only pop up the trunk by that button.In order to do that
Just press the button onto the driver's side door panel , it pops up same as you can do it with the remote and if you press and hold the same button all the way trunk lid goes down

Moral of this late edit story : Read manuals lol

isaacd805

I went to my dealership and they turned me away...What did you tell you system advisor?

Nuru

ECO, is that 2011 and above?

BenzV12

I dunno it rather should be related to package P2 or buyer's choice with P1 at extra cost . I think ECO thingy has been available from 2010 model year .
I have seen a couple of P2s and all of them with ECO start / stop feature

alanme123

Now that you mention about it, I think I do recall seeing the ECO thing on my dashboard and I have the p2.. but I don't know what it does.. Would like to know more.

BenzV12

Look at my image in earlier post it is yellow shade it means the systems is turned on but it will not stop the engine at lights or etc , when the ECO light on the dash is green it means it will stop the engine at the lights
Another thing, if you don't buckle up or fasten your seatbelt , ECO system never stops the engine at the lights because it stays constantly in yellow not turning green

alanme123

Okay.. maybe my mind is playing tricks on me. I have the 2012 E350 with p2 package.. would that mean that I have the ECO thing? I don't totally recall seeing that eco thing there, but something tells me that I have seen it somewhere...

EDIT: NVM, I don't think I have that feature because my engine definitely did not stop at any red-light before... Also I do not have the ECO button the dash that you were talking about.. I could've sworn I saw ECO somewhere... maybe on another car

BenzV12

If you don't have ECO button on the dash that means your car is not installed with that system . Then , it also means having P2 doesn't constitute you have ECO standard from factory

I think you refer to another ECO driving menu that can be available from late 2012s I believe . I have seen a W204 with that menu , it shows 3 driving parameters and it gives you points according to your driving style ,sounds fun

Dartman

I have a 2010 E550 Sedan and thought I would see if I can get Audio Bluetooth streaming to work. I found this thread and followed jinx420hat's instructions from December 2009 and they worked like a charm. I am streaming TuneIn radio and am also able to make calls from the same (Android) phone. Woo hoo!

chrisvr6

What do you do when you get a phone call while streaming and dont want to take the call on speaker?

Dartman

On my phone I can press the "headset/Bluetooth" button, which toggles it off and the call is directed through the phone's internal speaker/mic. Same as before I set up the audio streaming. If the action pauses the streaming, when I am done with the call I can resume streaming from the COMMAND menu.

hyperion667

left right left right up down up down A B A B start!!!

Obion

To Jinx420Hat,

I know it's been years since you provided such detailed information but I had to stop and say thanks. You've made at least one extra person (ME!!!) extremely happy today.

george99

Ok, I just went to my local dealer, and they told me that there is no update for my Comand system. I have a 2010 E350 W212. The production date is in 2009 (I don't know the month off hand).
I have the issue that I have to re-pair the iphone with the bluetooth in the car everytime I turn the car off/on, and I need to use the external authorization.

Should I try a different dealer? Does anyone have a specific code or part number for this update?

nauticalx

I just got the update on a 2010 E coupe however now the max volume is lower and turning on logic7 fails to change the sound at all. very weird, anyone experience this?

pandaman23

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!

got a 2010 E350, my nexus 4 hooks up great to BT audio, and BT phone worls great as well

AWESOME, AWESOME info

THANKS!!!

aprevo15

Is it possible for the Navigation screen to not show all the gas stations that are coming up on the road? I would just like the map to display and that's it.

mikemargolis

Yes, that is indeed possible.

From that Fine Manual of yours:

Setting the point of interest icons on the
map
You can set the points of interest you wish to
have displayed as symbols on the map. Points
of interest are, for example, gas stations,
hotels, cinemas and restaurants.
The following settings are possible:
RStandard Symbols
Symbol display determined by the factory
settings.
RPersonal Symbols
You can determine the symbols yourself.
RNo Symbols
The map does not show any symbols.
X To show the menu: press W the COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi in the main function bar by
sliding ZV and turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
X Select Map Settings and press W to
confirm.
The map settings menu appears.
X Select POI Symbols On Map and press
W to confirm.
X Select Standard Symbols, Personal
Symbols or No Symbols.
If you select Personal Symbols, the list of
points of interest appears.
X To switch the symbol display on/off:
select a point of interest by turning cVd
the COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
Depending on the previous state of the
symbols, they will either be shown O or
hidden ª. You can switch on the symbol
displays for more than one point of interest.
X To switch all personal symbols on/off:
select All and press W to confirm.
Depending on the previous state of the
personal symbols, they will either be shown
O or hidden ª.
If the function is switched on O, the
individual points of interest are grayed out
and the previously selected settings remain
unchanged.
If the function is switched off ª, you can
re-select the individual points of interest.
They show the most recently selected
settings.
i The list shows all symbols that are
contained on the digital map across all
countries. However, not all points of
interest are available in all countries. As a
result, certain point of interest symbols
may not be displayed on the map, even if
the symbol display is switched on.
X To exit the menu: press the%back

OnlyGerman

Not true , I have a 10 and it is possible. Try another dealer.

OnlyGerman

Anyone been able to show mpg graph on US version ?

Mabuhay

In the Nissan/Infiniti's, all you had to do is "trick" the head unit to think that the car's parking brake is on and that the transmission is in park. You do this by putting a DPST switch that grounds the parking brake wire and transmission wire. Of course, when you do this, the navigation stops tracking where you are.

So the "long driving" scenario with kids goes something like this. You start driving and turn the switch "on". This allows access to all the menus in the Navi. You plug the address to where you're going in the Navi. Turn the switch "off". The Navi does it's calculations. Once you get to a long stretch of highway, turn the switch back "on" so that you can watch DVD's. While the switch is "on", the Navi will not be tracking your car's movements. If you know you're approaching an exit or something, turn the switch "off" so that the Navi can recalculate. While the switch is "off", the DVD screen goes blank.

Could it be this simple with our E350?

george99

Thanks. Do you know your production date?
I haven't had the time yet to go to a different dealer, but when I do, I will post the results here.
Also what was interesting is that the technician tested it with his Android phone, and the android doesn't have the issue. The BT audio automatically reconnects. Seems like it is just an iphone issue.