Ptrigg17

Hello, I am new to this forum, my last Mercedes was a 89 300E, a great car.l am about to purchase a 2007 CLK 550 convertible with 74K. I have decoded the vin and found that it has option code 387 Mobile pre install . What will I have to purchase/install to make the car Bluetooth enabled?
I will take ownership next Friday and can't wait to enjoy driving a torque monster V8 .

floridawriter

I believe you need a dongle that takes the place of the mobile phone in the center console. The adaptor like this:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=...etooth+adapter

replaces the phone and gives you phone capability through your mobile phone after pairing.

Ptrigg17

Thank you, I hope it is that easy and inexpensive.

Yidney

It is neither easy nor inexpensive. Unless you have the actual installed mount in your center console, which is fairly rare, then all you have is some wires. Most of us have the wires. But they are connected to nothing, and it takes more than the puck. It's all about $1,000 plus labor. Get an aftermarket solution. Tons of threads on this you can search. If you are lucky enough to have the installed mount, then you only need the puck. You'll know just by looking in your center armrest.

Ptrigg17

Thanks, already have aftermarket Bluetooth, will be able to checkout next Friday, not worth $1000 to me.

Rudeney

Code 387 is just the "pre-wiring" which means the car is ready for the $1000 worth of other parts to activate the phone. There are some aftermarket solutions. I have the mCar unit in mine - $350, plug and play in place of the CD changer, and you get iPod/USB interface.

Ptrigg17

Thanks Rodney, I checked it out, could you tell me where you purchased it?
Paul

Rudeney

They were selling them on eBay, but I don't see them right now. I'd contact them. They have a support link on hte web page: http://www.mcar.us

Martin_F

Is there any way to play music through the factory installed bluetooth system, or is it only good for making phone calls.
I just go the car last night, so I'm still in the learning phase, and haven't found the right section in the manual yet.

Thanks, Martin

Rudeney

No streaming - just hands-free calling.

CLK350_ATX

The previous owner has this connected to the OEM iPod connector, and it can streaming fine.

Martin_F

That's exactly the one I ended up buying.

Does your Grand Edition also have the factory dongle in the arm rest?

CLK350_ATX

yes, and it came with the Tune2Air from the previous owner I believe. so it's free to me.

merceBENZ

Could somebody explain how does it work? How do I know if I have iPod integration?
Don't have iPod but could use iPhone for streaming.

Martin_F

Look in the glove box. If you have iPod integration kit, there should be a black cable coming out of the trim on the right side. Mine has a white 30 pin connector (the old one, before Apple changed to the smaller Lightning connector), but I think some cars have a black connector.

Either way, from what I understand, there are three options to make the iPod connection kit work:
1) if you have an old enough iPod/iPhone, you can just plug it in and it plays music and charges.
2) if you have a newer iPod/iPhone, and want a wired connection, you need one of those voltage conversion kits to make it work (Scosche passPORT) and 30 pin to Lightning converter plug, if you have an iPod/iPhone with the Lightning connector. That's the only way to get them to charge as well as play music.
3) if you want a wireless (Bluetooth) connection, use the above mentioned ViseeO Tune2air 1000.

merceBENZ

I got 35mm jack and cd changer in glove box. No wires.

Martin_F

That's even better. Just get an aux cable, and you can plug in anything you want.
Just need to run another cable to charge the device.

merceBENZ

How do I make this plug wireless? I used Bluetooth adapter but this is pita every time you get in the car to turn it on. It is more than just opening of glovebox.

Martin_F

I think the problem is power/charging. Those cheap Bluetooth dongles have a battery, so you need to turn them on every time to conserve battery.

There are some other options, but you'd have to run a power wire to them:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/IMC-AUDIO-Bl...0AAOSwoydWjV96

I assume it turns off when the car is off, so no need for a battery.

merceBENZ

It is not 3,5 mm jack. How hard to run wire into engine bay?

Martin_F

Either find one that's 3.5 or use an adapter:



You would want the power to be keyed, so not sure if you'd actually go to the engine bay.
I'm used to working on older cars, it wouldn't be a problem now.
Just owned my CLK for a few weeks, so not too familiar with them yet.

merceBENZ

I bet it has to run into fuse box as well.

Is there any way to splice cd changer wires for that purpose?

Martin_F

I don't know for sure because I haven't tried, but I believe there is a Bluetooth plug that fits the plug of the CD changer.
So if you don't care about the changer, you could remove it ans see if it has the same connector as this:

merceBENZ

This link for iPod integration into ipod wire.

Martin_F

If the plug for the CD changer looks like this, you'll be in business.