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RETROFIT : R230 SL UHI + Bluetooth upgrade (Euro spec) + HOW TO USE BT OPTION

miro

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Car
W203 slightly modified
The old curly cord 6310i cradle

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Armrest and middle trim removed. The black box in far left is the old control module soon to be replaced with D2B UHI controller

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Armrest with parts removed. Ready for upgrades.

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Specially made adapter lead for antenna. Mini-UHF on one end and SMB fakra on the other end. Similar treatment was given to the data cable.

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New armrest insert

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Underside of the insert showing the new connectors

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UHI + Bluetooth (Mercedes) now in place

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Bluetooth welcome screen

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Notes on using the BT system.
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Holding down the MB logo on the BT module for 2 seconds put the BT module into active mode (rapid LED blink)

ANSWER / DIAL / PICK UP: Gives you a list of phones that are nearby or the "search" feature. (on COMAND only)

CLICKING ON THE PHONE: Gives you the pairing code (16 digits)



Other notes
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a) When the pairing is good the system disconnects and then starts up again. If your phone is NOT set to AUTOMATIC then the phone will ask you for pairing permission.

b) To set the AUTOMATIC feature you must look at the pairing profile for the MBPHONE profile inside the phone.

c) There are two kinds of profiles in Bluetooth being used. One is for SIMM ACCESS PROFILE (to answer calls) and one is for SERIAL PROFILE (only used for phonebook). That means if you setup the phone the first time it will reboot twice. If you set the phone to AUTOMATIC then you will not need to answer the ACCEPT request on the phone.

d) "0000" + "DIAL" does download the phonebook but it disconnects first.

e) If your SIM has a pin code it will ask for it each time you enter the car. If you leave the car and do not walk far away then the car will ring and not the phone.

f) Once you tamper with the phone settings in paired mode the phone will disconnect from the car.

Don't be put off by the phone rebooting the system.
 
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Pretty slick! Is this likely to work on a 208 or 210 with comand 2.0?
 
cooooooool:cool: without much knowlegde of command and all things electronic does this mean that any bluetooth enabled phone could be used?
 
Shude said:
That's what I thought, that means it could be fitted to mine ;)

You may recall my post showing UHI in a W210
 
pluggers said:
cooooooool:cool: without much knowlegde of command and all things electronic does this mean that any bluetooth enabled phone could be used?

Any expensive Nokia. The bluetooth has to have a feature called SAP.

We are about to test with an E61 ?? It's some kind of PDA Nokia.

Nokia 6230i and 8800 are certified. The follow on models from these models should be the same.
 
miro said:
Any expensive Nokia. The bluetooth has to have a feature called SAP.

We are about to test with an E61 ?? It's some kind of PDA Nokia.

Nokia 6230i and 8800 are certified. The follow on models from these models should be the same.
The 6021 isn't expensive and it supports SAP, I think it's less than £100 now and it's not a bad phone.
 
Ive got the nokia 6630 so I shall have do some research.
 

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