HBerman

The latest update to my vehicle (AMG EQEX4) seems to have added some information to my HUD while route navigation is in use. The following has been changed:

1. The name of the road I'm on and the direction of travel are now displayed. This is in addition to the route display.
2. A vertical line in orange/yellow on the extreme left when nearing the destination. The orientation of the line is not static.

I've looked in the current manual to see what the line means, but there is no mention of its' function. Perhaps it's just an alert that I'm getting close?

Any thoughts on the line? Thanks

stealth.pilot

Haven't seen this but will try it out. When was this update rolled out?

BTW I have been pretty impressed with the auto lane change on Drivepilot. My 2022 EQS didnt have that and required manual signaling to trigger a lane change. I do wish this car had the Augmented Reality HUD though. That would be amazing. The AR HUD shows on the windshield what the car is doing. It places a dot under the main car it is following (which is useful because it means you can tell when it switches car or stops following a car if the car in front exits, or someone enters the lane. It also shows on the windshield arrows for lane changes overlaid on the road itself so you can see what it is going to do. The AR HUD does more than just navigation.

HBerman

I noticed the update yesterday when I started the car. The version is now RL_NTG7_E330.602_23063AC3. All sorts of new interface updates which I'm still discovering. One new item is that you can graphically and acoustically change the audio personal profile under the Media selection. Maybe I just never saw this before, but the ease of changing the profile is awesome.

stealth.pilot

I have a different version

RL_NTG7_E504.304_24133AC3

HBerman

Ah! I believe that's the latest reported. Have you tried the HUD during navigation to see if you can see the item that I described? Thanks

bytemaster0

Maybe it's an indicator that tells you how far until the next turn?

HBerman

There are no labels or markings when it appears, but it does change orientation when I move the wheel. I'm clueless as to its' meaning. Maybe the next update will clarify. Tnx

stealth.pilot

I will have a look when I go to pick up my son from school.

HBerman

Thanks. I wish the manual would describe what I'm seeing.

stealth.pilot

TBH I don't know what you are seeing. I used the navigation several times today, but nothing resembled what you are describing in the HUD. If you can take a photo next time.

One thing I discovered today which was interesting. I was able to use the DrivePilot on a back road today. Until today I thought it only worked on divided highways.

bytemaster0

It works on any marked road. One line or two. Keep in mind, our system is not called Drive Pilot (it once was years ago in marketing materials.) Now, it refers only to the system on a handful of S-class and EQS cars in a small number of states and Germany. That system only works below 40MPH and on highways. It requires a LiDAR module. I suspect it'll be on E-class/EQE variants after next year.

stealth.pilot

That's right they repurposed the drivePilot brand for the Level 2 autonomous system. My understanding is both the Level 2 system (ours) and the Level 3 system (the DrivePilot) have the same sensors but the L3 exclusively has the 2 Lidar units in the front grill, whereas our cars have only the long-range radar and the 4X multi-mode radar. BTW Tesla just has cameras so even then the EQS sensor suite is pretty good.

bytemaster0

Right. The solid-state LiDAR units are the big difference, plus some higher-resolution cameras in the front, one in the rear, and mics and misc sensors. We do have the same long-range RADAR units in front. There used to be one that was rear-facing as well (in addition to the multi-mode units), they were in 2013+ E-class cars. Not sure if they removed those in current-gen cars.

Just brought my '23 EQE sedan in today for the free 20k service. All easy-peasy until I was about to drive away and "Active Blind Spot Assist Inoperative" came up. This has happened twice on our EQE SUV, and it always clears the next day. However, as I was at the dealer, I just asked them to hook it up and see if it'd clear on the SDS. They did so, and while the ADAS warning cleared, the car then started throwing high-voltage system errors, apparently. So, they've re-flashed the drivetrain control units, and it seemed fine again. They're holding it and checking once more tomorrow, and hopefully it'll be good to go again. Hopefully it had some newer software available for BMS and drivetrain control.

stealth.pilot

I figured out what you are seeing. It is the lane departure warning. I had this on my EQS580 445 AR HUD. On the AR HUD it puts a yellow or red line on the windshield to highlight the edge of the lane if you get to close to it or touch it. I didn't realize the 444 HUD on our EQE cars had that feature. I would like to turn that feature on if it is available. It must be buried in the settings somewhere that you can add driver's assistance warnings to the HUD.

HBerman

Nope! A lane departure indication on the driver's display shows the left and right lane boundaries with a car in the center. The yellow "bar" only shows up in the HUD when the navigation is enabled only to my "home" destination. When I turn into my community the bar disappears so there is a relationship. I'll fool around trying to find what the trigger setting enables that display. It might have something to do with the fact that the "home" charging program is set to automatically be set when I pull into my garage. I tried other destinations in the navigation and all arrivals were without the yellow bar!