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Old May 2, 2026 | 01:35 PM
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traffic light cam

could not find a thread about this. had it on my former 2021 GLE. cannot find the toggle or section of mbux to turn it on or off. yes my car has all the camera functions enabled but I see no dedicated option in assistance to turn this traffic light cam on and off. is there a section specific to this option in mbux or is it contained within another option?

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Old May 2, 2026 | 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by digital_b
could not find a thread about this. had it on my former 2021 GLE. cannot find the toggle or section of mbux to turn it on or off. yes my car has all the camera functions enabled but I see no dedicated option in assistance to turn this traffic light cam on and off. is there a section specific to this option in mbux or is it contained within another option?
Try vehicle settings>assistance (tab)>assistance (menu)>traffic light view (toggle off)
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Old May 2, 2026 | 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by digital_b
could not find a thread about this. had it on my former 2021 GLE. cannot find the toggle or section of mbux to turn it on or off. yes my car has all the camera functions enabled but I see no dedicated option in assistance to turn this traffic light cam on and off. is there a section specific to this option in mbux or is it contained within another option?
https://www.mercedes-benz.com.do/en/...ic-light-view/
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Old May 2, 2026 | 03:48 PM
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In the W214 there is no traffic light cam in the US. It's disabled. Only speed sign is supported in the US.

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Old May 2, 2026 | 04:15 PM
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yes mb tech support told me that after some trouble shooting. thank you.
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Old May 2, 2026 | 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by L1Wolf
In the W214 there is no traffic light can in the US. It's disabled. Only speed sign is supported in the US.
Just another curiosity since it was included on the previous MBUX (w/ augmented navigation) on the W213.

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Old May 2, 2026 | 11:32 PM
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Disabling that on the 214 is just silly, it works great in the 213, I use it any time the sun is in my face at lights so I can put the visor lower and just look at the screen, that’s really annoying
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Old May 3, 2026 | 12:22 AM
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Lots of things are missing/disabled in the US version of the W214 for some strange reason. Things like digital vents, in cabin gestures, automatically closing the sunroof when it rains, and ILS+ to name a few. All of it (except digital vents) purely software so zero cost to enable these. I know ILS+ was due to US laws but that has now been approved. Don't see why the others are disabled or not available in the US. Same with the luxury grille option in the US.
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Originally Posted by L1Wolf
Lots of things are missing/disabled in the US version of the W214 for some strange reason. Things like digital vents, in cabin gestures, automatically closing the sunroof when it rains, and ILS+ to name a few. All of it (except digital vents) purely software so zero cost to enable these. I know ILS+ was due to US laws but that has now been approved. Don't see why the others are disabled or not available in the US. Same with the luxury grille option in the US.
agree - blame litigation-happy USA? Also various functions that cannot be controlled by voice, such as opening/closing windows, sunroof, etc.
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Old May 3, 2026 | 07:52 AM
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Hmmm interesting mbusa market W214 has it disabled. In Canada, it is still available but unlike the mbusa market, we do not have any projections whatsoever. Guess we are even then ?
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Old May 3, 2026 | 04:19 PM
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It’s been largely useless in the USA where traffic lights are placed across the intersection. If you’ve ever driven in Europe you know why this feature exists, but it was never needed in North America and I’m guessing people complained that it was taking up almost the whole screen when at a traffic light. It was one of the things I ended up disabling every time I had a service loaner. MBUSA also disabled the traffic light countdown, because it barely worked anywhere. Not enough municipalities joined in to share the necessary data. I believe the traffic light view also requires some cloud data, so it might be related to MBUSA having shutdown the required backend support.
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Old May 3, 2026 | 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by superswiss
It’s been largely useless in the USA where traffic lights are placed across the intersection. If you’ve ever driven in Europe you know why this feature exists, but it was never needed in North America and I’m guessing people complained that it was taking up almost the whole screen when at a traffic light. It was one of the things I ended up disabling every time I had a service loaner. MBUSA also disabled the traffic light countdown, because it barely worked anywhere. Not enough municipalities joined in to share the necessary data. I believe the traffic light view also requires some cloud data, so it might be related to MBUSA having shutdown the required backend support.
Maybe, but that's not how it worked in my W213. When you stopped at a light, a banner appeared at the top of the Infotainment screen, "Traffic Light View", or words to that effect . You had to press to activate, otherwise the notification went away in a few seconds. Handy when you needed it, unobtrusive when not. It's already a feature , why disable it?
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Originally Posted by Cao Black
Maybe, but that's not how it worked in my W213. When you stopped at a light, a banner appeared at the top of the Infotainment screen, "Traffic Light View", or words to that effect . You had to press to activate, otherwise the notification went away in a few seconds. Handy when you needed it, unobtrusive when not. It's already a feature , why disable it?
That's not how it worked in the later big screen MBUX models. There it popped up with the camera view right away, obstructing the rest of MBUX. Why disable it? Usually, because the costs supporting it is not worth it due to low usage. The telemetry may have been telling them that few used it, but they still had to have trained staff on their end to support it. That all costs money. MBUSA is notorious for not wanting to support features. They still refuse to support the AMG Track Pace companion app as well as the remote parking app for the S Class. They just don't want the cost of supporting this stuff. Disabling it ensures that nobody will be calling them with issues or questions about how to use it etc. Every additional complexity adds support costs.

