Thank you Nick, I just bought a 2021 GLE 350 about three weeks ago and this video was 100% more helpful than my salesperson. Mercedes should pay you for your video’s.
I just bought a 2021 GLN 250 and I will be going through this video again to go through everything after I pick up my car. Thus is so useful and I’m glad I found your video.
Awh thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! 🤓 I have more recent tips and tricks filmed with better gear here: th-cam.com/play/PLyo-duQc8myqCIqf8E_-x-3dMZ50uKIHA.html
Until today I have never written a comment about TH-cam videos. But now I will make an exception. By chance I came across your videos and I have to say: your Mercedes videos are really informative, to the point and also cinematically well realized. Just for your information: I come from the "Mercedes city" Stuttgart (even from Bad Cannstatt) and have been driving this car brand for years. But actually I wanted to say: keep up the good work, Nick!!!
Find your videos really useful. I've had my A180 for six weeks now, and I'm still learning the various functions. Thanks to your videos, a technical ignoramus like me is actually enjoying learning about the car and its many delights!
Wow!! finally after a year of driving my CLA Coupé, I am learning all of these useful tips. I live in Osaka, Japan where I bought my Mercedes, and the instructions manual is -of course!! written in Japanese. It was so frustrating to drive an excellent and cool car, but not knowing how to use and access all the great features. Nick, thank you so very much for the very professional videos you do. Please do more.
Thank you so much just got my new car today and was a little over whelmed with the display features ! You are great at explaining everything many thanks
Thank you Nick, Just taken delivery of a new A-Class AMG line and your video has proved invaluable as due to current Covid 19 restrictions the dealership couldn't go through the tips and tricks so professionally given in your video. Jim
Nick a brilliant video again, I picked up my GLE 450 last month and still finding additional settings to help comfort and driving and this video has shown me some more keep the videos coming
Great tips Nick, it's always good to know shortcuts on these complex infotainment systems as it takes a while to learn where all the functions are. I'm really looking forward to receiving my new car and having a play around in it. Thanks
On way to getting new car will be ordering next week so doing all the research beforehand, Things like this help perfectly. Thanks for this upload everyday is a school day nice upload mate
Thank you Nick! Watching from USA and although some things are different on Mercedes cars here your videos are very helpful. Got my Mercedes couple days ago)
Excellent info on the technology used in the car. Many people purchase a nice vehicle but don't use its' features to the fullest. This video should help a lot. 👍👍
Superb set of videos Nick, thank you. Ive just picked up a new CLA. I want to delete a profile (I loaded one before the dealer set up Mercedes me, so I now have 2 profiles in my name) How do I delete the profile I no longer want, please? Thanks again. B
Thank you Nick for all your very professional videos ! I’ve just come across your channel by fortune ( to say the leat !) and I’m already addicted 😉 Keep on the good work!
Thank you Nick. You’re very professional. Hope you’re as proud of your output as we are of you. Can’t fault you. Watched them all. Waiting for my A200 Premium Plus Auto A Class due in late October. Joseph
Thanks Joseph! 🤓 Very very kind of you to say that! I want to make the videos even better, I know I can so practice makes perfect! I’m sure you’ll love it!
I thought I knew quite a bit of settings on my new Mercedes, this proved me wrong! This shows everything you honestly don’t know about. Thank you for such a great video!
Great series of information. Bought my A Class recently (from Sandown) and because of social distancing it was not possible to show me all the features available. These videos are very useful. Thanks Nick
Great tips, just got my 2021 GLB beginning of January and I’m in love it’s the AMG line and it’s got everything. You just showed me quite a few things I didn’t know and a few I did but always helpful!!! Thanks!!!
Could you advise on why the "online services not available" now pops up most times making it impossible to ask "hey mercedes" anything other than the most basic functions... the A250 seemed ok for the first few weeks after collection on 17 Oct 2020. You could ask where it was born, ask it for a joke etc. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Hey George, just double check you have your car linked to your Mercedes me account, it’s verified and your services are switched on. You can check this on the Mercedes me portal on the website or via the app (top left).
Nick once again a great short educational video excellent piece of communication, been driving my GLE 450 for a few months now and still learning from your videos despite reading the manual, keep them coming
Hi Nick, Great videos clear and informative. I've just taken possession of my first Merc with MBUX. I have watched dozens of your clips but can not find how to change an avatar to a photo for the second driver in profiles. Richard (Perth WA)
Thank you! Ah very nice! Not all cars can do it, it’s only models that don’t have a touchpad in the middle of the car from what I’ve seen. Those models require you to log into the app to add a second user which copies the photo across.
Awesome thanks Live Life! Just be aware the C-Class range doesn't have MBUX (the Hey Mercedes and software in this video) so it will look slightly different. But one thing this car doesn't have is that V8 growl! 💨
Great job Nick…and on all your videos. Picking up my E450 Cabriolet tomorrow at the dealer and have binge-watching all your videos. Thank you. I hope those within MB HQ are working with you as you are helping them not only sell vehicles built also educate new-owners of all the features offered. Keep up the great work…
Thanks Deco Services! Glad you’re loving the videos! Well actually it’s just me in my spare time, I’m fortunate enough and extremely grateful that I’m allowed access to the cars etc but everything you see is just me 🤓 Planning / scripting Thumbnail design Filming & Production Editing and uploading All separate to my day job, not sure how I squeeze it in to be honest 😅 So glad you enjoy the videos though!
Hi dbagdi1998, Absolutely, The new E-Class is something I am closely watching! I’m just waiting for Mercedes-Benz do release the car to the UK and yes I’ll seriously consider a video on this one!
