I have the same system, in the end I download the Becker software to my laptop and then download the updated map, which costs me £80, you then take out the Map Pilot from the glove box, plug this into the laptop with the supplied USB cable. As soon as the software recognises the little black box you can then update it.It is a Becker map pilot
He's got the hardware by the sounds of it, just requires the map update.Becker map pilot is best sourced from your local Mercedes dealer. There are people selling the units on the internet but many have been fiddled with and wont update. MB UK has supported the pricing so the best and most reliable source for those units is them.
for infrequent use Google maps is really good, plus you can search for a POI and then hit navigate.I have the much older Command system with a CD in the boot. In 2010 I bought an upgrade disk from Mercedes for about £200 - ouch. I could have bought a Tom Tom for the same price or less.
Last year I decided to take a chance and bought a £30 upgrade on e-bay despite the warnings of doom. I reckoned that if the worst happened I could reload the "genuine" 2010 disk. Worked perfectly including traffic warnings.
If Mercedes or one of the other approved suppliers did an upgrade for under £100 I would have gone for it but not prepared to pay £180 for what is a poor system that can only do 4 digits of a post code.
I have the much older Command system with a CD in the boot. In 2010 I bought an upgrade disk from Mercedes for about £200 - ouch. I could have bought a Tom Tom for the same price or less.
Last year I decided to take a chance and bought a £30 upgrade on e-bay despite the warnings of doom. I reckoned that if the worst happened I could reload the "genuine" 2010 disk. Worked perfectly including traffic warnings.
If Mercedes or one of the other approved suppliers did an upgrade for under £100 I would have gone for it but not prepared to pay £180 for what is a poor system that can only do 4 digits of a post code.