Heisenberg5070

If anyone is looking to have these units professionally installed in the Orlando, Florida area. I will be flying down next week. I'll post dates if needed. I'll stay longer depending on how many ppl needs an install. Remote starts can be installed also.

Mr Jones

Heisenberg, when are you coming to Australia to do installs? :-)

Heisenberg5070

As soon as you can get a decent size group to do screens or remote starts.

Heisenberg5070

Possible dates for Orlando, Florida 18th to the 22nd, Let me know

IDIOFFO

Hi, I have purchased an OBD 2 scanner ELM 327 and downloaded Torque app but I can't seem to figure out how to connect it via bluetooth to the screen, can anybody help with that please?

etian

Yes I reboot it

mdzukunft

Which screws are used to secure the screen in place? I used the long silver screws to attach the face plate. I also received 4 small stainless screws (too small and not sure what they are for) and 4 black screws (also seem to be too small). Which screws am I supposed to use? What size are they? Also the windshield of the coupe is so aggressively swooped that I can't even see the holes unless I look through the windshield. Good grief!

ETA: Got it. Swapped the OEM screws for the bracket and used the silver Philips (bigger ones) to screw down the screen. Much less wobbly now.

Heisenberg5070

Use your oem screens to fasten the black bracket.

djrabbi

Need to stop helping people and have them install it for you lol

Heisenberg5070

???

Heisenberg5070

Lmfao.

Smiley faces didn't work

thelenswap

Well how about Maryland? I am interested in doing this but not interested in installing it. Trim Pieces were a pain in the ***....

Heisenberg5070

I can make the trip if your willing to cover it. Or if you want to travel here. PM me and we can talk more about it

we47b1me

Hi fellas,

Been following along here, but I have a W166. I purchased this unit: (from China, admittedly), and have a bit of a weird one.

Got everything installed according to some other posts, and the not-so-great instructions included in the unit. I activated the "Aux Input" thingy, but DID NOT connect the head unit to the AMI port in my center console. However, Bluetooth streaming from my phone to the Android Unit was working just fine.

Then I turned the truck off, and back on, no more Audio. On the COMAND side, AUX is selected (it was working thru the video input before), and for the life of me, including a factory reset, I can't get the Android side of the unit to produce audio. EXCEPT via phone calls.

I hooked up the AUX cable to the AMI port to test it, and it works, but it was working before WITHOUT the aux to AMI port cable.

I don't mind doing the AMI port, and running that cable, but it was working before so I'm losing my mind . And also the phone quality is terrible. I think I'll stick to making calls on the COMAND side of the unit and using the MB OEM mic. I don't know if other units (like CKM's) actually use the OEM equipment for making/receiving calls, but initiating them from the Android side is pretty poor quality.

Thanks in advance.

kavik

I have a different model, but I do the same thing. I keep my phone blueoothed to the MB oem phone system for calls and then hotspot to the stereo to stream music/navagation. Even when I am on the aftermarket system and a call comes in, it rings through and I can answer it and it will talk on oem. Dialing out requires me to go out to oem phone screen though.

we47b1me

Did you have to connect to the AMI/Aux port though to get audio from the Android side?

wbx

Im In

Heisenberg5070

In where

mrrobocock

How do you put Android auto on the unit? The one on play store doesn't use your phone, it's like a standalone version. I'd like have it connect to my phone like a traditional headunit, since the connection is way better and I won't need a sim

edit: the gps antenna it comes with is complete garbage, it says im about 4 miles away from where i really am. i also need the dongle for both carplay and android auto.

djrabbi

Apparently there is a new UI on an update to these to make it look like the newer Mercedes!

we47b1me

You mean the Android 8.1 interface?

Heisenberg5070

You need the dongle box for it to work

we47b1me

Android auto works over wifi or usb -- don't need the dongle that you need for carplay.

Also, android auto on these sucks. Better to use the actual android apps you want

we47b1me

I don't know if I like that. But nice to see the Dashboard app back. I don't have that on the android 8.1 unit I bought -- developer claims it doesn't work in 8, only in 7 (for now.).

400ixl

There is no Android 8.1 in reality, its still the same version of Android with the buildprop updated further than it was. At least when I questioned the manufacturers on whether it was true 8.1 they confirmed it wasn't.