Garmin and Mercedes integrate together
May 30th, 2008 
Tags: Garmin, Mercedes Benz
Mercedes Benz and Garmin have linked together to produce the “Streetpilot III”, which is actually a Nuvi 760 on a custom mount designed for the Mercedes A-Class, B-Class and C-Class. It will retail for approximately €550 and be available soon across Europe (it should also be available in the UK too). The custom mount links into the car’s system, so all spoken directions are through the car’s speakers (with other sources muted), and there are no visible wires as everything goes via the mount. As a Nuvi 760, it offers Bluetooth Handsfree calling, a 4.3″ widescreen, and traffic information. It has also been loaded with all the latest Mercedes Benz dealerships
This isn’t the first time Garmin have worked with a car manufacturer, having already announced a solution with BMW, but it’s nice to see other manufacturers looking into custom solutions using portable SatNav devices.
Some content courtesy of NaviGadget.
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January 2nd, 2009 at 6:18 pm
The Streetpilot III is a Garmin NÜVI 760 (at least it says it is a 760 in system info).
Has anybody done a firmware update yet?
http://www8.garmin.com/support/collection.jsp?product=010-00657-10
nuvi 760 Ver. 4.60 as of Dec 17, 2008
https://buy.garmin.com/shop/store/downloadsAgree.jsp?id=3811&product=010-00657-10&cID=137&pID=10624
January 2nd, 2009 at 6:57 pm
Firstly, I’d always recommend taking a full backup first, and be aware of the risks of software upgrades.
If it really is an 760 with nothing more than a different startup logo and a few extra POIs, then it will be ok, but if those or other features are unique to this unit, then you need to be prepared to be left with a generic unit.