R230 SL350 Presnt, Past - W208 CLK230K 2000, W203 C Class, W202 C Class, W210 E Class, W201 190E
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I recently bought an excellent Sony MEX BT 3500 head unit for a great price at Halfords only £127 ! as I got a discount by reserving on line. The sound much sharper, louder and fuller then the stock CD as well as having a whole host of features that the stock stereo did not have, which is the reason I bought it.
For example I now have USB front input, ipod, Aux input, mp3, wma, etc etc compatibility as well as an excellent Bluetooth handsfree feature with built in mic so I dont need to ever touch my phone whilst driving, it just stays in my pocket ! and it also does Bluetooth music streaming to play your tunes too !
Now I knew that when I installed the Sony I would lose the ability of the steering wheel buttons, but not now I have added a PAC steering wheel adaptor controller. I live in the UK and had to order it from the US but it still only cost me about $110 all in !
For my CLK 2000 year model I needed to by two different adaptors and plug them together, one does the CAN BUS conversion (PAC SWI-CAN2) and the other is a general steering wheel adaptor (PAC SWI-PS) and the PAC customer services were really helpfull. Authorized dealer info
I wired it up and programmed it pretty easily and theres an online video to help too, in total it took me about 2 hrs to do. Steering Wheel Interface Training Video
And now I have full control again of my volume up and down steering wheel buttons and the left track up and down buttons too just like before!!
For example I now have USB front input, ipod, Aux input, mp3, wma, etc etc compatibility as well as an excellent Bluetooth handsfree feature with built in mic so I dont need to ever touch my phone whilst driving, it just stays in my pocket ! and it also does Bluetooth music streaming to play your tunes too !
Now I knew that when I installed the Sony I would lose the ability of the steering wheel buttons, but not now I have added a PAC steering wheel adaptor controller. I live in the UK and had to order it from the US but it still only cost me about $110 all in !
For my CLK 2000 year model I needed to by two different adaptors and plug them together, one does the CAN BUS conversion (PAC SWI-CAN2) and the other is a general steering wheel adaptor (PAC SWI-PS) and the PAC customer services were really helpfull. Authorized dealer info
I wired it up and programmed it pretty easily and theres an online video to help too, in total it took me about 2 hrs to do. Steering Wheel Interface Training Video
And now I have full control again of my volume up and down steering wheel buttons and the left track up and down buttons too just like before!!
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