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Old May 4, 2026 | 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by superswiss
That's not how it worked in the later big screen MBUX models. There it popped up with the camera view right away, obstructing the rest of MBUX. Why disable it? Usually, because the costs supporting it is not worth it due to low usage. The telemetry may have been telling them that few used it, but they still had to have trained staff on their end to support it. That all costs money. MBUSA is notorious for not wanting to support features. They still refuse to support the AMG Track Pace companion app as well as the remote parking app for the S Class. They just don't want the cost of supporting this stuff. Disabling it ensures that nobody will be calling them with issues or questions about how to use it etc. Every additional complexity adds support costs.
Notorious for sure. I'm wondering why it couldn't appear in the smaller picture in picture screen a la augmented navigation. Can anyone who still has rhe traffic light view discuss how it works on W214 MBUX 3.3.
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Old May 4, 2026 | 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Cao Black
Notorious for sure. I'm wondering why it couldn't appear in the smaller picture in picture screen a la augmented navigation. Can anyone who still has rhe traffic light view discuss how it works on W214 MBUX 3.3.
I have it (Canadian model and I reside in Canada) like I mentioned above I have this but don't have digital light projections so I rather have digital projections that MBUSA market has than this but I digress.

It works just how forum member superswiss describes, it pops up when you are stopped at a light covering the map (I have zero layer set) but you can always press the "X" to close it. Keep in mind I do not have the superscreen option so that probably plays a role too.

Unlike the W206 and X254 C-Class and GLC, the map is still somewhat visible on the W214.
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Here are 2 pictures from my S214, showing operation in Munich and also in the US. In the EU, most signals are on the nearside of the intersection and very visible on the display. In the US, they are not, and I suspect MBUSA removed the feature because they are much more difficult to see because of the distance.

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Old May 5, 2026 | 11:35 AM
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There are still many pedestal mounted signal heads in the US though they are being replaced by span wire and mast arm mounting. They must be elevated between 15' and 20' over the roadway.
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Old May 5, 2026 | 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by wdimagineer
Here are 2 pictures from my S214, showing operation in Munich and also in the US. In the EU, most signals are on the nearside of the intersection and very visible on the display. In the US, they are not, and I suspect MBUSA removed the feature because they are much more difficult to see because of the distance.

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Yup the second image is how it looks like here in Canada as well, by the way, how did you get it working in the USA assuming it is disabled in the USA?
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Originally Posted by W205C43PFL
Yup the second image is how it looks like here in Canada as well, by the way, how did you get it working in the USA assuming it is disabled in the USA?
I didn't do anything other than purchase a US map licence through my dealer. I believe it uses map data, because it doesn't always appear, even when I am the first car. It seems more reliable in Germany.
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Originally Posted by wdimagineer
I didn't do anything other than purchase a US map licence through my dealer. I believe it uses map data, because it doesn't always appear, even when I am the first car. It seems more reliable in Germany.
Interesting, I wonder if OP can do the same to enable the traffic light cam.
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Interesting, I wonder if OP can do the same to enable the traffic light cam.
Not sure. My car is an EU specification model. No features are disabled on our cars.
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Old May 5, 2026 | 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by wdimagineer
Not sure. My car is an EU specification model. No features are disabled on our cars.
Oh wait so basically you drove an EU spec vehicle in the USA? That clears it up.

I guess if OP really wants to, the function can be coded in by one of those custom coders.
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