I've got a hidden Mercedes trick for ya Nick. It's not one that's even in the user guides. An 'easter egg' if you like. If you have an Automatic, the 9-speeds show it most dramatically, it takes you to "the best" gear immediately. Imagine you're driving at 50mph and you're about to overtake and would like to be in the best gear possible ready to go. If you were in for example 9th gear, and you hit the down paddle, it would take you to M8 but let's say you want to be in 3rd gear, you'd need to hit down paddle another 5 times. Instead, you press the down paddle and keep it pressed. It'll change initially to M8 and then switch straight to 3rd gear (or to your best gear for the speed you're at). Similarly, if you've gone into temporary-manual mode and you want to change all the way up to the highest gear that makes sense, you hold the right paddle and it'll change up one, and then change up to the right gear.
Hi Vee Macks, Very good! You know I can’t remember the last time I was in car and used that! It was a long time ago I discovered that but have since then forgotten! Absolutely, I’ll include that one in my next tips and tricks with a demo (probably in a few months time) but I’ll give you a shoutout because I defo forgot that one! 😅
Thank you Nick that was an absolutely fantastic video, very informative and well presented. I’m very much looking forward to getting my 2021 GLA 250 4Matic in a couple of months time.
Glad you enjoyed it! Oooo very nice, I've owned an A 250 before and I miss that engine everyday! So fast! 💨 My one was front wheel drive but I feel the only thing missing was 4MATIC which I didn't have at the time.
Really good and informative video . My question is once I’ve muted the sat nav voice by pressing the button while she is talking , how do I unmute her again ? Is it by pressing it on the screen ?
Thank you gentleman, I knew about all of them ,but you teach me the how to enable traffic light and limit the speed to the sign. Yesterday I drove my CLA 2021 version and there was many different speed limits on my way 30,50,70,90 and they came in randomly and unexpectedly in short period of time , I wished if the car could not only read them for me but also switch the speed limiter for me automatically, However this is still not possible but at least I can do it manually by pressing the twice the small button, even then for my case it is distracting to do that every time on short distances in a busy traffic. Thanks for you and for Mercedes. The speed limiter is dangerous a bit, because if you need to accelerate quickly to get away from a situation it will hold you down, this can cause in rare cases an accident.
Ah amazing, I’m sure I’ll do another tips and tricks somewhen in 2021 for everyone! There might be some more advanced ones in there :) So with Traffic Sign Assist, it’s part of the Premium Plus Package in the UK. So if you don’t have that package (one with the sunroof, electric seats etc) then it won’t work. It features a camera on the top of the windscreen that will read speed signs. If you have standard equipment or executive or Premium, then the speed limit sign you see is based on the Nav data which will receive updates about 4 times a year. Oh and one last thing, with the speed limiter and accelerating, if you push down hard it will override (just in case you need to accelerate quickly). But of course there is the CNCL (cancel) button as well.
Thank you so much! Sadly not not by Mercedes but there is a workaround. I independently bought and tested some adapters that can do it: th-cam.com/video/lRhL-DXVL3g/w-d-xo.html
Thanks Nick for the detailed video. Just wanted to ask about Voice Amplification feature. My third passengers tell me that they can hear sometimes me on the speakers but it’s not constantly. Do I have to press anything while talking? Or is it supposed to pick up my voice automatically? Thank you
I seem to recall something like that on a V-Class a while ago when I started my channel covering Mercedes. I think I remember seeing something called Voice Amplification in settings or something? I think from memory it only had an on/off toggle though.
Hey Nick, great video and tips for me who is being new to mercedes and the MBUX! Would you know if it is possible to change the font size? I found the setting for brightness but nothing for font size. Many thanks!
Very nice! What colour did you go for? Oh and thank you for subscribing! 🤓 Ah and as you’re subscribed now and you’ve ordered a hybrid, you will want to see the video next week! That one’s definitely for you! 🤓
Really interesting set of videos, thanks Nick. I’m getting my brand new E Class Estate on 1 Sept and busy learning all the tips and tricks in readiness. I’m guessing it will have MBUX, but super interesting anyway! Particularly handy to see the parking feature in action.
Hi Adrian, Ooo exciting! It depends if you’ve ordered the facelift model or not. The new E-Class is scheduled to have a facelift kind of around about now, but due to COVID-19 the new ones might be delayed. Hard to tell but your dealership will be able to advise you!
Hi Nick, I think I have one of the last of the older ones. It’s a 2020.5 MY and I’ve heard from the dealer they have it in stock now. I’m just holding tight for a month for the 70 plate. I suspect therefore it may not have all the features. I’ll ask the dealer and check it out! The other thing I find unusual is that the centre of the two 12 inch screens isn’t a touch screen. Seems they missed a bit of a trick there, as you have to use the unusual looking touchpad/wheel instead. That said really looking forward to it, will be a fantastic car regardless and I got a cracking deal on it too :)
Yeah Adrian back when the E-Class was designed in 2015-2016 touchscreens didn’t exist in Mercedes-Benz! Now they’re cropping up everywhere! It’s still an amazing system though, even better than the one previous to that!
The pre facelift E Class doesn't have MBUX but it has the newest version of Command which is still nice in my opinion. It uses the rotary controller which is nice to use.
11:06 "it does require you to have your home and work place set up in the satnav" ... I'd suggest not putting your exact address in there. If someone does steal your car, the thief knows you're not at home and might choose "home" from the satnav and go and rob your house. What I do is put an address a few houses down from mine. So if I live at number 24 I'd put in something like 14, or 34. It doesn't need to be exact, you know which house you live in ;-)
Hi Vee Macks, Yes you’re absolutely right however MBUX won’t let you put in your actual address. It will ask for the postcode, but that’s it. I guess Mercedes-Benz understand that could have been an issue so designed to only accept postcodes and not a house number as well.
@@SDav21 Well yeah. Choose the neighbours you like the least. You know the ones ... yes, them. What I've always done is just enter my town and street and added it as a saved address with a name attached to it like the name if a person.
Nick - I’m new to Mercedes and I’ve really found your videos most helpful. I do have a question that maybe you can answer. I’m in the states by the way. Is there a way to add an actual photo in the user profile vs the pre-made avatars
Thanks Willie! It does vary from model to model but to see if it’s compatible just upload a photo to your Mercedes me account. I covered it in this video at 4 mins 46 sec: th-cam.com/video/F6bOERe0Kk8/w-d-xo.html
I was thoroughly surprised to see you use footage of Antwerp here in Belgium at 12:20 It took me a moment of staring at it and thinking "Wait a minute, that's not the UK..."
