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Old 03-12-2017, 04:32 PM
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2008 S550 Glove Box 30 pin connector replacement

The 30 pin connector cable in the glovebox does not work and I'm trying to figure out how to replace it. Does anyone know how to get this done.

Thank you in advance, I've been googling this for two days and haven't been able to find instructions. The cable goes through the left side of the glove box into the dash.
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This is a picture of the cable.
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That's some sorta aftermarket doohickey. You'd need to remove the COMAND module (the CD changer assembly) to get at where that damaged cable terminates at the other end. Not hard.

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Post a pic of the COMAND end of the cable.
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Thank you very much for the quick response. I will give it a try.
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That is not an aftermarket cable,it is the original IPod cable,how do you know it is not working ?
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I tried using an iPod and also a Bluetooth adapter and they won't power up. I did found a post stating that the white connector on the cable won't work with newer devices because apple changed the charging voltage at some point. It said to switch the cable with part #B67824531A. I ordered one online and will update this post when I get it installed.

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Here is where I got my information from: https://www.commandonline.co.uk/ipod...ging-lead.html
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This is a picture of the cable.
That cable looks beat to sh*t. I'm not surprised that it doesn't work. You can pick one up on eBay.
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Originally Posted by tx170754
That is not an aftermarket cable,it is the original IPod cable,how do you know it is not working ?
Yeah, by aftermarket I meant the 07-09 didn't ship with the MultiMedia interface standard like all the 2010+ got. They started selling a dealer installed retrofit at some point. I guess that's what one looks like.

On the 2010+, there's a female 30 pin port in the top right of the glovebox and you had to get whatever MMI cable your device required from MB. So when the pin-outs changed on the IPhone 4 you just needed to swap the little cable vs pulling out COMAND.
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On my 2007 CL it is called an "IPod integration kit" and it was made by Mercedes, it also came with a small instruction manual with Mercedes logo. I have attached a Bluetooth dongle to it to stream music from my I phone, works perfect.
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On my 2007 CL it is called an "IPod integration kit" and it was made by Mercedes, it also came with a small instruction manual with Mercedes logo. I have attached a Bluetooth dongle to it to stream music from my I phone, works perfect.
That's good to know, thanks. My cable is in really bad shape so I'm hope that's the problem and not the module. New one should be here tomorrow.
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I got the new cable (part #B67824531A) installed yesterday and everything is now working.

Thanks for all your replies.
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Where the hell is the iPod integration module?

Originally Posted by Ddragon900
I got the new cable (part #B67824531A) installed yesterday and everything is now working.

Thanks for all your replies.
Where is the iPod integration module located? I’m trying to replace the cable that goes into the glove box since the head is screwed up but I can’t find where I’m supposed to disconnect the other end.

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