orcberg

I got shafted! I ebayed (mistake) a COMAND 2.0 unit which was advertised to be for the C-class. I sent the seller an e-mail to verify what kind it was and was told it was an A203 COMAND. Well, I got it today and the sticker on the COMAND says A463 820 15 89. While it's European (which I wanted), I've determined this is out of a G-Class which from what I've been told will complicate the installation somewhat.

Basically, I'm not sure how exactly this affects installation. What additional work must be done to retrofit this COMAND into my 2002 C230 Coupe? I'm not afraid to do extra work but I just need to know what -- if anything additional -- need be done to make it work.

rockintunes23

HAHA, You'll have alot of fun trying to get that to fit. Its alot bigger and your car's hole isn't big enough. haha

I KOMPRZ

oh man, doesnt sound good at all.. how much did you pay for it anyways?

Outland

Be glad you got it at all. Ebay had a massive fraud problem with COMAND units.

miroj

Would be nice if you tried to do a search on "463 COMAND" - you will find that you need to insert a wire into the car from the COMAND to the front fuse box under the hood. So stop whining and have a look.

Took me about 30 min with the right Torx tools.

https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...ght=463+comand

orcberg

Paid $700 for it -- can't say that's a terrible deal. It bench tests OK, so I know the unit is good.

rockintunes: I think you're thinking of a different unit. Face and depth dimensions between the Audio-30/pocket space and the A463 820 15 89 seem to match up ok. Even if I do have to modify the dash that's not a terrible thing, though.

From what I understand I need to get a new gyroscope piece. I've got the gray one, I'm told I need the yellow one. Other than that, it's a matter of running the VSS from the ABS module through the firewall into the COMAND harness. Am I missing anything?

orcberg

I'm not whining. Just frustrated and curious -- and rightfully so

I KOMPRZ

Seriously I looked on Ebay and saw sellers selling comand with the following descriptions:

Title: MERCEDES BENZ C CLK G DVD COMAND NAVIGATION SYS GPS
Description:
-GENUINE MERCEDES BENZ CD 3.5 COMAND NAVIGATION SYSTEM
(look at the pic...it says COMAND 2.0....tho I am not too familiar with comand is there a 3.5 version?...also didnt the title says its a DVD comand? Why then it says its a "CD 3.5"??

So confused....I would really wanna know what exactly it is.

Is this the same seller you bought from?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=38653

I hope he really knows what he is selling....

orcberg

No, that's not him. I actually saw some of his auctions. Asked him questions about the COMANDs he was selling and never got a response...

The guy I bought mine from has heard what I thought about his auction. Heh.

c class 279

You just have to tap the speed pulse from the front fusebox. Not hard.

Buellwinkle

It will work, just takes a little more effort. Getting it for $700 is still a steal.

JohnCL

It will fit.

orcberg

Out of curiousity, can anyone help me find the part number for the yellow 25-degree gyroscope lock? I've contacted two MB dealerships and they've been unable to find a part number for it. They know the piece I'm talking about, they just can't seem to figure out how to order one. I know a few people here have gotten their hands on them, just wondering how. Thanks.

scorchie

You really need to get a handle on using that search function button! You can probably get your answers a lot faster that way.

https://mbworld.org/forums/audio-electronics/99437-gyroscope-lock.html

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orcberg

Ha! Missed that one. I turned up a bunch saying I needed a yellow clip but didn't see that post. Thanks.

scorchie

You can just use it with the gyroscope out of whack a bit. It doesn't make too much difference.

The gyroscope is really useful in cars with hardware speed pulse. When using speed over CANBUS in a W203, the gyroscope doesn't do too much. In either case, without the proper angle and with a speed pulse, your car will just have a somewhat "jerky" feel to the movement on the screen, sort of like a W203 COMAND.

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orcberg

Good stuff. Thanks for the help everyone -- I'll let you know how it turns out