Big Favor to Ask All of You - Re: Navigation
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Joined: Jul 2017
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From: Phoenix, AZ
2013 SL550
I have a 2013 SL550 and share some of the opinions expressed here. I've just emailed MBA as suggested here. My major beef is the lack of turn alerts until it is one mile away. Hope that it helps.
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Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 789
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From: Eastern Massachusetts
2021 E450, 2020 C43, 2015 C300, 2007 C280
Different GPS systems on E-Class and C-Class
Can someone advise wether the GPS is supposed to read out loud the incidents/traffic jams on the planned route?
Mine doesnt't say anything. it only mentions on the screen how many minutes delay there are in total.
(all functions/warnings within the gps have been switched on)
I can't even find a list in the menu which would state all the incidents on route.
it only shows them on the card itself which is far from clear.
Am i missing sommething?
Mine doesnt't say anything. it only mentions on the screen how many minutes delay there are in total.
(all functions/warnings within the gps have been switched on)
I can't even find a list in the menu which would state all the incidents on route.
it only shows them on the card itself which is far from clear.
Am i missing sommething?
Strange...
last weekend i drove back from barcelona to marseille (500km) and it showed 30 mns delay.
but i could not figure out if it was one traffic jam or several different incidents.
(it did turn out to be just one at the border)
it's impossible to see on the map where the traffic jams are, especially on a itinerary of 500km AND when you are driving.
So Basically you should just trust the GPS to find the best route...???
last weekend i drove back from barcelona to marseille (500km) and it showed 30 mns delay.
but i could not figure out if it was one traffic jam or several different incidents.
(it did turn out to be just one at the border)
it's impossible to see on the map where the traffic jams are, especially on a itinerary of 500km AND when you are driving.
So Basically you should just trust the GPS to find the best route...???
This deficiency is only one of many reasons (especially overall reliability) that
are causing me to lean toward the Audi. I think many of Mercedes problems stem from a Mercedes identity crisis. Mercedes cannot make up its mind whether its sedans are sports sedans or a family sedans. i am looking for a family sedan.
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Joined: Aug 2017
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E300
I browse the E-Class forum (as well as the Audi A4 and BMW 340), because I am planning ahead. The E-Class and C-Class must have different GPS systems. My 2015 C300 Luxury shows the location of incidents along the map of the calculated route. The incidents correspond to the list of incidents available by selecting Traffic Reports. The distances to the listed incidents are not shown. If the driver is familiar with how far ahead the location is, he or she can adjust the scale of the map accordingly. Several other differences desrcibed in this thread have convinced me that the E-Class GPS system is quite different from (and inferior) to the C-Class system.
This deficiency is only one of many reasons (especially overall reliability) that
are causing me to lean toward the Audi. I think many of Mercedes problems stem from a Mercedes identity crisis. Mercedes cannot make up its mind whether its sedans are sports sedans or a family sedans. i am looking for a family sedan.
This deficiency is only one of many reasons (especially overall reliability) that
are causing me to lean toward the Audi. I think many of Mercedes problems stem from a Mercedes identity crisis. Mercedes cannot make up its mind whether its sedans are sports sedans or a family sedans. i am looking for a family sedan.
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Joined: Feb 2018
Posts: 35
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E-300
These are not just convenience issues, they're also safety issues. A GPS that provides turn info in an untimely manner could contribute to an accident. And a lawsuit.
Last edited by pcascio; May 20, 2018 at 07:31 PM.
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Joined: Nov 2013
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From: NorCal
2015 ML350+2025 E350
Thanks for providing this information. I sent the email as suggested. I have my E300 for 2 weeks and made my first trip: Long Island to Northern NJ and experienced all of this stuff and was wondering how this was possible. I went from a 2015 A6 that had a very good nav unit and expected so much more. Also, I recently had the Command software update to address display of overlapping confused images so I think I have latest.
Thanks again.
Thanks again.