Aha! 🤓 well spotted! I try not to use licensed stock footage as I’d rather use stuff that I have made but in a pinch some websites offer it and it can be useful!
Hi Nick, your videos are, simply, fab. Thank you. I have enjoyed my car more, since I discovered your videos. Pls can you help me with a query. On the instruments cluster on 2021 GLC 300 4 Matic AMG Line, there is a speed indicator on the upper part of the screen. It shows the speed in kmh. Please can this be changed to mph? I am not referring to the speed indicator that one can programme to appear in the middle of the screen. Thank you. Chris
Thank you Chris! Glad you’re loving the videos! Actually this is quite a common question but sadly no this cannot be changed. Basically it is a legal requirement to have mph and kph shown somewhere on your dashboard. Some manufacturers show this on the dials in small writing but Mercedes have a digital display of this. Hope that answers your question!
Hi Nick, i've been a big fan of your videos for a while, keep up the great work. I had a question related to this video. We recently got the new C-class, and my traffic light view isn't working - i'm not too bothered but just worried it might mean something else isn't quite right. I have it enabled in the menus but it never shows up. Any ideas or should i go to my dealer? Many thanks again.
Hey Capuchin, thank you! I think that tech uses Augmented Reality and sadly not all cars have it as it is quite rare. If you can see it then I believe you should have it but I’d double check with your local Mercedes and they should be able to check it out for you 🤓
You can actually do it on Honda Civic's post 2012. I had a 2.2 Diesel and you could upload jpegs as screensavers. Looks like it's the one obvious thing MB have forgotten!! @@npoleary
I just purchased a GLE53 and I like lots of these features. I like the MBUX system it is nice to use. I believe it is better than the 63S Cabriolet which does not MBUX. Deutsche Autos sind die beste in der Welt.
Nick, can you do a video on UK Radio settings? and perhaps cover other media? Good example would be driving from Poole to the M25 listening to Heart Radio and changing to each different Heart station as you progress along the journey
Hi Mike, All Mercedes-Benz will auto tune their DAB radios as you travel round the country etc. So you should be able to see the station you need right next to it. Hope that answers your question!
I just purchased 2020 diamond front sport exactly like this last year....Strange to see the drivers side on the right as I’m from the US. The only thing I would change is the black interior to beige (the black has a tendency to be quite dreary ). Overall ,Gorgeous at night esp. the ambient interior lighting , new tech touch screen and large Mercedes symbol (lights up) in front which if feel separates competitive suvs making the particular front exterior a WOW factor . Just a females perspective
Hey Nick- Have had my 2020 GLE350 for almost 1 year and I learned many new tricks today! So happy I came upon this! One question I do have....Red Hands flash up when I am in cruise control. SO ANNOYING. Do you know if that can be turned off by chance? Thank you so much!
Thanks Kim! Ah that sounds like you have the Driving Assistance Package. Unfortunately no, the steering wheel detects small subtle movements when you are driving and if it doesn’t detect anything then it will flash up. You could try turning off the steering assist which will turn that bit off while keeping the radar cruise control on (Distronic). It just won’t steer slightly when following the car in front etc
I would like to see in the new Mercedes Benz,like the GLE, what happens when you press the favourites button. I see there is one on the steering wheel, on the touchpad and sometimes in other parts of the car. Does this take you to the favourites menu? Or can you assign them to a particular task? For example, there used to be a 360 degree camera button and now the camera button takes you to the park assist first, so i was wondering if you could program one of the favourite buttons to “camera” so you have a parking button and a camera button (to save scrolling)
Hi Michael H, You can assign quite a lot of things to the favourite menu from Radio stations, sat Nav destinations, alarm for the car (inside and outside), phonebook contacts and on some models you can even assign the 360 camera. It’s only used for parking though as it can’t be used for anything else.
Hey Nick great videos, ive recently bought my first Merc and am working though learning this new layout for me On the cruise control does the automatic speed adapt to traffic around i.e if a car in front slows down will my car maintain a safe distance?
Thank you! That depends on your car, I made a video about that package called the Driving Assistance Package here: th-cam.com/video/LEqM2FqUIa8/w-d-xo.html
I haven’t actually seen a B250e yet but it’ll have the same functionality on the hybrid system as the A 250e and B 250e which I have managed to cover. When I get my hands on one I sure will though!
Hi Nick. Thanks for your useful videos. Please I am asking about the usage of the "STORED ROUTES / RECORDED ROUTES" function in the NAVI SYSTEM. How it operates?
Thank you! 🤓 Glad you’re enjoying them! I’ve not used or seen that before, are you based in the UK? I’ve read from TH-cam comments that spec varies round the world.
@@npoleary yeah! Jumping from W246 to H247 is so .. GREAT! And these videos helps a lot in using all the functions in the right way, especially with the new MBUX! So, great work Nick!
Great system, but interesting that Mercedes needed to call it MBUX for 'User Experience.' Do we need yet another reminder of how expensive their vehicles are?
Not sure if I am missing something in the Mercedes Me setup but the functionality in Australia is limited to only displaying odometer reading, locking/Unlocking doors and valet parking.
It might not be out in Australia yet...and I’ve also found it’s only compatible with cars that have MBUX “Hey Mercedes”. Have you spoken to your local dealership? They might be able to shed some light on it for you! 😊
Hi Nick, This was a great video. I can’t wait to get back to the UK to explore it some more. I also have a question. I just wanted to find out about the screen that displays music on the left hand side. Sometimes when I’m playing Spotify the image of that track displays but other times it’s just a blue screen with the name of the song. How can I get the image of the tracks to consistently show?
Thanks Phil! I’ve seen that sometimes when using 3rd party apps like Spotify. As it runs solely off of your phone, previously when I have closed the app and relaunched it, it appears again.
