Comand Unit Help Needed!!!
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2016 AMG C63 S
Comand Unit Help Needed!!!
OK, I have searched and searched but I have not found the answers to my questions.
Last night I was able to change my head unit to W211_ECE so that I am now able to play DVD's. They will not play while driving but that is OK by me.
So now I have lots of questions. There are many menu items that are now available that were not before. Or mabye they were and I didnt notice, but I am hoping I can get some clairification now.....
When I press the SERV button there now is a choice labled "WEP". This seems to be internet access but I do not know how to use it. All the settings are European but I would like to be able to use it if I can. Can anyone help with that?
Also there is now a button labled "Mail". I am guessing that this is for email? When I press that button it says "TeleAid SIM in use". Does anyone know what that means?
Is there any way for me to get access to these new options? It is nice to be able to play DVD's now but I would like to try these other things to!!!
Thanks for any help in advance.
Last night I was able to change my head unit to W211_ECE so that I am now able to play DVD's. They will not play while driving but that is OK by me.
So now I have lots of questions. There are many menu items that are now available that were not before. Or mabye they were and I didnt notice, but I am hoping I can get some clairification now.....
When I press the SERV button there now is a choice labled "WEP". This seems to be internet access but I do not know how to use it. All the settings are European but I would like to be able to use it if I can. Can anyone help with that?
Also there is now a button labled "Mail". I am guessing that this is for email? When I press that button it says "TeleAid SIM in use". Does anyone know what that means?
Is there any way for me to get access to these new options? It is nice to be able to play DVD's now but I would like to try these other things to!!!
Thanks for any help in advance.
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From: CHESTERFIELD U.K.
E320 CDI W211
Originally Posted by spyderbret
OK, I have searched and searched but I have not found the answers to my questions.
Last night I was able to change my head unit to W211_ECE so that I am now able to play DVD's. They will not play while driving but that is OK by me.
So now I have lots of questions. There are many menu items that are now available that were not before. Or mabye they were and I didnt notice, but I am hoping I can get some clairification now.....
When I press the SERV button there now is a choice labled "WEP". This seems to be internet access but I do not know how to use it. All the settings are European but I would like to be able to use it if I can. Can anyone help with that?
Also there is now a button labled "Mail". I am guessing that this is for email? When I press that button it says "TeleAid SIM in use". Does anyone know what that means?
Is there any way for me to get access to these new options? It is nice to be able to play DVD's now but I would like to try these other things to!!!
Thanks for any help in advance.
Last night I was able to change my head unit to W211_ECE so that I am now able to play DVD's. They will not play while driving but that is OK by me.
So now I have lots of questions. There are many menu items that are now available that were not before. Or mabye they were and I didnt notice, but I am hoping I can get some clairification now.....
When I press the SERV button there now is a choice labled "WEP". This seems to be internet access but I do not know how to use it. All the settings are European but I would like to be able to use it if I can. Can anyone help with that?
Also there is now a button labled "Mail". I am guessing that this is for email? When I press that button it says "TeleAid SIM in use". Does anyone know what that means?
Is there any way for me to get access to these new options? It is nice to be able to play DVD's now but I would like to try these other things to!!!
Thanks for any help in advance.
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None of the WEP and mail options will work in the U.S.
They are for use with European set-ups. Not sure what. Maybe someone in Europe can enlighten us.
However...you do now have some radio options available that were not there with the US version.
They are for use with European set-ups. Not sure what. Maybe someone in Europe can enlighten us.
However...you do now have some radio options available that were not there with the US version.
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From: CHESTERFIELD U.K.
E320 CDI W211
Comand
Menu....Mail.
The mail on my comand unit is for reading SMS messages fom the mobile phone.
Don,t know about WAP E-mail because I don,t subscribe to WAP on my mobile phone.......may able to read E-mail also ? ? ? .
Les
Chesterfield England.
E 320 CDI ......14K miles no problems reported so far.
The mail on my comand unit is for reading SMS messages fom the mobile phone.
Don,t know about WAP E-mail because I don,t subscribe to WAP on my mobile phone.......may able to read E-mail also ? ? ? .
Les
Chesterfield England.
E 320 CDI ......14K miles no problems reported so far.
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WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) is only available with the Motorola Telephone with Bluetooth handset. Not available in US. This phone is special made for MB, and is factory installed. I have this setup, and I can read e-mails and news direct on the COMAND screen. I can also go into Google etc.
