W221 bluetooth & Android

[chrisjfinlay]

After having no luck with my Windows Phone (car tells me it's "Authorised but unavailable"), I borrowed my boss's HTC One to test it out using the following steps:

1. Turn on bluetooth on the phone and make visible
2. Go to "Telephone" menu on car
- At this point, the car told me there were no phones inserted, and gave me the "Connections" option at the bottom
3. Select Connections > Bluetooth
4. Scan for devices
5. Select Android phone and choose "0000" as pairing key
6. Confirm key on phone
7. Wait 5 minutes for the damn phone to pair (no idea why it took so long...)
8. Check status. It said "Authorised and Available"

So I backed out of the bluetooth menu and the telephone section STILL told me "No telephones inserted".

So, I'm curious. Does the bluetooth actually work with ANYTHING? Or do I need to fork over more money for some bit of kit?

Edit: car is a W221 S320, '09

 

[chrisjfinlay]

Nobody here got any insight?

 

[Conquistador]

Have you tried pairing it, then going into the Bluetooth menu on the car where all the past and present devices are listed and manually selecting it that way?

 

[Diesel Benz]

Would be useful to know if this is a pre-facelift car or not. It it had NTG3 Comand, it would need the UHI adapter for phone calls. A 2009 car could be either one.

 

[chrisjfinlay]

Would be useful to know if this is a pre-facelift car or not. It it had NTG3 Comand, it would need the UHI adapter for phone calls. A 2009 car could be either one.

What would be the best way for me to find out? It's a March 09 model, so I THINK it's pre-facelift, which would be my problem?

If I need a UHI adaptor, can you recommend one that works with Windows Phone? I know the topic is about Android but I was borrowing my colleague's as a test.

 

[Conquistador]

What would be the best way for me to find out? It's a March 09 model, so I THINK it's pre-facelift, which would be my problem?

One of the easiest ways to tell is by looking at the rear lights.

Pre-facelift cars (2005-2009) have these lights with your body colour continuing through the lights horizontally breaking up the brake lights, indicator/reversing lights and fog lights at the top:

Facelift cars (2009-2013) have the these more glitzy looking full LED lights:

 

[chrisjfinlay]

Looks like I have pre-facelift. Not a great photo but I'm in work and can't be bothered walking out to my car right now, so here's a photo from the dealership

So I guess I need a UHI adapter then? I have the weird clip thing in the centre console (car is spec'd with phone pre-wiring), so all I need now is recommendations...

Edit: I was thinking of this, as it seems to have gotten good reviews for WP. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00743MTEG/?tag=amazon0e9db-21

 

[Diesel Benz]

ViseeO or the MB adapter would be fine then (for the MB adapter, better to have the later model).

MERCEDES HFP Bluetooth UHI Adapter Telefon Handy Modul Cradle B6 787 6168 | eBay

 

[chrisjfinlay]

Excellent, many thanks guys. Given the +ve reviews regarding Windows Phone I'll probably go with the ViseeO.

Now, can someone take a look at my PCMCIA thread a few posts down?