Hi Nick Thank you for the very great videos. You are very good at making them. I have a question. I have a GLE 350 de It has 56.000 km on the clock. But is there anywhere where I can se how many of these km. is the diesel engine, and how many is the electric engine? Best regards Søren
Thank you! 🙏 Glad you enjoy them! I know you can view some element of that in the trip computers (From Start and From Reset) But not sure about total mileage. It could be that because it’s classed as one drivetrain it’ll only have history of the one mileage or in this case km. I’d suggest getting in contact with Mercedes, they might know the exact answer!
Thank you Nick, I just bought a 2021 GLE 350 about three weeks ago and this video was 100% more helpful than my salesperson. Mercedes should pay you for your video’s.
Thank you! Glad you’re enjoying the videos! 🤓
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I agree totally. He is just great, and yes, I also think Mercedes Benz should pay him for his great job👍
I just bought a 2021 GLN 250 and I will be going through this video again to go through everything after I pick up my car. Thus is so useful and I’m glad I found your video.
Awh thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! 🤓 I have more recent tips and tricks filmed with better gear here: th-cam.com/play/PLyo-duQc8myqCIqf8E_-x-3dMZ50uKIHA.html
Text book example of how to produce a How To video - well done & thanks.
Thanks Peter! 🤓
Until today I have never written a comment about TH-cam videos. But now I will make an exception. By chance I came across your videos and I have to say: your Mercedes videos are really informative, to the point and also cinematically well realized. Just for your information: I come from the "Mercedes city" Stuttgart (even from Bad Cannstatt) and have been driving this car brand for years. But actually I wanted to say: keep up the good work, Nick!!!
Thanks Uwe! Well glad to be your first comment! Also glad you like the vids!
I’d love to visit Stuttgart, maybe one day!
@@npoleary It's the same here I agree 👍👍👍
Find your videos really useful. I've had my A180 for six weeks now, and I'm still learning the various functions. Thanks to your videos, a technical ignoramus like me is actually enjoying learning about the car and its many delights!
Ah awesome thank you! 🙏 🙏
Glad you enjoy them!
Wow!! finally after a year of driving my CLA Coupé, I am learning all of these useful tips. I live in Osaka, Japan where I bought my Mercedes, and the instructions manual is -of course!! written in Japanese. It was so frustrating to drive an excellent and cool car, but not knowing how to use and access all the great features. Nick, thank you so very much for the very professional videos you do. Please do more.
Thank you so much! Yes I’ll be covering some more Mercedes topics soon! 👀👍🏼
Thank you so much just got my new car today and was a little over whelmed with the display features ! You are great at explaining everything many thanks
Thanks Louise Ellis! 😇
Glad you’re enjoying the videos!
Thank you Nick, Just taken delivery of a new A-Class AMG line and your video has proved invaluable as due to current Covid 19 restrictions the dealership couldn't go through the tips and tricks so professionally given in your video. Jim
Ah awesome thank you Jim!
Glad you liked it!
Won’t be long and I’m sure you’ll master all of the buttons!
Excellent video, by far the clearest explanation of the features on my B class. Thanks
Thanks me! :)
Glad you enjoyed it!
So glad I found your channel; bought a GLE with MBUX in January and didn't realise some of these! Thank you!
Glad you like them Patrick! MBUX is so advanced, I could have done more (and I might well do in the future 👀!)
Nick O'Leary You’re like mbux uni. LOL. I’ve binged all day. LOL. Please do add more!
Hi Nick, all your tips videos are brilliant. I have an EQC and your tips have made my car more enjoyable. Thanks
Thank you Mark! 🤓👍🏼🤓
Headed to Beverly Hills to pick up my new Maybach and drive cross country back to Florida. I will use this tutorial to make my trip easier. TUVM
Glad it was helpful!
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Excellent tutorial... very clear descriptions and no unnecessary funny stuff. Nice job!
Thank you! 🙏
Nick a brilliant video again, I picked up my GLE 450 last month and still finding additional settings to help comfort and driving and this video has shown me some more keep the videos coming
That’s great Martin! Glad you enjoyed it!
Great tips Nick, it's always good to know shortcuts on these complex infotainment systems as it takes a while to learn where all the functions are. I'm really looking forward to receiving my new car and having a play around in it. Thanks
Thanks Kevin! 🤓
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I’m sitting in the car now going through all the tips. Who needs a manual! Thanks :)
Exactly! I’d much rather press buttons and see what they do! 🙂
On way to getting new car will be ordering next week so doing all the research beforehand, Things like this help perfectly. Thanks for this upload everyday is a school day nice upload mate
Ooo new car day! Ah thanks Ashley, glad you like the videos!
These tips should be mandatory! Very helpful!!!
Thanks Kris! 🤓
Thank you Nick! Watching from USA and although some things are different on Mercedes cars here your videos are very helpful. Got my Mercedes couple days ago)
Ah awesome! Thanks Zara, glad you’re enjoying them! Yes I know the spec can vary a little!
Hi Nick, there's always a trick or tip that is helpful even after I've gone through all the menus - keep up the good work.
Thanks Bryan!
thank you so much I just bought this exact car in Seattle and I am overwhelmed by all of the features. MB should pay you to do instruction videos
Thank you! That would be amazing! I’d love to do that!
Glad you like the videos though! I’ll try and keep them coming
Excellent - thanks Nick. My new CLA is due to arrive in the UK next week. Can't wait to have a play.
Awesome Nick! Ah I’m sure you’ll love it!
Sorry to butt in on convo how long was shipping roughly? I know it varies depending on car and options. I just get impatient lol
@@southsideslondon Hi Ashley. My car took about 11 weeks, but that was in the middle of the lock down.
Excellent info on the technology used in the car. Many people purchase a nice vehicle but don't use its' features to the fullest. This video should help a lot. 👍👍
Thank you! Glad you liked the video!
