Navigation dilemma
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Navigation dilemma
Just getting adjusted to my new GLE 350. Entered my home address into navigation system. The entry is correct however it doesn’t seem to be able to take me home. I live within the city of New York so therefore it is not some remote or uncharted area. I then changed the destination to a large supermarket in my area thinking that would be an easier option for the navigation system. Same problem. Anyone else having this same or similar type issue, any suggestions as to what I may be doing wrong
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Just traded in my 2018 glc where the nav was simply ridiculous and annoying to navigate through. Was hoping that the new GLE nav was improved, it started out fine however its weaknesses began to become apparent after more uses. Will go back and use Waze or Google from my phone, or at least check it against my MBUX nav to see if they match.
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Somewhere in the Navigation settings there are options to disable routes with toll roads, highways, tunnels, and perhaps something else. Is it possible you have some of those options disabled and it can't find a route home?
There are a few options that aren't super obvious at first - If I remember well, first you click on the gear icon on the Nav page, then there is a sub-menu that pops up, and within that at the bottom there is an Advanced option, and after that there are some easy-to-miss horizontal tabs near the top of the page and one might be called Route.
[Edit: Also, make sure your maps are up to date]
There are a few options that aren't super obvious at first - If I remember well, first you click on the gear icon on the Nav page, then there is a sub-menu that pops up, and within that at the bottom there is an Advanced option, and after that there are some easy-to-miss horizontal tabs near the top of the page and one might be called Route.
[Edit: Also, make sure your maps are up to date]
Last edited by maalox; Mar 20, 2021 at 12:41 PM.
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Thanks, I’ll look for that and hope that it is the reason for my convoluted route to “home “. In any case I’m thinking that the nav itself is nowhere as good as Waze or Google.
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Works pretty well for me around Boston and Montreal, I've compared to Google Maps and the routes are usually similar.
My only complaint is that the time estimate is usually very conservative, for example the built-in Nav might estimate 30 minutes, Google Maps will estimate 22 minutes (for the same route), and the real-time is closer to 22 minutes.
My only complaint is that the time estimate is usually very conservative, for example the built-in Nav might estimate 30 minutes, Google Maps will estimate 22 minutes (for the same route), and the real-time is closer to 22 minutes.
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Check to see if you have an online map update available. I've found the system works well for POI's but not so well with street addresses. Set your home location manually while sitting in the driveway, then it's navigating to coordinates and will perform much better.
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Also something I noticed if you set your Home location:
If you say "Hey Mercedes navigate TO home", it will say it can't find an address for home (or something to that effect).
But if you say "Hey Mercedes navigate home" (without the "to") it works just fine.
If you say "Hey Mercedes navigate TO home", it will say it can't find an address for home (or something to that effect).
But if you say "Hey Mercedes navigate home" (without the "to") it works just fine.
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Thanks TwinCam, I am aware of that however it does not give me directions to my home even though the correct address is in the system. I do live in a well populated area so my address is definitely charted. I entered a major supermarket in my area just to see what happens and again it was nowhere near the proper route guidance. Like many built in nav systems it is hit or miss, will use it however will double check. Thanks again
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Thanks TwinCam, I am aware of that however it does not give me directions to my home even though the correct address is in the system. I do live in a well populated area so my address is definitely charted. I entered a major supermarket in my area just to see what happens and again it was nowhere near the proper route guidance. Like many built in nav systems it is hit or miss, will use it however will double check. Thanks again
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In our neck of the woods, Waze is worse than useless. Google maps is similar to MBUX, but a lot more bother. Especially with the limited storage / mounting options for phones in the new cars.
And they all make periodic changes, requiring a new learning curve to get the best results.
Plus, I'm just waiting for Google and Waze to increase their monetizing of the service (charging me more). Can you say "Google Photos" or "You Tube Premium?"
I'll focus on learning MBUX.
And they all make periodic changes, requiring a new learning curve to get the best results.
Plus, I'm just waiting for Google and Waze to increase their monetizing of the service (charging me more). Can you say "Google Photos" or "You Tube Premium?"
I'll focus on learning MBUX.
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I am not yet an owner of the new GLE, but in my current ML (COMAND system), the nav told me to make a left turn off the bridge. So, yeah, we don’t use that feature anymore.
