OEM Sirius Install
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OEM Sirius Install
I had purchased a OEM Sirius Tuner about 8 months ago from a fellow forum member. I was sold the unit with the install bracket and the antenna splitter. Well yesterday I found time to install with a freind. It was actually pretty easy, I used Yachtmasters DIY.
Keep in mind my car was prewired and all the connectors were already there when we removed the trunk interior.
Putting in the unit was the easy part. The somewhat difficult part was reconnecting the audio cables in the far depths of the trunk (much easier if you have fold down rear seats) Probably the most agonizing part was driving around Hialeah visiting various Stereo Shops trying to find a Sirius antenna to connect to the splitter. A Best Buy tech told me to buy a Pioneer Sirius Antenna and modified the input for me. Plugged right in. This enabled me to place it on the rear shelf and feed through a small opening in the backseat.
No cutting of the rear shelf or the trunk not required.
Called up sirius, told em i just bought a unit and got three months free service. Thank god i dont have to listen to the junk on the radio in Miami. We dont even a have a rock station anymore but we have plenty of reggaeton stations to listen to.
Keep in mind my car was prewired and all the connectors were already there when we removed the trunk interior.
Putting in the unit was the easy part. The somewhat difficult part was reconnecting the audio cables in the far depths of the trunk (much easier if you have fold down rear seats) Probably the most agonizing part was driving around Hialeah visiting various Stereo Shops trying to find a Sirius antenna to connect to the splitter. A Best Buy tech told me to buy a Pioneer Sirius Antenna and modified the input for me. Plugged right in. This enabled me to place it on the rear shelf and feed through a small opening in the backseat.
No cutting of the rear shelf or the trunk not required.
Called up sirius, told em i just bought a unit and got three months free service. Thank god i dont have to listen to the junk on the radio in Miami. We dont even a have a rock station anymore but we have plenty of reggaeton stations to listen to.
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HOWWWARDDD!!! 
I hate Sirus (The service) due to their CRAP customer service.
I had a radio (with lifetime service) when the service first became available. The radio was stolen out of my M3. When I tried to transfer service, they said NO. I had to buy new service, even though I had a lifetime agreement. I bit my tongue, and ordered month to month on my new unit. About a year later, that radio broke. I called to cancel my service, and they kept saying: You are canceled- Then charged me. This went on for a few months, and finally I just canceled the card they were charging against.
I have Sirius in my truck (When I bought the truck, it was activated, and I ain't askin' any questions).. but I will never pay for the service again. Too much headache
I hate Sirus (The service) due to their CRAP customer service.
I had a radio (with lifetime service) when the service first became available. The radio was stolen out of my M3. When I tried to transfer service, they said NO. I had to buy new service, even though I had a lifetime agreement. I bit my tongue, and ordered month to month on my new unit. About a year later, that radio broke. I called to cancel my service, and they kept saying: You are canceled- Then charged me. This went on for a few months, and finally I just canceled the card they were charging against.
I have Sirius in my truck (When I bought the truck, it was activated, and I ain't askin' any questions).. but I will never pay for the service again. Too much headache
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I have a 2004 S600 which was also pre-wired for sirius however I am having some difficulty with the antenna that I am hoping you could help me with. When I started installing the unit I found the prewired power and fiber connector and I was able to route the fiber optic so my head unit sees the sirius module but it just keeps saying "Aquireing Signal". I have a small "portable" type sirius antenna hooked up with a FAKRA adapter. However when I was digging around by all of the other components in my trunk I found two loose FAKRA type plugs zip tied together, one blue (which is keyed to fit into my sirius module) and one white which is not. I tried to just hook up the unused blue connector but got the same "Aquireing Signal" message. Does anybody have any info as to the blue and white unused FAKRA plugs? Do I have to hook them up in some way elsewhere? Any help would be very appreciated. Thanks,
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I have a 2004 S600 which was also pre-wired for sirius however I am having some difficulty with the antenna that I am hoping you could help me with. When I started installing the unit I found the prewired power and fiber connector and I was able to route the fiber optic so my head unit sees the sirius module but it just keeps saying "Aquireing Signal". I have a small "portable" type sirius antenna hooked up with a FAKRA adapter. However when I was digging around by all of the other components in my trunk I found two loose FAKRA type plugs zip tied together, one blue (which is keyed to fit into my sirius module) and one white which is not. I tried to just hook up the unused blue connector but got the same "Aquireing Signal" message. Does anybody have any info as to the blue and white unused FAKRA plugs? Do I have to hook them up in some way elsewhere? Any help would be very appreciated. Thanks,
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I don't have the splitter however I also don't think I require it because my Sirius module only has the single blue FAKRA plug, not the dual blue and white plugs as shown in the picture. I believe the splitter is only needed to adapt a radio with two antenna inputs to a single antenna. Here is the unit I have. However now that I think about it since my S600 has both the white and blue FAKRA plugs does that mean I require a module with both white and blue plugs? I don't think I do but then again I'm not sure.
