[MWAtl]

I just completed installing the MB Telephone equipment, v60 cradles, Bluetooth pucks and Voice Recognition System on our C-Coupe and SLK. This project was the result of confidence inspired by this forum in general and Skylaw in particular. So far it has worked with our iPhones and a Sprint Sanyo 8400 without a hitch, uploading phonebooks and everything. :thumbsup:

I have attached a more complete description of my efforts in a .pdf file. This is in no way intended to replace the MB Phone Bulletin's from Paul's site, but to give a different view if anyone is considering something similar.

My thanks to everyone!

 

[Skylaw]

MWAti, that writeup is a wonderful contribution to the forum. Very clear, and the photographs are great. Thanks for having the guts to go forward with the project, especially on two different cars, but especially for writing both up and documenting the installation so well.

And congratulations on your success.

 

[elcano]

I have a 2001 E320 (W210) and would like to fit it with bluetooth. I have been reading your site and it is very informative. However, I'm not still very sure. I would like to confirm some information with you in order to know if I'm on the rigth track. What I've learned sor far is that I will need a cradle where the cable from the car will connect to. Secondly, I will need the V60 "puck" that goes into the cradle. Right so far? It seems that the cradle I will need is one with the serial # Q 682 0919 or 0920. These seem to the cradles that will fit the V60 adapter. I take that the connector from the car hooks up in the back and the puck intot he adapter. Ont he right track? Please let me know if there is anything else I should know. Thank you so much for your help!

 

[Skylaw]

Rather than searching for a cradle, which may be difficult to find, I suggest using the "Cradle eliminator cable" and the V-60 puck. Other than that, the instructions at post 3 at http://www.benzworld.org/forums/aud...13173-how-guide-cell-phone-upgrades-plug.html applies. You will need to check whether you have a PSE unit that will work with Bluetooth - the "Blue label" information in that post. If you do not have a "Blue label" PSE, then you would need a Universal PSE as described.

 

[elcano]

Thanks for the feedback Skylaw. However, I'm still somewhat lost. To begin with I have had a hard time trying to figure out what is a PSE and "Autosense", plus how do I know I have a "blue label" one, or if I need to replace it. I disconnected the cable that is supposed to connect to the phone. On one end, these cables have three connectors. One that seems to be for the antenna, another that is like a phone plug and the last one that seems to connect to the Tele-Aid buttons that are in the center console. The other end has two connectors. One that connects to the tele-aid and the other is the phone plug that connects directly to the phone (a stastac,presumably). I apologize for coming across so dense. Your help will be greatly appreciated. I don't want to begin buying the wrong equipment if I can avoid it.

 

[Skylaw]

Sorry - I said "post 3 above" when I should have said post 3 in the link at http://www.benzworld.org/forums/aud...13173-how-guide-cell-phone-upgrades-plug.html

The first thing for you to do is locate the phone bulletin for your car. There are links to the chart of them in the How-To Guide, and there is also a sticky for them. Check to see that you have a PSE installed at all. You may not. If you have a PSE, the phone bulletin's equipment list should tell you what phone would be used with the car - probably a "Timeport." If so, your PSE would be a "Timeport" PSE.

If you find a PSE, check its part numbers. Post 3 in the How-To Guide tells you which part numbers equate to what PSE. The main concern, however, is whether it is a "blue label" PSE. As to "blue label" I cannot be more explicit than I have been in post 3 of the How-To Guide thread - you'll just have to look and see if the label on the PSE has the blue markings described. The reason you check the PSE for blue label is simply to avoid buying a Universal PSE if you don't need it.

The Blue Label description is sketchy because at some point, many existing PSEs had a firmware update; when the update was done, some techs marked the PSE label with a blue highlighter (my '00 StarTac PSE had a single blue highlighter slash through the part number); others affixed a blue stick-on dot (I later replaced the StarTac PSE in the '00 with a TimePort, in order to get Caller ID; that PSE had the blue dot). That is ALL I know about it. The PSEs that had the firmware update can support the bluetooth pucks. I am not aware of anyone who still has the equipment or the firmware for the update (and I also don't know where or at how many locations the updates were done).

If your PSE does not have the blue highlighter marks or a blue stick-on dot, or if you do not have a PSE at all, you will need to buy a "Universal PSE."

Either way, you also DO need the cradle eliminator cable and V60 puck unless you really want to try to locate a cradle and put up with the "fit" headaches that sometimes occur between the puck and the cradle.

If your car does not have a PSE at all, you will need to have the COMAND version coded after installing the equipment. Version coding is discussed in the first post of the How-To Guide. Your model does not require a Voice Control Module, but you could install one if you wished. In '02, voice control could control not only the phone, but certain other audio system features. If you install it, I believe it also requires version coding (negligible time/cost difference over coding just the phone).