That is about what my 02 w220 does. I get within 100 feet of the place most days.
clay On Jul 29, 2014, at 3:23 AM, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes wrote: > Hi Ned, > > Updated maps are released annually. My department does the final testing > on them. > > And house numbers are certainly available... usually down to the precision > of one block. What isn't available is an interpolation to position the > destination exactly on that block (which is often inaccurate in other > systems for a variety of reasons). But if you have a street several miles > long, you should be able to choose from a range of house numbers in the > form of something like 1..99, 101..199, etc. This also depends on map > data: if you live in a rural area, you'll greatly benefit from a new disc > as detailed coverage has improved significantly. > > Jaime > > > > On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 10:57 PM, ned kleinhenz via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> I have the original window sticker from my recently acquired 2006 E320 CDI. >> >> It shows a Comand system including harmon/kardon Logic7 surround sound with >> a 6 CD changer and DVD navigation. The Command system along with a glass >> sun -roof, powered rear window shade, and heated front seats cost the PO >> $2950. It also has a $500 Sirius Satellite, which I’ve never activated. >> >> >> >> The sound system is awesome. It puts out something like 430 watts to more >> speakers than I can find. And the tuner gets great reception in spite of >> the antenna being embedded in the back window. >> >> >> >> But the navigation system is lame. My circa 2008 Garmin Nuvi runs rings >> around it. This Comand unit can only navigate to a street or road. There >> seems to be no way to key in a house number. Makes it worse than useless >> in communities where there are multiple roads with the same name but each >> has different ranges of house numbers. I think the navigation system can >> be updated by inserting a new DVD in the trunk-mounted unit. But I have >> never seen an update newer than 2008. And that update costs about 2X or >> 3X the price of a new Garmin. >> >> >> >> It’s reassuring to hear the Comand is robust. If it goes bad many readouts >> on the dash would quit working. Even the analog clock in the dash is >> controlled by the navigation system. >> >> >> >> Ned Kleinhenz >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those >> individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner >> has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. >> > > > > -- > Jaime Kopchinski > http://www.jaimekop.com/ > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has > no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
