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Hi Mike,
Could you please share a link to where and what you specifically purchased from Amazon? This way everyone knows what to buy and perhaps Chris could start including this cable with his units he sells?

thx.

B.

Mikeki7

I used this cable:
It was longer than I needed but no big deal, have the extra length in the center storage area.

deepthought66

A couple more adds:
- Newer version of Android so we can install Android Auto
- Build in Carplay dongle hardware into the screen
- Ability to switch songs etc. using steering wheel controls within Carplay / Android Auto (screen can connect to COMAND via BT to do this. On this note, ensure that BT starts up ASAP on system boot. Now it takes at least 2-3 minutes).
- Ability to edit some of the text (e.g.: Lamplet, Handbrake Pull Up, km/h)
- Ability to see what's playing right now (within an audio app). Perhaps provide this information at the bottom of the screen....where AC information is displayed today? Or an option to pick between 'what's playing' and 'AC' in that area?
- Broadcast ID3 tags / music info to COMAND. Even 3-4 year old smartphones can send ID3 tags (song, artist, album info) to COMAND over BT. With this screen I only see "Audio Streaming" showing on my center console (and in the stock screen via FM/AM)
- Ability to turn-off automatic audio source switching. In its current form its more of a pain than a convenience.
- Make GPS more reliable. Google Maps SUCKS on this screen.
- Change whatever settings on the OS to ensure that the screen recognizes that we are in the country that the screen is currently being used in (for example - Google searches take me to Google.hk. I have also encountered night mode being turned on in Google Maps....in broad daylight, ugh!)
- Google Assistant!!!
- Finally (for now) - is there a way to create a "premium" version of this screen? With internals from this decade? The exterior of this screen is top-class. How about putting a snapdragon processor, additional memory, newer version of Android, etc. on the insides? Charge more for the "upgraded" SKU. Folks are already dropping over $600 for a screen that has the internals from a tablet made in 2012. I'm sure they wont mind paying a little more for something from 2017/18.

skylimit

Had the same problem, it's AUX cord.Very poor connection between AUX and power cord.I took off the isolation on the power cord and then I once saw that one of the wires from AUX was off.It takes some time and disassemble everything but easy fix

ninjatech1969

Hello boys and girls,

I have a dumb question . I have a 2014 E350 on the CKM site is this what i buy


After facelift 2011b-2014
After facelift 2011b-2014
603 USD603 USD

Chris The Swede

Are you even looking at w212???? It does not give you that options on W212.

ninjatech1969

I FOUND IT THANKS Chris ...

Eric Hyh

AfterMarket

I have been looking into purchasing one of these for my w212, but had a few questions that I could not seem to find answers from other posts:

1. Mirroring. It apparently works well with iPhone. Has anyone been able to get any android phone to mirror?

2. Fahrenheit. Has anyone been able to update (or hack) the unit to show Fahrenheit and MPH? Other labels (e.g. lamplet open, etc.)?

3a. 360 camera. It appears to supports aftermarket reverse or 360 cameras. Has anyone actually tried this successfully?

3b. Camera trigger. Many aftermarket camera/dvr setups have a camera trigger wire that will change the output view (e.g. turn signal or putting the vehicle in reverse) of the “head unit” (in this case, the screen itself would be the “head unit” switching to the camera input). This unit is already switching the screen for the stock camera for reverse, but is there a wire labeled to trigger this for aftermarket cameras? Or does someone know which wire/pin in the screen harness is doing this so I can tap it for this function?

4. New Version. Above posts imply a new improved version may be imminent. Does it address any of the above? Do we have an ETA?

DColon614

Hello all, I have posted an in depth video review of this head unit for the R172 (SLK) on my YouTube channel. The reason I posted this review is because after a month of having the unit I realized that it has a significant amount of problems that other reviewers on YouTube have not mentioned or discussed.

This isn't a horrible unit but it does have it's flaws and limitations so please check this out BEFORE you purchase. I hope this helps!

BTW: There is a newer version of this unit that should be released soon, I imagine it will resolve the problems with this one. Once that one is released I will review that one on m channel as well.

DColon614

I have an aftermarket 360 camera connected to mine, please see my YouTube video on it:
I also have a review on the unit itself:

DColon614

Make sure your GPS antenna is on the dash with a clear view of the sky. When I installed mine I had heard online that it could be tucked away and that is not true.

DColon614

I actually did the same thing but I had the AppleTv modded so it would get power via HDMI
So were you able to use the video interface in conjunction with the new screen? I don't plan on reconnecting my AppleTV to it but I would like to connect my 360 surround view camera system via HDMI rather than RCA.

