Bluetooth on my 2003 sl55

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Sep 11, 2008 | 03:04 PM

mig1980

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From: Rocklin, CA

2003 SL55, 2006 CLK500, 1998 Vette

Bluetooth on my 2003 sl55

Hi there everyone. I have a question. Is there a way to setup a bluetooth adapter on my sl55? When I go to the Phone section it says "no phone". What can be done and is it something that I can do?

Thanks.

Sep 11, 2008 | 03:33 PM

whoover

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Originally Posted by mig1980

If you want the Mercedes phone integration, you have to have the dealer install the old V60s cradle and then get the V60s Bluetooth puck. It will solve your "no phone" situation very nicely, but set you back about $2,000.

Sep 11, 2008 | 04:13 PM

lkchris

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Here's what the dealer will do.

http://phdwebsite.powerpulse.cc/Phon...SL%2004-03.pdf

I'm pretty sure the "voice activated" part of this is optional.

The bulletin was written before (and your car sold before) the advent of bluetooth.

So, rather than the final step of installing the phone in the crade, you install the Bluetooth puck instead.

Sep 11, 2008 | 07:45 PM

JonMBZ

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You only need

1. AutoSense Blue Label PSE
2. Completer Kit
3. V60 Eliminator Cable
4. Bluetooth Puck

These items will set you back about 1k and if you dont need VR get a completer kit from a C-Class and use the pse cable from it. The SL kit I believe comes with the VR and will cost you probably 600+ rather than 150ish

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Sep 12, 2008 | 11:09 AM

whoover

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Personally, I think it would be nuts to spend $1-2k (with labor) and save a few hundred bucks on voice. It's one of the nicest features of the integration. Touch the stalk and make your call. It's much safer than fumbling with the phone. The voice system also controls most COMAND capabilities. Admitedly, it's even more powerful in the 2004 and later MOST cars, but even the D2B VCS works quite well and is an important part of the phone integration. In fact, if you roam around the C-class forums, you see all kinds of complaints that MB doesn't make VCS available in the US for the C.

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