Command aps Iphone 4 question??????

[gtione]

Hi there. I am about 8 weeks out from taking delivery of my E class 350 Coupe. I have ordered it with the full command system. I am aware that it comes with ipod intergration as well.

I don't yet own a I-phone but am thinking of getting one. This would be to replace my personal phone but I still have a bussiness phone as well.

My thinking is this.......

If the I-phone/Ipod connectes through the cable in the blove box and this allows music and phone info to come through the system and be displayed on the command and speedo display... does this mean that the bluetooth connection is still unused at this stage.

My question is.............

If this is the case can I still connect my business phone via bluetooth and have both phones connected at the same time? So that would be one through the ipod cable kit and the other over bluetooth.

I am sure the answer is simple and somebody has tried it but having neither the car nor the phone yet I am not able to test for myself.

Thank you in advance...

 

[Diesel Benz]

So your car is ordered with Comand where media interface is included. I understand that you do not have 386 Comfort telephony and then no option to install the iPhone cradle?

You can only have one phone active for hands free at any time but you can use your iPod or iPhone to play music via the media interface port. An iPhone in this case must work like a standalone phone if switched on but it would not connect as a phone towards the car via the MI cable.

Of course you can also use your iPhone via Bluetooth and have hands free supported but then you have to switch your company phone off (BT off).

 

[npuk]

Yes you can do what you want i.e. just use the iphone for music connected to the UMI in the glovebox and your business phone connected to the headunit via bluetooth.

Obviously as only the business phone will be connected to the cars phone system any calls to the iphone you will have to answer manually e.g using a bluetooth headset.

 

[Diesel Benz]

...connected to the UMI in the glovebox...

You mean UCI or MI, not UMI, this car is going to have Comand and cannot have UMI then.