Infrared Glass and Cell Phone Service
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Infrared Glass and Cell Phone Service
Does anyone own a Mercedes with infrared glass and use bluetooth? I just ordered a GL450 with 3 zone climate control that comes with the infraed glass. I need to be able to use my cell phone and seperate work blackberry while in my vehicle and do not want to use a cradle. I have read that there may be issues with the infrared glass and the cell hone/blackberry/bluetooth/homelink signals working though the glass. I would appreciate any input on this issue. Thanks.
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My GL450, S500 and 745Li all have infrared glass and we haven't had any problems at all with cell phones or my Cingular 8125 PDA phone. Homelink tends to be a little fussy though compared to my cars without infrared glass.
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I had to get the ezpass thing attaced to the front bumper. I think it wasnt working properly because of the IR glass
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There are 2 cutouts in the IR windshield. Two small areas on either side of the rear view mirror for toll passes and one trapeziodal cutout in the center of the dash just above the dash for a radar detector.
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But will a Valentine 1's rear detector work ?I.e., is there IR glass on the back hatch also ?
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I believe that the IR glass is on all of the windows... If your V1 searches for radar signals coming from all directions, it will probably only register the ones coming from the front.
For me the IR glass/3 zone CC is well worth it and a gotta have item... More so than a radar detector. Here in Arizona, the temperature routinely hits the Hundred and Teens during the summer, so the trade off is that I will need to watch my speed or get a radar detector with externally mounted sensors... such as this one http://www.k40.com/home_main.html
For me the IR glass/3 zone CC is well worth it and a gotta have item... More so than a radar detector. Here in Arizona, the temperature routinely hits the Hundred and Teens during the summer, so the trade off is that I will need to watch my speed or get a radar detector with externally mounted sensors... such as this one http://www.k40.com/home_main.html
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Depends where I'm going.
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GPS Interference
FWIW, the IR glass also completely prevents any satellite reception by my Garmin GPS.
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I had same problem.. My Garmin will not pick up any signal.. I have Nav built in but needed to use Garmin as I was in back country roads and MB Nav was totally lost. Has anyone found any solutions to this?
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Do you know where this cut out is on GL? Is this the shaded area behind rear view mirror? also anyone figure out how to make the homelink more effective?
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Some Garmin units have a plug for an external antenna. It can be mag mounted on the roof.
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'07 GL 450, '02 S 80 T6
Originally Posted by DaCeptak0n
Does the GL450/550 comes standard with infrared glass? Is that why my homelink is a bit fickle in operation at times...?
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