SL/R230: navigation cd
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I need to update the navigation cd for California/Nevada, which is three years old. I called MB and I was quoted $ 180 for it. When I purchased the car it cost $125 for all the CDs covering all the states. I wonder if the update can be purchased through a different source. Who manufactures the Commando?
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Originally Posted by josh12
I need to update the navigation cd for California/Nevada, which is three years old. I called MB and I was quoted $ 180 for it. When I purchased the car it cost $125 for all the CDs covering all the states. I wonder if the update can be purchased through a different source. Who manufactures the Commando?
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Originally Posted by josh12
I need to update the navigation cd for California/Nevada, which is three years old. I called MB and I was quoted $ 180 for it. When I purchased the car it cost $125 for all the CDs covering all the states. I wonder if the update can be purchased through a different source. Who manufactures the Commando?
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Originally Posted by scorchie
The COMMANDO is made by Bosch/Blaupunkt. You can get any "DX" type navigation CD from various manufacturers (other car manufacturers also use the same discs). There are some posts around here detailing how users got discs from other sources.
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The disc comes from NavTech on the SL's.
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Originally Posted by LovinSL600
That is the company that manufactures the hardware but the disc does not come from them.
The disc comes from NavTech on the SL's.
The disc comes from NavTech on the SL's.
Regardless, you can in fact get the discs from Bosch/Blaupunkt. You can get them from Audi and Volkswagen too. There are a bunch of places they are available and it has been reported here at mbworld. NavTeq is the company that develops the map database... that is "DATA". If you look at the data on the disc, there is Bosch specific info on it also, and the map data is licensed. I have the disc and a sleeve in my hand right now. It says Bosch on the disc, Bosch on the sleeve, and Bosch on the part number sticker. It does say Copyright Navteq AFTER the Copyright Bosch.
This mapping information for ALL Mercedes (not just SLs) comes from NavTeq, whether the hardware is Bosch/Blaupunkt, Becker, or Alpine.
BTW, you can order discs direct from NavTeq.
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Originally Posted by scorchie
He asked who answered the COMMANDO, so I just answered that.
Regardless, you can in fact get the discs from Bosch/Blaupunkt. You can get them from Audi and Volkswagen too. There are a bunch of places they are available and it has been reported here at mbworld. NavTeq is the company that develops the map database... that is "DATA". If you look at the data on the disc, there is Bosch specific info on it also, and the map data is licensed. I have the disc and a sleeve in my hand right now. It says Bosch on the disc, Bosch on the sleeve, and Bosch on the part number sticker. It does say Copyright Navteq AFTER the Copyright Bosch.
This mapping information for ALL Mercedes (not just SLs) comes from NavTeq, whether the hardware is Bosch/Blaupunkt, Becker, or Alpine.
BTW, you can order discs direct from NavTeq.
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Regardless, you can in fact get the discs from Bosch/Blaupunkt. You can get them from Audi and Volkswagen too. There are a bunch of places they are available and it has been reported here at mbworld. NavTeq is the company that develops the map database... that is "DATA". If you look at the data on the disc, there is Bosch specific info on it also, and the map data is licensed. I have the disc and a sleeve in my hand right now. It says Bosch on the disc, Bosch on the sleeve, and Bosch on the part number sticker. It does say Copyright Navteq AFTER the Copyright Bosch.
This mapping information for ALL Mercedes (not just SLs) comes from NavTeq, whether the hardware is Bosch/Blaupunkt, Becker, or Alpine.
BTW, you can order discs direct from NavTeq.
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Originally Posted by scorchie
BTW, you can order discs direct from NavTeq.
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How to Get This Map
New updates for your Mercedes-Benz navigation system are available at your local dealer.
To find your closest dealer go to mbusa.com
Mercedes-Benz Local Dealers
Web Address: http://www.mbusa.com
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Originally Posted by LovinSL600
Are you saying that any other car company that uses NavTech discs in the navigation units can be used in a Mercedes?
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Originally Posted by WIldcat465
Here's what the NavTeq website says when you look for the S-class disc:
How to Get This Map
New updates for your Mercedes-Benz navigation system are available at your local dealer.
To find your closest dealer go to mbusa.com
Mercedes-Benz Local Dealers
Web Address: http://www.mbusa.com
How to Get This Map
New updates for your Mercedes-Benz navigation system are available at your local dealer.
To find your closest dealer go to mbusa.com
Mercedes-Benz Local Dealers
Web Address: http://www.mbusa.com
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Originally Posted by scorchie
Nope. Saying that any other car company that uses "DX" discs can be used in a Mercedes. Said that in my first post in this thread.
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Originally Posted by LovinSL600
Got it, thanks.
Give it a try!
(there's a thread somewhere else on mbworld where someone was asking whether to get D-navi or C-navi discs from Bosch... the D-navi is "DX". Continental Imports sells the original discs in a set for the same price as MBUSA, but they break up the sets for a lot cheaper.)
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