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Originally Posted by GW500 Hi Skylaw! Nice description! I wish that you will be a satisfied user, finally. 
You are right, the documents have space for development  , but imagine this is not only for Mercedes, but you get the same box and manuals for your Audi/BMW/Mini/Porsche/Saab etc.
Each brand has different models/HUs/options/setups, moreover these might change from MY to MY ... the Ideal Manual would be a VERY big book.
These units are built in by professional installers usually. They know the cars better than an AM manufacturing company. For them some words would be enough: "install it right before the CDC in the MOST ring".
After the first couple of ten installation, most of them could write a much better manual than the original one. |
Hi, GW500 - good to hear from you again. I agree that verbiage in the installation manual directing installation of the GW 500 unit immediately before the CDC in the MOST ring would be appropriate (and for those who aren't pros, perhaps a statement that "failure to do so will result in the GW 500 failing to replace the CDC in the MOST ring.") By the way, I am not a professional installer - I rate myself as only a "fair" shade tree mechanic on some systems - and not even that on many.
I also understand why the instructions for every kind of head unit could not be included. A bit later I will post photos of what I had to do in my trunk to accomplish proper placement in the ring - and my recommendation (for cars with trunk mounted CD changers) to leave it to a professional installer with Mercedes fiber optic experience, or at least to someone with prior experience working their fiber optic systems. It is a tough job for a beginner.
And, for COMAND owners, I'll post some hints on getting into the GW 500 menus successfully the first time - it isn't completely intuitive from the user manual. Hope to get there tonight or possibly tomorrow - right now I'm revising the photos posted earlier to make them easier to see.