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My favorite was one day I was frustrated with “Hey Mercedes” because it couldn’t recognize the request to open my panoramic window. I said “well you’re worthless” and it replied “hey that’s not nice”. Loved the snarky reply 😂

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

Haha yeah she does have some funny commands!

Perfect. Thanks, Nick! 😃👍🏼 - I'm on my way to the car to have a little chat. 🙃

I love my car ❤❤❤ Mercedez voice assistant is my friend😂😂

@Toobula

18 күн бұрын

There are some nice replies if you compliment her!

Hi Nick, another great video. My favourite is "Hey Mercedes, start Dashcam recording". The menu icons to enable recording are quite small, so this saves time on vehicles with the the inbuilt camera.

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

Yup that’s a good one!

@JealY666

18 күн бұрын

Start dashcam recording is a direct command by the way. I hate that it's not automatic in the UK >_>

@npoleary

18 күн бұрын

@JealY666 yeah I wish it was automatic too

It is all right for most English voices doing the commands, but up here in Scotland, it has a great difficulty with the Scottish voices. It can get very frustrating. You end up shouting at her.😂😂😂

@donaldsivewright903

20 күн бұрын

I’m also Scottish and would agree with this - it is definitely a bit hit and miss so I don’t bother with it. I’m not that keen on talking to a car anyway and would never do it if there was someone else in the car as it just sounds daft - probably an age thing though.

@BossManPete89

19 күн бұрын

It doesn’t speak Geordie either

@Ronneman83

14 күн бұрын

Why am I reading your comment in a Scottish accent 😂

@Ryarios

11 күн бұрын

No one else can understand your accent either. Why should your car be different? 🤣😳

@bowman7296

11 күн бұрын

Plonker

in the us you can link your MyQ home garage door , so its more useful then the Philips lights ;) "Hey Mercedes, did I leave my garage door open " " Hey Mercedes, Close/ open garage door "

@npoleary

19 күн бұрын

That’s cool! 😎

I have really come to appreciate the "visual owners manual" your tutorials provide. Many YT channels, including yours, helped me with my recent auto purchase which started with a long list of cars and resulted in a Mercedes 450E. Your channel helps me "own" the car, i.e. operate it. Once I take delivery of my custom order I look forward to seeing if I can actually watch your YT videos on the infotainment system and, with your help, make settings adjustments to suit my needs. I even hope to create my own playlists with a grouping of the tutorials such as Safety, Navigation, Car Play, etc. One thing I am still confused by is the interplay between MBUX and Apple Car Play - i.e. is it like Mac OS where I can be using MBUX navigation with Apple Music playing in the background, or have Google Maps providing navigation while Apple is providing the music. Thanks for all your help!

@npoleary

Ай бұрын

Awh thank you! Glad you enjoy them! That sounds good, I’ve got a few videos that I’ve filmed at my local dealer and the surrounding area! I can try and answer any questions but if you needed actual demos, Mercedes staff have people called Star Experts who can help show too! But message me if you have a questions and if I can help I’ll get back to you 🤓 With MBUX & CarPlay, they are completely separate systems so ideally you should try and stick to one or the other but…you can swap between them easily. The reason I say this is because you’ll find sometimes CarPlay will steal the focus away from what you’re doing, so for example if you have the MBUX Sat Nav on, and you get a text message you’ll lose the map screen because it’s gone into CarPlay. So it’s best to use one or the other. (If that makes sense)

Thanks Nick, going to try them next time!

Great information as always Nick and the Philips Hue tip, which I was not aware works in Ireland too. Every day is a school day. Cheers👍🏻

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! 🙏🤓

Thanks for the update on the commands! Cheers from Norway

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

No worries thank you for watching! 😎

@maxkrejci1

20 күн бұрын

​@@npolearyquiz time😂 what is the capital of Norway?

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

Oslo 🥇

@maxkrejci1

20 күн бұрын

@@npoleary Nice, you aren't that bad at geography after all👍

Another great video Nick! 🇨🇦

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

Thank you! 🙏

Great videos, I recently bought a AMG 53 GLE Coupe. Really great tips, tricks and info!

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

Thank you! 🙏 🤓

Got my EQA on Friday... Thanks as always Nick! Ben

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

Awesome! How are you finding it?

@Ryarios

11 күн бұрын

I got my EQB 300 last Wednesday so, I’ve been eating them up. For one, I was searching for where to pre condition my battery before driving and finally found it on this channel. I would have never guessed it was part of the cabin pre-temp.

Great video some good tips, thanks👍

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

Thank you! 🙏 🤓 glad you enjoy them!

BRILLIANT - well done !

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

Thank you! 🙏

Nick, thank you! Always love your videos. BTW, I say please and thank you to all my assistance devices. They really seem to appreciate it. 😉

@npoleary

18 күн бұрын

Thank you! Means they listen to us if we say please 😜

Gracias por el video, Nick

lol I was the one who mentioned the cat sound, glad you used it in a video! lol

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

Yeah you were! I literally had no idea! 😜

Shout out to you my friend never knew you could add this

Great video, thanks Nick. I am going to use the direct commands, coming up to park, and that is complicated where I live because I have to get very tight to a wall, I’ll “mute music” using the direct command. All the best.

