E-Class (W211) 2003-2009

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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 02:25 PM
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E200K Avantgarde Facelift (May2007),Auto,Sunroof,Heated Seats,Xenon,Telephone,Parktronic,COMAND,
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I think it was worth it---I got a smoking deal on the COMAND and amp.

This Luangtronic is amazing, I can voice dial by name in my phone book (w/o previously programming a voice tag) or say the name of street and town for the navi. Also the new HK amplification and tuning is waaay better sounding--

I gotta a lot of gains---Car had COMAND w/ HK and Navigation----I did upgrade to a Euro COMAND for DVD---no phone, no voice control

Now--COMAND, 6 disc DVD, Bluetooth phone, Navigation (w/ birdseye view), Luangtronic Voice control, HK

If you were paying for the labor, it would probably not be worth it, if you have the skill and can find the parts for a reasonable price DEFINITELY worth it---After I eventually sell the old COMAND, Navi, AGW, and CDC my out of pocket expense is not too high.

There are no softkeys----layout is like the S or C radios but w/o the central controller---you use the arrows to navigate
Hi MB211
Looks nice
One question : On a W211 MY2007 originally with Audio20 NTG2.5 was retrofited this morning (using the Kabeldaviko cables)
Everything worked fine except that there is no sound coming out.
I suspect it could be the COMAND module was set-up for a car having a Harman Kardon kit, wich is not the case on my car.
The MB dealer tells me it is impossible to do anything.
Any idea what can be the problem and how it can be rectified ??
Thanks in advance
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 09:27 PM
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I did not previously have bluetooth or voice control.

The STAR will not talk to the COMAND in your car (at least the STAR the dealer has).
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Old Feb 9, 2009 | 08:14 AM
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E200K Avantgarde Facelift (May2007),Auto,Sunroof,Heated Seats,Xenon,Telephone,Parktronic,COMAND,
Originally Posted by MB211
I did not previously have bluetooth or voice control.

The STAR will not talk to the COMAND in your car (at least the STAR the dealer has).
Who has the STAR which is able to talk to the NTG2,5 then ??
(if not the main MB dealers)
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Old Feb 9, 2009 | 10:33 AM
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It may be able to be done with an engineering version.....the standard STAR at the dealer will state "no comunication with AGW"......
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Old Feb 9, 2009 | 01:54 PM
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E200K Avantgarde Facelift (May2007),Auto,Sunroof,Heated Seats,Xenon,Telephone,Parktronic,COMAND,
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It may be able to be done with an engineering version.....the standard STAR at the dealer will state "no comunication with AGW"......
Hi

And who might have the STAR with engineering mode ???

Rgds
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 02:21 PM
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E200K Avantgarde Facelift (May2007),Auto,Sunroof,Heated Seats,Xenon,Telephone,Parktronic,COMAND,
Originally Posted by gmatj
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And who might have the STAR with engineering mode ???

Rgds
Reporting back to all , finally retrofit was successfull
So successfull a second one was carried out !!!
Retrofit was on W211s with Audio20CD.-
All needed NTG2.5 unit + Harness set from Kabeldaviko -
Straight forward plug and play -
No need for changing FM antenna or made active (as mentioned in some other thread -
Linguatronic is possible with additional hardware
Regards from sunny Athens
George

P.S. Ofcourse you need a microphone (although cable is provided in the harness set)
Bluetooth antenna (which is also provided in the harness set)
Also now I am trying to find a solution for using the pre-installed phone - I do no fancy using Bluetooth on new unit
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 02:38 PM
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The only down side I see to this cable set is no amp is used----the system sounds much better (night and day) using the HK amp.....
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 09:20 AM
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can you connect iphone to 2.5 through bluetooth?
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 09:49 AM
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can you connect iphone to 2.5 through bluetooth?
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Old Mar 31, 2009 | 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by MB211
The only down side I see to this cable set is no amp is used----the system sounds much better (night and day) using the HK amp.....
i asked in other forum but did not get clear answer, i understood you could retrofit HK amplifier and activate hk,
my car is w211 2005, i managed to change my comand ntg1 to ntg2.5 but lost harman kardon logic 7 sound, my questions


1- what is part number of amplifier needed?
2- how do we code the ntg2,5 head unit to activate hk
3- the sms option in telephone menu is not active, how to activate it?

please help
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Old Apr 1, 2009 | 12:12 AM
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Old Apr 1, 2009 | 03:10 AM
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3- the sms option in telephone menu is not active, how to activate it?
You need the comfort telephony option for this, plus a phone specific cradle or the BT SAP device (not available for the US market).
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Old Apr 1, 2009 | 11:23 AM
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E200K Avantgarde Facelift (May2007),Auto,Sunroof,Heated Seats,Xenon,Telephone,Parktronic,COMAND,
Originally Posted by fawzis
i asked in other forum but did not get clear answer, i understood you could retrofit HK amplifier and activate hk,
my car is w211 2005, i managed to change my comand ntg1 to ntg2.5 but lost harman kardon logic 7 sound, my questions


1- what is part number of amplifier needed?
2- how do we code the ntg2,5 head unit to activate hk
3- the sms option in telephone menu is not active, how to activate it?

please help
With regards to Q2

You should look with stardiagnosis at the coding menu of the COMAND NTG 2.5
If no HK apmlifier exists There must stand > no Soundsystem<
You then change this parameter

Hope this helps

Regards from sunny Athens

George

P.S. You need the new type of HK amplifier - The old type which was combined with the AGW WILL NOT work

Last edited by gmatj; Apr 1, 2009 at 11:29 AM.
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Old Apr 5, 2009 | 02:04 PM
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For the guys that have done this swap... Does the analog clock in the instrument cluster still sync with the time in the new COMAND?
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Old Apr 5, 2009 | 04:20 PM
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Time sync

Yes it synchronizes

When i finished installation of new comand the time zone was different from where i am, and so there was 1 hour difference between the comand and analog clock of instrument cluster,but it did not change it!!
As i remember, i entered time settings of comand and changed zone, and so both became same.
I got worried if it still syncs as before, so i entered settings again and tried to change time manually 10 min , and i was happy to see analog clock in instrument panel move.
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