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The one I installed in a '04 S55 had the dual plugs so the adapter was required I used an aftermarket antenna and could never get a signal until I mounted it on the roof. I do recall those two FARKA connectors there, but I didn't fool with them.
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2004 S600
I have a 2004 S600 which is prewired for the Sirius module. I am assuming that even before I subscribe to Sirius, as long as all of my hardware is hooked up and operating correctly that I should be able to receive the Sirius preview channel (184 I believe). Is that a true assumption? Right now I only get two things on my Command screen when I select SAT. One is a screen that lists the Sirius module ESN and Sirius subscription phone number (with no sound), or if I press the only soft key which is available (Sirius I think is what it says) I get a small circle in the center of the screen with a sweeping line that goes around the inside with the message, "Aquireing Signal", also with no sound. I am using a known good sirius antenna with positive line of sight to the satellite. Any advise?
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I have a 2004 S600 which is prewired for the Sirius module. I am assuming that even before I subscribe to Sirius, as long as all of my hardware is hooked up and operating correctly that I should be able to receive the Sirius preview channel (184 I believe). Is that a true assumption? Right now I only get two things on my Command screen when I select SAT. One is a screen that lists the Sirius module ESN and Sirius subscription phone number (with no sound), or if I press the only soft key which is available (Sirius I think is what it says) I get a small circle in the center of the screen with a sweeping line that goes around the inside with the message, "Aquireing Signal", also with no sound. I am using a known good sirius antenna with positive line of sight to the satellite. Any advise?
I did not recieve the preview channel as i wasn't able to tune into it.
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It does sound like the receiver is working but no signal is present at it's input. I had a problem recently and went to the Sirius website and logged into the web chat feature. In less than a minute I was communicating with a knowledgable tech who quickly identified the problem. My impossiblly slow typing was the limiting factor. I will use this if necessary in the future rather than calling or e mailing them.
About the problem I had. I was trying to tune to channel 147 and was getting a not available message. I had the same result on the 2005, 2006 and 2007 cars we own. It worked fine on the 2009. What I learned was that Sirius expanded their channel lineup in the 2006 timeframe and older radio's will not tune them. It appears there are maybe 15 or more of these newer channels.
I went to the Mercedes dealer to see if there were any updates, or even a replacement receiver to fix this. After some research they said no. This is just something to be aware of if installing a factory rather than aftermarket Sirius receiver. Of course there may be nothing of interest on any of these channels. I was tring to listen to the Christmas music on channel 147.
About the problem I had. I was trying to tune to channel 147 and was getting a not available message. I had the same result on the 2005, 2006 and 2007 cars we own. It worked fine on the 2009. What I learned was that Sirius expanded their channel lineup in the 2006 timeframe and older radio's will not tune them. It appears there are maybe 15 or more of these newer channels.
I went to the Mercedes dealer to see if there were any updates, or even a replacement receiver to fix this. After some research they said no. This is just something to be aware of if installing a factory rather than aftermarket Sirius receiver. Of course there may be nothing of interest on any of these channels. I was tring to listen to the Christmas music on channel 147.
