Comand NTG 5/5.5

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Hi guys.
I am trying to get used to my Comand satnav after having used TomTom for years. The TomTom displays the current speed limit which I find useful and have become accustomed to. Is there a way to add this feature to the Comand navi? And how about speed cameras, can they be added?
Many thanks for any advice
 

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check the manual, some later mercs can have the speed limit display. if there it'll be in an obscure menu.

not an expert but there' quite a difference in the 5 and 5.5 unit I believe, so worth knowing which you have, also alongside the later mapping (free inside 3 years warranty period - but you have to book it as an extra request at a service etc.) getting the unit to have the latest firmware will be a good idea (on some earlier comand unit 4.5? it enables BT music streaming) but in general irons out loads of bugs, may add new features and improves stuff

speed cams can be added on some mercs with a bit of magic (if there an SD card slot), not sure if any merc have this as std yet but it is on a ford or a Vauxhall these days... but the warnings tend to be of an insignificant camera icon and the faintest of single beeps
 
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check the manual, some later mercs can have the speed limit display. if there it'll be in an obscure menu.

not an expert but there' quite a difference in the 5 and 5.5 unit I believe, so worth knowing which you have, also alongside the later mapping (free inside 3 years warranty period - but you have to book it as an extra request at a service etc.) getting the unit to have the latest firmware will be a good idea (on some earlier comand unit 4.5? it enables BT music streaming) but in general irons out loads of bugs, may add new features and improves stuff

speed cams can be added on some mercs with a bit of magic (if there an SD card slot), not sure if any merc have this as std yet but it is on a ford or a Vauxhall these days... but the warnings tend to be of an insignificant camera icon and the faintest of single beeps

Thanks very much for your advice, much appreciated.
The data card I have says Comand 5/5.5 so I don't know which I have. It does support BT streaming audio and its does have an SD slot.
I'll continue to dig around the menus! Thanks again.
 

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this looks promising :)

https://www.scdb.info/en/plugin-mercedes-comand-online/


There is no support for NTG 5.5 units where the menu for custom POIs is missing, its running later incompatible software *e.g. the new Mercedes E-Class (W213 and W238)

year 2011-2014. you probably have NTG 4.5 or NTG 4.7 and can use the speed camera database.
Enter the hidden menu by pressing and holding down the keys RED PHONE BUTTON and # and 1. Open the menu "Engineering Mode > 3. HU information > 3.1 Navi core information > FL Ver." to indicate the NTG version.

year 2015 or 2016. You have a NTG 5.x model. But we can't find out which model it is. Please ask your Mercedes dealer. He is able to detect by VIN the device identification (NTG 5.0, NTG 5.1, NTG 5.2 or NTG 5.5).
 
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Thanks ever so much for this extra information Botus. I'll ask the dealer.
I'm very impressed with the car it's just small picky things like this that would make it fantastic.
I much appreciate your advice, cheers!
 

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