DFWdude

My 2016 E350 sedan has the end of model run version of Comand (NTG5/5.5, ie. 5.1). I've tried to find the engine gauge display depicted below (on earlier versions of Comand, like NTG4.X), but without success.

Is this display an AMG only feature? If not, is there a setting somewhere I need to make so that the gauges can be called up in Comand?

DFWdude

I can't imagine I'm the only one interested in this. Perhaps I answered my own question, knowing this display is an AMG function. But I thought some of the hub-bub over upgrading Comand displays might spill over into this one...

I screen-captured this image from one of the two, well-read, Comand and Android Head Unit upgrade threads, and I'm assuming that some of those vehicles are not AMGs. So I'm guessing there is a setting already present in the NTG5.1 Comand (for those who already have 5.1) that can be tickled to reveal this "Dynamic" display.

I could be wrong about this... wouldn't be the first time, of course.... Just thinking ouside the box here.

kajtek1

I can't answer your question directly, but bare in mind MB is NOT famous for electronics.
I can write whole book how whoever MB hires for programming drives me crazy on daily bases.
But bottom line is that MB is not releasing official info how to enter engineering mode on their cars. Most of that info is gained on try-by-error mode or spilled on rare occasions by MB technicians who come to the forum.
That said you can try your luck with local Service Advisor.
I have bad luck with mine, but maybe your luck is better?
Coming to android upgrade - I've been reading the 700+ replies topic (still counting) pretty carefully and after 700 replies I don't have any better feeling about the upgrade thanI had after reading post #1.
BTW my torquePro makes much nicer dashboard than what you pasted.

crashmtb

@DFWdude I found settings for the analog displays while poking around with Creader, but haven't managed to enable it yet.

rapidoxidation

Can you share the path to the settings?

crashmtb

It's in the COMAND unit's variant coding. I'll go looking again tomorrow

JettaRed

iTrader: (1)

Check with @BenzNinja if he can do that with is "AMG Menu" mod.

streborx

I found 7 variants listed somewhere in the Instrument Cluster leg of the Launch scanner, of which 3 were labeled active and 4 were labeled inactive. I haven't messed with any changes, being unsure of exactly what "inactive" means. I'm interested in what others find. I would like to have more realtime data present on a 12" display that seems mostly unused.

crashmtb

I have a 2016 E63. it is not part of the AMG menu in the instrument cluster MFD. The display in COMAND with analog-looking gauges is a separate thing.

Benzninja could do tt probably but will come along and say they're the only way to code anything and using the launch creader will automatically burn your car down.

crashmtb

Choose Audio/COMAND


COMAND enters Diagnostis state


Choose "Variant Coding"


Choose "Car_functions_coding"


The visualization menus options are in here. Doesnt seem to change anything under the vehicle("car button") menu.

DFWdude

So crashmtb, did you find the last values to change after "Car Functions Coding"?

The steps illustrated are tempting, but the finish is not shown, right?

crashmtb

No result, unfortunately. I turned on everything that looked like it activates that menu and nothing.
I must be missing something, but what?
Could also be a limitation of the lil' creader.