rage2

No idea when this was enabled, or if this is facelift 2012+ C classes only, but I accidently stumbled on this last night. I got a replacement iPhone and had to pair up to all my cars again and found a new option in the Bluetooth profile:



So to get this to work, you'll have to delete the phone off your COMAND, and delete the profile off your phone to start over. Pair it again to get it going, then click on the blue arrow to get to the above screen. Show Notifications will show up as off, swipe it on. Turn off your COMAND then turn it back on, and voila, Text Message isn't grey'd out anymore.

Whenever you get a text or iMessage, a email icon will show up and you'll get a beep notification. Click text message, it'll show you who sent it, click on that, and you'll see the message. Click again and it'll read the message out in a terrible robot voice.

I got it working last night in both my CBS and my CLS. It's about time Apple updated the MAP profile to support this!

Guilty

No bueno if the gf is with you and you get a random text from last night chick!

AMGangster

Damn, it doesn't work on the 2010's.

Crazy4Cars

jajajajajajajaja

rage2

A true player is never exclusive. Jealousy is an integral part of the game.

rory breaker

Do you have a 12 or 13? Hoping this isn't an mbrace2 requirement, been meaning to get this configured thanks for posting!

rage2

2012. Nothing to do with mbrace2, this has been available for Android and Blackberries for a while. It's just Apple finally added text message support in their BT profiles, which I think was a few months ago in iOS6. I didn't know about it and just a bit late to the party. The option doesn't show up until you re-pair the phone with COMAND.

GregMVF4

So is this an iPhone thing, or an MB thing? I only bought a BB in September to get the texts

And does it work in the UK? I shall go and have a rummage and report back!

GregMVF4

Mind you, as well as the texts, I need the BB for COMAND online - wonder if that'll work?

rage2

It's an iPhone update. COMAND has always supported the text. Basically, the iPhone can do what a BB can do now with displaying and reading txt messages.

Not sure about COMAND online, we don't get it here in NA.

NORTH 44 C63

I have this working with Email as well. Under Notifications make sure notification is turned on with these settings

Thrilla

This is great news! Can't wait to try it out.

norb

A real player has two cell phones, with one he keeps a secret from his girlfriend!

rage2

Email notifications are still a little wonky. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't. Texts seems to be all coming through tho.

m a x i m u s

is this syncing your iP contacts to the car now as well?

rage2

The 2012+ facelift cars have always been able to get your contacts. No need to refresh either, it grabs the contacts when it syncs so it's always up to date.

m a x i m u s

i have a 2009. i never could understand why the 09-11's didnt sync contacts. earlier MB's did, as do hyundai's.

GregMVF4

OK. Tried this in Blighty (2012 C63C, carrier O2), and the SMS does indeed 'go black' (from solid) - haven't tried it yet, but thanks for the heads up!

stangxs

Yeah, F that mess