Comments on: MerCedes iPhone (3G) Cradle available from today

By: Christophe

Christophe — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:24:03 +0000

Does anyone know what the cradle bluetooth code is for mercedes cradle iphone ? Lost my papers and cant re-actived my code. Please mail me. Thanks

By: K

Thu, 21 May 2009 20:49:55 +0000

Hi
Just got the iphone cradle for my CLK 350 and the phone works very well. However, I cannot listen to the music in my iphone. Does anyone know how this works ?

By: Johnd

Johnd — Fri, 15 May 2009 06:48:35 +0000

I have just had the iPhone cradle and an iPod Integration kit fitted to my 2005 CLK convertible.

It was a big job for my dealer as they had to route a new media cable from the centre armrest where the cradle is mounted,to the COMAND control unit in the centre console.

The phone features are great and are fully integrated into the COMAND system. The address book sync works perfectly and numbers with the + symbol for international dialing are supported (unlike with some 3rd party iPhone bluetooth adaptors for the the Mercedes).

I was a little disappointed to find however that the iPhone audio features/controls are only available from the multi-function steering wheel with information displayed in the instrument cluster. i.e. the COMAND screen is not used and remains blank. I’ve asked the dealer to clarify that this is the way it is supposed to work. They believe that this is the case because it is the way the iPod integration kit works when it is installed into the glovebox on its own. I had assumed that when used with the iPhone cradle, it would work with the COMAND system screen as this is what all the promo material from Mercedes indicates. My dealer believes that this is only supported on the Media System fitted to the new C class and this is not retrofitable to other Mercedes models.

Does anyone know if this is the case, or should the equipment I have had installed display the audio features on the COMAND screen?

By: iPhone 3g Cradle - Benzworld.org - Mercedes Benz Discussion Forum

iPhone 3g Cradle - Benzworld.org - Mercedes Benz Discussion Forum — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:03:48 +0000

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By: John

John — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:28:59 +0000

Hey guys,

Auto Wireless Solutions has the Apple cradle for sale. I purchased one for $525 and it worked with my iPhone. It worked with my 3G phone. It comes with a side cable for the iPod integration system. Call them at 800-910-1021.

By: Tony Stein

Tony Stein — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:37:59 +0000

Sounds brilliant…..except it’s rubbish. I just visited my local Benz dealer yesterday and tried my iPhone 3G in the new cradle and guess what….the phone works but nothing else so I think “full multimedia capability” is stretching it a bit. Given that the car has an iPod lead which allowed the old iPhone to play music and charge and a Bluetooth module which worked fine (it doesn’t with the 3G) then the 3G is a giant backward step for anyone with a Mercedes. I’m told the same problems exist with BMW’s so caveat emptor…….

By: Jeff Book

Jeff Book — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:52:02 +0000

Found more info and hi-res photos for you.

http://www.emercedesbenz.com/Jun08/19_001204_Mercedes_Benz_Hearts_The_iPod_New_Cradle_Allows_Further_Integration_Into_The_Vehicle_Architecture.html

Hope you will be able to use this.