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Old Jan 22, 2025 | 01:11 PM
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Bluetooth Music Streaming (For the Mrs....HELP)

Guys I apologize in advance if this has come up before. Trust me I searched.

I just passed on our immaculate ML550 to my wife as her car replacement. Her pet peeve is she cant stream spotify. Is there any easy plug and play bluetooth module that can resolve this?

FYI our system has the MOST Fiber Optic setup but no Auxiliary port in the glove box.

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Old Jan 22, 2025 | 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by OUZO Power;[url=tel:9101010
9101010[/url]]Guys I apologize in advance if this has come up before. Trust me I searched.

I just passed on our immaculate ML550 to my wife as her car replacement. Her pet peeve is she cant stream spotify. Is there any easy plug and play bluetooth module that can resolve this?

FYI our system has the MOST Fiber Optic setup but no Auxiliary port in the glove box.

Thanks guys for helping.
I went with this one from Amazon for my ‘09 ML63 (W164). But it did indeed plug into a port in the glove box, so I’d be surprised if you don’t have the same thing. 🤷‍♂️. But this unit works great although it seems to fight with the MB Bluetooth in the rare occasions I take a phone call in the MB. I found it easier to just not connect to the MB Bluetooth (and only connect to this adapter) since I don’t take a lot of calls after hours…I’d rather have the streaming music lol

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I'm pretty sure my 11 550 had a cable that plugged into the connector at the top left of the glove compartment in the attached picture but I replaced the head unit early on and I don't remember if it was Aux or Apple. If you have that, you can get a bluetooth module that plugs into the cable off Amazon that will allow you to stream via bluetooth. If you don't have some kind of connector, Double Din head units drop in with an installation kit, look reasonably "factory" and you'll be able to do other smartphone stuff via Android Auto or Carplay on the head unit screen rather than the phone. You'll also need a MOST converter to connect to the stock amp.

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Old Jan 24, 2025 | 11:55 AM
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OMG. You guys were right. 15 years I had no idea. I do have that plug in the glove box.

Now to find something that works with it.
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Old Jan 24, 2025 | 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by OUZO Power;[url=tel:9102120
9102120[/url]]OMG. You guys were right. 15 years I had no idea. I do have that plug in the glove box.

Now to find something that works with it.
That one I posted works great. Cheap too, ~$25.
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Old Jan 24, 2025 | 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Joshinator99
That one I posted works great. Cheap too, ~$25.
Thanks but the link doesn't work.
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Originally Posted by OUZO Power;[url=tel:9102188
9102188[/url]]Thanks but the link doesn't work.
Did for me lol 🤷‍♂️. Anyway here’s the pic of what the link goes to.


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Old Jan 25, 2025 | 03:19 AM
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You can try a MOST to Bluetooth adapter to stream Spotify in your ML550. For more tech tips, check out MagisTV!
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Well I've ordered what Joshinator99 recommended. Lets hope this works.
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Old Jan 29, 2025 | 12:12 PM
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GUYS THANK YOU SO MUCH. It worked. And the quality of the sound is amazing. I can't believe all thee years I missed out on this. I ordered this one.

YUYUE Bluetooth USB Audio Adapter for Mercedes Benz, Wireless AMI Music Interface Adapter Cable : Amazon.ca: Electronics YUYUE Bluetooth USB Audio Adapter for Mercedes Benz, Wireless AMI Music Interface Adapter Cable : Amazon.ca: Electronics

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Originally Posted by OUZO Power;[url=tel:9104742
9104742[/url]]GUYS THANK YOU SO MUCH. It worked. And the quality of the sound is amazing. I can't believe all thee years I missed out on this. I ordered this one.

YUYUE Bluetooth USB Audio Adapter for Mercedes Benz, Wireless AMI Music Interface Adapter Cable : Amazon.ca: Electronics
You’re welcome! Glad you got it sorted. Happy wife, happy life.
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Now the Mrs. is on cloud 9. What a simple and cheap solution this all was. I'm not a fan of aftermarket systems. Tried them one to many times in past vehicles and they were always trouble. And I really love the stock OEM system that comes in the ML and didn't want to tamper with it.

Just got her a simple magnetic phone holder and viola. She now has Spotify streaming, Can watch vids etc. And it doesn't look at all intrusive. Sits very close to the centre dash above the OEM system. So she can use both when she wants at the same time.

And the mount is so slim it fits above the SD card slot so if yu still use your SD/CD setup you are good to go.

Got it here.

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Just fitted this adapter to our car, how brilliant it is. I never realised the connector was in the glove box !
Thanks for sharing thing
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Originally Posted by tooslow964
Just fitted this adapter to our car, how brilliant it is. I never realised the connector was in the glove box !
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You’re welcome, glad it worked for you. 👍
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