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Just pointing out that the car has to be in gear to work.
Not just in gear, apparently, but moving. That makes it a little less useful when you are trying to turn on the front wide view camera when inching out of an obscured parking space.
Thank you, a great shortcut. It may depend on your packages but it works for me in the US.
Now if someone can figure a one touch to turn off Active Lane Keep Assist I will be very pleased. I’m going to write a complaint to Mercedes support not that I have high hopes. I know of no other vehicle that you have to turn it off every time you start the car.
Not just in gear, apparently, but moving. That makes it a little less useful when you are trying to turn on the front wide view camera when inching out of an obscured parking space.
On mine the camera comes on when not moving but the car is in gear which means you can select the wide view on the screen before coming out of a parking place. May be to do with package if button works as Ron S says but would have thought if you have the 360 degree camera it should work..
On mine the camera comes on when not moving but the car is in gear which means you can select the wide view on the screen before coming out of a parking place. May be to do with package if button works as Ron S says but would have thought if you have the 360 degree camera it should work..
Not really an issue for me, because the Parking Assist button brings up all the options with one touch.
Not really an issue for me, because the Parking Assist button brings up all the options with one touch.
I assume you are pushing the button once and then again holding it down for a second or so. It’s pretty neat since you can do it approaching a parking space and it gives the front and rear view. There is a speed limiter because I tried at 40 something and got a message that it wouldn’t activate because of the speed.
I assume you are pushing the button once and then again holding it down for a second or so. It’s pretty neat since you can do it approaching a parking space and it gives the front and rear view. There is a speed limiter because I tried at 40 something and got a message that it wouldn’t activate because of the speed.
You can just push it once and choose from the view menu along the right side of the display.
The other option can be done without taking your eyes off the road.
Well, when I want to engage the camera views other than rear, I am not driving. I am pulling out of an obscured parking spot, or pulling up to a wall or other object slowly.
I/m not sure if the is just an E-ABC thing, or also Airmatic. But under Vehicle Setting/Quick Access there is an option to lower the car to the lowest setting when you exit it. However, I've found you have to go into Quick Access and do this each time you leave the vehicle. If anyone knows a way to configure this to happen every time that would be great. Would make it easier for my 5'-4" wife. Nowhere that I can find does the owner's manual mention this feature or even Quick Access. I would expect the manual like most to have a full diagram of all the MBUX settings, but it's not found. Pretty poor!
I don't have e-abc not available in uk but it is the same on my car you have to select it each time, I have more options in my quick access, will take a photo later, assume you can add options to easy access and select which ones you want in there.
Back on selecting front camera, I wanted to be able to select it for pulling into a parking spot forwards, you can see the lines of parking spot and as it automatically selects the front camera you only have to press one button. When using parking assist button you have to press it and then go up to the screen to select front camera.
Here is my quick access screen, reading downwards from top left: Parktronic - Active steering assist - Tow away protection - Lower when entering - Active lane keep assist - HUD - Interior motion sensor..
It looks like there is space for another on bottom right but I don't know if you can add options.
I/m not sure if the is just an E-ABC thing, or also Airmatic. But under Vehicle Setting/Quick Access there is an option to lower the car to the lowest setting when you exit it. However, I've found you have to go into Quick Access and do this each time you leave the vehicle. If anyone knows a way to configure this to happen every time that would be great. Would make it easier for my 5'-4" wife. Nowhere that I can find does the owner's manual mention this feature or even Quick Access. I would expect the manual like most to have a full diagram of all the MBUX settings, but it's not found. Pretty poor!
Found this in the AIRMATIC section of the manual. Which seems like where you are. Not working for you?
Found this in the AIRMATIC section of the manual. Which seems like where you are. Not working for you?
I didn't see that because the same is not in the E-ABC section. It works, it's just you have to set it each time you are preparing to leave the vehicle, rather than always activating when you turn the vehicle off.
No surprise, spoke to the service department and that's how it works, if the camera isn't appearing after long press of quick access button WITH CAR IN DRIVE then that is the surprise and it is a fault. Tried it on 3 GLE'S they have at the dealers and worked on all of them. I don't believe it is just on UK cars as others have said it works, DOESN'T work if the car is in neutral.
