lakepop

OK....just installed the Navigation Update Command 2017. Took longer than normal...over 2 hours but all seems well. I am NOT a fan of MB navigation update program but find that once loaded it is convenient to use in the car.

Note that I did NOT have to enter an activation key or password to load so it looks like it can be used in another E Class (MY 10-11). PM me if you have an interest in the update.

belarus27

Never updated mine.
would be nice to have the newest maps
where u located?

belarus27

Any noticeable differences? Any changes? Anything new at all?

MBenzMe

recently received an email from my MB dealer to schedule an appt to update my nav system for $249. similar to belarus27 questions, is it worth the update?

lakepop

Just installed the update so will have to wait for a trip to see if its worth anything. Note that I did NOT pay $249 + (there are deals to be had)

lakepop

Located in NC

raja777m

My SA asked me 250$ for maps upgrade.
My Garmin Nuvi 1390 LT which cost me 135$ has lifetime maps(purchased 2011 and still going on solid, after abusing it in rain, on Motorcycle).

I know I'm going to trigger some forum members here, and I'm not afraid to ask the question.
1. Is there any other car manufacturer, that offers lifetime map upgrade for free?
2. Why do they have to charge us for maps? The navigation package is not free, when
buying a new car, right?

It is like buying a gaming console for 500$, and paying 60$ for each game; Users from Gaming community say the same thing, when they charge that much for each game, either the console should be cheaper or actually free.

or buying Windows or Mac and paying 20$ for each OS upgrade(until they made it free).

This should be more like Value Added Service.
/End of Rant

kajtek1

Personally, having live traffic in my Ford, I would not spend even $1 on update that doesn't have it.
US is not building too many roads lately, so map update is not giving you much.
What I noticed over the years, the software got a bit better.
The 2008 MB GPS is no longer showing my position in the middle of the lake like 2001 program did.

raja777m

I believe I have live traffic too, which is kind of annoying long statement, which eventually grew on me using it for few times though, just the new routes and maps are not being updated.

Meanwhile, I locally saved maps on my phone, Google Offline Maps and just for fun, I had Here maps from Nokia, which saved whole east coast, I believe.
Same with Garmin Nuvi 1390, with East coast data.

Peachy

More companies need to adopt a Tesla like thing where the car just downloads the newest maps, firmware, and what not, but obviously they want to nickel and dime us for everything so it probably won't happen for awhile.

tresean1

1. Well not exactly free, but you can get map updates for BMW for only $30 bucks or so...
2. They charge us so they can squeeze every cent out of us. I can understand when the maps were on CD/DVD, but now that everything is USB/HD based, they should just be able to hook it up to the computer at the dealership and upgrade us for free.

raja777m

true, one USB, many cars.

cetialpha5

I believe it really depends on which version of NTG you have. I think it will work for 2010-2011 and in 2012 they went with a newer version which requires a key. Not sure if the newer version of NTG might have kicked in on some late 2011 models so the month might be important too. If I recall correctly, it's NTG4.5.

thefisch

I can't remember the last time I used the navigation in the car. Probably months ago on my last road trip - I like how on the highway it tells you the distance to the upcoming exits.

reckrab

I got the same email and called to schedule an appointment. When I showed up the service advisor said "oh, you have to order a disk for that". He called the service manager who confirmed that and then said " don't bother unless you are having issues". What a waste of my time.

lakepop

Correct......MY 10-11 do not require an activation key as I mentioned......they must have recognized that people were sharing the discs and put a stop gap starting with MY 12. Still pains me to think they sell a premium car and then ding us for updates .

Anyway mine is a genuine MB update and if anyone is interested PM me.

MBenzMe

good to know

YoungPong

I got my 2014 last week and made sure they updated it, they gave me the UBS key, from what I saw there's no activation code anymore ...

AirCooledTiger

I just bought my 2011 E350 a few months ago. Nav had never been updated and I live in Atlanta, GA where our state tree is the road cone. I ordered the 2017 map update from a website because our roads have changed a lot since 2011 and did the update myself. It did take a couple of hours. I almost put the battery minder on the car because I was afraid it was going to run down the battery. Probably wouldn't have been a bad idea.

raja777m

Could you please share the website, people who are interested might go that route

AirCooledTiger

Sure.

http://mb.navigation.com/home/en_US/MBNA/USD

South Ocean1

For those who have performed the Nav update, I couldn't tell from the prior posts whether there are any changes to the interface beyond more current maps. In other words, does anything look different (i.e., better) after the update? I am guessing that the interface does not change with the update but am curious to hear.

Thanks!

PLINYELDER

Great question, and one I wanted to know about as well.

AirCooledTiger

The interface did not really change. If you ever use the 3D map view option it seems to have a better look but the normal street view is pretty much the same.

raja777m

In this smartphone gen, with unlimited data(few networks), live traffic and auto-rerouting(Google Maps, to my knowledge) - when connected to internet or offline data storage capabilities; It is not worth the shelling out 250$ to MB. IMHO.