MY2016 W212: Dual Bluetooth connectivity matter
10-21-2020, 04:40 PM
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MY2016 W212: Dual Bluetooth connectivity matter
Hello Group -
Via Bluetooth, I have paired my cellphone to COMAND's Telephone connection, and I am using a Tablet to stream music (and for Google Maps), which I paired to the Media connection. So far, it has worked in the manner that when a call is received/made, the Bluetooth for my cellphone connection kicks in, and when the phone not in use, the tablet's connection takes over and music streams again. The "handshake" between the two is fine. Good here...
What's occurring when the car is initially turned "on" and BT connection is beginning to engage, is that COMAND finds the two BT devices as conflicting, and it takes up to a good two minutes for the Media's Bluetooth connection to be made. There doesn't seem a way for me to force COMAND to connect the Media BT connection immediately, or at once, like it would if there was only ONE Bluetooth connection in the car.
Anyone have thoughts on this, or how to accomplish a forced connection to Media's Bluetooth quicker? Thanks in advance.
(BTW - I don't have an Aux port)
Via Bluetooth, I have paired my cellphone to COMAND's Telephone connection, and I am using a Tablet to stream music (and for Google Maps), which I paired to the Media connection. So far, it has worked in the manner that when a call is received/made, the Bluetooth for my cellphone connection kicks in, and when the phone not in use, the tablet's connection takes over and music streams again. The "handshake" between the two is fine. Good here...
What's occurring when the car is initially turned "on" and BT connection is beginning to engage, is that COMAND finds the two BT devices as conflicting, and it takes up to a good two minutes for the Media's Bluetooth connection to be made. There doesn't seem a way for me to force COMAND to connect the Media BT connection immediately, or at once, like it would if there was only ONE Bluetooth connection in the car.
Anyone have thoughts on this, or how to accomplish a forced connection to Media's Bluetooth quicker? Thanks in advance.
(BTW - I don't have an Aux port)
Last edited by Joe Alonso; 10-21-2020 at 04:57 PM.
10-22-2020, 10:32 PM
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Hello Group -
Via Bluetooth, I have paired my cellphone to COMAND's Telephone connection, and I am using a Tablet to stream music (and for Google Maps), which I paired to the Media connection. So far, it has worked in the manner that when a call is received/made, the Bluetooth for my cellphone connection kicks in, and when the phone not in use, the tablet's connection takes over and music streams again. The "handshake" between the two is fine. Good here...
What's occurring when the car is initially turned "on" and BT connection is beginning to engage, is that COMAND finds the two BT devices as conflicting, and it takes up to a good two minutes for the Media's Bluetooth connection to be made. There doesn't seem a way for me to force COMAND to connect the Media BT connection immediately, or at once, like it would if there was only ONE Bluetooth connection in the car.
Anyone have thoughts on this, or how to accomplish a forced connection to Media's Bluetooth quicker? Thanks in advance.
(BTW - I don't have an Aux port)
Via Bluetooth, I have paired my cellphone to COMAND's Telephone connection, and I am using a Tablet to stream music (and for Google Maps), which I paired to the Media connection. So far, it has worked in the manner that when a call is received/made, the Bluetooth for my cellphone connection kicks in, and when the phone not in use, the tablet's connection takes over and music streams again. The "handshake" between the two is fine. Good here...
What's occurring when the car is initially turned "on" and BT connection is beginning to engage, is that COMAND finds the two BT devices as conflicting, and it takes up to a good two minutes for the Media's Bluetooth connection to be made. There doesn't seem a way for me to force COMAND to connect the Media BT connection immediately, or at once, like it would if there was only ONE Bluetooth connection in the car.
Anyone have thoughts on this, or how to accomplish a forced connection to Media's Bluetooth quicker? Thanks in advance.
(BTW - I don't have an Aux port)
For some reason MB does not have two different BT connections one for the phone and one for media like in some rental cars I drove where the car asks if I want to use one connection for all or separate for phone and music. I guess it is like with the Distronic. It is only Distronic or no cruise control all. But I just read somewhere that now in new cars MB has also Speedtronic with cars equipped with Distronic, which is the normal cruise control.
10-23-2020, 12:01 AM
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Hi Arrie -
My model W212 only has two USB ports inside the armrest, and I BELEIVE this is what they call Media Interface #1 and #2 (from the Media COMAND choices); however, from my understanding (and from reading online), these two USB ports only allow for the playing of music "files" stored within your device. It does not transmit streaming music, nor can I plug my phone into it in order to make/receive calls thru COMAND, like a Bluetooth connection would.
The irony here is, that I *am* able to connect my phone to the Telephone connection, and my tablet to the Media connection, both via Bluetooth connections (individually). The problem arises when the car was off and now turned on and COMAND needs to connect those devices to Bluetooth. It simply hangs for a super long time (2-3 minutes or more), eventually connecting both devices. It's not immediate, the way Bluetooth was intended.
Thanks for chiming in...
My model W212 only has two USB ports inside the armrest, and I BELEIVE this is what they call Media Interface #1 and #2 (from the Media COMAND choices); however, from my understanding (and from reading online), these two USB ports only allow for the playing of music "files" stored within your device. It does not transmit streaming music, nor can I plug my phone into it in order to make/receive calls thru COMAND, like a Bluetooth connection would.
The irony here is, that I *am* able to connect my phone to the Telephone connection, and my tablet to the Media connection, both via Bluetooth connections (individually). The problem arises when the car was off and now turned on and COMAND needs to connect those devices to Bluetooth. It simply hangs for a super long time (2-3 minutes or more), eventually connecting both devices. It's not immediate, the way Bluetooth was intended.
Thanks for chiming in...
