New C55 AMG owner with questions
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I have just taken the plunge and got myself a C55. Happy so far but I have some questions I was hoping someone may be able to answer for me.
In the cluster display I have a digital speed readout in the bottom half which seems to be in kph rather than mph. I have looked in the manual and followed the instructions to change this but the setting listed is not present. I have the ability to select temperature or speed, but nothing for the units in that menu. Am I missing something?
Secondly, I have an Iphone which I would dearly like to be able to hook up to the stereo but this doesnt seem easy. there appear to be a lot of different products on offer to do this at varying scales of cost but im not sure whats the best for me. Ideally I would like handsfree phone and the ability to stream music from the phone via either bluetooth or a USB. All I can see is one whcih does BT handsfree and streams music via FM over the radio. Can I control, the music with this though? i.e. change tracks/search for artists/albums etc? seems a bit of an oversight to not have proper phone connectivity for such a car.
In the cluster display I have a digital speed readout in the bottom half which seems to be in kph rather than mph. I have looked in the manual and followed the instructions to change this but the setting listed is not present. I have the ability to select temperature or speed, but nothing for the units in that menu. Am I missing something?
Secondly, I have an Iphone which I would dearly like to be able to hook up to the stereo but this doesnt seem easy. there appear to be a lot of different products on offer to do this at varying scales of cost but im not sure whats the best for me. Ideally I would like handsfree phone and the ability to stream music from the phone via either bluetooth or a USB. All I can see is one whcih does BT handsfree and streams music via FM over the radio. Can I control, the music with this though? i.e. change tracks/search for artists/albums etc? seems a bit of an oversight to not have proper phone connectivity for such a car.
Thanks for that. Yes I have looked at replacing the current comand unit. I was looking at an Alpine one something 530BT type thing. Looks quite good, to be honest though im quite enjoying the Merc system with the voice control and nav in the cluster etc. Its all a bit novel for me as ive been drivng a snotter for the last 6 yrs with a tom tom suckered to the windscreen and a sony head unit with USB/BT.
The whole "built in" thing is quite nice to have and i really didnt expect to feel that way about it. i just wish i could connect my phone to the existsing system properly. I do have a 3.5mm jack in the glove box yes. It would be nice to be able to navigate to tracks and stuff via the steering wheel/comand rather than using the phone itself though.
The whole "built in" thing is quite nice to have and i really didnt expect to feel that way about it. i just wish i could connect my phone to the existsing system properly. I do have a 3.5mm jack in the glove box yes. It would be nice to be able to navigate to tracks and stuff via the steering wheel/comand rather than using the phone itself though.
Its a hell of a thing isnt it! Im still a bit nervous about what may go wrong tbh. Hope ive not bitten off more than I can chew and hope to god I havent bought a complete lemon.
Its a lovely place to be though. Even at 10yrs old its still pretty amazing what it can do, how it feels etc. I can imagine owning one from new must be quite an experience.
Its a lovely place to be though. Even at 10yrs old its still pretty amazing what it can do, how it feels etc. I can imagine owning one from new must be quite an experience.
rgv250ads said:
Hello Mini Me
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Cheers for that. Really appreciate it and I shall certainly give them a look. I have tentatively had a look at some of the warranties available and, as you say, have had quotes in the region of £900. I'm sorted with AA cover so no worries there. Thanks for the tip though. I have already found the comand online guys and will certainly be tapping them up soon I'm sure. Useful friendly info
Once again. Thanks for your time and advice.
Edited by mini me on Monday 9th March 18:18
SLacKer said:
Congrats on the C55. Had a few AMG's over the years and they don't dissapoint.
A lot of guys fit these (do a ph search on Dension)
http://www.dension.com/product/iPod-iPhone-car-ada...
They trick the unit into thinking it has a cd changer attached.
Again. Many thanks for that. I have a funny feeling I saw one of those on our for sale board at work. I didn't know what it was at the time but it was with a load of merc stuff Comand 2 and cd changer etc. I shall have to go take another look. A lot of guys fit these (do a ph search on Dension)
http://www.dension.com/product/iPod-iPhone-car-ada...
They trick the unit into thinking it has a cd changer attached.
So. A month into ownership and I'm loving it. It's such a nice motor. I was never a fan of mercs in the past, always felt they drove and felt a little old man ish even if obviously a quality place to be and supremely comfortable. Always a little detached for my liking. I think I've found the perfect compromise between practical, desirable, fun, comfy, sporty and relatively cheap to run. Surprised they didn't sell more tbh. Anyway. Here's a cheeky pic of my new baby. I don't think the wheels are standard are they? Any experts care to comment? I'm assuming the originals were nicked or something.
ZX10R NIN said:
Genuine OE are good or you could go down the route I went down of buying Poly Bushes & fitting those into the existing arms. Or you can go & fit coilovers (I fitted Penske verions) feel free to ask. Another good mod is a resonator delete which will give you a deeper exhaust note without costing the earth.
Resonator delete? Tell me more? Any vids of the results and what sort of costs are we looking at? P.S. Several months into ownership now and still loving it. Did a track day at brands in June. Car held its own remarkably well considering. It is a heavy beast for track though. Have since fitted an Mcar Bluetooth/ USB adapter for the music and hand agree. Very costly and a little buggy but it works for the most parts I need nowhere near as good as a modern system though and command does some odd things. It's constantly turning traffic announcements back on and seems to keep wanting to default to preset 1 on the radio all the time.
I can forgive it those niggles though. Still a lovely motor.
edc said:
Couple of immediate bugbears but not the end of the world 1) oil overfilled at service so warning on dash. Need to drop filter and drain a bit out and re-check 2) lower cluster speed reads in km/h. I've been told this needs a program from the like of Comand online.
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I looked into the dash speedo readout also. It is a legal requirement for all uk cars to display vehicle speed in both MPH and KPH. As you have probably noticed there is no KPH on the regular dial so UK cars have to display it in the digital readout part. .
To change this you someone with STAR (comand online)to change the settings to non UK car spec. Apparently then you can either choose speed or ambient temp to be displayed. I've just learned to live with it tbh.
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