@npoleary

19 күн бұрын

Yes they are very useful for things like that! 🙏🤓

Looking forward to using some of these 😊

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

Let me know your favourite!

Seldom use it but learnt something. Thanks a lot!

@npoleary

18 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching! 🙏🤓

Another great video of information. It looks like that is the same GLB that you reviewed, if so, I think that would be a great car for someone with dog(s). I wish that I could have afforded it back when I would go camping, it would be perfect. "Intermediate Destination" is a game changer for me. With Phone, I didn't know I could have my work phone connected as well. Makes it better when I am on call and leave the house. So funny, I tried to get the panoramic roof to open on another car, and could only get the roller blinds to work. Spent 10 minutes...:) We are going to try the direct commands, specifically Mute, and Next Track.

@npoleary

Ай бұрын

Awh thank you! Glad you found it useful! Yeah I didn’t realise about the intermediate destination either until this video! And the Geo Quiz! Haha 🤓 And yeah it was the GLB 🙏 very practical car!

Nice one mate 👍

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

Thanks! ☺️

Hue integration works in Norway! Thank you for the tip!

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

No worries! 🤓

When you are driving, you can also ask it to "turn on passenger seat heating" .. if you want a sweaty passanger ;)

@npoleary

11 күн бұрын

Yup! 👍🏼

FYI if you have rear passenger window blinds you can open and close those too, either individually or all together inc the sun roof. Close all blinds.

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

That’s cool! Sadly no rear blinds in my A-Class 😅

Hi Nick. Thanks for another great video. Do you know if it's possible to see upcoming updates for MBUX? :)

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

Thank you! You can check in the app so if there’s a software update coming then you’ll see it listed in there.

Hey Nick, Another great video…many thanks. Is there a way to lower the text message notification volume? It’s a bit loud in our MBUX.

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

Thank you! Not looked at that specially as I use CarPlay in my car but all audio controls are often in HOME SETTINGS SYSTEM AUDIO And there’s loads of features in there to adjust. Also look in HOME PHONE SETTINGS icon And in there too. You could also try adjusting the volume when you get that notification although I do appreciate it’ll probably be very quick!

I’m always polite to computers. I want them to remembers that for when they take over…😁

Great video thanks Nick. QQ - can you use the in car phone system so that you can use Hey M but use Apple CarPlay for the music? Or is it one or the other?

@npoleary

19 күн бұрын

Thank you! You can but I’d always recommend to try and use one or the other or you may have some weird pop ups for example. If you’re using the in built Sat nav but get a text message through while using CarPlay you will lose the map. And will have to press buttons to get back to it, not fun if you’re in a group text and navigating round a city at the same time. You can use both but ideally for the best experience it’s best to just stick to one or the other.

Thanks for the updated voice commands Nick 👍I sometimes get a txt from Mercedes-Me app saying rain detected and windows opened to ventilation mode. Not really sure what this means?

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

Thank you! Have you left your windows or sunroof open at all?

@terryneilbooth

19 күн бұрын

@@npoleary No not at all and the windows always appear closed when I check. I think the windows adjust very slightly to prevent condensation when it detects rain…maybe? I have the A class saloon AMG

@npoleary

19 күн бұрын

Try putting all the windows down and back up and see if it recalibrates. No if it rains they may close but if they’re already closed it shouldn’t change.

Hey Nick, "Hey Mercedes Seat Kinetics On"😄

@npoleary

19 күн бұрын

Yep! That’s a good one! (If you have it though!)

@vheverett

18 күн бұрын

@@npoleary After a disastrous trip wrestling with the old NTG system on W213 getting in a loop with Android Auto/Waze + Media player. I've decided to explore voice commands more, this has resulted in a long piece of paper dangling from the dashboard :-)

Hi Nick, Thank you so much for theses great videos. Is it possible to show us videos with specific PHEV and electric voice assistant comands ? I have problems to look for point of charge for example. I know that in PHEV's is not possible to show rute with POC's then I have to stop and use mobile apps to find them. Thanks in advance

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

Thank you! Glad you enjoy them! I would say try something like, Hey Mercedes, navigate to nearest charger or show me a list of charging station nearby and that should work. What model of Mercedes do you have out of curiosity?

@miguelangelolleta6679

20 күн бұрын

Thanks for your suggestion. I will try tomorrow when use the car again. I have a GLA 250e. Any other suggestion will be accept.

Hi Nick, please do u know if there is a way to control passenger front seat from the driver control buttons on the driver door? Control I mean bring forward or backwards and decline or upward.

@npoleary

11 күн бұрын

You can on some Mercedes, I think from memory it’s E-Class and S-Class where you can do it. There’s like an L button for “left”

Thanks

@npoleary

19 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! ☺️ 🙏🙏

Now you must do a video on what the linked smart accounts can be used for!!! Sitting in my car watching this video wasn't very clever as my car kept reacting to your Hey....😂

@Toobula

20 күн бұрын

I have smartthings and I cannot get the voice command to do things, even though I know it is linked.

