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Navigation Update $249. Is this a bit much?

Old Nov 8, 2010 | 12:28 PM
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Navigation Update $249. Is this a bit much?

This is a tough pill to swallow, IMO

The car is 10 months old and MB wants $249 to update the maps in the navigation system.

What is the true price of the navigation if there is an up-charge of $249 each time there is an update.
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Old Nov 8, 2010 | 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by wheels777
This is a tough pill to swallow, IMO

The car is 10 months old and MB wants $249 to update the maps in the navigation system.

What is the true price of the navigation if there is an up-charge of $249 each time there is an update.
That's what the update DVD costs. You can buy them direct from NAVTEQ. http://www.navigation.com/is-bin/INT...gationMenu=YES

But why are you wanting to update already? Kind of a waste, imho. Wait a few years.
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Old Nov 8, 2010 | 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by 220S
That's what the update DVD costs. You can buy them direct from NAVTEQ. http://www.navigation.com/is-bin/INT...gationMenu=YES

But why are you wanting to update already? Kind of a waste, imho. Wait a few years.
I received the update letter in the mail and although I'm not updating now, I thought the pricing was high.

Can the DVD be used by a number of owners or are there restrictions on the DVD or purchase agreement.

Also, for those just purchasing a new CAR Now do they get the updated Navi or the out of date Navi maps.
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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 10:10 AM
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I never purchased the upgrade map for my 2008 S550 which I drove a little over two years. Never had an issue with the maps. I did purchase an update for my 2005 CLK500 Cabriolet after it was four years old. I did not, however, purchase it from MB. I got it on ebay, and it was a sealed factory current version for less than $100.

So, yes, the MB price is too high.
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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 10:43 AM
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For how long after the vehicle is first put in service will MB provide a "no cost" update to the map?
I have a car that was put in to service in July of this year and the map does not include roads that have been operational around my hometown for over a year now!
Any advice?
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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 06:20 PM
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total ripoff in my opinion. I can buy updates for my other system at a fraction of that price and they both carry the same info.
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