Mercedes Comand System

grahamrowe · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 23, 2006 Posts: 5

Hi, Am I right in thinking that if I subscribe I can download 2 SpeedCam files, one for the UK in MPH and one for Europe in KMH, but could only access one at a time via my MB Comand system? Is there a work-around? Also, anyone know how to find out what Version of Comand my MB has?

Thanks in advance.

M8TJT · Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 4:12 pm Post subject: Re: Mercedes Comand System

If we find out what system you have we may be able to answer Q1.

grahamrowe · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 23, 2006 Posts: 5

Hi, thanks for your quick replies.

I think I have the COMAND Online NTG4.5 system, on the latest SL model, but was hoping there was a way of determining that 100% - perhaps a menu option on the COMAND system?

As for Q1, I should explain that I drive in UK and Europe, so prefer not to need to hot-swap files etc.

Thanks again, Graham

M8TJT · Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 6:23 pm Post subject:

There is an old thread here which might throw some pointers at it. Have a wade through that and see if anything helps.

grahamrowe · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 23, 2006 Posts: 5

Yes, thank you, I've read that thread many times trying to make sure I understood.

I confirm that I can successfully get a GPX POI file to read in the MB COMAND system - I tried European Airports as a test datafile for what it was worth!!

Hence my confidence to proceed with the PGPSW Speed Camera database. and enquiry as to whether the 11.011 file contains Europe wide Camera data, as is suggested by the description, or do I need to separate the UK and European data files due to MPH and KPH?

Do I also determine that if/when I purchase the DB, I get the choice to download in a Mercedes - GPX format?

Thanks for your support.

AliOnHols · Pocket GPS Verifier Joined: Oct 15, 2008 Posts: 1936

Hi grahamrowe, Yes the file to download is "Mercedes Comand". which is a GPX file. The database is zoned due to local differences, the zones are - UK, EUR, AUS/NZ, AFRICA, USA, ASIA and CANADA. Download and install the zones you require.
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M8TJT · Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:44 pm Post subject:

Thanks for bailing me out Ali Very Happy

hapichappie · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 20, 2007 Posts: 1

Thanks Ali.

Sorry if I'm missing something, but I'm still not clear on how the different files work in practise. Do the UK and Europe files both contain all data, but are just calibrated differently, or is there different sub-sets of the data?

EG: If I use my Car in the UK and take it to France, where it still has a MPH speedo, would it be more suitable to have the UK (MPH) file, or the European (KPH) file? A bit of mental arithmetic may be possible, but installing a different file at Eurotunnel every time seems challenging!

So part from standardising our measurement systems, is there a practical workaround or 'best practise' that most people follow?

Thanks for your patience if I'm missing something![/b]

M8TJT · Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 11:05 pm Post subject:

For most systems the EUR database does not include UK cams. Come on MaFt. Give us all the real gen on the Merc database.

Andy_P · Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 12:29 am Post subject:

grahamrowe · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 23, 2006 Posts: 5

Hi all, thought you'd appreciate an update: I have everything working as I hoped, so some lessons/conclusions:

1) COMAND can support more than one file simultaneously. IE: UK and Europe
2) Download the PGPSW file as "Mercedes" - which gives the required GPX format - it works.
3) COMAND can also provide Audible alerts, as well as visual.

In summary. It is possible to 'enhance' the standard MB COMAND system to add Safety Camera functionality - and that's a VERY good thing!

Good luck to all future users.

vitobrabus · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 13, 2013 Posts: 7

After 14yrs of driving all over the country I have recently been nabbed for speeding. I will be picking up my new mercedes vito with COMMAND later this week so this thread is good news, especially the audible warning bit.

Is it just a straight subscribe, download, upload to command card and away I go? Or is there anything else I need to know?

Many thanks.

grahamrowe · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 23, 2006 Posts: 5

Hi Vitobrabus.. Yes, essentially that's what you do. My only addition would be to make sure the SD card has the right folder structure, into which you load the files. You need to check the MB documents, but from memory I think it needed a sub-folder called Personal POI.

I also suggest you 'enable' audible warnings slowly - perhaps per camera type, as it can become over-powering if they're all on together!

Hope that helps. Good luck

vitobrabus · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 13, 2013 Posts: 7

hmmmm. followed instructions but i cant find personalPOI once its in the van?

Been through all menus and cant find anything.

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