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

Haha sorry! Yeah I’ll check them out! 👀 Curious to see what the other things do

Great video, thanks Nick. I have heard the the AI in the car can learn your habits, like when going home from work, it will ask if you want to phone your wife, because you usually do, or ask if you wish to make a stop at the shop, because you usually do, or prompt a temperture change because it has gotten colder. Perhaps you can make a video about this learning AI feature. Regards, Wayne.

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

Thanks Wayne, MBUX NTG 7 (most models without a touchpad) sadly don’t do that via voice. It has recommendations that can appear at the bottom of what you mentioned. I’ve covered it on a few videos on Mercedes models that have Zero Layer which I’m sure are models that have the vertical screen in the middle.

@waynejohn8

20 күн бұрын

Thanks, Nick. That's good to know. Thanks for the reply.😀

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

@waynejohn8 no worries!

Hi nick, if you were given the choice to pick between Gla 200 premium plus v Cla 200 premium plus which one would you go for and why? I think you are the best person to ask😮

@npoleary

9 күн бұрын

Well I would have gone for a CLA (that was on my shortlist) but went with A-Class to save money. However as I have a dog the GLA would be ideal right now!

Not only saying “Please” is polite. But also “Thank you”. I really like how Mercedes replies “You are welcome” to this. This is so cute. 😂 BTW, another hint for climate control: you can just say “Hey Mercedes, I am cold” and it will raise the temp. Same with «It is hot”.

@npoleary

15 күн бұрын

Haha very true! Yep you can do that too!

In my C200 I can actually control the windows with voice commands. It may be that the GLB does not support it though.

Hi Nick. You asked for suggestions! I was on the point of replacing my c class with a new one, but cancelled when I read about "Intelligent Speed Assistance", to be compulsory from July. Understand it will automatically slow a car to the speed limit and that's its deliberately made difficult to turn off. Now my present c class regularly gets speed limits wrong, eg if there's a missing derestriction sign joining a motorway, and in any event I resent these nanny state things on principle. Can you do a video about this and if/how it can be turned off? My local MB dealer don't know!

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

I’ve heard of this for years but never seen anything since. There was talk of it last year but nothing happened. Although I will add that some cars have a speed alert warning where it’ll beep if you go over the speed limit, I’m sure I’ll do a video on that! Cars that have that feature can turn it off top right with one tap on a Mercedes, so very easy. Actually restricting speed, haven’t seen or heard of that yet.

@mikestanley3219

20 күн бұрын

​@@npoleary There was an article in the Daily Telegraph on 28th April which explicitly stated that all cars sold from 6 July must have this technology installed: "From July 6, new vehicles sold in the European Union and Northern Ireland will be fitted with intelligent speed assistance (ISA) to prevent accidents. Although the UK has opted out, meaning it will not be a requirement on British roads, the technology will still be installed in most cars, and drivers can choose to switch it off on a daily basis. Steve Gooding, director of the RAC Foundation, an independent research organisation, told the Sunday Times: “I think many motorists will tire of switching off ISA and they will just learn to live with it.” Mr Gooding said it would take autonomy away from drivers, with cars increasingly deciding what drivers can and can’t do, and said it was the beginning of the end of people choosing cars based on top speed. ISA has a forward-facing camera that can recognise speed limit signs and is integrated with GPS mapping data so the car always knows what limit applies to its location." No-one has contradicted this but with your Mercedes connection I assume you can easily check if this is correct. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/28/cars-to-obey-speed-limits-automatically/

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

Here’s my take, I get that all of these safety systems in cars are great however there becomes a barrier when things get in the way. As driving autonomy gets better over time and the end result, we can all jump into a car and it takes us somewhere (that sounds awesome!), in the meantime there’s driving assistance tech and each manufacturer does it differently. Speed limiters, lane assist to name a few…I feel if this is introduced the tech that exists in ALL cars today can as you said get the speed wrong. And it will. Suddenly we’ll be beeping the person in front because they’re doing 20mph in a 40mph zone and as we pass them, the person is slightly older and doesn’t know how to override what the car thought is the lower speed for the road aaaand it’s not their fault. I’ll monitor it and if anything comes out, they’ll be a video 😜

@mikestanley3219

20 күн бұрын

​@npoleary Thanks Nick, look forward to it. But less of the "slightly older", I'm 75 and still teaching the 'kids' how to use real computers! 😂

Another great video with excellent tips! I own a 2022 GLC and am encountering an issue with the Mercedes Navigation system. My navigation settings are configured to avoid toll roads, yet no matter the destination-be it the next street or 100 miles away-the system persistently notifies me, 'The following route options cannot be avoided: Toll roads,' even when there are none. This becomes particularly frustrating while driving in London as I attempt to steer clear of the London Congestion Charge Zone. The Mercedes dealership updated the maps to the latest version but this didn't solve the problem. Surprisingly, they suggested that the Mercedes navigation system does not provide an option to bypass the Congestion Charge Zone and claimed that the 'Avoid Toll Roads' setting is causing the issue which seems illogical, especially when the message appears for nearby destinations without any toll roads. I'd appreciate any insights or solutions to this perplexing issue.

@npoleary

19 күн бұрын

Thank you! Oh how strange, I’ve not experienced that myself on my own car. Have they tried updating the multimedia system itself? I’d suggest taking it back as that really doesn’t sound quite right. If you selected avoid toll roads, it should remember it and likewise if you unselect it, it should also remember that too.

