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jimmy47785

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  1. The carbon pieces will function, but I believe the loom is necessary for the switches. What about the truck the toggles came from?
  2. The analysis is excellent. The same goes for me. NTG5.5 is a terrible SATNAV for a wonderful automobile; it's disappointing enough for a Lada. Favouirtes only allows for 20 entries, Previous Destinations for only around 60, and when you add new entries, the older ones automatically disappear. While it's a pain to enter new locations via the manual interface, the Mercedes Me app does enable you to transmit locations to the vehicle through the Map, but when they'll really arrive is anyone's guess. I did discover a way around the storage space constraints, however. That is, you should compile a list of places in your contacts, which is especially helpful if you want to drive overseas but don't want to bring along all of your UK-based connections. Simply compile a contact list in Gmail, save it as a.VCF file (compatible with Apple Address Book, Windows Outlook, People, and Windows Contacts), save it on a USB stick, and then import it into the vehicle through USB1 into the Phone/Contacts submmenu. There are 3,500 items in the car's Contacts directory. You may make waypoints by following a certain naming/numbering protocol, in which non-alphanumeric letters like "(" occur before the alphabet. Entering the proper address is the difficult part. When using a Contact Address as a destination in NTG5.5, you must always provide a house number and choose the appropriate language to define the address in. Google Maps, Viamichelin, and the Mercedes Me App Map are the three mapping applications I use while in Spain; all three employ a confusing combination of Spanish, Basque, and Catalan to spell addresses. Validating each address before relying on the fact that it is accurately recognized by NTG5.5 while you're on the road is a time-consuming and laborious process. Oh, and NTG5.5 doesn't like shortened entries like "Av." for "Avenida" or "Avinguda," both of which are valid in Spain. It's a lot of effort, but you can create libraries for several nations, save them on USB drives, and then just remove your current contacts and replace them with those from the country you're visiting. It's straightforward after you've set it up, but many of you will probably decide you'd rather purchase a BMW or Audi the next time around.
  3. That would be the COMAND NTG5*1 setting for the W212. Assuming that you have already added the vehicle identification number (VIN) to your Mercedes me account online, you should be able to see on the website the many services that may be purchased for your vehicle.
  4. If your 2015 W212 is equipped with COMAND, you shouldn't need the Mercedes me adaptor to use it. The 3g KOM Module need to be included in it. However, I'm not sure about automobiles that have Audio20 since these models didn't get the 3G modem until much later. Keep in mind as well that the number of Mercedes me services that were compatible with earlier models of vehicles was somewhat restricted. From what I recall, the only service that was available for the COMAND NTG4.5 was TomTom Live Traffic. However, with the release of the COMAND NTG5*1, a wider variety of services became accessible.
  5. Getting a dark black. Graphite was the first option, however it has been sold out for the last 16 weeks.
  6. Are you keeping 12.4-12.8v after leaving the carnas for a while? If there is a drain, the +ve wire may be arcing off the body and draining stuff.
  7. Many people still work from home for the DVLA.To try to hear back from a real person, I would send them a letter by first-class, signed-for, registered mail.I still put plates inside, but not like I used to.How about paying a month's worth of road tax by cheque "under protest" and asking for a photo?I don't think you were smoking it because you can't use Trade Plates for personal trips. Have success with DVLA
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