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I have a MY '24 GLE 63S. I am unable to activate live traffic in the navigation module. The option appears on the set up screen but is faded and doesn't respond to attempts to activate. Any thoughts?
2023 E 450 Sedan. 2018 GLC 300. 2013 E 350 Coupe (retired)
I assume you have mercedes me. Do you have latest OTA updates loaded? Maybe you can back door the activation process by going online to mercedes me, download a map section, and then install? Just conjecture on my part
Make sure you have an active Mercedes me connect subscription and that Live Traffic Information is activated in the Mercedes-Benz app. New cars come with a 1-year complimentary subscription, after that you have to pay.
Last edited by superswiss; May 3, 2025 at 02:06 AM.
I have a MY '24 GLE 63S. I am unable to activate live traffic in the navigation module. The option appears on the set up screen but is faded and doesn't respond to attempts to activate. Any thoughts?
Did you check that you are subscribed to Live Traffic in the Mercedes Me app?
I see, guess Mercedes' version of traffic is the only one on this vehicle.
i believe Sirius simply color codes the lanes based on traffic volume. MB's Live Traffic makes huge difference in navigation. It includes car-to-x service and per the UM, ""Live Traffic service updates the traffic situation via the Internet connection at short, regular intervals.Information on the vehicle's position is regularly sent to Mercedes-Benz AG. The data is immediately rendered anonymous by Mercedes-Benz AG and forwarded to the traffic data provider. Using this data, traffic reports relevant to the vehicle's position are sent to the vehicle. The vehicle acts as a sensor for the flow of traffic and helps to improve the quality of the traffic reports."
i believe Sirius simply color codes the lanes based on traffic volume. MB's Live Traffic makes huge difference in navigation. It includes car-to-x service and per the UM, ""Live Traffic service updates the traffic situation via the Internet connection at short, regular intervals.Information on the vehicle's position is regularly sent to Mercedes-Benz AG. The data is immediately rendered anonymous by Mercedes-Benz AG and forwarded to the traffic data provider. Using this data, traffic reports relevant to the vehicle's position are sent to the vehicle. The vehicle acts as a sensor for the flow of traffic and helps to improve the quality of the traffic reports."
The pothole warnings thanks to the car-to-x had saved some cracked wheels over the months for forum members here.
The pothole warnings thanks to the car-to-x had saved some cracked wheels over the months for forum members here.
I wasn't aware of the pothole warnings per se, but I did initiate my own Car-to-X warning on the native HERE platform.
I was exploring some back-country roads in the San Luis Valley in Colorado, miles from anybody, when I came upon a deep hole filled with water, which caused me to lock the brakes to avoid it. In about a minute, my NAV screen showed a warning symbol in that location, which persisted for about 15-20 minutes or so - then it was gone.
Which told me a couple of things. HERE noted my brake lockup, and (I'm assuming) without further incidents from other cars, the warning was deleted.
Which is different from Waze, which allows the warnings / traffic congestion to persist far too long, initiating detours long after the mess has cleared up. Score one for HERE over Waze.
Once I also sat on a hill where I could see traffic for about two miles, watching congestion begin and break up. (Waiting for my Wife shopping.)
I watched Waze and my HERE displays simultaneously, and HERE was almost immediate in displaying the situation, where Waze lagged by 15-30 minutes or more.
Score two for HERE.
It's my understanding that HERE is the de-facto platform for highway departments to monitor the in-pavement sensors, the ones that provide info to those highway signs that show "driving time to XYZ intersection 35 minutes" and similar. Score three.
Yep, HERE traffic data is actually quite good and more up to date often than Waze or Google Maps. As mentioned they get data from the road sensors in addition to crowdsourcing data from vehicles on the road. Google Maps and Waze get data from all phones, so they have to process the data and decide whether it's just slow moving pedestrians or actually slow moving traffic. There was a bloke in the UK if I remember correctly, not too long ago who loaded a dolly full of phones and pulled it down a road to make a point. After not too long, Google Maps showed major congestion on that road even though there was no traffic. I notice this in my neighborhood as well. It often shows my neighborhood streets congested. Seems to mistake people walking their dogs for slow moving cars.