I discovered that you can give the following instruction: "Navigate to X fastest route" and "Navigate to X direct route".

Wait.. it is Friday yet? What is this Tuesday drop? I am all for it tho... 😃 One thing of note, in the phone portion, you had Iphone 1 and Iphone 2. You can actually have it display a name if you want to. It pulls it from your Iphone name itself. Settings > General > About > Name. Change the name of your phone and it will appear on the Mercedes screen. BTW, we upgraded from a 2022 C Class Cabriolet to a 2023 E450 Cabriolet so we are finally back to NTG 6.

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

Nope! Haha 😛 I’m trialing something for a short while (Might be a couple of videos each week for a few weeks just to see how they perform) It sure does, yes you can rename it although another thing to note 😜 you’ll have re-pair the device again if you’ve already paired it up with the old name. Ooo nice! 👌🏼

Hi Nick - following earlier video of yours I have happily been using Apple Car Play with my iPhone with the UB-c to lightning connector that came with my GLC. Just bought a longer cable so my Grandaughter can use my phone from back seat and when I plug in to my iPhone, there is no CarPlay just charging. Any thoughts on this one please? Regards, John

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

It depends on the cable, sadly not all cables work with CarPlay. It has to be one that carries data along it, some only charge. Most of the time it’s the Apple certified ones that work best.

@Culreoch

20 күн бұрын

@@npoleary Thank you Nick - appreciate your quick reply - Regards

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

No worries! 🤓

Hi Nick, just recently purchased a manual 2020 A200 AMG Line, and it gets delivered in a couple weeks, will it have ambient lighting, I’m not too bothered either way, just more intrigued, thanks again for the informative videos.

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

Ah very nice! 👌🏼 You’ll have to check the car, sadly I wouldn’t know what the specification was of the car when it was made. Depends if whoever bought it new chose it. Mercedes have Premium packages and premium plus packages so if it has one of those then most likely 🤓

@owen_sharpy96_43

20 күн бұрын

@@npoleary hopefully so, but I don’t mind, i can’t wait to get rid of my Toyota aygo 😭(my first car)

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

Ah nice! Big upgrade for the win! 🥇 Got a road trip planned?

@owen_sharpy96_43

20 күн бұрын

@@npoleary going to visit my sister down south which is ~200 miles, but it’s gonna be a long 10 days until I pick it up 🙃

@owen_sharpy96_43

10 күн бұрын

Hi Nick, picked it up today today 🎉. Unfortunately the old Mercedes me user is logged in and I’ve gathered I need to go to a Mercedes dealership (with proof of purchase and ID) to get this changed, do you know if they’ll charge and if so how much. (UK based).

Thank you just getting new 2024 e class 300e premium plus. Should be great

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

Awesome! ☺️ Sounds very nice! 👌🏼

I had a situation recently. Gas was very low on my GLC 300 and it was showing a range of 27 miles when I started. I was going to stop at a gas station which was at around 17 miles. As I reached the gas station the car slowed down with a warning and stopped 20 feet away from the gas station. Thought of pushing the car to the gas station as it’s only 20 feet. But, I couldn’t put the gear in neutral to do that. It’s automatically go to park and didn’t allow me to put it in neutral. How do I force it to neutral?

@npoleary

14 күн бұрын

Ah I see, hold your foot on the brake while you do this at all times as doing the below will cause the vehicle to roll so make sure you have a helping hand. Ignition on (with all the lights) Foot on brake Move gearstick into Neutral Manually take the parking brake off To put the gearstick in Neutral, move the gearstick slightly (not all the way) or try holding slightly and it’ll go to neutral

Fantastic Video Nick like ALWAYS BUT YOU HAVE TO GO to my country… POLAND🇵🇱😊 You will not be disappointed 💃🏼☀️🍻

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

Haha maybe one day! Glad you enjoyed the video!

C200 2021. I can tell Hey Mercedes to open driver, passenger, rear or all windows. Also open and close the sunroof.

What about the weather radar? My old GLE 2017 used to have it. I don't see it in my newer 2022 EQS.

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

Oh really there was a weather radar? That sounds cool! I’ve not seen that on any Mercedes since producing videos on them (roughly since 2020). Sadly I’ve got limited coverage on anything prior to that.

You can use the voice assistant to open and close windows in the EQE350.

@npoleary

10 күн бұрын

Ah cool that’s interesting, wonder if that works in the UK? Are you based in the UK?

@victorkasina4457

10 күн бұрын

@@npoleary Yes Nick, works on sun roof and sunroof blind as well.

@npoleary

9 күн бұрын

@victorkasina4457 they must have changed that as you have never been able to do that before I’ll have to check it out somewhen when I next visit a dealer!

Nick, I keep getting fail message when hooking to MyQ gareage, any ideas? Large thanks from US.

@npoleary

17 күн бұрын

Sorry really wish I could help but sadly Mercedes don’t have any garage opener tech here in the UK :( so not sure how it works!

If you push the speak button on your steering wheel you can speak directly without saying "Hey Mercedes" I found out by trying things.Faster.