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I'm betting you are.... If you have comand you rob ally already have the plug on the right side of the trunk by the air tank. Only audio 50 cars (Cassette deck) are lacking the plug
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I hate Sirus (The service) due to their CRAP customer service.
I had a radio (with lifetime service) when the service first became available. The radio was stolen out of my M3. When I tried to transfer service, they said NO. I had to buy new service, even though I had a lifetime agreement. I bit my tongue, and ordered month to month on my new unit. About a year later, that radio broke. I called to cancel my service, and they kept saying: You are canceled- Then charged me. This went on for a few months, and finally I just canceled the card they were charging against.
I have Sirius in my truck (When I bought the truck, it was activated, and I ain't askin' any questions).. but I will never pay for the service again. Too much headache
I hate Sirus (The service) due to their CRAP customer service.
I had a radio (with lifetime service) when the service first became available. The radio was stolen out of my M3. When I tried to transfer service, they said NO. I had to buy new service, even though I had a lifetime agreement. I bit my tongue, and ordered month to month on my new unit. About a year later, that radio broke. I called to cancel my service, and they kept saying: You are canceled- Then charged me. This went on for a few months, and finally I just canceled the card they were charging against.
I have Sirius in my truck (When I bought the truck, it was activated, and I ain't askin' any questions).. but I will never pay for the service again. Too much headache
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Hello I have sirrius sat radio that came with my cls and its very useless for me because there is no sat radio where I live so I want to remove and sell it . do u know where can I find instruction to remove it?>? thanks
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where is this DIY found? the only Yachtmaster I see on this site has one post 
https://mbworld.org/forums/members/1...chtmaster.html
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where is this DIY found? the only Yachtmaster I see on this site has one post
https://mbworld.org/forums/members/1...chtmaster.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/members/1...chtmaster.html
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I have the DIY printed at home
You might have compatibility issues bc you have a 05 which may or may not have been prewired for Sirius.
I cant see the Yacht Master DIY either
I must have used the Ray Charles DIY
You might have compatibility issues bc you have a 05 which may or may not have been prewired for Sirius.
I cant see the Yacht Master DIY either
I must have used the Ray Charles DIY
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Look for this connector in your trunk to see if you have the connector
You will have to tear about your right trunk liner. (Hint.......Ask Justin)
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...io-05-e55.html
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If not, your SOL and have to pay a premium to get Sirius installed.
Prob better getting a tuner and connecting it to your AUX connection in your glovebox.
Being you came from a Mazda 6, you should be happy with the tuner/aux combo
At least it's better than a FM Modulator
Look for this connector in your trunk to see if you have the connector
You will have to tear about your right trunk liner. (Hint.......Ask Justin)
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...io-05-e55.html
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If not, your SOL and have to pay a premium to get Sirius installed.
Prob better getting a tuner and connecting it to your AUX connection in your glovebox.
Being you came from a Mazda 6, you should be happy with the tuner/aux combo
At least it's better than a FM Modulator
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TurdStar
Look for this connector in your trunk to see if you have the connector
You will have to tear about your right trunk liner. (Hint.......Ask Justin)
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...io-05-e55.html
Post #13
If not, your SOL and have to pay a premium to get Sirius installed.
Prob better getting a tuner and connecting it to your AUX connection in your glovebox.
Being you came from a Mazda 6, you should be happy with the tuner/aux combo
At least it's better than a FM Modulator
Look for this connector in your trunk to see if you have the connector
You will have to tear about your right trunk liner. (Hint.......Ask Justin)
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...io-05-e55.html
Post #13
If not, your SOL and have to pay a premium to get Sirius installed.
Prob better getting a tuner and connecting it to your AUX connection in your glovebox.
Being you came from a Mazda 6, you should be happy with the tuner/aux combo
At least it's better than a FM Modulator
thanks for the link
never really cared for Satellite one way or another, but if it's not to expensive, then why not add it
