Third Reich, second left
In January I bought a 2009 SLK 280 and traded in my 9 year old SLK230. Fortunately, I kept my old TomTom as the in car satnav is virtually useless. It cannot accept many post codes, including my own and its route planning defies logic. The only improvement on my TomTom is that the screen is visible when the sun shines, which is not a lot of help in the circumstances. The dealer has no answer except to tell me that the sat nav was updated during the pre sale service - but it does work better in Germany. How do other Mercedes drivers get on - or do they just leave navigation to their wives or chauffeurs?
Asked on 10 July 2010 by J.G., Hook
Answered by
Honest John
Yes, this is typical of 'German' satnav. The programmers seem to take the view that what is good for Germany should be good for the rest of the world.
Similar questions
I use a Tom Tom Go 370 Navigator in conjunction with an RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver aerial also by Tom Tom. Recently I noticed, what looked like deep scratch marks on the dashboard of my car. It was only...
About 18 months age I bought a Citroen C4 Picasso with an embedded satnav. Imagine my frustration when I found that it would only accept a partial postcode (the first five digits). That only gets me to...
I purchased a Peugeot 3008 in October 2009. Generally the car has served me well, but with one annoying defect. The satnav will not accept the full UK postcodes; only the first four or five digits. Consequently...
Related models
.jpg?width=115&height=75&rmode=crop)
Georgeous jewel like looks reminiscent of a miniature McLaren SLR. Electric folding hard top. A much desired and aspired to car.
Elsewhere on 
