Augmented video up in the air...
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Augmented video up in the air...
Ordered a 2022 GLE63C4S today. The system took everything but dealer said Augmented Video can still be a no go anyways and they don't know until they get closer to the build date which is end of June. Anyone experience this on a recent build? I really want it as it looks like a great feature for only $350. For those who do have it - how you like it?
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IMO it's worthless. Especially in heavy traffic, complex intersections or angled streets.
Good Party Trick.
From time to time, I give it a couple days to see if I can adopt to it. I DO get used to it, but still, it's inferior to the standard display, which shows intersections in an overhead view. You can see the angles, instead of just hoping.
The nicest thing about it is that it's easily disabled.
Good Party Trick.
From time to time, I give it a couple days to see if I can adopt to it. I DO get used to it, but still, it's inferior to the standard display, which shows intersections in an overhead view. You can see the angles, instead of just hoping.
The nicest thing about it is that it's easily disabled.
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IMO it's worthless. Especially in heavy traffic, complex intersections or angled streets.
Good Party Trick.
From time to time, I give it a couple days to see if I can adopt to it. I DO get used to it, but still, it's inferior to the standard display, which shows intersections in an overhead view. You can see the angles, instead of just hoping.
The nicest thing about it is that it's easily disabled.
Good Party Trick.
From time to time, I give it a couple days to see if I can adopt to it. I DO get used to it, but still, it's inferior to the standard display, which shows intersections in an overhead view. You can see the angles, instead of just hoping.
The nicest thing about it is that it's easily disabled.
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It's good for showing cross street names and house numbers. But for basic navigation the standard map view and turn-by-turn instructions are more effective.
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I would still keep that option even if it does not get added from the factory. Although my GLE is not an AMG model, I did not get that option and I found out after the fact that in order to have the full screen navigation map in the driver display I needed the AR package. Otherwise, I see the AR stuff as more as a gimmick.
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I would still keep that option even if it does not get added from the factory. Although my GLE is not an AMG model, I did not get that option and I found out after the fact that in order to have the full screen navigation map in the driver display I needed the AR package. Otherwise, I see the AR stuff as more as a gimmick.
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Couldn't get it.
I ordered my 450 on November 5 and still waiting for delivery. I wanted Augmented Video to facilitate the Dashcam. It was eliminated from the order. Another item on the final order is passenger seat memory and features of the AMG Exterior package have been "revised.". So, final doesn't necessarily mean final.
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Not sure about that "lots of information." It says you MUST HAVE the fancy headset or chip to have AR, but I don't, and I do. So the only actual reported chip, disagrees with that information. I'd call it a WAG.
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Either my build sheet was wrong, I don't really have AR, or the rumor mill was incorrect.
The only one I can eliminate is whether I have AR, and I can assure you that I do.
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I'm not claiming to be an expert on this either, most of what I've learned about this is from sites like this. I did have a conversation with the rep we bought the car from as well, he has a GLS without the full screen nav and he wondered why; when he checked the build sheet from his car it said 548 and apparently he asked his contacts and they confirmed this was because his car doesn't have AR. But again that's just 2nd and 3rd hand. Maybe someone has a definitive statement or document from MB.
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I just ordered a GLE 63 and they accepted Augmented video. I have it in my 2021 GLE 450 and actually use it and I like the full screen nav in dash sometimes as well. Someone mentioned Track Pace which I didn't think necessary since I don't intend on racing the GLE on a track (is it good for anything else). I did add the Multi contour massaging seats as well, but waiting to se how bad my car prices out at.
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I just ordered a GLE 63 and they accepted Augmented video. I have it in my 2021 GLE 450 and actually use it and I like the full screen nav in dash sometimes as well. Someone mentioned Track Pace which I didn't think necessary since I don't intend on racing the GLE on a track (is it good for anything else). I did add the Multi contour massaging seats as well, but waiting to se how bad my car prices out at.
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But to your question, it also records 0-60, qtr mile, braking performance etc. And you can pull up your records and show the performance without having to do another dash.
