Mercedes-Benz is showcasing the connective technology of its Marco Polo camper van at the Caravan, Motor and Tourism (CMT) exhibition in Stuttgart, Germany.
The show is the world’s biggest tourism and leisure exhibition and runs from January 11 to 19.
The Marco Polo now comes standard with Mercedes-Benz Advanced Control (MBAC) technology.
This enables a number of functions which turn the vehicle into “home on wheels” such as light and heating control through a smartphone app and the 10.25-inch touchscreen central display.
Mercedes-Benz Vans head of marketing and sales Klaus Maier says connectivity is now a major feature in the motorhome segment.
The company has put a major focus on this strategy in the past two years and lunched MBAC in 2018.
“2020 will now see MBAC added as a standard component to our own Marco Polo camper vans.
“With this, we can offer camping fans a completely new level of comfort and live up to our aspiration of being the innovative leader in the segment,” Maier says.
Other functions include:
- Checking the charge level of the auxiliary battery.
- Controlling the warm-air auxiliary heater, including programming a timer and night-time temperature reduction.
- Controlling the coolbox temperature.
- Extending or retracting the electric pop-up roof.
- Opening and closing the electrically operated sliding sunroof.
- Controlling the sound system.
- Adjusting the brightness level and colour temperature of the interior lighting.