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

Yup! You can do that 🤓🙏

@npoleary I still can’t find a way to turn off school nearby and sharp turn voice notifications, completely ruins the music experience. Please try if you find it somewhere how to turn that off

@npoleary

14 күн бұрын

Someone else asked about this but I don’t have it on my car, but have a look in Home Navi Where to? Settings icon Messages & Tones I’ve got everything off on that page

@NikhilSharma-ht6ij

14 күн бұрын

@@npoleary I was one who asked in the other video as well....😅 The 2024 A Class Limousine (A200) has this feature, at least here in India......Anyways thanks. I am checking with Mercedes showroom. Recently Mercedes updated MBUX to allow disabling the Collision Avoidance completely (earlier, it used to be set back to medium on car re-start). So I am hoping there might be some updates to turn off these notifications.......let's see what I get from them.

Hi, I've got 2018 mercedes benz e class 220d 4matic. Does all the facilities available in my car and how to operate them please.

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

It depends on the multimedia system, sadly I have limited videos on cars prior to 2020 (I started my channel then) I’m pretty sure though that Mercedes introduced MBUX (the one with Hey Mercedes) on the E-Class in 2021. The previous one would have COMAND (if it was selected) so you’ll want this one: kzread.info/dash/bejne/emWV0Newdsmwg9Y.html

I like to say "Hey Mercedes, take me home".

@sethlerman5005

20 күн бұрын

Sorry, adding thoughts as I watch the video... For the climate control you can also just ask it to "make it warmer" or "make it colder". Also you can tell it "I'm cold" and it will raise the temp (and the opposite as well).

@sethlerman5005

20 күн бұрын

Back when I got my 1st MBUX equipped car (2019 A220 new in 2019) asking it to tell a joke wouldn't work, for the most part. The car would always respond with "I'm German, I don't know any jokes" or something to that effect.

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

Very true!

Hi there! Apparently there isn't a command to close the glass sunroof, instead the system shuts the sunblocker part of the sunroof...if eitherwise can you please advise? Thank you.

@npoleary

17 күн бұрын

No there isn’t, as far as I’ve seen But a few people in the comments section have mentioned that you can. So I’m guessing it might vary in different countries round the world? It’s never worked for me on a Mercedes :(

@ellinikisofia5162

16 күн бұрын

@@npoleary did wondered, thank you.

Hey mercedes open driver window does work, well on my w206 it does. Shame the HUD is broken 😢

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

I haven’t tried the window on the latest models, I thought the only thing you could ask for “moving live objects” was the sunshade for the sunroof

I have just bought a portable Bluetooth mp3 player for my B Class to play for my media but it won’t connect, any suggestions

@npoleary

19 күн бұрын

Sadly it depends on the mp3 player, not all of them are compatible with cars in general so it’s literally just a case of trying them. 99% of phones with a touchscreen will work just fine but for anything else it can be hit or miss.

I have sworn at Hey Mercedes more than once. I don’t find my Hey Mercedes all that helpful and as I said, and I let it know what I thought. It’s response was “we have to work on our relationships”. I did laugh and the response did lower my temperature in that moment, but I still don’t find it particularly helpful in the moment. I find reaching for the button or touching the screen as quick and less frustrating. One other thing, purchasing the annual Mercedes Me feature and the options that come with it is quite different in North America than in Europe. I find the 20 some dollars I have to pay a month is hardly worth it. My features are remote start, location, lock unlock, horn, map updates and that is about it. Features such as Apple Car play meagre at best as I can’t even get Utube or Internet access. Still love my car though.

@npoleary

12 күн бұрын

Oh yeah don’t swear at her or she’ll get upset! 😅 Yes I’ve heard it does vary round the world. It always will sadly! Well if you don’t use the app that much then just cancel it and save some money. I don’t think I’ll renew mine at the end of my trial.

Hi Nick. On another note, I join meetings on MS Teams using Bluetooth. However, once I end the call, it ends on mbux but the meeting is still running on my samsung phone. Any idea how to close that as well via mbux? Trying to avoid using the phone while I am driving.

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

Sadly you probably won’t be able to do that as cars usually have good connectivity to 1st party apps, so things like: Phone Text messages Music (the default one) But for 3rd party apps, there would be no way for the car natively to do this. However after Googling Android Auto does offer Microsoft teams apps. So you’d need to connect your phone via Android Auto if your car can do it, then you’ll be able to control it. www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/what-s-new-in-microsoft-teams-february-2024/ba-p/4067761%23:~:text%3DMicrosoft%2520Teams%2520now%2520supports%2520Android%2520Auto%252C%2520an%2520app%2520that%2520allows,calls%2520while%2520in%2520your%2520car.&ved=2ahUKEwj72pK5p_2FAxU5WkEAHWP2ADwQFnoECBMQAw&usg=AOvVaw3DSIpjA1hXhtzrk8r2m-Ym

@premvic21

20 күн бұрын

@@npoleary many thanks as always

Hey Nick, any news of when mbux sound drive is expected to be rolled out?

