Glos Guy, it should have auto hold, just press down on the break when you come to a stop and it goes into hold mode then accelerate to move, this function let’s you decide when it kicks in rather than (as in a lot of other cars) applying auto hold when you are stopped momentarily at a junction. As for the MBUX system like everything it’s human nature to prefer what you already know, I’m not going to make comment as to which system is better, but as a Mercedes driver who is used to that, I’d find problems with the BMW system as I’m just not used to it. I’ve had my CLA Shooting break for 12 months now and haven’t had a single issue in over 12000 miles of driving.
Hi Matt. It definitely doesn’t have auto hold, unless it does and it’s faulty (which wouldn’t surprise me with this particular car – the digital instrument cluster wouldn’t come on again today. Seems to do this after being parked overnight). I have tried applying my foot firmly on the brake pedal when stopped and, unless it’s an upward incline, as soon as I take my foot off the brake the car creeps forward.
I know exactly what you mean about familiarity with systems that you have, but I have driven hundreds of different cars and am very used to regularly driving different makes and models. Usually, within 10 minutes or so I have most things sussed, but this MBUX system is just beyond me. I’m trying not to use it given that I only have the car for a week or so, but can you help me with the one thing that’s really bugging me? How the hell do you change the scale on the map view of the Sat Nav? On BMW iDrive there’s an obvious button for it on the touchscreen plus (more conveniently) you can zoom in and out instantly with the main rotary dial whenever a map is shown. I have looked and looked and just cannot find how to do it on the Mercedes. There’s a degree of the system doing it automatically (as with all Sat Navs) but there have been numerous times when I wanted to zoom out to see where I was heading and I just couldn’t work out how to do it. It must be so obvious that it’s staring at me!