Phone conectivity
Discussion
Hi chaps,
My wife's CLK (55 plate) has buttons for the phone on the dash and steering wheel but seemingly no phone kit. Does this mean we can easily adapt it to bluetooth or even a plumbed in bracket type solution.
I'd prefer to do this that get a bolt on Parrot type system - what would you suggest. We live near Marlow
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James
My wife's CLK (55 plate) has buttons for the phone on the dash and steering wheel but seemingly no phone kit. Does this mean we can easily adapt it to bluetooth or even a plumbed in bracket type solution.
I'd prefer to do this that get a bolt on Parrot type system - what would you suggest. We live near Marlow
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James
The key question .... does your car have the factory fitted pre-wiring for the phone?
I'm not sure where it would be on a CLK but there would be a connector on the centre console box/armrest thingy - it would look like this ...
http://www.comandonline.co.uk/product.php?producti...
If you have this, fitting a phone is pretty easy - either using a dedicated cradle for the handset to slot in to or through the use of a bluetooth unit (such as the one in the link above)
Drop into your dealer and get them to take a look.
If you do have pre-wiring, you really have two choices from two different Bluetooth modules - I wouldn't recommend a phone specific cradle these days as people constantly change their phones.
One of the modules uses HFP (Handsfree protocol) and is supported by pretty much every phone out there and the other module is SAP (Sim Access Profile) which connects to a limited set of phones ie Nokia, Sony & Blackberry and a few others.
The advantage of HFP is that it works with virtually all BT enabled phones and you can still access your phone when it is connected to the MB system. However, it is of course illegal to operate your phone whilst driving.
The SAP module shuts your phone down into low power mode when it is connected to the MB system. SAP also uses the cars aerial and provides a MUCH better signal in marginal areas. I used to go crazy with dropped calls when I was using the HFP module but now I have the SAP module it really is excellent and I hardly ever lose a call due to my reception. It's also safer as it prevents you from using the phone directly (or checking your Email etc!!). Another advantage of the SAP module is that you can put your SIM into the module. Useful if your battery dies and you've forgotten your charger.
Anyway, your local dealer is the best bet to see what can be done!
If you do have pre-wiring, you really have two choices from two different Bluetooth modules - I wouldn't recommend a phone specific cradle these days as people constantly change their phones.
One of the modules uses HFP (Handsfree protocol) and is supported by pretty much every phone out there and the other module is SAP (Sim Access Profile) which connects to a limited set of phones ie Nokia, Sony & Blackberry and a few others.
The advantage of HFP is that it works with virtually all BT enabled phones and you can still access your phone when it is connected to the MB system. However, it is of course illegal to operate your phone whilst driving.
The SAP module shuts your phone down into low power mode when it is connected to the MB system. SAP also uses the cars aerial and provides a MUCH better signal in marginal areas. I used to go crazy with dropped calls when I was using the HFP module but now I have the SAP module it really is excellent and I hardly ever lose a call due to my reception. It's also safer as it prevents you from using the phone directly (or checking your Email etc!!). Another advantage of the SAP module is that you can put your SIM into the module. Useful if your battery dies and you've forgotten your charger.
Anyway, your local dealer is the best bet to see what can be done!
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