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

No sadly not, also I’m not sure what cars it’s compatible with. I tried to go to CES in January at launch but had problems with my flight at the airport so wasn’t able to get there and check it out. Not even sure what countries it’s compatible with…I would assume everywhere and EV’s that have Burmester and most likely models with the vertical screen in the middle but other than that I don’t know on that one. Haven’t seen it heard anything about that :(

@tonysanderson7741

18 күн бұрын

@@npoleary Thanks Nick, All I know currently is it will be compitable with MBUX Gen II and is expected to be released Mid 24. possibly the MBUX 2.5 update.

@npoleary

18 күн бұрын

Cool! That sounds good! 👍🏼

Nick do a video on the bad points rear camera noise

@npoleary

9 күн бұрын

Bad points? Well there aren’t many, I’ve read a couple of comments about the rear camera popping out but I asked Mercedes this and it’s normal. It’s just the camera popping out to get the right exposure before showing the image. Things I would love to improve on my own car when compared to the competition, softer seats(they are comfy but others I’ve tested are softer), reduce the price (everything’s going up in cost) and it would be good to have a next track button and or the touchpad back in my car. I would like a faster car too but that’s on me for not buying a faster one 😂

Is there a command to start the rear glass defrost? I know there is a button for it but I keep forgetting where. :)

@npoleary

17 күн бұрын

“Rear window demister” maybe? I think it might work you might have to try it! Or “Heated Rear Window on”

Is COMMAND partial to British accents? E.g. "Shew awl ahlbooms?" Any Cockney? Go to Loondun? Cool Joe? Do German models speak German (etc.)? If one should end up buying a Cherman model, can the software be updated to speak Amer'can? Ah done asked mahn to "Show all albums" and the consarned thing asked me "Which street number in Nebraska do you want to go to?" (I kid you not!) Useful tip: if you want to display your album list, manually, (while in USB) swipe sideways and select "Search". I have found it possible to play with swipes without fear of messing anything up. It's easy once you get the hang of it. Basic up, down, right left. It won't activate the "Eject" seat.

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

If you change the language in system settings the MBUX voice assistant changes too! Not sure about accents though, I’ve heard it learns you overtime 🤓

@davesmith5656

20 күн бұрын

@@npoleary --- I forgot about the language choices! I enjoy watching your videos and learn from them too. Do you have plans to, or have you already covered, the Mercedes night-vision system? I saw or read somewhere that some "driver mode" system will adapt to the most recent five minutes of driving, "learning" it. Software keep improving.

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

Mercedes did have a thing called night vision assist or something but that was on like an S-Class Maybach or similar. Not sure if they still have that tech, I thought it had been removed. But again this could vary round the world!

@davesmith5656

20 күн бұрын

@@npoleary --- Cadillac, Mercedes, Lexus, Toyota. Active infrared v. passive heat detection. New S, E, and C class offer it. Also some earlier models. Cadillac pioneered it many years ago. I don't have the interest to research it. Not to give away too much money, but they haven't yet come up with a heads-up display to highlight edges of the road and pedestrians. To be truly good, imo, we do not need a camera image like a movie, we need outline guides, like white road lines right on the windshield, unobtrusively superimposed onto the visible road in matching perspective. With AI and graphics that is [easily?] possible. Current systems, including dash-cam-like portables, have the drawback of talking eyes off the road, and the portables have two major failings (imo): a) too bright, like watching TV while driving at night, and b) a single camera that has too small a field of vision, so it will not show anything at all of a 90 degree turn onto a less illuminated side street. I tried a portable. My impression after driving slowly around a neighborhood was simply that I did better without it, mainly because it emits too much light (disturbing the eyes), but also because the hardest parts of the road to see are the necessary turns and twists, as seen out the side windows, and the front-facing camera won't show those at all. For up-and-down roads they might offer a camera at the top of a retractable antenna mounted on the roof. For truly windy and narrow roads, forward-hearing sound detection might be very useful, to give a warning of unseeable approaching vehicles. For fauna, a scary sound warning beamed at them might help, to alert them of impending danger. Amber street lights give much clearer night vision because (I think) the wave length is not so "bright" and allows for eyes to adjust without contraction of the iris (i.e. pupils can dilate more in amber than in white - I speculate). But you do not see many amber-illuminated roads.

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

Sounds cool tech! I’m sure car manufacturers are working on something cool like this, we’ll have to wait and see what happens!

Is there a command to reset the trip computer? For some reason I keep forgetting how to do it every time I fill up the petrol tank.

@npoleary

19 күн бұрын

No sadly not that I’ve seen. I’ve not seen any commands that do any function on the steering wheel on Mercedes

Looking forward to AI being fully implemented, so that it will recognize other languages. I read and write English well enough, but it comes out of my mouth with a redicolous accent. It's also a bit embarrassing (or 'cringe' for you young people) to speak English to my car with other people in my car. So I hope it will soon be able to understand my language.

Wow this is a good reason to get a mercedes 😂😂

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

What car do you drive at the mo? What’s your daily? 😎

I always say please to my voice assistants, it just feels right. Perhaps it’s just Britishness. Also, when they take over the world, they might have respect for those with manners.

@npoleary

17 күн бұрын

Haha maybe! I often say please to mine!

MB recently changed the format of the Mercedes Me app (Version 1.43.0). Is the REMOTE CONTROLS panel customizable?

