ZEEK

One more question techs...

I am having trouble understanding this...

There is a person on benzworld selling a voice control module for a D2B system and says that it will work in my 03 clk 100%. He also says that it will plug in my trunk, the wires that it will plug into are already there.

Now my question is i know this voice control module is suppose to control radio, cassette, phone and nav etc. But what i dont understand is that why would it plug in the trunk? What buttons are used to say the voice commands?

Am i missing something or am i not understanding this voice control module properly?

whoover

The module is usually installed as part of phone installation, but it doesn't have to be. It is installed in the trunk. Part of the kit is a a stalk, which is installed on the steering column. The stalk connects to a switch that is pre-installed. Pulling this stalk activates the VCS. You interact only through the microphone (already installed for Tele-aid). There are no buttons.

MARK CUMMINS

You will also need two optic lines to add the VCS

ZEEK

thanks guys...i looked in my trunk yesterday and couldnt find any wires where the voice control module would connect to. Are they hidden somewhere?

MARK CUMMINS

Did you look under the plastic panel underneath the center trunk carpet?

whoover

Download the phone/VCS install bulletin.

http://home.earthlink.net/~phdwebsit..._bulletins.htm

whoover

BTW, without the phone integration the D2B VCS is of limited value. Most of the functions are faster to perform by pressing a button on COMAND. The MOST VCS has a much richer set of functions. For instance, you can program the nav by voice, including saying the name of a city. There is not enough compute power in the D2B system to support this. I've had VCS/phone in both D2B and MOST cars. In the MOST, I use VCS 90% for phone. With D2B it was almost 100%.

ZEEK

thanks guys, i looked on the right side of the trunk again under the carpet liner and i found a very small connector just laying there. Could that be it?

so you are saying that its better to have the VCS in D2b cars?

ZEEK

also, just to let you guys know...my car did not come with comand from factory. I installed the comand after purchasing the car.

whoover

No. I'm saying the VCS is more justifiable if you have a MOST car, unless you also have the phone integration.

ZEEK

right, actually i like having these options in my car. I dont even have the motorola phone in this car, i dont know wht the previous owner did with it.

ZEEK

also, is STAR required to activate the VCS?

whoover

Did you download the bulletin? According to it, yes, you need to version code the ring configuration. Some people have reported that some versions will auto detect changes, but it's not recommended. A dealer install would certainly version code.

ZEEK

yes i downloaded the bulletin, that bulletin is really helpful. Thanks for posting that...

ZEEK

hey guys, just to let you guys know. I ordered the VCS module and will be ordering that pull stick from dealer soon. I just wanted to inform you guys and wanted to thank you for your help