I've ended up uninstalling Waze a long time ago after it once got me badly stuck in the city when my car's navigation system would have kept me on the highway for apparently very good reasons. Waze had me make left turns against streams of pedestrians, which was a terrible idea. As mentioned, most of the reports/warnings in Waze are also way outdated. Other than disabled vehicles on the side of the road that still haven't been towed, most other warnings such as cops have long expired, but Waze still shows them, and you have to rely on others reporting cops before you come across them. My radar detector is far more reliable in spotting speed traps than hoping others have come across before me and reported it.
I wasn't aware of the pothole warnings per se, but I did initiate my own Car-to-X warning on the native HERE platform.
I was exploring some back-country roads in the San Luis Valley in Colorado, miles from anybody, when I came upon a deep hole filled with water, which caused me to lock the brakes to avoid it. In about a minute, my NAV screen showed a warning symbol in that location, which persisted for about 15-20 minutes or so - then it was gone.
Which told me a couple of things. HERE noted my brake lockup, and (I'm assuming) without further incidents from other cars, the warning was deleted.
Which is different from Waze, which allows the warnings / traffic congestion to persist far too long, initiating detours long after the mess has cleared up. Score one for HERE over Waze.
Once I also sat on a hill where I could see traffic for about two miles, watching congestion begin and break up. (Waiting for my Wife shopping.)
I watched Waze and my HERE displays simultaneously, and HERE was almost immediate in displaying the situation, where Waze lagged by 15-30 minutes or more.
Score two for HERE.
It's my understanding that HERE is the de-facto platform for highway departments to monitor the in-pavement sensors, the ones that provide info to those highway signs that show "driving time to XYZ intersection 35 minutes" and similar. Score three.
Does other vehicles also send the data to the cloud? I assume after um... falling victim to a pothole and so the suspension system reports it to the computer then it reports to car-to-x vehicles nearby?
Yep, HERE traffic data is actually quite good and more up to date often than Waze or Google Maps. As mentioned they get data from the road sensors in addition to crowdsourcing data from vehicles on the road. Google Maps and Waze get data from all phones, so they have to process the data and decide whether it's just slow moving pedestrians or actually slow moving traffic. There was a bloke in the UK if I remember correctly, not too long ago who loaded a dolly full of phones and pulled it down a road to make a point. After not too long, Google Maps showed major congestion on that road even though there was no traffic. I notice this in my neighborhood as well. It often shows my neighborhood streets congested. Seems to mistake people walking their dogs for slow moving cars.
I've ended up uninstalling Waze a long time ago after it once got me badly stuck in the city when my car's navigation system would have kept me on the highway for apparently very good reasons. Waze had me make left turns against streams of pedestrians, which was a terrible idea. As mentioned, most of the reports/warnings in Waze are also way outdated. Other than disabled vehicles on the side of the road that still haven't been towed, most other warnings such as cops have long expired, but Waze still shows them, and you have to rely on others reporting cops before you come across them. My radar detector is far more reliable in spotting speed traps than hoping others have come across before me and reported it.
Is there something that also detect lasers (detect, not jamming) or your state only uses radars?
Yes, that's the guy.
Most radar detectors also detect LIDAR, but once LIDAR is detected it's pretty much too late, unless it bounced off another vehicle and was detected. Outside of jamming there is no viable defense against LIDAR and jamming is usually illegal. The CHP does use LIDAR here, but mostly in the metropolitan areas, because LIDAR allows them to pick out an individual vehicle. The radar cone is basically too imprecise and can be fought in court. I know where the cops hang out around here. I never ever got a speeding ticket in my home area. Always when I'm driving in an unfamiliar area, but once you get outside of the busy metro area, they still mostly use radar, so having a radar detector has been sufficient and it paid for itself multiple times. I don't even bother putting it up driving around my home area. Pretty much only need it on road trips.
