brettmf

Is there an update to the Command that would show the display of song name/artist or is it a hardware issue?

Maybe a dumb question but have always wondered this since I bought the beast a year ago. I was expecting to have this feature.

2006 E55

mikey33

i want to know also!

JayhawkPharmD

In my 07 E63 the sirius will show info if you push [sat] then info, idk if it works for CDs or radio. I listen to Sirius or my shuffle hooked to the aux jack. Wish I could get the aux routed in to the small "cigar box" next to the glovebox

AMGPilot

well, you could upgrade to the 2009 cars NTG 2.5 and get the Sat box which gives you HD radio and HD radio has RDS display

220S

Also the 2009 came with Gracenote (for CDs)

The latest BMW iDrive has iPod album art on the screen. Very cool.

Roverron

Anyone lose satellite stations when going into tunnels or underpasses? 2006 hardware.

Mantooth

Lose stations, as in the signal drops out? Or lose stations entirely?

Roverron

Station drops for a second or two

AMGPilot

That's normal for satellite radio.

Roverron

Its not in my A8.
Hardly ever drops music unless its a long tunnel never from an overpass.

jayhawkblk

It varies based on antenna placement and strength.

06E55

I drop signal in one area all the time that isn't even in a tunnel/overpass... It's a two lane road though with pretty dense foliage on either side, but it never fails... My wife's 09 C300 is even worse though... It loses signal much more frequently... As previously mentioned, it is all about antenna placement and strength!!!

I have always wondered about an update for RDS info as well... Would be great to have the Artist/Title information as does Sirius. Now that I think about it, I don't think my wife's C300 has RDS info either... Hmmm... I know I have the latest software for both my COMAND and NAV so it doesn't sound like an update is available...

brettmf

I'm thinking it's hardware not software why we can't get the info. Seems very strange as the technology is pretty much standard going back many years.

220S

It's the hardware. As AMGPilot already mentioned. The 2009 W211 and later (W212) E Class got the new COMAND system.

Neoii

You can get RDS with the Euro Comand.

06E55

I don't buy that it's the hardware. I am willing to bet that a firmware/software update would enable this... It's just a radio signal... The unit just has to know what to do with that signal...

http://www.mbguru.com/questions/1274...-2-5-w163.html Sounds like a firmware thing...

peckcrossing

Does everyone's sat radio volume get muted for a second or two when changing sat stations? '07 e63.

220S

Maybe so, but I didn't get anything from that link

They're talking about the non-US COMANDs, etc.. I guess the question is if it's software, then how can that be applied to US COMANDs?

fwiw, from that same website is a FAQ on the pre-2009 COMAND:
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7. What's the difference between US and European COMAND systems?

They seem to be the same hardware with different software. US systems do not support RDS text, they use US frequency spacing between stations on FM/AM radio, they support satellite radio and the TV button is blanked out (although can be enabled by the dealer). You can install a European system in a US vehicle, then you get RDS. It should be possible for the Mercedes dealer to configure ('code') the Comand using their star diagnosis workshop computer to tell it to use US frequency spacing for the radio. I'm not convinced that Teleaid will work on European Comand systems installed in US vehicles so you should check that it does.
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The 2009 US COMAND does support RDS, but it is different hardware all together than the earlier COMANDs.

PM or email Steve at MBenzNL. He should know for sure http://www.mbenznl.nl/