No surprise, spoke to the service department and that's how it works, if the camera isn't appearing after long press of quick access button WITH CAR IN DRIVE then that is the surprise and it is a fault. Tried it on 3 GLE'S they have at the dealers and worked on all of them. I don't believe it is just on UK cars as others have said it works, DOESN'T work if the car is in neutral.
I had mine set to lower on exit in another section of Settings and it worked without doing it every time. Just like with Quick Access but I remember it to be on Exit, could be wrong. It worked for 2 months. After my OTA update all my personalized settings were erased. Now I can’t find that original option and mine requires reset each time. My point is that it is possible, I need to spend some time and go through all of the settings again to see if I missed it. The MBUX as we know is a work in progress so hoping that these are going to be fixed in the future.
Is the best way to address our concerns through Customer Service or does Mercedes have a product improvement liaison? If enough of us point out needed changes it might help.
Here are some suggestions on my list:
First is the OTA update with no notice it happened, nothing about changes made and is it necessary to reset to Factory Settings.
Second is making ALKA off or on until changed by the driver.
Third is leaving the Driving Mode in the last Setting. If I put mine in Individual Mode why keep recycling back to Comfort?
Forth will now be the Lower when enter/exit setting to remain as set by the driver.
I had mine set to lower on exit in another section of Settings and it worked without doing it every time. Just like with Quick Access but I remember it to be on Exit, could be wrong. It worked for 2 months. After my OTA update all my personalized settings were erased. Now I can’t find that original option and mine requires reset each time. My point is that it is possible, I need to spend some time and go through all of the settings again to see if I missed it. The MBUX as we know is a work in progress so hoping that these are going to be fixed in the future.
Is the best way to address our concerns through Customer Service or does Mercedes have a product improvement liaison? If enough of us point out needed changes it might help.
Here are some suggestions on my list:
First is the OTA update with no notice it happened, nothing about changes made and is it necessary to reset to Factory Settings.
Second is making ALKA off or on until changed by the driver.
Third is leaving the Driving Mode in the last Setting. If I put mine in Individual Mode why keep recycling back to Comfort?
Fourth will now be the Lower when enter/exit setting to remain as set by the driver.
To me, the easiest way to configure profile and settings would be to have a "save current settings" button in profiles. Currently I find it hard to change one little thing without starting over, but maybe I just haven't explored enough.
User error from me as well Greg, if you enter the car and keep your finger on quick access button it comes up with message function not available turn on ignition. If you turn on ignition or start car keeping finger on button brings up camera, no need to have car in drive.
I had mine set to lower on exit in another section of Settings and it worked without doing it every time. Just like with Quick Access but I remember it to be on Exit, could be wrong. It worked for 2 months. After my OTA update all my personalized settings were erased. Now I can’t find that original option and mine requires reset each time. My point is that it is possible, I need to spend some time and go through all of the settings again to see if I missed it. The MBUX as we know is a work in progress so hoping that these are going to be fixed in the future.
Is the best way to address our concerns through Customer Service or does Mercedes have a product improvement liaison? If enough of us point out needed changes it might help.
Here are some suggestions on my list:
First is the OTA update with no notice it happened, nothing about changes made and is it necessary to reset to Factory Settings.
Second is making ALKA off or on until changed by the driver.
Third is leaving the Driving Mode in the last Setting. If I put mine in Individual Mode why keep recycling back to Comfort?
Forth will now be the Lower when enter/exit setting to remain as set by the driver.
Mine has done an OTA update and didn't have to reset.
Car remembers last setting if restarted within certain time, not sure what it is on GLE but on GLC was 8 hours and then reverts to comfort.
Mine has done an OTA update and didn't have to reset.
Car remembers last setting if restarted within certain time, not sure what it is on GLE but on GLC was 8 hours and then reverts to comfort.
My Drive Mode resets in less than an hour but stays 10-15 minutes after the ignition is turned off. I’ve never tried to pin it down exactly.
Back to the lower for entry setting-mine doesn’t do anything until the car is turned off and my door is closed after the updates. Before it dropped as soon as the ignition was turned off so it worked for exit as well as entry. Is that the way other cars work? If so it’s really kind of a poor design.
For a short time my doors auto locked when the lights turned off. This was handy when the Key Fobs were acting up. Now I can’t find a setting if there was one. I think I saw auto lock but that seems to be for locking when you drive. Back to the drawing board.
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