Bluetooth cradle (W219)

[moodi]

My W219 has a bluetooth option in the menu and funnily enough detects my phone. Unfortunately it connects for 1 second then disconnects.

Apparently this is because I need the cradle, which makes sense overall but confused how the car scans and identifies my phone without it? I can only assume there is some baseline bluetooth functionality but not fully until a cradle is inserted.

Now for my Q! What is the correct cradle to buy? Do they all fit/work if I just search "Mercedes Bluetooth Cradle" on eBay?

 

[clk320x]

My W219 has a bluetooth option in the menu and funnily enough detects my phone. Unfortunately it connects for 1 second then disconnects.

Apparently this is because I need the cradle, which makes sense overall but confused how the car scans and identifies my phone without it? I can only assume there is some baseline bluetooth functionality but not fully until a cradle is inserted.

Now for my Q! What is the correct cradle to buy? Do they all fit/work if I just search "Mercedes Bluetooth Cradle" on eBay?

You need to buy a Viseeo

Speak to @richard or @Alfie about what will be suitable. Some allow music streaming, some only calls.

Plenty for sale, but they demand a premium as they are no longer manufactured. Best wait for one to turn up for sale on the forum.

 

[moodi]

I would love one that allows streaming - did not even know that was possible!

 

[AMGeed]

How much do you want to spend?
As Abs mentioned, get in touch with Comandonline to see what your options are.
Viseeo's are hard to get hold of now

CLS (W219) 2004-2008

 

[moodi]

Would the HFP Bluetooth Adaptor do the job for just calls?

 

[AMGeed]

Would the HFP Bluetooth Adaptor do the job for just calls?

I believe so , but check with Comand online first.
I've seen a few people buy the wrong thing on recommendations and it turns out they weren't suitable.

 

[AMGeed]

Would the HFP Bluetooth Adaptor do the job for just calls?

Comandonline are out of stock of the HPF cradle (unless the website is out of date)but there are a few on the bay of fleas
Mercedes HPF bluetooth cradle | eBay

 

[moodi]

Yep, seen them on eBay. Will look into it a bit more before making a firm decision.

 

[Abb]

I had a HFP one in my CLS, worked brilliantly. Expect to pay around £100-£130 used, from the bay of dreams.