Superb set of videos Nick, thank you. Ive just picked up a new CLA. I want to delete a profile (I loaded one before the dealer set up Mercedes me, so I now have 2 profiles in my name) How do I delete the profile I no longer want, please? Thanks again. B
Thank you Bruce! 🤓
Load it up first, then go to the profile selector and then you can delete it from there 👍🏼
I am really looking forward to finally having my Mercedes and then I will try it all! 🙏🙌💛
Oh dear.. had my CLA almost a year and had no idea I could move the icons on the screen. 🙈 Thanks for a great video!
No worries! There’s loads of little tips and tricks on the cars!
Thank you Nick for all your very professional videos ! I’ve just come across your channel by fortune ( to say the leat !) and I’m already addicted 😉
Keep on the good work!
Ah awesome thank you! 🤓
Thank you Nick. You’re very professional. Hope you’re as proud of your output as we are of you. Can’t fault you. Watched them all. Waiting for my A200 Premium Plus Auto A Class due in late October. Joseph
Thanks Joseph! 🤓
Very very kind of you to say that!
I want to make the videos even better, I know I can so practice makes perfect!
I’m sure you’ll love it!
Hey Nick, greetings from Canada. Love your videos, super helpful with my new GLE - Thank-you!
Thank you! Glad you’re enjoying them! 🤓
Great videos, easy to follow and understand, this is the first Mercedes I have had with the MBUX so it was good to have Nick’s explanation.
Awesome thank you! 😇
I thought I knew quite a bit of settings on my new Mercedes, this proved me wrong! This shows everything you honestly don’t know about. Thank you for such a great video!
Thanks Angela! Glad you liked it! 🤓
Great series of information. Bought my A Class recently (from Sandown) and because of social distancing it was not possible to show me all the features available. These videos are very useful.
Thanks Nick
Thanks Gary for your kind comments! :)
How are you finding it mate? Really can't wait now find myself looking out for them on the road lol
Perfect timing Nick - collecting my new GLC tomorrow! Thanks.
Awesome Adrian van der Lee! I’m sure you’ll love it!
C-class 300 Dark Grey !!
Very nice! 👌🏼
Thank you!
Your video’s are very helpful!!!
I am Picking an A class up this week. I am determined to learn functions and MBUX before I drive the car. Good video.
Ah awesome! Thanks Patrick!
Great tips, just got my 2021 GLB beginning of January and I’m in love it’s the AMG line and it’s got everything. You just showed me quite a few things I didn’t know and a few I did but always helpful!!! Thanks!!!
Thanks Stephanie! Glad you’re enjoying the videos!
Mastered all of the buttons yet then? 👀
Thank you very much Nick, by far the best and ever so informative and clear. I'm learning my 2020 CLA Premium Plus, your videos are excellent.
Thank you! Glad you like them! I’ll try and keep them coming! 😎
Clear explanations. Excellent videos as always. Thank you Nick.
Thank you! 👊🏼🤓
Such great videos. Not condescending but totally informative. Thanks Nick, keep up the great work!
Thanks Chris! 🤓
Could you advise on why the "online services not available" now pops up most times making it impossible to ask "hey mercedes" anything other than the most basic functions... the A250 seemed ok for the first few weeks after collection on 17 Oct 2020. You could ask where it was born, ask it for a joke etc. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Hey George, just double check you have your car linked to your Mercedes me account, it’s verified and your services are switched on. You can check this on the Mercedes me portal on the website or via the app (top left).
Excellent videos especially useful for new MBUX users really helpful
Thank you Allan! Glad you like them!
Nick once again a great short educational video excellent piece of communication, been driving my GLE 450 for a few months now and still learning from your videos despite reading the manual, keep them coming
Haha always loads to learn! I find stuff every week! 👀
Another information-packed video. I have had my GLE for 4 months and always learn some tips from you. Thanks.
Thanks Richard! Glad you enjoyed the video!
The very best explanation of MBUX. Thank you, Nick
Thanks Joe 🤓
Thank you Dritan! 🤓
Say HI from Viet Nam. I am Mercedes Product Expert in Viet Nam. Nice to meet another Expert. Your videos are helpful to my channel as well. Thank you.
Ah awesome! Good to meet you!
Glad you like the videos!
Hi Nick,
Great videos clear and informative. I've just taken possession of my first Merc with MBUX. I have watched dozens of your clips but can not find how to change an avatar to a photo for the second driver in profiles. Richard (Perth WA)
Thank you! Ah very nice!
Not all cars can do it, it’s only models that don’t have a touchpad in the middle of the car from what I’ve seen.
Those models require you to log into the app to add a second user which copies the photo across.
Really good video very information, awaiting my C63 and this will definitely help in hitting the ground running and getting use to the car
Awesome thanks Live Life! Just be aware the C-Class range doesn't have MBUX (the Hey Mercedes and software in this video) so it will look slightly different. But one thing this car doesn't have is that V8 growl! 💨
Very helpful. Nice normal chap not wanting to be a personality & no stupid music.
Thank you! 😊
Music is chosen wisely to hopefully fit with the type of car / video! And it’s turned way down!
Came across your videos as I’m looking at buying the new E Class. Superb informative easy to follow instructions, great stuff Nick 👍
Very nice! Thank you!
I’ll be doing an E-Class video hopefully very soon when I can get my hands on one!
Great job Nick…and on all your videos. Picking up my E450 Cabriolet tomorrow at the dealer and have binge-watching all your videos. Thank you. I hope those within MB HQ are working with you as you are helping them not only sell vehicles built also educate new-owners of all the features offered. Keep up the great work…
Thanks Deco Services! Glad you’re loving the videos!
Well actually it’s just me in my spare time, I’m fortunate enough and extremely grateful that I’m allowed access to the cars etc but everything you see is just me 🤓
Planning / scripting
Thumbnail design
Filming & Production
Editing and uploading
All separate to my day job, not sure how I squeeze it in to be honest 😅
So glad you enjoy the videos though!
