The navigation in this car is so utterly useless, it's absurd. How on earth did this thing get put into production?

OK, so maybe saying utterly useless is a bit of an exaggeration. But, the way they designed it makes it seem impossible to use to find the nearest destination. For instance, if you are looking for a Ralph's, rather than list the closest Ralph's to you, it gives you 100 different Ralph's to choose from, listed in alphabetical order according to their street address... Yeah, real useful. It also doesn't seem to let you enter an exact destination address, just a range. WHY?!?!

Of all the GPS systems I have used, from other auto makers to the stand-alone Garmin units, this is by far the worst. Also, no touch screen????? What the hell Mercedes???

 

Sounds like a waste of money!

I have a Garmin Nuvi 660 portable unit that goes from car to car and has a bunch of extra features. I would pass on any factory navigation system after using a portable. You can update the software free from their website. An update for my wife's Acura would cost more than a few bucks. See the review on Cnet.

http://reviews.cnet.com/Garmin_Nuvi_...-32078943.html

 

Other German navigations systems aren't too different.

 

it works ok if you really need something or you are really lost. But it's definately not as nice as my wife's Acura MDX...touch screen and just so easy to use.

 

does anyone know where I can get a used Navi controller and C.D. for a 2005 E320 ?

 

also I just perchased 2006 s600 and I know there's got to be a way to override the this for driver safety the screen has been darkened bs