Workaround for Smartphone reception inside W221 with IR resistant glass??
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I have the heated windshield and the Crazy factory IR coating on it (I know this because the CarWash RFID tags don't work on the inside of the windshield.) Wondering if someone else put some tint on your S600 before you got it? *assuming you are not the Original Owner.
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It wouldn't matter at all whether the heated windshield were ever used. The mere presence of either a grid (like my wife's Volvo) or a thin-film coating (such as in early Ford products) would pretty effectively turn the windshield into an RF shield as well. IF a heated windshield were offered on the S600, it's possible that either yours originally had it (possibly buried in some other option package, so not obvious on the build sheet) or at some point a previous owner had the windshield replaced with a salvage part. If you bought the car used, you never really know what may have been done "off the books".
I wonder if there may be heating elements just for the wiper areas as part of the "HEATED SCREEN WASH SYSTEM". Sucks to have your wiper blades frozen to the windshield.
Anyway, just a thought.
I wonder if there may be heating elements just for the wiper areas as part of the "HEATED SCREEN WASH SYSTEM". Sucks to have your wiper blades frozen to the windshield.
Anyway, just a thought.
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W221 S600, W220 S55 AMG Kompressor, W124 300E, W140 S320, W210 E3204M W164 ML320 Bluetec
No, it has no aftermarket tint. Just the slight mirrored look from a distance, but not any different than other W221s. All glass is OEM with the Mercedes Star on them.
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