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COMAND not functioning properly
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2002 S500
COMAND not functioning properly
Hi. Very upset... I bought the 2003 version (16/9) of comand part# A2208205989, and i wanted to see how it works on my 2002 S500 (that has the 4/3 format nav unit, right ? So, i take the old one out, and start to plug the cables into the new one, one by one. At the end, i`m left with a longer plug extra, an extra wire with a tiny plug at the end, and i power up.
No audio, no CD recognition.
Then, i put my old one back, and after i plug everuthing back, as before, No audio, No CD recognition, and the nav doesn`t start and it gives an error.
Please help me with any sugestions, as i have no idea what happened.
Thanks. Very upset...
No audio, no CD recognition.
Then, i put my old one back, and after i plug everuthing back, as before, No audio, No CD recognition, and the nav doesn`t start and it gives an error.
Please help me with any sugestions, as i have no idea what happened.
Thanks. Very upset...
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'00 S320 W220, '98 A160 W168/ sold in 2005 '86 260 E W124 '90 260E W124
Did you not forget the D2B optical connectors?
Was the "old" comand a 2.5 version? It is a system of several components. The newer one is the 2.0 which is an integrated system.
My guess is that by taking the old unit out and back in again you lost the whole ID of the unit, and it may need to be initialized again by the MB diagnosis system, so the comand is identified, and all its components. But this is a guess only.
If you can read German check out this site.
http://www.megacomm.de/home.htm
They know everything
Was the "old" comand a 2.5 version? It is a system of several components. The newer one is the 2.0 which is an integrated system.
My guess is that by taking the old unit out and back in again you lost the whole ID of the unit, and it may need to be initialized again by the MB diagnosis system, so the comand is identified, and all its components. But this is a guess only.
If you can read German check out this site.
http://www.megacomm.de/home.htm
They know everything
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2002 S500
I don`t think so...
Is the optical connector a 2 orange wire cable, with a wide plug at the end, that shows two LED lights, one white and the other red ? If thats the one, i pluged it correctly in it`s slot.
Is there no way for me to initialize the system, without going to the dealer ?
Thanks again
Is there no way for me to initialize the system, without going to the dealer ?
Thanks again
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'00 S320 W220, '98 A160 W168/ sold in 2005 '86 260 E W124 '90 260E W124
Originally Posted by AradBenz
Is the optical connector a 2 orange wire cable, with a wide plug at the end, that shows two LED lights, one white and the other red ? If thats the one, i pluged it correctly in it`s slot.
Is there no way for me to initialize the system, without going to the dealer ?
Thanks again
Is there no way for me to initialize the system, without going to the dealer ?
Thanks again
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2002 S500
I called them
And they told me that by me unplugging the old unit out is the most likely reason for the car not recognizing the nav systems, because it lost the codes that comunicate between the ECU and NAV syst. So, i scheduled myself for tomorrow morning and they said they`ll do it. We`ll see...
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2002 S500
My fault
I figured out what the problem was. I didn`t plug in the connecting cable from the changer correctly, so i took it out, placed it correctly, and everything works as it`s suppose to. On the old one.
On the new Comand APS, it doesn`t go deep enough into the slot, and i don`t know how to get it in there. Any suggestions ?
On the new Comand APS, it doesn`t go deep enough into the slot, and i don`t know how to get it in there. Any suggestions ?
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Sorry, that's terrible...
Seriously, I did a good bit of research and came to the conclusion that it was impossible, not only to physically mount it, but also becasue of the electronics. This was a while ago but I believe the new system is MOST based, whereas ours are D2B based. The CPU (CAN) in our cars cannot understand the newer system.
The real authority here would be SteveK (mbenzNL). Sunman is also well versed in this sort of endeavor....
Sorry, that's terrible...
Seriously, I did a good bit of research and came to the conclusion that it was impossible, not only to physically mount it, but also becasue of the electronics. This was a while ago but I believe the new system is MOST based, whereas ours are D2B based. The CPU (CAN) in our cars cannot understand the newer system.
The real authority here would be SteveK (mbenzNL). Sunman is also well versed in this sort of endeavor....
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