Done lots of searching - new to Mercs with tech (last one was a W123 200T!!) got a W164 ML500 10/2005 a week last Friday
I love to drive and I love to drive with music - not too worried about phone capability. I suspect I can't connect my Google Pixel2 to my headunit via bluetooth without a bluetooth puck connected to the handset port in the centre console from what I've read so far.
Currently I have a bluetooth adapter plugged into the aux port which works fine BUT would love to get rid of it and use native BT. I've removed the cradle and get as far as Bluetooth Connected and after about 10 secs comes up Not Connected (so close!!). I am seeing 2 devices on my phones pairing screen - 1 has a bluetooth symbol next to it and is an ethernet address (headphones port?). When I click on that it flicks through pairing real quick and doesn't seem to do anything more. I edited the second to "ML500 BT" early on and it has a phone handset symbol next to it. This is the one that is showing connected then not connected after a few seconds. I tried several codes 0000/1234/62872, in both ends, phone & headunit - none get any further.
My DVD is V4. I've just ordered V19 with V12 upgrade. Is there any chance the V12 upgrade will make it more BT friendly and compatible with a reasonably modern android phone..... for music ?
Apologies for lengthy post but fast tracking to MercTech with regards to "all this $h!T" !!!
I love to drive and I love to drive with music - not too worried about phone capability. I suspect I can't connect my Google Pixel2 to my headunit via bluetooth without a bluetooth puck connected to the handset port in the centre console from what I've read so far.
Currently I have a bluetooth adapter plugged into the aux port which works fine BUT would love to get rid of it and use native BT. I've removed the cradle and get as far as Bluetooth Connected and after about 10 secs comes up Not Connected (so close!!). I am seeing 2 devices on my phones pairing screen - 1 has a bluetooth symbol next to it and is an ethernet address (headphones port?). When I click on that it flicks through pairing real quick and doesn't seem to do anything more. I edited the second to "ML500 BT" early on and it has a phone handset symbol next to it. This is the one that is showing connected then not connected after a few seconds. I tried several codes 0000/1234/62872, in both ends, phone & headunit - none get any further.
My DVD is V4. I've just ordered V19 with V12 upgrade. Is there any chance the V12 upgrade will make it more BT friendly and compatible with a reasonably modern android phone..... for music ?
Apologies for lengthy post but fast tracking to MercTech with regards to "all this $h!T" !!!
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