TV in motion on a 2000 CL600 W215

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simonc

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Does anyone know how to unlock the TV picture so it shows whilst the car is moving. I have seen ads on eBay selling instructions for £1.99 and specialists quoting £180+. Is this done by a change to the car computer, or is it a hardware switch, or what? The car has COMAND 2.5.

Any advice and/or recommendations welcome.
 
simonc said:
Does anyone know how to unlock the TV picture so it shows whilst the car is moving. I have seen ads on eBay selling instructions for £1.99 and specialists quoting £180+. Is this done by a change to the car computer, or is it a hardware switch, or what? The car has COMAND 2.5.

Any advice and/or recommendations welcome.

£180+ people are hardware boxes that fit behind the unit.

The 2 quid ones are instructions that show u how to modify the wires behind to make the comand "think" the car is stationary; & as a result the tv doesnt turn off.

obviously the hardware is the neater way of doing it, but if u dont mind modifying wires behind the unit yourself you can do the exact same thing very cheaply!!

hope this helps.
 
I would guess that doing a rewire would invalidate your insurance (probably would be checked out in event of an accident)....
 
Its illegal to have a TV in use whilst the vehicle is in motion and would/could invalidate the insurance in the event of a claim (should an investigator give the car a once over) just like a "undeclared" performance increase/modifcation of the engine would!
 
nmk said:
I would guess that doing a rewire would invalidate your insurance (probably would be checked out in event of an accident)....
Probably would never be checked EVER by anyone. Assessors get paid for each job, do you honestly think they would dismantle the dash and get a wiring diagram out to examine a couple of wires for the ICE to see if it they had been modified? The assessor that examined my wreck thought that the AMG styling pack, AMG wheels, AMG exhaust, heated seat buttons (no seats yet) power folding indicating door mirrors (swapped back to stock) not functioning were all present from the factory (no wing indicators!) and he didn't even pop open the bonnet, I could have stashed a V8 in there!

Ultimately it is a risk. If it were me, I'd not modify the wiring but I would consider making a harness to go between the factory wiring and the headunit to include those modifications, that's a job that probably won't bust the £10 mark even with parts bought from the stealership parts counter.

Good luck with your mods :)
 
The thing is that there is a difference between an Insurance “Assessor” and an “Investigator”.

Assessors just evaluate the vehicle’s condition etc. and submit reports outlining the repairs.

Investigators give the whole car mechanically a full inspection! If anyone is unfortunate to be involved in “serious” accident or a collision with a Poilce car then investigators will give your car the a full inspection and something such as this “TV in motion” mod would no doubt get picked up on! Insurance companies look for any excuse to void claims/pay outs!
 
Shude said:
Probably would never be checked EVER by anyone.

Hi Shude,
For the average accident I totally agree, but if the vehicle was involved in a fatal road accident and there were allegations that the driver was watching a video, then watch out.

If the car was involved in an accident and one of the passengers claimed against the driver accusing them of watching a video, then boy would there be ramifications??? The insurance company MIGHT pay out the third party, but I have visions of them going after the driver big time??

I am totally 100% against this reckless modification, but that is me!!!

COMAND with a navigation screen???

John
 
glojo said:
For the average accident I totally agree, but if the vehicle was involved in a fatal road accident and there were allegations that the driver was watching a video, then watch out.
That is the only situation where I can see it making a difference.

Of course if the only mod was a mini wiring loom then it could be very easily removed leaving no evidence it was ever there.
 
Shude said:
Of course if the only mod was a mini wiring loom then it could be very easily removed leaving no evidence it was ever there.

After any serious accident involving any fatality or collison with a Police car they tend to impound the cars involved straight from the scene of the accident...

Off Topic: Being distracted whilst driving just for a split second can easily cause an accident. Not that long ago whilst I was driving along in the Sprinter and took my eye of the road to glance at some lady that was walking that had caught my attention just for a 2 seconds...;) and when I looked back at the road the vehicle in front had braked and I luckily managed to swirve/overtake it safely as it was clear and there is no way that I would have been able to brake in time! :eek:
 
Flash said:
Not that long ago whilst I was driving along in the Sprinter and took my eye of the road to glance at some lady that was walking that had caught my attention just for a 2 seconds...;)
That's been happening to me with increasing frequency over the last couple of weeks, I blame the weather ;)
 
Shude said:
That is the only situation where I can see it making a difference.

Of course if the only mod was a mini wiring loom then it could be very easily removed leaving no evidence it was ever there.

The snag is the car would be impounded and the driver might be in hospital. As we both agree, it is all about freedom of choice, but as on different threads, would the driver put their hands up and admit to watching a video??

It is also a very, very common occurrence for passengers to sue drivers if they get injuried... whiplash for example?? The driver would be up the creek if the passenger stated they were watching a video at the time of the incident??

We have all no doubt been distracted for whatever reason, the annoying thing is this tends to happen in crowded, congested places :eek: :eek:

Sea fronts are notorious for the type of incident Flash is talking about, the 'flashers' though are sometimes NOT the drivers :p :eek: If you get my drift? :D

Take care,

keep your eyes on your driving,
and the hands on the wheel
and keep your eyes off the skimpy......

A song that takes me back many, many years :eek: :eek:

John
 
glojo said:
It is also a very, very common occurrence for passengers to sue drivers if they get injuried... whiplash for example?? The driver would be up the creek if the passenger stated they were watching a video at the time of the incident??

John

Have you seen the story about the American woman who is suing her parents?

She made a suprise visit to see them and in the morning when leaving their home she slipped on the driveway and was injured. She is suing her parents for failing to fix a leaking gutter which caused ice to form on the drive. :eek:
 
Plodd said:
Have you seen the story about the American woman who is suing her parents?

She made a suprise visit to see them and in the morning when leaving their home she slipped on the driveway and was injured. She is suing her parents for failing to fix a leaking gutter which caused ice to form on the drive. :eek:


Are you serious?

Only in America
 
DansSlk said:
Are you serious?

Only in America

Unfortunately it happens over here. Absolutely crazy!!

John
 
Also, within the last couple of weeks I read on the Skynews website that a UK Police Officer has won the case/right to sue the insurers of his Police car (Endsleigh) for compensation/damages of around £1 million as a crook had jumped into it (keys left in ignition) and run him over or something... Insurer had originally turned the claim down because keys were left in the ignition or something...:eek:
 
Would also this BBS be held responsible all be it somewhat tangentially for providing that information that led to the crash?
 
Flash said:
Also, within the last couple of weeks I read on the Skynews website that a UK Police Officer has won the case/right to sue the insurers of his Police car (Endsleigh) for compensation/damages of around £1 million as a crook had jumped into it (keys left in ignition) and run him over or something... Insurer had originally turned the claim down because keys were left in the ignition or something...:eek:

Oh God

Everything going to pot these days fair enough he got run over but he left the keys in the ignition
 
Plodd said:
Have you seen the story about the American woman who is suing her parents?

She made a suprise visit to see them and in the morning when leaving their home she slipped on the driveway and was injured. She is suing her parents for failing to fix a leaking gutter which caused ice to form on the drive. :eek:
Its one "legitimate" way to extract money from her parent's household or "umbrella insurance policy". Most home owners in the States have umbrella insurance policies covering them for millions of dollars for precisely this kind of situations. Although these kind of insurance policy is intended to cover the postman, pool cleaner, and such likes, you can be pretty sure in this case it is not personal, and as a visitor to the house she will probably get some money paid out to her.
 

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