crap,yeah now i saw that lol, looks same as 218

 

fwiw, across the 6-7 years of W212 production, there were like 3-4 different COMAND systems and I don't believe they are easily swapped/upgraded as they integrate with multiple car systems which also underwent incremental updates. The Harman Logic7 stuff uses a fiber optic MOST bus from the head unit to the amplifier, this amplifier is preprogrammed for the car interior equalization and the set of speakers in said car.

 

simanonisz Hi there, The navi unit in general is the same, only the face plate is different fits from w212 facelift and w218, the screen from w166/x166 would work but wount fit (tested couple of screens on my own cls just to know are they working)
yes you will need an amp from FL
rear camera,
control button
new wood trim around control button
Cable from rear camera to navi unit
cut of part of the pin connector for the screen power and add one cable from navi unit to screen cable pin (su tapetiniu peiliuku fyske krasteli nupjaut )
And then lots of coding navi unit must be coded rear view camera unit and so on...

 

Bom dia PowerCLs,
Eu sou novo aqui e tenho algumas questões.
será que me podias ajudar?!?!..
Cumprimentos
António

 

Hello All,

I'm revisiting the thread since I first watched it in 2017.

I have a 2013 facelift W207 E500 with the NTG4.7.
What do I need to upgrade the comand sytem to NTG5S1 ?

Thanks for the help

 

hello. I have a w204 with ntg4, is there an option to retrofit it with ntg5s1 or 5.1 today?

 

Are the 5s1 units better than 5.1 ?
They've got support for the old Android Auto

 

5.1 is the generic name of the 5s1.

5s1/5.1 Comand is always compatible with CP and AA and the Audio20 5s1/5.1 is compatible as well, except some HW's.

5s1 can be installed on w204 with a CAN Bridge and some 3D printed grille.

 

Hi,
Following my recent purchase of the 2016 W212 E350, this thread learned me I was lucky enough with the NTG5.1.
After confirming I add the Carplay volume setting in the engineering menu, I had to choose between 3 options:
1) the DYI route following the instructions => and requiring some ***** for risking messing with the car modules
2) the Belarus route with Vlad's dongle that seemed reliable but damn expensive as F.! => https://www.ebay.com/itm/262451909947
3) the alternate cheaper route with remote coding from this British company: https://mbcoders.co.uk/ relying on a similar process than the DYI except they remote access to your laptop connected to your car and do their stuff.

I ended up choosing the latest and I thought I will give you a feedback of my experience:
Price was $125 and with the addition of the data cable, the total cost was $140, less than half what Vlad's dongle costs including shipping.
Plus, I placed order online on Monday, bought the cable from Amazon the same day, received it on Tuesday, set an appointment on Whatapps for this morning and voilà! No 3 weeks+ delay, no customs headache...
I just had to download some packages ahead of the d-day (DTS Monaco, configuration files, Anydesk for the remote access) and assuming you have a good wifi next to where the car is parked, the technician remote accessed to my laptop, installed and configured everything in roughly 40 min. 3 reboots later: boom! Android Auto and Carplay!
I side ordered a wireless carplay dongle and was able to immediately get Wireless Carplay, connecting in 5 secs in a 10 years old MB!
Smooth experience and happy customer!
I didn't know that company prior purchasing my first Mercedes but working in IT, remote access made total sense to me and decided to go that route, after checking how serious these guys were. And they are...