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

No sadly haven’t seen a way of reorganising them Might do an updated video on it!

@remoperretta8141

20 күн бұрын

It would be great to do an update. I have the new face-lift GLE53 AMG. I've noticed that in the Vehicle Settings option in the Mercedes Me app, it only allows you to change the "AUTOMATIC FOLD-IN MIRROWS." There used to be a number of change options you could customize. Do you know why this has changed?

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

No sadly not, I’ve not had any correspondence from them to say why it’s changed. It’s the same on mine.

Nick: Hey Mercedes, what you think of BMW? Mercedes: the same as you do. otherwise we would not be sitting here...!!! 😬😉... my god that's was SOMETHING..!!! 😂.. i love BMW but the last few years i really HATE the design Philosophy they do now😔. so i agree with Mercedes on this. and some bad jokes are funny because they bad or not funny as it says. am wondering. is the Voice command we can use it to check the car or diagnosis it!?

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

Haha yeah she does have a couple of extra responses to that too I’ve heard before. You can ask it to check for a next service but I think that’s it, not sure on anything else. It’s connected to the Internet through Mercedes me so things could be added in the future!

Another good video nick welldone,I've gotten fed up with my cla ,in 2 years I've done 4800 miles, part exchange for brand new sportage top range suv,july i never got car I ordered ,I was told it was nicked by another dealership.?? So my experiance with mercedes not been good ,dealership better ,not mercedes ,so I no longer mercedes customer.

@michaelflude9334

16 күн бұрын

Keep.good work up nick

@npoleary

15 күн бұрын

Thank you! Well I do cover other brands so if you are in the market to change your car next time, I might a video on a car that you’re after 😊 Currently have made videos on Mercedes, BMW, VW, Volvo (coming soon and Tesla) and maybe more!

@michaelflude9334

15 күн бұрын

@@npoleary thankyou I've placed order for my 2025 kia sportage gts hev, I'm told will be a my25 ,red black leather interior ,delivery june 2024.

@michaelflude9334

15 күн бұрын

It's got all tech bells whistles, sportage is huge seller ,kia expected ted sell 50000 in 23 ,they sold 70000 sportage

@npoleary

15 күн бұрын

Nice! 👌🏼 just need to plan a road trip now 😜

If you have 2 phones? you can use also dual sim on 1 phone.Also E-sim.

Hi nick - my mbux says there is a software upgrade available - i start this in car - but its stuck on connecting - can you help?

@npoleary

4 күн бұрын

Software updates are performed automatically I have noticed that MBUX will say there’s an update but it’ll download usually a week or two later so give it time. It’s probably to stop overloading their servers or something and updates being done in batches.

@Daz9200

4 күн бұрын

Thanks nick - love the videos by the way - i watched a bunch before i bought my CLA -

@npoleary

4 күн бұрын

Ah awesome! Thank you! 🙏

Hey, Mercedes, don’t sell my personal info on my phone, that I have programmed into the car, to Mercedes.

I'll share just because you did. If Your wife or passenger annoys You, tell your MBUX the following line:"Hey Mercedes, eject passenger seat!" See what happens...😂

@npoleary

17 күн бұрын

Oh yeah I remember that one I ejected Lewis Hamilton: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hYRhrpmng8i6p9Y.html

Hi Nick, How can I update my software in Bangkok?

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

Possibly but you’ll have to get in touch with Mercedes and ask them. Some cars have over the air updates but unfortunately it’s not available round the whole world. Check with them and I’m sure they can let you know 🤓

The c class can operate the sunroof by voice if i am not wrong .

And one day “Hey, Mercedes” will let you know she has been snooping on your conversations all along. Lol. Nick, who is the woman in the car with you? She doesn’t sound like the same woman as last week. Wife, who is sitting beside you, asks, what woman was in this car? MBUX laughs. 😅. Dialing divorce attorney now.

Can I change the red direction arrow on MBUX navigation to a car?

@npoleary

19 күн бұрын

Sadly you can’t, not seen an option to do that on Mercedes multimedia systems. If you use CarPlay or Android Auto, you can change the icon if you’re using the app called Waze

@geoffreyh7835

19 күн бұрын

@@npoleary many thanks Nick

I’m stuck with the e450 coupe. The cle looks gorgeous from the exterior BUT i cannot approve of that c coupe interior. I also cannot approve of the b pillar. Not at these prices. Only thing im missing out on at this point is the massage seats. I’ll wait until Mercedes gets their head back on their shoulders and drop the b pillar, switch to e class interior, and v8 engine in their coupes again.

@npoleary

14 күн бұрын

Oh the vertical screen on the middle? I guess it’s the look Mercedes are going for on the inside at the moment. If you’re not a fan, we’ll have to see what they bring out next over the coming years! 🤓

@ritzkola2302

14 күн бұрын

@@npoleary Yeah that screen with no physical buttons like in my e450.

Maybe its me but Hey Mercedes doesn't understand anything I say even if I repeat a standard command a couple of time. Besides this why would I want to change my ambient light during my ride or turn on my lights at home. It is ridiculous. "favourites' are much more useful.

