Mb Phone Problems Finally Solved
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Mb Phone Problems Finally Solved
...............I hope this not old news. A year ago I started a thread in which I asked for prt numbers for the MB UHI phone kit because my local MB dealer was tired of customer complaints about the V60 phone. The dealer wanted to install the UHi kts even though unlike MHI, UHi kits were not "approved" for USA market. I got less than favorable response mostly because vendors understandably did not want to give up their trade secrets. The project was abandoned because dealer received e-mail from MBUSA which I posted, saying that MB had the solution in the pipeline in the form of the MB puck. The puck that works with V60 is finally here. I got one and was going to post pics, but member at mbnz.org had already done so. The link is below. If you have the v60 phone, you simply by the puck and plug it in where you will ordinarily plug you V60 phone in the cradle and that's it. Works perfectly. I was afraid that like many so called slotions, this one was going to be a complicated. It isn't. Much simpler than Mikbox and orders and orders of magnitude much simpler than installing UHI.
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w208...h-adapter.html
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Congrats on the new phone setup. I just did the BT for the new 2006 and I love it too. I am in the process of setting up the BT phone for my 2002 E55. My car is equipped with the Moto Timeport phone kit. My question is do I need to replace the PSE for the BT adaptor to work? The PSE in the car is Q6820648 which is a Timeport PSE. And if I need to replace the PSE, do you have any idea what the cost is? Thanks.
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Originally Posted by JohnAMG
Congrats on the new phone setup. I just did the BT for the new 2006 and I love it too. I am in the process of setting up the BT phone for my 2002 E55. My car is equipped with the Moto Timeport phone kit. My question is do I need to replace the PSE for the BT adaptor to work? The PSE in the car is Q6820648 which is a Timeport PSE. And if I need to replace the PSE, do you have any idea what the cost is? Thanks.
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.............a less expensive alternative in a case like yours is the Argos bluetooth sold by eiskits.com.
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Thanks for responding Ted. I already got a V60 cradle from Ebay. I am hoping the only thing needs to be replace is the PSE and no other component, if needs to. I guess one way to find out is to buy the BT puck from the dealer and try it. The worst thing that can happen is to update the PSE, assuming other components( antenna, compensator etc) are OK. I would preferred to use the OEM system and not the Argos. plus the Argo is $900 which isn't cheap. A PSE couldn' possibly cost that much.
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Mb Phone Problems Finally Solved
Originally Posted by JohnAMG
Thanks for responding Ted. I already got a V60 cradle from Ebay. I am hoping the only thing needs to be replace is the PSE and no other component, if needs to. I guess one way to find out is to buy the BT puck from the dealer and try it. The worst thing that can happen is to update the PSE, assuming other components( antenna, compensator etc) are OK. I would preferred to use the OEM system and not the Argos. plus the Argo is $900 which isn't cheap. A PSE couldn' possibly cost that much.
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Well, I installed the V60 cradle and the BT module and it didn't power up. It looks like the dealer(and Ted) was correct and I will need a new PSE to replace the Timeport PSE. The new PSE part number is Q682 0886(blue labelled/BT compatible) and it will cost another $275 at dealer tomorrow.
Now anyone interested in my Mikebox? I bought it last November and it is for Timeport equiped car. Anyone interested please PM me.
John
Now anyone interested in my Mikebox? I bought it last November and it is for Timeport equiped car. Anyone interested please PM me.
John
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Originally Posted by Ted Baldwin
1. Caller ID - The caller ID does not seem to work. The number of the incoming call is displayed, but it is not matched to the phonebook entry for name display.
2. Mute - the mute button on the COMAND causes the mute icon to be displaed in the upper right corner by the BT connection bars, but the caller can still hear me speaking (a kind of embarrassing event brought this to my attention!)
My PSE is Q6820886 (blue label, v60); the COMAND is a Euro 2.0, and the phone is a Cingular v3 RAZR. Before I call AWS, is there some known cause for these problems? I couldn't find anything in the forums but hopefully someone here knows!
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Originally Posted by splib
Cool, I didn't expect to see my post over here! Maybe someone here can help me now with two problems I'm having with my new v60 BT puck.
1. Caller ID - The caller ID does not seem to work. The number of the incoming call is displayed, but it is not matched to the phonebook entry for name display.
2. Mute - the mute button on the COMAND causes the mute icon to be displaed in the upper right corner by the BT connection bars, but the caller can still hear me speaking (a kind of embarrassing event brought this to my attention!)
My PSE is Q6820886 (blue label, v60); the COMAND is a Euro 2.0, and the phone is a Cingular v3 RAZR. Before I call AWS, is there some known cause for these problems? I couldn't find anything in the forums but hopefully someone here knows!
1. Caller ID - The caller ID does not seem to work. The number of the incoming call is displayed, but it is not matched to the phonebook entry for name display.
2. Mute - the mute button on the COMAND causes the mute icon to be displaed in the upper right corner by the BT connection bars, but the caller can still hear me speaking (a kind of embarrassing event brought this to my attention!)
My PSE is Q6820886 (blue label, v60); the COMAND is a Euro 2.0, and the phone is a Cingular v3 RAZR. Before I call AWS, is there some known cause for these problems? I couldn't find anything in the forums but hopefully someone here knows!
John
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My one guess is...
