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Old 09-23-2018, 02:23 AM
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My iPhone hates my car.. No GPS

Hey guys,

Just picked a 2018 18 W222 with Magic Sky (mentioned because I'm not sure if it's relevant) and my iPhone X as well as my fiancée's are performing poorly. Google Maps and Waze are almost non-usable. I'm thinking it's either due to the windshield or the magic sky roof that somehow blocks the signal. Anyone with this issue? Any solutions?

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Old 09-23-2018, 04:39 AM
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Wind the window down and have the phone there to see if it picks up a signal lock. That will tell you if it is the glass.

The S class does I believe have glass which could effect this. I believe some of these even have a cutout area on the windscreen up by the mirror for the toll devices to enable them to work.
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I don’t have the magic sky and haven’t had this phone/gps issue.

My garage door opener is hit or miss though, and another s class owner has had trouble with their gate opener.

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Same issue here. If you put your phone on top of the dash it will work fine so it's the glass. I don't have Magic Sky. I also find that my escort Max 360 radar detector doesn't work very well in this car. There are definitely certain spots where to put your toll reader devices. I think i saw it described somewhere in the manual.
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I have a Valintine 1 radar and using the iPhone X with no issues. My windows are tinted 30% and the rear shade is up 90% of the time also.
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I have the same problem with my 2018 s63. I’ve brought it in several times, updated the radio ect and still have problems. I do have Magic sky control. Hooked up to the BT I get bad reception and several dropped calls.

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