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

Lights on at home could be useful if you have a driveway where you need to drive up it and you have lights illuminating the way. To clarify my driveway is not that long 😅 Check your car is linked to your Mercedes me account and everything’s all switched on otherwise some functions won’t work.

Hi Nick. Are you aware of the "Don't Forget Your Phone" setting? I'm forever leaving my phone on the wireless charger and walking away. Mine setting is enabled but not working. Do you have any ideas?

@npoleary

6 күн бұрын

Sure am! I found that out when I did the C-Class POV showroom pickup video when it came out! It’s just something that’s enabled by default, I think I remember reading you needed a profile too. Have you tried toggling it off and back on?

@tonyloughman4842

6 күн бұрын

Yes tried that. It works when plugged in wired but not when on the wireless charging pad 🤷🏻‍♂️

@npoleary

6 күн бұрын

Are you using CarPlay or Android Auto? Just wondering if that’s conflicting with it

@tonyloughman4842

6 күн бұрын

@@npoleary Yes I use CarPlay wirelessly. I can try disabling it and give it another try.

@tonyloughman4842

6 күн бұрын

No still the same. Baffled to be honest, why wired but not wireless?

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I have a 2023 C - class with mbux 8. I asked Mercedes to close the sunroof and it can't operate the sunroof or the windows

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

Yes although I believe Mercedes of course have different generations of MBUX they don’t really advertise the generations or versions in their cars. I’m fairly sure that C-Class has MBUX NTG 7 (also known as Gen 2) What I thought to believe was MBUX NTG 8 (gen 3) in the CLE and E-Class is actually a mini 7.5 kind of update for those specific cars. So I haven’t seen an “8” version yet.

WHOA, hold the phone. I do not believe you can change the ambient lighting brightness. Tell me how! Better yet would be a way to change the head-up display position and brightness. Oh, and I say "Open the sunshade". It works.

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

Pretty sure it’s something Hey Mercedes change ambient light to 50% or something similar. Head up display commands would be good but I don’t think those work on Hey Mercedes

@Toobula

19 күн бұрын

@@npoleary Nope, I tried everything. "Change ambient lighting brightness to 50 percent" resulted in setting the maximum charge level to 50%, "Change Ambient lighting brightness to level 5" made it close the roller sun shade(!). "Increase Ambient Lighting Brightness" got "Unfortunately this vehicle does not have ambient lighting". I tried all sort of variants but I cannot find a command.

@npoleary

19 күн бұрын

I stand corrected! I did say “think” in the video 😜 You can ask it to turn it off or on though or even say the specific number of ambient light as shown on the screen which I just found out a minute ago 🙏 (on my car anyway)

Fine but do you find out which is which with the various systems?

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

If you say Hey Mercedes and see wavey lines at the top of screen, this is the first gen MBUX. If you see sparkles or stars as shown in this video then these are the newer generations so will work if it’s available round the world in selected countries.

You can also ask her to close the actual sunroof - “Hey Mercedes, open/close the sunroof”.

does it have gesture control?

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

Got a video coming soon on my channel so keep an eye out! 👀 Members can see it early 🤓 It’s called MBUX Interior Assistant and is found on some Mercedes models

Have you tried “Hey Mercedes, activate ejector seat”?

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

Yup! kzread.info/dash/bejne/hYRhrpmng8i6p9Y.htmlsi=tKxjOhxW_FgpwJ7R I ejected Lewis Hamilton once. My local dealer was like, are you sure you can do that? 😜

Are you having issues updating to MBUX 2.4? Update keeps failing to install

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

Oh really? Mine on my app stated that it did that last summer. I’d suggest contacting Mercedes and ask them to take a look.

How do you delete previous destinations in navigation

@npoleary

17 күн бұрын

There’s a menu to the right of it, just tap that and press delete. Or depending on the multimedia system, try holding your finger on the one you want to delete 🤓

Try “Fly me to the moon” :)

@npoleary

20 күн бұрын

Not tried that one before!

Very few of these work in New Zealand 😢

@npoleary

18 күн бұрын

I’m not sure if it’s the same there but in the UK it all runs through a Mercedes me account. You have to have your car linked and all switched on for it connect to the Internet otherwise it won’t work as well. Chat with Mercedes and they might be able to advise!

@stevebrown7785

17 күн бұрын

Yes, I have the MercedesMe account with everything activated, but it seems most of these quirky additions are left out for the NZ market. I even contacted my dealer, with a link to your videos, and asked why Mercedes NZ haven’t got a sense of humour after my EQC failed to tell me a joke. Never heard back from them. I might try again after seeing the UK market MB’s ability to connect to Philips Hue, as that option is also missing 😢

@npoleary

17 күн бұрын

:( hopefully they update it in the future! I mean to be fair the USA have stuff that aren’t on UK cars (from what I’ve seen anyway)

Sometimes, I set my navigation direction and it says :Setting navigation to..." and the voice assistant hears itself and thinks I am speaking a new command and says "could you say that again, I didn't understand".

Have you tried asking Her the meaning of life? She quotes a certain famous rapper 😂 Also you can ask to define certain words which I assume she uses Wikipedia for or something similar

@npoleary

8 күн бұрын

That’s cool! Didn’t know that one!

More Hue content please 👍