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What package do you need to get the Digital Compass in the rearview mirror glass?

Old Jun 20, 2015 | 07:49 AM
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Exclamation What package do you need to get the Digital Compass in the rearview mirror glass?

I have a 2014 GLK with a good amount of options including P1 and multimedia and there is no digital compass in the rearview mirror?!

My mirror does have the smartlink gararage door opener buttons and the auto dimming feature.

I thought compass came standard on all smartlink / autodimming rearview mirrors? Is this not true for the 2014 GLK or did I get an error build?

Would appreciate if any technical GLK experts with the answers could weigh in for me.

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Old Jun 21, 2015 | 12:29 AM
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Please check your Owner's manual - if you set Comand correctly - you have digital compass in the upper bar of COMAND in any screen/function - you can call up COMAND screen compass as well - and in the cluster you can call up Nav info which gives you compass there, real slick on that one so you should check it out .. so, in essence, you have THREE compasses... hope you're happier now..
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Old Jun 22, 2015 | 09:53 AM
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There was (2010) a button on the right side bottom of the mirror to turn the compass on and off.
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Old Jun 22, 2015 | 12:59 PM
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I have an American 2013 GLK. I haven't seen the compass on the rear view mirror. Is it possible that it's only on Canadian versions?
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Old Jun 22, 2015 | 08:29 PM
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IIRC, the compass in the mirror is for "base" cars with NO package. So a car with P1 or Multimedia wouldn't get the digital compass in the mirror because it's integrated with COMAND.
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Old Jun 23, 2015 | 10:26 AM
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I have an older GLK (2010) and it has the compass in the Navigation and in the mirror. So maybe they took it out with the newer ones
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Old Jun 23, 2015 | 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by bop11
I have an older GLK (2010) and it has the compass in the Navigation and in the mirror. So maybe they took it out with the newer ones
Maybe 'cause I don't see the 4th button to turn ON/OFF the compass in the picture above.
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Old Jun 23, 2015 | 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by spyked
IIRC, the compass in the mirror is for "base" cars with NO package. So a car with P1 or Multimedia wouldn't get the digital compass in the mirror because it's integrated with COMAND.
pretty lame if thats true - why not have it in both places? so pay more and lose an extra feature? looks cooler in the mirror glass and easier to see than the command which doesnt stand out
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Maybe 'cause I don't see the 4th button to turn ON/OFF the compass in the picture above.
can anybody confirm the fourth button works to turn it on?
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Compass Calibration

Was perusing the owner's manual and stumbled upon this section on how to set the compass zone and calibrate the onboard compass for my 2012 GLK350. I've never seen instructions to calibrate a compass like this before.
How to calibrate the compass on 2012 GLK350...
How to calibrate the compass on 2012 GLK350...
Setting the appropriate compass zone on 2012 GLK350.
Setting the appropriate compass zone on 2012 GLK350.
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