Question for people who have ipod interface?
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Question for people who have ipod interface?
I just got the ipod interface installed in my car. I just want to know how do I access the ipod menu (like playlists etc) it says i need to click the telephone icon on steering wheel but when i do that it says function not available.
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Originally Posted by faisal
I just got the ipod interface installed in my car. I just want to know how do I access the ipod menu (like playlists etc) it says i need to click the telephone icon on steering wheel but when i do that it says function not available.
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yes on the steering wheel. When i press the button on steering wheel it gives the message function not available. I was wondering if you have to somehow enable this button as my car does not have a phone in it.
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Yes, unfortunately you won't see the ipod screens on your normal radio display, even if you have command :-(... Now the phone buttons not controlling the "select and back" functions of the ipod is certainly a problem! Just checked, and we are on the same page here... mine works just fine. Personally, I would bring you car back to the dealership that installed the iPod kit and tell them that its either defective (IE, buttons not working properly) or is not configured properly...
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Originally Posted by dalazernet
Yes, unfortunately you won't see the ipod screens on your normal radio display, even if you have command :-(... Now the phone buttons not controlling the "select and back" functions of the ipod is certainly a problem! Just checked, and we are on the same page here... mine works just fine. Personally, I would bring you car back to the dealership that installed the iPod kit and tell them that its either defective (IE, buttons not working properly) or is not configured properly...
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Thats my .02
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One more question. Do your cars have phone installed in them coz i just read the owners manual and it says that if 'function not available' message appears then it means there is no phone in your car. That means in order for ipod kit to run properly you also need a car phone ?
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Originally Posted by faisal
One more question. Do your cars have phone installed in them coz i just read the owners manual and it says that if 'function not available' message appears then it means there is no phone in your car. That means in order for ipod kit to run properly you also need a car phone ?
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Did you ever figure this out? I ordered my 07 C230 with Ipod Integration from the factory and I can change tracks and see the song titles in the MFD, but can't access the menus and playlists with the phone buttons.
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none of the buttons on the head unit work - only the ones on your steering wheel
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Sorry, I meant the 2 phone buttons on the right hand side of the steering wheel, not the one's on the head unit. (Though I tried those too.) I even tried a different Ipod with no luck. I have an appt. with the dealer tomorrow for the 1st courtesy service, so I'll have them look at it.
