You can always buy the latest individual nav CDs from your Mercedes dealer for about $135. I know because I just checked. There are also private individuals who will sell you an unwanted CD from a set.
DelJ
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dgrancell - 4/16/2005 10:52 AM
I got an email response from Scott Brotherton who works for www.ContinentalImports.com He said that I need to purchase Blaupunkt disks which are not sold individually any more. The disk set that he said I would need is for the DX-N (whatever that is). The cost is $275 + shipping for the entire set. Does anyone know if Scott's information is correct? Thanks again ... David
DelJ: I was recently told (by the used car dealer who has been yanking my chain for 3 months) that the Mercedes Benz dealers no longer sell individual CDs - thank I had to buy a complete set. Is there a preferred MB dealership that benzworld members use? Thanks.
David
Just go over to a Mercedes dealer parts department and ask for the CD. You might have to call on a dealer that is located in your geographical area of interest to get the desired single disc.
DelJ
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dgrancell - 4/17/2005 3:11 PM
DelJ: I was recently told (by the used car dealer who has been yanking my chain for 3 months) that the Mercedes Benz dealers no longer sell individual CDs - thank I had to buy a complete set. Is there a preferred MB dealership that benzworld members use? Thanks.
David
I think that I am beginning to see the light at the end of this three month long tunnel. Navteq never returned my message. The local Mercedes Benz parts department will call them and order the CD and call me if & when it arrives.
I'd still appreciate it if anybody on benzworld would let me know if they can get me a copy of CD#8 for the 1998 Siemens VDO Nav system...
Thanks again to everyone who has responded to my issue.
I wouldn't get my hopes up just yet. My local dealership for example has been notoriously bad in finding navigation software for me. Last time I called them about the latest DVD software for the M-Class. They didn't know the version, nor the part number nor the price or availability, but took my number. And called back after a few days, telling me the latest version is 2002 (when it actually was 2004) and the part number they had was from a CD and not a DVD which they apparently didn't realize. And this is not the first time they couldn;t locate the correct software for me. Otherwise they are a great bunch, and friendly.
The local Mercedes Benz parts department said that Navteq told them that the complete set is the same for my dashtop Siemens VDO system as the CDs for the MCS in-dash system. They have the complete CD set in stock for $303. (It shouldn't be this difficult or costly to get a replacement CD for our vehicles.)
If that information is true, I will probably write back and order from the person who originally offered me a complete (bootleg) set of 2004.1 MCS CDs for $67 + $7 shipping.
Did you get them from your MB dealer? They should have told you those CD's would not work in a Seimans NAV. Those are for the MCS system. Send them back & get a refund.
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