AWS is made to go with US COMAND systems...
mine is flawless...I know the Timeport solution is in the pipeline, but that will not have caller ID since the original PSE did not support, so i did the PSE upgrade off of a supplier i had found a year ago (non-dealer, used parts, but working)...also upgraded the cradle. Bought the Razr V3, both that and my Treo seem to work GREAT!
mine is flawless...I know the Timeport solution is in the pipeline, but that will not have caller ID since the original PSE did not support, so i did the PSE upgrade off of a supplier i had found a year ago (non-dealer, used parts, but working)...also upgraded the cradle. Bought the Razr V3, both that and my Treo seem to work GREAT!
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OK! My Mercedes BT is working in the 2002 E55
I went the dealer and got the right PSE and after I installed it, the phone works right after pairing setup. I have Euro Comand also and caller ID is working so far and the phonebook download without a glitch. I am using Motorola E815 for the BT. This is what I have spent on the BT add-on to my existing Timeport phone,
Mercedes V60 BT module(dealer)---$300
PSE(Q6820886/blue label)----------$257
V60 cradle(Ebay of course)---------$ 75
I love the BT setup and I would recommended to anyone, especially if you already have the phone system installed.
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I went the dealer and got the right PSE and after I installed it, the phone works right after pairing setup. I have Euro Comand also and caller ID is working so far and the phonebook download without a glitch. I am using Motorola E815 for the BT. This is what I have spent on the BT add-on to my existing Timeport phone,Mercedes V60 BT module(dealer)---$300
PSE(Q6820886/blue label)----------$257
V60 cradle(Ebay of course)---------$ 75
I love the BT setup and I would recommended to anyone, especially if you already have the phone system installed.
John
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Originally Posted by CHB
Very interesting! I've read somewhere that the BT module works with most carriers, so would this mean it would also work with a Canadian carrier?
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Originally Posted by splib
My 2000 CLK didn't come with a phone, so I retrofit a v60 phone kit from a 2002.
Important thing is to use the V60 compatible PSE (also known as auto-sense or blue label PSE). The Timeport PSE will not work. Most basic reason is that the serial data interface on Timeport is RS-232 while the V60i and up phones are based on USB. The Bluetooth Puck emulates a V60 with USB.
If you're scrounging up parts to do the retrofit on a car never equipped with hands-free and only intend to use Bluetooth. You can save some time and money by not bothering with the compensator since it won't be used anyway.
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Originally Posted by JohnAMG
OK! My Mercedes BT is working in the 2002 E55 I went the dealer and got the right PSE and after I installed it, the phone works right after pairing setup.
PSE(Q6820886/blue label)----------$257
I went the dealer and got the right PSE and after I installed it, the phone works right after pairing setup.PSE(Q6820886/blue label)----------$257
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Originally Posted by gixxer
John, what is the PSE. The caller ID and voice command does not work since the command say no names stored with bluetooth? Would the caller ID work with this PSE your talking about or how do you download the phone book to the car?
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Originally Posted by JohnAMG
PSE is required for the Mercedes phone system to work. I don't know what the appreviation "PSE" stand for, but you will need to get the newer one with the blue label on it.
I had a V710 and insurance gave me a new LG VX8100(sucks) instead of the E815 since they told me they are discontinued it.
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Originally Posted by gixxer
So both of your cars download the phonebook from your phone. Your 06 with puck and 02 with cradle adapter? What year is the newer one?
I had a V710 and insurance gave me a new LG VX8100(sucks) instead of the E815 since they told me they are discontinued it.
I had a V710 and insurance gave me a new LG VX8100(sucks) instead of the E815 since they told me they are discontinued it.
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Originally Posted by JohnAMG
Both the 06(MHI BT module) and 02(V60 BT puck) can download phonebook with the Moto E815 without problem, and I believed the V710 can download the phonebook also. Teh LG phone maybe questionable. My advise is try to use the Motorola phone with the Mercedes BT and you will have a better success. For the V60 puck you will definitely need to upgrade the PSE. I tried the Timeport PSE and it didn't work. The updated PSE part number is #6820886 and it should have a blue label on it.
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What does the upgrade do? I believe everything works except downloading the phone book.
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Originally Posted by gixxer
What does the upgrade do? I believe everything works except downloading the phone book.
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Originally Posted by JohnAMG
What upgrade are you speaking of? If you are speaking of PSE, it is a necessary upgrade from the old PSE to the newest one in order for the BT to work.
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Thank for your help.
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John, congrats on your install. It sounds like we both have the same PSE, puck, and COMAND, but your call ID works and mine doesn't. I think this narrows it to the cradle or the phone. Before I write it off as being the phone, do you happen to have the part number of your cradle?
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Getting ready to get a v60 puck. I have a v60 PSE, v60 cradle, and VR and so I thought my BT upgrade should be plug-n-play w/ my Cingular V551........until I called AWS. They tell me my phone s/w version is not compatible and they "recommended" their $340 v557 !!
Can someone tell me if software version of my phone would make or break my BT upgrade ?
Can someone tell me if software version of my phone would make or break my BT upgrade ?
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Originally Posted by splib
John, congrats on your install. It sounds like we both have the same PSE, puck, and COMAND, but your call ID works and mine doesn't. I think this narrows it to the cradle or the phone. Before I write it off as being the phone, do you happen to have the part number of your cradle?
John
