I pod install and service
05-10-2005, 09:09 AM
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I pod install and service
My 05 W211 is scheduled into the dealer next Wed for the post del service, correction of 2 minor items and an I Pod dock install. I am anxious to see and hear the I Pod play thru the HK system. Anyone have it yet??
05-10-2005, 11:01 AM
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Be careful sosh. I went in a couple of weeks ago to get my dock installed on my 2005 w211. Turns out the kit was for the new M class only. To my knowledge, the kit for the w211 won't be out until July.
05-10-2005, 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by NO_WUR_E
I too am thinking of getting the ipod integration kit installed. How much did the dealer quote you for it?
05-10-2005, 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by xraymd
Be careful sosh. I went in a couple of weeks ago to get my dock installed on my 2005 w211. Turns out the kit was for the new M class only. To my knowledge, the kit for the w211 won't be out until July.
05-10-2005, 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by sosh
Dealer says he has them in stock for the W211 and also for the W164 which I get in August.
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05-10-2005, 10:10 PM
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Ipod Available for the 211 in the Bay Area
Guys, I have not yet be able to check this out however.....I took my E-500 in to the dealership today for the "introductory free service" and inquired about the Ipod. I was also told that the units were available for the ML class, but not the 211. The service rep did say that Auto Symphony in San Francisco has the device and is very busy installing them in the E class.
Probably worth it to check. Auto Symphony is a high end specialty retailer and installer of sound systems and has been around for decades. It may even be cheaper than a MB dealer. Check it out, as I will or wait till August.
Sunny day in San Francisco :p
Probably worth it to check. Auto Symphony is a high end specialty retailer and installer of sound systems and has been around for decades. It may even be cheaper than a MB dealer. Check it out, as I will or wait till August.
Sunny day in San Francisco :p
05-10-2005, 11:31 PM
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Has anyone actually seen which iPod menus are displayed on the IP screen? e.g. is it just playlists, or can you scan through artists, genre, albums, etc.?
05-24-2005, 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by MB Tech - USA
I used it in a M-Class, sounds great and easy to operate.
05-24-2005, 08:39 PM
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Go to mbusa.com and you can play with an interactive demo. It looks like the info is in the dash display. I don't know about the comand.
05-24-2005, 09:07 PM
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I've seen the demo. Thanks. Hoping the demo is a pre-release (limited) representation of the actual production interface. Maybe not. Would appreciate hearing from some one who's actually played with the the thing in the car. MB Tech - USA? Anyone?
05-26-2005, 08:28 AM
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According to Mercedes-Benz Accessories GmbH, the kit for the E-class will be available from end of June. It will only be visible in the cluster, not on the COMAND screen. The sound is transfered via the AUX (only available on E's with COMAND), and the controls via fiber.
Here is a chart of the different models with AUX:
Here is a chart of the different models with AUX:
05-26-2005, 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by HotWheels500
Oslo, does that mean once the dock is installed, we no longer have an AUX input in the glove box for other devices?
05-26-2005, 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by HotWheels500
Oslo, does that mean once the dock is installed, we no longer have an AUX input in the glove box for other devices?
05-26-2005, 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by sosh
My 05 W211 is scheduled into the dealer next Wed for the post del service, correction of 2 minor items and an I Pod dock install. I am anxious to see and hear the I Pod play thru the HK system. Anyone have it yet??
05-26-2005, 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by dragonAMG
In the meanwhile, you do know that you can just plug it into your AUX jack and use it, right?
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05-26-2005, 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by ElDiabloJoe
I have been unable to locate the AUX jack in my 03 W211, any suggestions?
05-26-2005, 03:06 PM
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That's my understanding as well. The MB web site "News" area re: iPod just talks about model year cars 05 and 06, with a kit intro in the 06 ML.
05-26-2005, 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by calum
I believe the glovebox AUX jack was introduced with the 2005 model year.
05-26-2005, 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Oslo
Wrong! My car was produced Oct. 2003, the AUX is there and I use it every day! When they say that the Ipod Kit is for cars produced in 2005, I don't think it's the presence of the AUX port they are talking about, but the harness and software included from 2005.
My reading of the US MB site was that the kit comprised the harness and software, so I'm left wondering why the kit isn't going to be supported - they say - on pre-05 cars.
05-26-2005, 07:01 PM
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FYI, got my 05 back from the dealer's today. Was in for post delivery inspection and I had ordered an I Pod docking kit installed. I Pod dock was not installed due to availability and will be available in Aug. Parts manager had previously told me that they were in stock. However when opening the box he found that all the pieces were not there. He was told to return the partial kits and MB will have the correct items in Aug.
