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#11 of 6709 Tkurtz01 - Comand & TV by retiredjeff Oct 24, 2000 (12:00 am)
I was told by a local MB dealer that they'll never get TV in the US due to legal issues. Imagine that <g>. Jeff
#12 of 6709 . by aling Oct 24, 2000 (12:24 am)
Well, not only that. The TV systems (SECAM and PAL) in Europe are completely different than the one North America (NTSC). The COMAND systems fitted in the European cars have TV tuners for these Euro. systems, so they wouldn't work here anyway. Besides, from what I've been told the reception isn't always that great anyway. Drew/aling Townhall Community Leader/Vans Conference
#13 of 6709 aling ML ??? by kilian1 Oct 24, 2000 (12:28 am)
Just a follow up question on your ML. Can you remove one or two of the third row seats to free up space? If yes, is it difficult procedure. Need a third row but, on long trips would prefer the luggage space. Do you think the current E320 sedan drives similar to the E wagon? I am debating the ML, E320 Wagon ,and Volvo Station wagon.
#14 of 6709 Remote Starter Mechanism by hjborn Oct 24, 2000 (1:21 am)
Has anyone had a remote start mechanism installed on an E-class? Any problems? Does it invalidate the warranty? I could call my dealership about the last question, but they don't seem too knowledgeable about matters like that. We built our house back in the early 60's when most people had a one car garage, and I promised my wife she could keep her car in the garage this winter. It would save me a lot of early-morning windshield scraping if I could get the car warmed up a few minutes before I went outside.
#15 of 6709 Zaino and Cats by muddog Oct 24, 2000 (1:40 am)
Thanks for the responses. (David, I did my wife's and my daughter's cars first, and it does help.) Bad choices on the cat (the car is in an open air carport): 1. Sleep inside. Nah. 2. Put a towel on the car. I guess so, but I really want him to be far from the hood, and this would encourage him. 3. Kill the cat(take it too far to find its way home). Not enough goodwill with the wife and daughter, yet. I'm open to any other thoughts. No one else had this problem? Thanks! Muddog
#16 of 6709 COMAND AND TV by tkurtz01 Oct 24, 2000 (2:03 am)
That makes sense but the car must be sold in some county that uses the same standards for TV transmission as the US. Is TV available in Canada? or do they have the same stupid rule?
#17 of 6709 tkurtz01 by aling Oct 24, 2000 (2:35 am)
No, Canada also uses NTSC since the standard was developed for North America, so no COMAND TV here either. NTSC is actually inferior to PAL, but it was developed partly because they wanted to be different from the rest of the world. As someone mentioned, the TV button is not available also because of legal reasons. I believe that North American law prohibits a factory-installed TV to be directly next to the driver while the vehicle is in motion. Although I like the setup, I don't think that it is a "stupid rule". There are enough drivers going around with cellphones in one hand already.
#18 of 6709 Joe by aling Oct 24, 2000 (2:38 am)
Yes, both 3rd row seats in the ML can be removed very easily (and seperately). They're also light, so it's not a problem lugging them around. If you want the luggage space but down want to remove the seats, you can simply fold the 3rd row seatbacks down. The E320 wagon does drive similarily to the sedan. It feels a tad slower off the line because of the extra weight; this is a non-issue for normal city and highway driving.
#19 of 6709 Harold by aling Oct 24, 2000 (2:41 am)
I'm not sure that a remote starter mechanism can be added to the E-class because it uses the infrared signals to disable the immobiliser. It can be done in the M-class (which doesn't have the SmartKey), but only by compromising the security system somewhat- the spare key with the transponder has to be mounted closeby so that the immobiliser is permanently disabled. No, it shouldn't void the vehicle's warranty. Drew/aling Townhall Community Leader/Vans Conference
#20 of 6709 Cats--Muddog by parfive1 Oct 24, 2000 (2:53 am)
Buy the cat a cat tree (with sleeping quarters) thats higher than the hood of the car. Cats like high places. Cost of cat tree $75 Cost of cat tree with Mercedes logo $175

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