Thanks Nick - this is a really helpful video (as usual) and I have learnt a lot about setting up my new vehicle..
Awesome! Thanks Neil! Glad you enjoyed this one!
Ooo a new car! Very nice! 👌🏼
Well-organized and detail-oriented video! Very well done showing just how boujee this car is :)
Glad you liked it! 🤓
Can you do a video on the new E Class about what comes with the UK models? I’m looking to buy one and they seem super bare compared to german models
Hi dbagdi1998,
Absolutely, The new E-Class is something I am closely watching! I’m just waiting for Mercedes-Benz do release the car to the UK and yes I’ll seriously consider a video on this one!
I've got a hidden Mercedes trick for ya Nick. It's not one that's even in the user guides. An 'easter egg' if you like.
If you have an Automatic, the 9-speeds show it most dramatically, it takes you to "the best" gear immediately. Imagine you're driving at 50mph and you're about to overtake and would like to be in the best gear possible ready to go. If you were in for example 9th gear, and you hit the down paddle, it would take you to M8 but let's say you want to be in 3rd gear, you'd need to hit down paddle another 5 times. Instead, you press the down paddle and keep it pressed. It'll change initially to M8 and then switch straight to 3rd gear (or to your best gear for the speed you're at). Similarly, if you've gone into temporary-manual mode and you want to change all the way up to the highest gear that makes sense, you hold the right paddle and it'll change up one, and then change up to the right gear.
Hi Vee Macks,
Very good! You know I can’t remember the last time I was in car and used that! It was a long time ago I discovered that but have since then forgotten!
Absolutely, I’ll include that one in my next tips and tricks with a demo (probably in a few months time) but I’ll give you a shoutout because I defo forgot that one! 😅
Thank you Nick that was an absolutely fantastic video, very informative and well presented. I’m very much looking forward to getting my 2021 GLA 250 4Matic in a couple of months time.
Glad you enjoyed it! Oooo very nice, I've owned an A 250 before and I miss that engine everyday! So fast! 💨
My one was front wheel drive but I feel the only thing missing was 4MATIC which I didn't have at the time.
Thank you very much! Learned some new features on our 2020 GLE350. Cheers from America!
No worries A Gupta!
Thanks for another useful video Nick!
No problem Davide! 😎 Glad you liked it!
Really good and informative video . My question is once I’ve muted the sat nav voice by pressing the button while she is talking , how do I unmute her again ?
Is it by pressing it on the screen ?
Hi Sal Ma, thank you! 🤓
Yes that’s right, most commonly on the Navi screen where you’d press the speaker button and it’ll start talking again 😇
Thank you gentleman, I knew about all of them ,but you teach me the how to enable traffic light and limit the speed to the sign. Yesterday I drove my CLA 2021 version and there was many different speed limits on my way 30,50,70,90 and they came in randomly and unexpectedly in short period of time , I wished if the car could not only read them for me but also switch the speed limiter for me automatically, However this is still not possible but at least I can do it manually by pressing the twice the small button, even then for my case it is distracting to do that every time on short distances in a busy traffic. Thanks for you and for Mercedes.
The speed limiter is dangerous a bit, because if you need to accelerate quickly to get away from a situation it will hold you down, this can cause in rare cases an accident.
Ah amazing, I’m sure I’ll do another tips and tricks somewhen in 2021 for everyone! There might be some more advanced ones in there :)
So with Traffic Sign Assist, it’s part of the Premium Plus Package in the UK. So if you don’t have that package (one with the sunroof, electric seats etc) then it won’t work. It features a camera on the top of the windscreen that will read speed signs. If you have standard equipment or executive or Premium, then the speed limit sign you see is based on the Nav data which will receive updates about 4 times a year.
Oh and one last thing, with the speed limiter and accelerating, if you push down hard it will override (just in case you need to accelerate quickly). But of course there is the CNCL (cancel) button as well.
Love your videos 😍
I've learnt so much!
Thanks Senorita Rita! 🤓
Thank you Nic for very useful video.I have a question.Is MBUX upgradable for example wired Apple car play to wirelessly.
Thank you so much!
Sadly not not by Mercedes but there is a workaround.
I independently bought and tested some adapters that can do it:
th-cam.com/video/lRhL-DXVL3g/w-d-xo.html
Thanks Nick for the detailed video. Just wanted to ask about Voice Amplification feature. My third passengers tell me that they can hear sometimes me on the speakers but it’s not constantly. Do I have to press anything while talking? Or is it supposed to pick up my voice automatically? Thank you
I seem to recall something like that on a V-Class a while ago when I started my channel covering Mercedes. I think I remember seeing something called Voice Amplification in settings or something? I think from memory it only had an on/off toggle though.
Hi Nick, what does SPLIT ROUTE mean on mbux ?
Great tips by the way.
Thanks OLD guy Willy! Where abouts have you seen that? 🤓
Hey Nick, great video and tips for me who is being new to mercedes and the MBUX! Would you know if it is possible to change the font size? I found the setting for brightness but nothing for font size. Many thanks!
Thank you! No sadly you can’t, I’ve honestly not seen any car offer that to be honest. Good idea though!
Great vid. Just ordered my 250e Shooting brake AMG line, so it will help. Now subscribed.
Very nice! What colour did you go for?
Oh and thank you for subscribing! 🤓
Ah and as you’re subscribed now and you’ve ordered a hybrid, you will want to see the video next week! That one’s definitely for you! 🤓
@@npoleary Denim Blue.
Awesome colour choice! 👌🏼
Thanks so much. The tip at the 5:01 mark is exactly what I needed to know. Moving the media icon over is so helpful
No problem! Glad you found it useful!
Great information and very useful. Thanks buddy! 👍🏻
Thanks Robert!
Really interesting set of videos, thanks Nick. I’m getting my brand new E Class Estate on 1 Sept and busy learning all the tips and tricks in readiness. I’m guessing it will have MBUX, but super interesting anyway! Particularly handy to see the parking feature in action.
