rs1985

ok, I just went to the dealership and my advisor helped me updated my command because I said there are some problems, here we go

1. I found a way, from that weird guy who post 100 of post with the exact same post. His way really does work, just you need to have a little modification to it.

1. convert your window contact into vcard, export if you use window, and choose Vcard
2. when you get your vcards contacts, instead of putting them into folders, delete everything on your memory card that you use with your PCMCIA card.
3. drag your vcards right into the memory card without any folders at all (NONE), all you want to see when you open your memory card is the vcards.
4. go to phone and import from external (or something like that, the middle choice anyways)
5. import ~ than you are done

PS. You are not going to be able to read Chinese (i am not sure about the other languages so I won't confirm on that) on your contact. And this is the Command system, I have just tried so I think it should be fine.

ok now the PCMCIA issue, after the dealer install the new command system, it actually works, (touchwood), in 24 hrs, unless i pull the card out when i get home nad plug it in again in the morning, it played just the way i want.

I hope this isn't an old finding if anyone need any help, feel free to msg me, i can add you guys on msn or something
cheers

Ron

rs1985

wow 190 view and no one wish to leave any comments??

rs1985

can anyone tell me at least if it works on your car ?

Peabody

I'll let you know when my car is finally off the boat. I have to take it into the dealership to let them load the US maps back on it, and I'll have them update my comand at the same time to see if it fixes the pcmcia issue. Do you know if the pcmcia issue made it onto the TB for the comand update or is it just coincidental?

DannyAves

Which boat is yours on Peabody? Mine is on the Firmament Ace.

eminnet

Thanks for info.
My phonebook on the car is outdated so I will try the method above to update from PCMCIA(CF Card) using vcards.

Peabody

I'm not sure the name of the boat. It left via Bremerhaven port and the boat should be stateside in less than two weeks. American Auto Logistics is the company I used for shipping.. I suppose I can call them and ask next week... I'm just happy it's almost here, I'm dying without it stuck driving a Prius!

Sully

Sounds like a good solution. I don't have a PCMCIA slot tough, so this doesn't work for me.

Peabody

Woooo!! My ship arrives in Georgia tomorrow! Once my car clears through customs, it'll be on a truck headed to Orlando for me to pick up!

DannyAves

Peabody, when did you ship your car?

rs1985

lol
ok
i didn't know this thread will turn on and become a discussion of when you car is going to arrive
sweet

ICON 1

This seems tedious. Why not just use an old motorola or blackberry phone with bluetooth capabilities? I'm sure everyone has one lying around from previous phone upgrading. That is what I did to overcome the bluetooth barriers set by Apple on the iPhone. It is an easy way to transfer phone contacts via bluetooth to my C300

NickCats

Funny, that's exactly what I did ( found an old Motorola phone, charged it up, synced the contacts, and threw it back in a drawer ).

Norm01

This method does work and has been reported many times, I used it over a year ago. The only pain is you can only export one contact in outlook to Vcard at a time. If I remember well a work around is to e-mail several contacts to yourself and they will show up as Vcards.

rs1985

i don;'t know what you mean by one at a time
i just converted the contacts like in 2 seconds and they are done

henrymug

I suggest a simpler solution, just find contacts and dial directly from the iphone, and talk with the BT handfree on the car. There is no hussle to "Sync" the address, since the iphone address book interface is much user friendly than the car systems. And there is no need to maintain 2 separate address book. (I found the voice control function of the car system clumsy to use either)

franka2000

I post how to do it a couple weeks ago, would of save you time going to see your advisor.

Peabody

I shipped it June 8th, it's sitting at the port in Georgia waiting to clear customs now.

Spec_Davis

Get a Droid X

gtk

Hmm i've got the same problem as anyone else with an iphone and a w204.. but i just got an idea. Has someone tried to send a vcard file to the car through bluetooth from an macbook / pc laptop? My problem is that i don't have an old phone laying around, so if this would work it would be great!

Peabody

Discussion over, I'll be picking up my car tomorrow morning! I missed my baby so much!

Sully

I put together a how to if you don't have an old phone, so a search. I don't know if it'll work by sending the vcards from the PC. It's worth a try.

2GRLS1BENZ

Is it possible to upload the contacts to my car if I don't have the MM package?

gtk

My laptop did pair with the car bluetooth as a sound device, but it was not possible to send the contactlist
Anyway case closed I sold my old iPhone 3G and bought a brand new Sony Ericsson X10 Mini and now everything works

Peabody

OK well I took mine into the dealership to see about getting the Comand updated, and the dealership took it in but the service advisor said it already had all the most up to date software. Then performed like a recall maintenance for trunk spacer or something, and recharged my freon for my AC and checked it for leaks since it was a little low.. so I don't think they were just balking about the update. So what's the version number? Maybe they just don't have all the software?