Mercedes-Benz To be remember a handful of EQS and S-Class modeled through a software glitch that allowed car drivers to watch television while they were driving. The vehicles affected by the recall are equipped with the MBUX infotainment system displayed on a large touch screen.
Assigned recall number 21V-931, campaign affected approximately 227 examples of EQS and S-Class was built between December 8, 2020 and October 13, 2021. Although small, the safety impact is significant. Mercedes-Benz notes that the vehicles affected by the recall are equipped with software incorrectly configured to allow drivers to access digital content, such as live TV and owner’s manuals. ownership while driving. This can only happen when the driver is active Mercedes My account is connected to the infotainment system.
Watching your favorite TV shows while flying is a way to identify “driver distraction” and it can increase the risk of an accident, although Mercedes-Benz notes that there have been no reports of someone using the glitch to buy time on a cross-country trip. It added that it was not aware of incidents or injuries caused by the issue and that it had launched a voluntary recall campaign.
The Stuttgart-based company has updated the software on a server linking potentially affected vehicles in the United States. That means the glitch has been disabled and owners of EQS and S-Class models won’t need to stop by. seller for software update.
Mercedes-Benz isn’t the first automaker to recognize the risks of packing more and more technological features (and an increasingly larger number of screens) into its cars. Before that in 2021, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHSTA) announced that it is reviewing the reports Tesla’s The infotainment system allows drivers to play video games, including Solitaire, while they are driving.
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