WAP is a set of protocols used to transfer data to wireless devices. WAP-enabled devices provide wireless users with a limited version of the Web designed to work on the small black and white screens of phones and PDAs.
Websites accessed by WAP phones must be re-written to satisfy the wireless application protocol; in order to do that, Web pages written in HTML must be transferred to the WAP markup language (WML). Internet browsers like Netscape and Internet Explorer read pages in HTML, while a microbrowser on a WAP-enabled device reads pages in WML.
Major websites like Yahoo and Amazon.com have carefully designed their WAP sites to look and feel much like their wired counterparts, while search engines like Google are transferring pages from HTML to WML so they can be accessed by wireless users.
WAP is a set of protocols used to transfer data to wireless devices. WAP-enabled devices provide wireless users with a limited version of the Web designed to work on the small black and white screens of phones and PDAs.
Websites accessed by WAP phones must be re-written to satisfy the wireless application protocol; in order to do that, Web pages written in HTML must be transferred to the WAP markup language (WML). Internet browsers like Netscape and Internet Explorer read pages in HTML, while a microbrowser on a WAP-enabled device reads pages in WML.
Major websites like Yahoo and Amazon.com have carefully designed their WAP sites to look and feel much like their wired counterparts, while search engines like Google are transferring pages from HTML to WML so they can be accessed by wireless users.
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koko381, Yes I used the 357 trick on my 2004. It was really easy for me. I did end up changeing a few presets but no big deal.
Thanks to everyone else. It looks like I wont be using the WAP since I dont have the phone installed. One strange thing though.... Before I changed the head unit to 211_ECU, every time I pressed the phone button it said "Phone Not Installed" , now when I go to the phone it says "Please Insert Phone". Could this mean that I just need the hardware and I can use this feature? How hard is it to install the phone?
Oh, the other great thing about changing the head unit is that now I get the lables for the radio stations that broadcast them.
Even though I cant use the DVD while driving it is still a great feature to have!!!
Thanks to everyone else. It looks like I wont be using the WAP since I dont have the phone installed. One strange thing though.... Before I changed the head unit to 211_ECU, every time I pressed the phone button it said "Phone Not Installed" , now when I go to the phone it says "Please Insert Phone". Could this mean that I just need the hardware and I can use this feature? How hard is it to install the phone?
Oh, the other great thing about changing the head unit is that now I get the lables for the radio stations that broadcast them.
Even though I cant use the DVD while driving it is still a great feature to have!!!
Last edited by spyderbret; Oct 17, 2004 at 12:35 PM.
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Originally Posted by lpolo
i have 2004 E500 W211. i did 357-trick. W211_ECE is only available on keyboard option. so, i am still not able to play DVD. how did you manage to do that?
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From: Vegas Baby!!
2016 AMG C63 S
I am not sure but I think I just got lucky. About 6 months ago I was having the static issue with the radio. I brought the car in for service and they ended up changeing the head unit out due to a defective button. So that is the only reason I can come up with that allows me to change the settings.
My car is labled as an 04 but the build date is 9/03.
My car is labled as an 04 but the build date is 9/03.
Last edited by spyderbret; Oct 17, 2004 at 04:11 PM.
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Originally Posted by Oslo
US MY2004 should not be able to play DVD since there is no DVD drive in the unit, only CD drive. Perhaps Spyderbret has a very early 2004 or a late 2003? Spyderbret: Do you know which month your car was produced?
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2013 S550
I have changed to the ECE setting. I wanted to listen to the Astros, but it seems like I don't have the option to receive AM signals with this setting. Am I correct or am I missing something?
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From: Vegas Baby!!
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You still have the option but it is not labled as AM. You will still push the FM/AM button.On mine there are 4 choices. FM is the first and MW is the second. For me MW acts the same as AM. I have been able to find sports stations there just like on regular AM. Just a different label. The other two both seem to recieve a weaker FM signal. See how that works for you.
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Arent the frequencies that stations broadcast on in Europe different? Here in the US FM stations transmit on "odd decimal frequencies ( 101.1, 3, 5, 7) Dont they broadcast on evens in Europe? (101.2, 4, 6, 8). That would mean that a Euro spec radio would be a couple of Hz off in looking for the signal, NO?
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From: Vegas Baby!!
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I have not noticed any problems. When I press the scan button it finds the next station just fine.
One new thing though.... There is now a button available labled "TA". Does anyone know what that is for?
One new thing though.... There is now a button available labled "TA". Does anyone know what that is for?
