Merc1

What part of "the system wasn't activated" don't you understand Yannis. You love to point to reviews when the suite your ill-concieved notions about Mercedes, yet because these same journalist reviews have said that Distronic works you ignore.

Either re-read the story or give this up, you're only making yourself look very foolish. For the last time, the system wasn't activated an the magazine editor was driving the car and was supposed to hit the brakes to SIMULATE what the system would do, but he didn't because he didn't feel the S run over the board placed on the floor indicating for him to stop.

No matter if the system worked or not , the crash made it to headlines worldwide and caused a great deal of negative publicity for Mercedes:

No kidding? Now which is it? A negative incident or a faulty system? See this what happens when the intent is to bash for no good reason, but without the proper research.

M

Yannis

You believe what you are told so easily when it serves you. When the test happened noone had told the viewers that it was only a display and not the real thing. They only said afterwards that because of metal surfaces around the cars, the system didn't work. Only a few days later they said that the system was diactivated.

Since you don't have a good memory let me remind you:

http://www.germancarzone.com/showthr...?t=1088&page=1

Merc1

What does this prove Yannis? It proves no wrong doing or failure of a Mercedes' system. I believe what is told to me so easily? If that ain't the pot calling the kettle black I don't know what is. You're the one that ran with this BS as if it were some type of big failure on Mercedes part. The bottom line is that this system works in the conditions it is designed for. Period. You have nothing to prove otherwise, and you still ignore that every single automotive agency around the world has driven the S_Class by now and if this system was so faulty don't you think at least one reviewer would have wrecked or at the very least reported that Distronic Plus doesn't work!

You have no basis for your original statements Yannis other than a bent bias.

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Mr. Mercedes

What does intuition have anything to do with it. You press a button to activate it, and about 15MPH it shows a night view of the road ahead. Pretty simple. As for the positioning of the screen, There simply isnt any better place to locate it. I doubt a full block HUD would be appropriate to have in front of the windscreen.

The Artist

Man yannis you really need to let this one go.. you lost it big time.. to go on would just be foolish.. and bring alot more tension to a false claim..

Centurion

Yannis, since the system wasn't even activated the test is more or less invalid and can't be used as an argument against the S. The journalist was a nut and the system wasn't tested in a proper way. Period

Just let it go. The A8 is a fantastic car but the S is simply the best car in it's class.
Yeah it's seem like I'm still dreaming of the star.

warot

Are you joking? Have you ever tried driving while looking down at your speedometer constantly?
If you can't have a full block HUD, then the techonology is simply not ready IMO.

And I would also like to see proof that the range of the nightvision increases if you go past 15mph.

The Artist

The point of that system is not to stare on the speedo night vision screen.. its just there to show you objects before you can see then with the naked eye.. and its in your vision range..so if anything comes up you will notice.. the point is not to look at the screen..and not looking out of the windscreen...

bum-man

Here is Cadillacs system, warot, Mercedes most certainly tested both systems obviously the LCD screen has less drawbacks than a window projected HUD.

Cadillacs system:




"The Infrared Night Vision system activated at night when the headlights were on, projecting an image of the road ahead at the base of the windshield directly in front of me. The system displayed temperature differences in the same way that a black and white TV displays color differences. Hot items were white while cold objects were black with temperatures in between as shades of gray. People, animals and running automobiles stood out brightly in this display and were visible well beyond the range of the headlights. People and vehicles (especially the tires and exhaust pipes) showed up brightly while trees, shrubs and fences appeared as slightly warmer than the surroundings. This system provides the additional security of allowing a driver to easily spot an intruder who may be lurking in the bushes as they pull into a dark driveway.

While the infrared image was distracting at first, I soon grew accustomed to keeping it in my peripheral vision, except when something significant appeared. This system had a brightness and position control and I could shut it off on well-lit city streets. I believe that drivers who often travel on unlit rural roads will appreciate the value of Night Vision, but for city folk, it is just an intriguing novelty that is difficult to show off because the windshield display is for the driver's eyes only The only way a passenger can see the display is if they put their head on your shoulder or they sit behind the wheel. "

gustavo

I'm wondering sometimes what the people are talking about here?
Have you ever driven one? I don't think so.

I've got the chance to drive a S500 with night vision this weekend. I used it in the town and on the autobahn. Believe me, it's great, usefull and I had never the impression that the system isn't intuitive.