Watching music videos from the driver seat.
is included with the car’s Burmester 3D surround sound systems for an extremely immersive viewing experience, especially when you turn on the massaging seats and ambient lighting.while in an hour-plus-long rush hour traffic jam—something that happens to me quite often—would honestly be life-changing.while in an hour-plus-long rush hour traffic jam would honestly be life-changing.
Even without playing a game or watching videos, Drive Pilot makes sitting in traffic a much more enjoyable and relaxing experience. As someone who talks with their hands a lot, it’s easier to hold a conversation with other passengers as I don’t have to worry about making prolonged eye contact and taking my attention off the road. Drive Pilot also leaves me free to admire the scenery or other vehicles on the road, write notes in a journal or read a magazine.
Even if you have the standard adaptive cruise control prior to activating Drive Pilot, disengaging the system goes back to full manual control, so you have to re-engage adaptive cruise if you want to keep using it. That’s slightly annoying, but it’s yet another safeguard to make sure the driver knows they have to be in charge again.
In order to actually activate the Drive Pilot system, though, you’ll need to activate it via a subscription fee through the in-car Mercedes Me store. Mercedes acknowledges that subscriptions for in-car features are extremely controversial, with multiple spokespeople making pointed references tothat has recently walked back some of its subscription offerings.
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