Retarded. I’m not sure what German dolt designed or approved the interface but it has to be the stupidest implementation of a navigation system that I’ve ever seen.
Ridiculously retarded. Have you ever tried to enter your billing address on a game console using the arrow buttons? Have you ever sat and scrolled to the letter F, then scrolled across the alphabet to U, then scrolled back the letter C? Yeah, right? Now, imagine entering in multi-line address in slow motion using this horrific system. You can also use the keypad next to the screen. You press the number 3 three times until you get an F. Then there is a long pause as the system registers that, indeed, you do want the letter F. Then you press the number 8 twice and you pause again while the system recognizes that you will not be pressing the number 8 again and do, in fact, want the letter U. In about two minutes, you’ve just gotten to FU.
Absolutely retarded. As for the navigation system itself, my wife laments that it doesn’t tell you the side of the road on which your final destination lies. Does she stay in the middle lane, the right lane, or the left lane? How can you neglect to put in so simple a feature. If she actually knew the location of the frakking destination, she wouldn’t be using the stupid navigation system. Instead, she often has to do a U-turn or come around the block after the navigation system has already turned off, having merely guided her to an indefinite location at or about her final destination. It frustrates me as well.
Unfathomably retarded. We’ve even talked about purchasing a third party GPS to install in our freaking luxury SUV which came with an expensive navigation system. That should say something. Suffice it to say, the next car we buy will be Japanese. At least the Asians know how to build for a target audience. Look at all the stupid user interfaces across German automobiles. Jesus Christ, just put a god damn touch screen in the double din instead of wasting any more time and resources to further developing the stupid knobs, keypads and other joysticks waiting to frustrate a driver in these German cars.
Yup, MB and BMW makes the worst nav systems. They’re essentially unusable.
I totally agree! We have an ‘07 ML350, and unless I want to spend $225.00 to get a newer dvd for the Comand system it won’t even allow me to input my home address because our addition isn’t on the dvd!
I hate my navigation system on my 2007 Mercedes. It is so archaic. I could get killed entering data on the highway. It was archaic by the end of the year in 2007. The cursor system is ridiculous. Is there anyway to rip it out and add a new one. If so, where can I find one to fit into the body of my Mercedes without ruining the dash. I love the entertainment package with the Sirius and Surround sound but the Navigation has got to go. DVD Command Navigation Cost me $2,210 at purchase.