Most radar detectors also detect LIDAR, but once LIDAR is detected it's pretty much too late, unless it bounced off another vehicle and was detected. Outside of jamming there is no viable defense against LIDAR and jamming is usually illegal. The CHP does use LIDAR here, but mostly in the metropolitan areas, because LIDAR allows them to pick out an individual vehicle. The radar cone is basically too imprecise and can be fought in court. I know where the cops hang out around here. I never ever got a speeding ticket in my home area. Always when I'm driving in an unfamiliar area, but once you get outside of the busy metro area, they still mostly use radar, so having a radar detector has been sufficient and it paid for itself multiple times. I don't even bother putting it up driving around my home area. Pretty much only need it on road trips.
Those who jam it will jam it for a short duration until the desired speed then turn it off so they can still detect a speed instead of null.
Downshifting also helps a lot to bring the vehicle back to the "desired" speed quickly, and it is fun too, but I know you know that already
Yep, HERE traffic data is actually quite good and more up to date often than Waze or Google Maps. As mentioned they get data from the road sensors in addition to crowdsourcing data from vehicles on the road. Google Maps and Waze get data from all phones, so they have to process the data and decide whether it's just slow moving pedestrians or actually slow moving traffic.
I always read these posts and hope that the HERE traffic and navigation has improved for my area in SoCal. Each time I read a post like this, I give HERE a try again for several days and it just does not hold a candle to Waze and Gmaps in my area. I wish it would work better as it would be my preference to use the internal maps because the integration is so much better.
It's nice to recently read about Apple coming out with CarPlay Ultra, I hope Mercedes signs up. I don't use Apple but it's always nice to have options and competition!
I always read these posts and hope that the HERE traffic and navigation has improved for my area in SoCal. Each time I read a post like this, I give HERE a try again for several days and it just does not hold a candle to Waze and Gmaps in my area. I wish it would work better as it would be my preference to use the internal maps because the integration is so much better.
It's nice to recently read about Apple coming out with CarPlay Ultra, I hope Mercedes signs up. I don't use Apple but it's always nice to have options and competition!
Well, in SoCal you are stuck in traffic or have insane travel times no matter what you use. At some point you have to concede that the problem is not the navigation system, but the poor transportation infrastructure.
I watched this Sci-Fi movie or show a while back. Don't remember the name, but almost everywhere in the USA they had modern train transportation, except for Greater LA. The highways were depicted with bumper to bumper self-driving car traffic. It was so fitting for the clusterf**k that SoCal is when it comes to transportation. Car dependency is simply insane.
Last edited by superswiss; May 16, 2025 at 10:49 PM.
Well, in SoCal you are stuck in traffic or have insane travel times no matter what you use. At some point you have to concede that the problem is not the navigation system, but the poor transportation infrastructure.
Yes traffic isn't great here but I don't know why the Mercedes navigation, more often then not, gives really poor routing guidance. I assume they must have good data feeding their algorithms as there are plenty of late model Mercedes in my area, and the traffic overlay seems to prove this as it seems pretty accurate highlighting the traffic areas|.
Yes traffic isn't great here but I don't know why the Mercedes navigation, more often then not, gives really poor routing guidance. I assume they must have good data feeding their algorithms as there are plenty of late model Mercedes in my area, and the traffic overlay seems to prove this as it seems pretty accurate highlighting the traffic areas|.
Poor in what sense? Car navigation systems work top down. They keep you on the main arteries as long as possible, because those were designed to handle the traffic, whereas Waze and Google Maps routes through side streets and residential streets that were never designed to handle the traffic to the detriment of the people that are living there. This is well documented. It may feel like Waze and Google Maps keep you moving, but in the end you may not actually get to your destination any faster, because those side streets ultimately have to merge back into the same route the closer you get to the destination and you often find yourself at 4-way stops behind other cars that slow you down and in the end it isn't faster. There's a professor up here at UC Berkeley who studies this. Pretty interesting if you read some of his papers. GM and Waze play into our perceptions. We think that we are making progress as long as we are moving, even if we are being sent on a longer detour that ultimately doesn't get us to the destination any faster.
Last edited by superswiss; May 17, 2025 at 02:03 AM.
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