Hi Adrian,
Ooo exciting! It depends if you’ve ordered the facelift model or not.
The new E-Class is scheduled to have a facelift kind of around about now, but due to COVID-19 the new ones might be delayed. Hard to tell but your dealership will be able to advise you!
Hi Nick, I think I have one of the last of the older ones. It’s a 2020.5 MY and I’ve heard from the dealer they have it in stock now. I’m just holding tight for a month for the 70 plate. I suspect therefore it may not have all the features. I’ll ask the dealer and check it out! The other thing I find unusual is that the centre of the two 12 inch screens isn’t a touch screen. Seems they missed a bit of a trick there, as you have to use the unusual looking touchpad/wheel instead. That said really looking forward to it, will be a fantastic car regardless and I got a cracking deal on it too :)
Yeah Adrian back when the E-Class was designed in 2015-2016 touchscreens didn’t exist in Mercedes-Benz! Now they’re cropping up everywhere!
It’s still an amazing system though, even better than the one previous to that!
The pre facelift E Class doesn't have MBUX but it has the newest version of Command which is still nice in my opinion. It uses the rotary controller which is nice to use.
11:06 "it does require you to have your home and work place set up in the satnav" ... I'd suggest not putting your exact address in there. If someone does steal your car, the thief knows you're not at home and might choose "home" from the satnav and go and rob your house. What I do is put an address a few houses down from mine. So if I live at number 24 I'd put in something like 14, or 34. It doesn't need to be exact, you know which house you live in ;-)
Hi Vee Macks,
Yes you’re absolutely right however MBUX won’t let you put in your actual address. It will ask for the postcode, but that’s it. I guess Mercedes-Benz understand that could have been an issue so designed to only accept postcodes and not a house number as well.
@@npoleary Clever Mercedes :-) I'd never actually put in the home location, good to know they thought of that.
So they should rather rob the neighbours?
@@SDav21 Well yeah. Choose the neighbours you like the least. You know the ones ... yes, them. What I've always done is just enter my town and street and added it as a saved address with a name attached to it like the name if a person.
@@SDav21 🙈😂
Nick - I’m new to Mercedes and I’ve really found your videos most helpful. I do have a question that maybe you can answer. I’m in the states by the way. Is there a way to add an actual photo in the user profile vs the pre-made avatars
Thanks Willie! It does vary from model to model but to see if it’s compatible just upload a photo to your Mercedes me account.
I covered it in this video at 4 mins 46 sec: th-cam.com/video/F6bOERe0Kk8/w-d-xo.html
I was thoroughly surprised to see you use footage of Antwerp here in Belgium at 12:20
It took me a moment of staring at it and thinking "Wait a minute, that's not the UK..."
Aha! 🤓 well spotted!
I try not to use licensed stock footage as I’d rather use stuff that I have made but in a pinch some websites offer it and it can be useful!
Hi Nick, your videos are, simply, fab. Thank you. I have enjoyed my car more, since I discovered your videos. Pls can you help me with a query. On the instruments cluster on 2021 GLC 300 4 Matic AMG Line, there is a speed indicator on the upper part of the screen. It shows the speed in kmh. Please can this be changed to mph? I am not referring to the speed indicator that one can programme to appear in the middle of the screen. Thank you. Chris
Thank you Chris! Glad you’re loving the videos!
Actually this is quite a common question but sadly no this cannot be changed.
Basically it is a legal requirement to have mph and kph shown somewhere on your dashboard. Some manufacturers show this on the dials in small writing but Mercedes have a digital display of this.
Hope that answers your question!
@@npoleary Thanks Nick.
That was an awesome video nick, had no idea about the speed limiter feature
Thanks snuggles03! Yeah it’s quite hidden!
Hi Nick, i've been a big fan of your videos for a while, keep up the great work. I had a question related to this video. We recently got the new C-class, and my traffic light view isn't working - i'm not too bothered but just worried it might mean something else isn't quite right. I have it enabled in the menus but it never shows up. Any ideas or should i go to my dealer? Many thanks again.
Hey Capuchin, thank you!
I think that tech uses Augmented Reality and sadly not all cars have it as it is quite rare.
If you can see it then I believe you should have it but I’d double check with your local Mercedes and they should be able to check it out for you 🤓
@@npoleary Thanks for the reply, i have AR, i'll prod the dealer next time i'm in :)
Thanks. Just about to buy the facelifted E-class estate. This video was useful
Awesome! Can’t wait to see one! Haven’t seen one yet!
Great Tips + Tricks, Nick. Thanks a lot. 😃👍🏼
Thanks Sven! 🤓
Hi Nick, loving the Videos!!
Is it possible to have a screensaver with a jpeg or Gif of my choice in the MbUX system?
No sadly not, not seen a way to customise wallpapers in any car yet :(
That would be good! 👍🏼
Glad you love the videos!
You can actually do it on Honda Civic's post 2012. I had a 2.2 Diesel and you could upload jpegs as screensavers.
Looks like it's the one obvious thing MB have forgotten!!
@@npoleary
Oh really? How interesting! Wonder if Honda’s can still do that across their range?
Some fantastic tips I didn’t know about 👍👍👍👍
Thanks Chris! Glad you liked them! 🤓
I just purchased a GLE53 and I like lots of these features. I like the MBUX system it is nice to use. I believe it is better than the 63S Cabriolet which does not MBUX. Deutsche Autos sind die beste in der Welt.
Very helpful - thank you!
No problem! 😇
Nice video! Good job!
Thank you! 🤓
Nick, can you do a video on UK Radio settings? and perhaps cover other media? Good example would be driving from Poole to the M25 listening to Heart Radio and changing to each different Heart station as you progress along the journey
Hi Mike,
All Mercedes-Benz will auto tune their DAB radios as you travel round the country etc. So you should be able to see the station you need right next to it.
Hope that answers your question!
