slammer111

Wow, exactly 1000 posts. Well, now 1001

mynameiseldin

So theres no way of hooking up bluetooth the 07 c230ss?

Why would it have all the phone buttons in the car? steering wheel and center console?

samaritrey

if it was ordered with the phone it would work perfectly. remember the 07 is the worst year to buy if you want to do upgrades like aux input and adding phone because they took out a lot of the prewiring.

acr2001

The phone buttons are there because... well, they're there. Mercedes wasn't going to have those parts redesigned for people who ordered a W203 without pre-wiring in 2007. Would have been to costly. I still think the fact that they made pre-wiring optional for 07 was pretty screwed up. I don't even think your car has the microphones in the mirror. I know it doesn't have the antenna, the upper console for the phone equipment, or any of the wiring. It's also not pre-wired for satellite radio, aux input, tele-aid, or VCS like the other years (although I'm not sure what the deal with VCS is on the 203. The wiring and the contacts for the push to talk stalk are all there, but I'm not sure if it was ever offered as an option?!)

Technically you could still install the phone system but it would be a ton of work and it would cost a ton of money.

mynameiseldin

Wow.

If I would have known about this forum, I would have had bought a different car.

It's just stupid of mercedes to put all the buttons, and nothing else lmao.

samaritrey

Voice control was an option at one point don't know if it survived the face lift. my 01 w203 brochure has it as an option and my dads c32 had it.

acr2001

Interesting... my face lifted model seems to have all of the wiring, mounts, and the port for the steering wheel stalk. Always wanted to find the VCS module on ebay real cheap.

abcde12

Hello,
I am looking to buy OEM Phone & Bluetooth Kit 2005 C-Class W203. If anybody has one, please post. thanks!

OneOfaKindTrini

It's not that easy as buying and using. Unless your car is already pre wired it won't be so easy

abcde12

My car is pre-wired.

MJ50

you can order from MBenzNL...

abcde12

to my knowladge they don't sell used. do you know how much are they selling?

maverik259

even if its prewired its still not that easy. it isn't fully prewired, just partially. theres like 2 harnesses and the puck thing if I remember correctly from when I was thinking about purchasing one from the dealership.

maverik259

PS they wanted over $1000 to install it if that tells you anything about how "not simple" it is... so figure several hours of labor.

abcde12

Thanks for the info, I just checked with an ex MB servicer who is installing Phone for $200. anyhow, my issu is not the labor cost. I am looking for the used phone parts to buy!

kimito

Hello, I have a problem with my hands free, my w203 has de OEM hands free with the conector for my nokia 6230. They I bought the 6230i and the conector if the same one but the Audio 20 does not recognise it. Should I update anything??

abcde12

I used to have audio 20 but now I have mcs II on my prewired 2005 c320. I am looking to buy phone kit parts for my car.

Miniac

Ok I just bought a 04 c32 with the command and motorola phone. What else do I need to make bluetooth work?

rgleason

Hi, I'm a bit behind on bluetooth in an 04 c32, so let me ask a few questions:
1. Is the Motorola Phone a bluetooth phone?
2. Does your car use a bluetooth puck?
3. Is the phone enabled/connected to a provider?
4. If the phone is a bluetooth phone and you have a bluetooth puck, you need to push the blue button on the puck and use the connection function on the phone to get them to work together.
Dick Gleason

Cartronics

Just for you buys info, we have been the developer/distributor of the bluetooth systems for Mercedes since 2004. You might want to look at our site. The systems work EXACTLY like the factory system PLUS give you many more options and are software upgradable for future phones and features (unlike the antiquated factory parts).

Cartronics.com

jtalbert

I've noticed on your site the Argos is out of stock with no eta. Having more manufacturing issues?

Cartronics

EISKITs, the manufacturer, is having supply issues. The new models work better than ever, but there is about a 6-8 week wait on them, so we are not going to take any more orders till we fill the shelves with them.

Miniac

Got looking at the handset more it is the motorola bluetooth adapter luckily. Paired it up with the iPhone and it works perfect.

Black5

Hi all,
Newbie to this forum, Newbie to Mercedes.
Apologies in advance if my question is stupid.
I just picked up an 06 w203 and the dealer told me it had Bluetooth.
I do NOT appear to have a Bluetooth puck installed. (Unless it's somewhere other than where it should be?)
Despite this, when I open the SERV menu, the Bl.tooth option is available and when pressed begins searching for devices.
It finds my iPhone 4, ( and incidentally the portable hands free device I've been using in the meantime.), and lets me pair with it and authorise it.
The code entered comes up on my phone, so clearly there is a connection happening, but the phone doesn't connect and NOT CONNECTED appears on the status bar?
Is there anything I'm doing wrong?

I'm sorry if this as been covered already, but I've searched for hours and found plenty of threads about installing Bluetooth but nothing about how it works.

If it's relevant - I'm in Australia.

vikec_bt

Hi can someone tell me how to connect my phone whit the radio whit bluetooth on my w211 2005. I tried everything but I can't connected. On the display show that is connected but after 2seconds show not connect. Thanks