simandang

So I just got my W222 a week ago. I have a Uniden R7 radar. I vaguely remember reading that due to ceramic coating in the windows a radar is useless. However I have the same type of coating on my RR LWB and the radar works decent (not at the rate it should but gives a good warning to slow down). Long story short last Friday I got a ticket by a strict bythe book revenue generator. Guy showed zero courtesy and zero professionalism but that's no surprise. By the time the Uniden went off it was way too late. I noticed that a few more times this weekend that by the time the radar alerts you its already too late. Even on straight flat roads it picks it up far too late. I was wondering if there is any better placement for a radar on the windshield that others may use? The R7 is bulky and I also have the camera attachment for a dashcam so it makes things more complicated.

Second question I could have been saved had I been looking at waze. I have a 2015 which does NOT have carplay. I see a bunch of kits to retrofit carplay is their a specific one anyone can suggest?

thx for any insightful thoughts

will_atl

@simandang there was a thread recently: https://mbworld.org/forums/s-class-w...-detector.html

cfmistry

There are two specific placed on the windshield you need to put the detector. If you look carefully in sunlight you will see they have a yellowish tint. to the right of the rear-view mirror and in the low center position of the windshield.

The choice CarPlay units are JoyEAuto and RoadTop. Both are very similar and pretty good (read: not perfect).