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Wangswong

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Bluetooth on Nav unit
« on: September 13, 2013, 01:35:47 PM »
Right guys, just a question for when I have a look / possibly pick up the brab tomorrow.
It's got the multimedia / nav unit on and the owner says it's got bluetooth. He can't get his Iphone to hook up to it.
From what I gather, it was an optional extra to have this on the unit? It doesn't appear to be an aftermarket parrot or the like.
Also, is there a way to get newer phones to hook up to the bluetooth on it?
Be nice to have my android phone hooked up to take calls if it's possible.
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Re: Bluetooth on Nav unit
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2013, 03:34:44 PM »
I've got the navigator on mine and have an android phone, the phone connects to navigator but you can't really do anything other than that.... it was meant for connecting old bluetooth headsets I think while the phone is docked into the cradle. (bit useless but thats mid 2000s mercedes APS comand for you which its based on).
You will need a cradle for your phone to integrate with the steering wheel - or like me get a bluetooth adaptor for the cradle and connect to any phone.
Navigator also has a video function which is useless without buying a tuner card
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Re: Bluetooth on Nav unit
« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2013, 04:03:37 PM »
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Mercedes-Multimedia-Adapter-Comand-2-0-Video-TV-Free-/390628482261#ht_2208wt_1123 is the adapter I believe? Not massively expensive but not brilliant. (Guess you need this for a reverse camera to work too?)

Or the deitz 1440 which I can't seem to find anywhere.

Bit of a shame the bluetooth won't work on newer devices but hey.
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Re: Bluetooth on Nav unit
« Reply #3 on: September 13, 2013, 04:30:30 PM »
I did look into it and a place in west london did offer to fit it for £80, however the issue was it doesn't work when the cars moving
plus you need a dvd player mounted somewhere
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Re: Bluetooth on Nav unit
« Reply #4 on: September 13, 2013, 04:45:59 PM »
buy a parrot kit if you want blueteeth ;D
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Re: Bluetooth on Nav unit
« Reply #5 on: September 13, 2013, 10:44:07 PM »
You can by a Bluetooth adapter for Mercedes and I think that should work even with the latest phones. They slot onto the cradle connection. The thing is they are £150-200 for the very latest ones (b67880000). From what I have read I think this should work?!
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Re: Bluetooth on Nav unit
« Reply #6 on: September 13, 2013, 11:04:58 PM »
Is it possible to install the cradle if you don't have it, because I already have the mercedes bluetooth adapter in my other car
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