I just purchased 2020 diamond front sport exactly like this last year....Strange to see the drivers side on the right as I’m from the US. The only thing I would change is the black interior to beige (the black has a tendency to be quite dreary ). Overall ,Gorgeous at night esp. the ambient interior lighting , new tech touch screen and large Mercedes symbol (lights up) in front which if feel separates competitive suvs making the particular front exterior a WOW factor . Just a females perspective
Ah yes sounds awesome Karyn! Although we don't have a light up Mercedes symbol in the UK, that sounds cool!
Hey Nick- Have had my 2020 GLE350 for almost 1 year and I learned many new tricks today! So happy I came upon this! One question I do have....Red Hands flash up when I am in cruise control. SO ANNOYING. Do you know if that can be turned off by chance? Thank you so much!
Thanks Kim! Ah that sounds like you have the Driving Assistance Package. Unfortunately no, the steering wheel detects small subtle movements when you are driving and if it doesn’t detect anything then it will flash up.
You could try turning off the steering assist which will turn that bit off while keeping the radar cruise control on (Distronic). It just won’t steer slightly when following the car in front etc
Ok - thanks! I’ll see if that works. This car has every pkg on it and i love it- it’s my 3rd ML 350 ( ok now GLE 350) but it’s ALOT!
I would like to see in the new Mercedes Benz,like the GLE, what happens when you press the favourites button. I see there is one on the steering wheel, on the touchpad and sometimes in other parts of the car. Does this take you to the favourites menu? Or can you assign them to a particular task? For example, there used to be a 360 degree camera button and now the camera button takes you to the park assist first, so i was wondering if you could program one of the favourite buttons to “camera” so you have a parking button and a camera button (to save scrolling)
Hi Michael H,
You can assign quite a lot of things to the favourite menu from Radio stations, sat Nav destinations, alarm for the car (inside and outside), phonebook contacts and on some models you can even assign the 360 camera. It’s only used for parking though as it can’t be used for anything else.
Great video mate. it's really helpful.
Glad it helped! Thank you!
Hey Nick great videos, ive recently bought my first Merc and am working though learning this new layout for me
On the cruise control does the automatic speed adapt to traffic around i.e if a car in front slows down will my car maintain a safe distance?
Thank you! That depends on your car, I made a video about that package called the Driving Assistance Package here: th-cam.com/video/LEqM2FqUIa8/w-d-xo.html
Thanks Nick. Great vid. Would you do a demo of the distronic plus?
Hi Jackson Jacob,
I would love to, but it is an extremely rare option in the UK. If I do come across a car that has it, I will consider a video!
Thanks a lot for the tips and advice, I am gonna buy GLA 2021
No problem! Ooo very nice!
Great info. If you could do a run through of the B-class 250e and settings to do with the hybrid system, that would be great!
I haven’t actually seen a B250e yet but it’ll have the same functionality on the hybrid system as the A 250e and B 250e which I have managed to cover.
When I get my hands on one I sure will though!
Too many things to do with the new mbux, unlike any other 💪💪
There are so many things, I’m sure the video might be touching an hour if I went through everything 😅😅
Nick O'Leary lol i guess so 😅😅
Hi Nick. Thanks for your useful videos. Please I am asking about the usage of the "STORED ROUTES / RECORDED ROUTES" function in the NAVI SYSTEM. How it operates?
Thank you! 🤓 Glad you’re enjoying them!
I’ve not used or seen that before, are you based in the UK? I’ve read from TH-cam comments that spec varies round the world.
Great video!!! Very useful
Glad it was helpful Luca F!
@@npoleary yeah! Jumping from W246 to H247 is so .. GREAT! And these videos helps a lot in using all the functions in the right way, especially with the new MBUX! So, great work Nick!
Great system, but interesting that Mercedes needed to call it MBUX for 'User Experience.' Do we need yet another reminder of how expensive their vehicles are?
Most informative videos! Keep it up ✌✊
Thanks, will do! 🤓
Best video about that topic on youtube, GG and great edit 🤝✨
Thanks Dony! ^_^
Not sure if I am missing something in the Mercedes Me setup but the functionality in Australia is limited to only displaying odometer reading, locking/Unlocking doors and valet parking.
It might not be out in Australia yet...and I’ve also found it’s only compatible with cars that have MBUX “Hey Mercedes”.
Have you spoken to your local dealership? They might be able to shed some light on it for you! 😊
Very helpful nick, getting my a class in sept which has all the new features. Can’t wait to play with it all....many thanks
Hi Janell Lovell,
That sounds awesome! What colour did you go for?
Nick O'Leary the dark grey believe it’s called mountain grey, went for the premium AMG line so should have what you covered in today’s video.
Hi Janell,
Yes it will, you’ll also have that amazing Ambient Light 🌈 and loads of other gadgets! Bet you’re excited!
Just got mine two weeks ago. Absolutely love it! Best car ever
Great Video. Thank you Nick!!!
Thank you Jorge! 🤓
Hi Nick,
This was a great video. I can’t wait to get back to the UK to explore it some more. I also have a question. I just wanted to find out about the screen that displays music on the left hand side. Sometimes when I’m playing Spotify the image of that track displays but other times it’s just a blue screen with the name of the song. How can I get the image of the tracks to consistently show?
Thanks Phil!
I’ve seen that sometimes when using 3rd party apps like Spotify. As it runs solely off of your phone, previously when I have closed the app and relaunched it, it appears again.
Hi Nick
Thank you for the very great videos.
You are very good at making them.
I have a question. I have a GLE 350 de
It has 56.000 km on the clock. But is there anywhere where I can se how many of these km. is the diesel engine, and how many is the electric engine?
Best regards
Søren
Thank you! 🙏
Glad you enjoy them! I know you can view some element of that in the trip computers (From Start and From Reset)
But not sure about total mileage. It could be that because it’s classed as one drivetrain it’ll only have history of the one mileage or in this case km.
I’d suggest getting in contact with Mercedes, they might know the exact answer!
Thank you Nick for this very useful video. Subscribed!!
Awesome! Thank you so much Davide!