I know this has been discussed a zillion times but I ca't find it.
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1953 300 Adenauer, 1971 300 SEL 6.3, 1975 600, 1978 450 6.9
The nav updates are rather disappointing, especially considering the price ($250). I updated my '11 nav data last year and saw no changes. Things that were missing before are missing now.
I suspect the reason they no longer tell you what regions have been updated is that only people in those regions would buy them. As it is, you must buy and hope.
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Don
I suspect the reason they no longer tell you what regions have been updated is that only people in those regions would buy them. As it is, you must buy and hope.
Regards,
Don
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2015 GL450
I just spent some time in a rental car without a nav system. I had to use my iPhone 5. What a pleasure it was compared to the MB system! MB should be ashamed! Every street labeled. Clean interface. Time to next event. More timely warnings, especially for highway driving. Easy input. I'm getting a window suction cup holder - how embarrassing for this calibre of car.
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1953 300 Adenauer, 1971 300 SEL 6.3, 1975 600, 1978 450 6.9
I feel the same in my E. I never really trust it. Plenty of times it's left me sitting pretty far out of my space. The camera is great for reverse though.
I just spent some time in a rental car without a nav system. I had to use my iPhone 5. What a pleasure it was compared to the MB system! MB should be ashamed! Every street labeled. Clean interface. Time to next event. More timely warnings, especially for highway driving. Easy input. I'm getting a window suction cup holder - how embarrassing for this calibre of car.
I just spent some time in a rental car without a nav system. I had to use my iPhone 5. What a pleasure it was compared to the MB system! MB should be ashamed! Every street labeled. Clean interface. Time to next event. More timely warnings, especially for highway driving. Easy input. I'm getting a window suction cup holder - how embarrassing for this calibre of car.
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2011 E550, 2008 SL55 AMG
Years ago in the US, new models were released in September - all of them on the same day.
In Germany, model years have always been a bit squishy as the year of registration identified the "year" of the car and used cars are generally sold by the "date of first registration. Registrations in January are much higher than in December.
The COMAND 4 to 4.5 and other minor changes had nothing to do with a new model year but were merely running changes.
In Germany, model years have always been a bit squishy as the year of registration identified the "year" of the car and used cars are generally sold by the "date of first registration. Registrations in January are much higher than in December.
The COMAND 4 to 4.5 and other minor changes had nothing to do with a new model year but were merely running changes.
I get slipstream changes, but given the lag time and model year changeover, wonder if any U.S. spec 2011 E class cars got the 4.5 version of COMAND.
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IMHO,this is a feature that sounds good on paper but isn't implemented particularly well. Or gets hobbled by lawyers who think we should stay more than 6 inches from other cars.
There are the odd times when it is helpful. Like the time a guy was running counter traffic behind the row of parked cars I was in. My vision was blocked by a van parked next to me. I started backing the same moment he ran behind my car. The audible noise told me something was wrong before my vision registered him. I didn't squash him, but maybe I would have improved society if I had.
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2023 XC60 PHEV, 2023 XC40 BEV
I'm looking forward to trying the new Parktronic system with the 360 degree camera views.
My 2010MY has the sensors and the rear camera and I've found that when the curb disappears from the rear camera view, my bumper is right at the curb.
I've only tried the parking guidance portion once in the delivery demo, and never in real life. I found it too cumbersome than just parallel parking myself, but I see many other folk that simply don't parallel park due to the terror of doing it in public. This new self-parking feature may be helpful to them.
Again, with practice you can learn where you are and use the system to the fullest.
My 2010MY has the sensors and the rear camera and I've found that when the curb disappears from the rear camera view, my bumper is right at the curb.
I've only tried the parking guidance portion once in the delivery demo, and never in real life. I found it too cumbersome than just parallel parking myself, but I see many other folk that simply don't parallel park due to the terror of doing it in public. This new self-parking feature may be helpful to them.
Again, with practice you can learn where you are and use the system to the fullest.