AfterMarket

David,
Thanks for the responses. It is great to see the 360 camera attached to one of these screens in action. I also appreciate your candid review of the good and the bad. It would appear that the answers are:

1. No one has been able to get android to mirror; only iPhone.

2. Metric units cannot be hacked to Imperial. The other labels are also set and no one has been able to update/hack them to read better.

3a. Awesome to see that this actually works and looks good full screen. It will look a little different on the 10.25 screen due to the aspect ratio. Your 9” screen has a more traditional ratio. Would love to see what is on the edges of the 10.25 – probably just black screen (or maybe it can be stretched to fit, but probably would not look good).

3b. I was unable to see this in action in your videos. It was good to see that you could switch to Camera view and the 360 camera was functional. The camera system that you had was triggering views when you used your turn signals and reverse. You could also switch views with the remote.

However, I did not see the *Android* screen switch with these triggers on your videos. For example, if you are using Google maps on the screen and you put the car in reverse – does the screen switch to your 360 camera view? If you are using Google Maps (driving down the road) and you use your turn signal - does the Android screen switch to your 360 camera?

4. Because of the negatives you mentioned in your video, I will probably wait for the new version to see if it addresses 1 & 2. Let’s hope that it won’t be a long wait! I am still interested in whether 3b works in the current version (with the assumption that if it works now, it will work in the new version).

Thanks again for your responses/videos!

aznmode

On Google maps, can you try pressing the location button. Right above the "Go" button. It should turn blue.

Lastly, on the screen, make sure you have the antenna plugged into the left side connector if facing the screen.

Gee_115

Per Chris_the_Swede: The new version should be available in about a week and a half from today but it will be more expensive. These are already too expensive for a simple screen, might just not be cost effective anymore.

CKMCardesign New version in about 2 weeks with Android 6 and bigger HW. Very good review..

CKMCardesign 4 days ago (edited)
Agree totaly.. And damn expensive as well and now they want to raise the damn price. These are very Specific and not massproduced like other normal 2 din units are so more expensive to make though.And the only ones that truly integrates with the car system..It will be 2+32+android6. Android 7 is stopped by overseas google market somehow.. On the other hand most are happy with that old one anyway..

AfterMarket

Thanks for the tip, Gee!

If i were a betting man... I would say that this is probably the hardware that is coming (just instead of Audi, they have customized it for Mercedes):

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/10-2...828876446.html
https://rsnav.com/products/10-25-and...symphony-radio

Note this link:
https://rsnav.com/products/screen-mirroring-app-license
"Please purchase this license if you want a Smartphone Screen Mirroring (Miracast, AirPlay) software on your RS Brand Android GPS devices (Do not work with original Audi navigation systems).
**This license cannot be applied to already shipped devices. We need to install the license file and it's hard to do the license activation over the internet. ** "

I wonder if this is why the mirroring has not worked on Android for the current version?

Chris The Swede

Corect... We are tesing it right now. Hopefully the new sw is all good and new unit ready to ship end of this month.

Gee_115

I suspect you may be correct. If that's the case I don't see why it should cost more, should be the same price as the Audi. I was hoping for at least a 4G ram.

Chris The Swede

NO its not...Its a totaly new model and NO darn big android boxes to hide...

DColon614

What concerns me about purchasing the new screen is the lack of updates for the current screen. The mounting brackets and screen for the SLK were just released a little over a month ago and now there's a new one coming out? It really makes me wonder if this will be a similar situation where there are promises of updates but nothing happens.

dsenela

My thoughts exactly, and why I will not be buying the new unit especially if it is more expensive. The current unit is already way too expensive. 90% of issues plaguing this unit is software related and can easily be fixed via updates. There is no monetary incentive for the manufacturers in China to 'work' on updates when they could be selling new units with supposedly new features. The only hope is for the modding community to come up with mods that could somehow fix some of the current problems and improve functionality.. The unit is built to tightly integrate with our vehicles, and unfortunately the modding community base of people with resources to tinker with these units is very low. The hardware itself is really not bad, we just need a way to breath new life into it through better software.

Chris The Swede

Well thats not corect anywhere...The units been on the market for like 6 months and we had many updates for it during this time as promised. Many thins have been bettered..Not all of course. Its just the bracket for SLK thast is new and that one is for the new screen as well. And trhe new one is the 1025..Not the 9. That has no new one yet.

Avilly

Chris The Swede

OK?? I have both units and never had a rattle...