Mercedes-Benz 386, 388 Installation Manual

Accessories

Installation Instructions

Mobile phone bracket Apple iPhone

© 2008, Daimler AG

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Validity

These installation instructions are valid for
vehicles equipped with a

• Mobile phone fitting with interface
(Code 386) or

• Mercedes-Benz mobile phone
(code 388)

Each in combination with Apple iPhone 3G.

Components

• (1) Mobile phone cradle including

connector plug for the Media
Interface / iPod Interface Kit

In the following text, this will be referred to
as "cradle".

Notes

Please contact a qualified specialist work­shop if you encounter difficulties when fit­ting the telephone module. Mercedes-Benz
recommends that you use a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre for this purpose.

The manufacturer reserves the right to
change technical details from those shown
in the illustrations contained in these instal­lation instructions.

These installation instructions also refer to
the COMAND and Audio Operating Instruc­tions, the vehicle Owner's Manual and the
mobile phone operating instructions. Please
keep them handy for reference.

At high outside temperatures, the cradle can
become very hot when in operation, as is the
case with the vehicle interior itself.

Do not open up the cradle and do not make
any modifications on the cradle. Otherwise
the type approval will be rendered invalid.

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Contents

Fitting the holder 컄 4

Inserting the mobile phone 컄 5

Pairing the mobile phone with
the cradle

컄 6

Connecting the mobile phone
to the cradle

컄 7

Switching to hands-free mode 컄 8

General notes on operation 컄 9

Using the iPod functions 컄 9

Removing the mobile phone 컄 10

Removing the cradle 컄 10

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Please comply with the legal regula­tions of the country in which you are
driving when you are using the tele­phone inside the vehicle.

If it is legally permissible to use the
telephone while driving, only do so
when traffic conditions allow for it.
You may otherwise become distrac­ted from the traffic, which may lead
to an accident in which you or
others may be injured.

For safety reasons, only use the
hands-free system when making
calls while driving.

When you are using the mobile pho­ne via the hands-free system, drive
with extra caution, close all windows
and try to eliminate background
noise.

Please pull over or park the car if
you do not wish to use the hands­free system to make a call. Do not
stop the vehicle or park where it is
prohibited to do so.

Place the telephone module into the
cradle only while the vehicle is at a
standstill. You could otherwise be
distracted and cause an accident.

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Fitting the holder

1. Slide the cradle (1) onto the contact

plate (2) until it audibly engages.

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Inserting the mobile phone

It is only possible to use the hands-free sys­tem and the telephone functions via the ope­rating system/on-board computer if there is
a Bluetooth

®

connection between the mobi-

le phone and the cradle.

1. Place the mobile phone (3) onto the
plug connector of the cradle (1) and guide it
into the cradle using light pressure above
the display until it audibly engages into
place.

Note

The display message

"This accessory
was not developed for use with the
iPhone. Would you like to switch
on aircraft mode to reduce audio
interferences? You will no longer
be able to place or receive
calls."

should be refused with "No" or

ignored. The message appears if the connec­tor plug is inserted in the Media Interface /
iPod Interface Kit and disappears after ap­prox. 15 seconds automatically without re­sulting in function limitations.

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Pairing the mobile phone with the cradle

For pairing, the mobile phone must be
in the vehicle but not in the cradle.

Note

The mobile phone should be fully charged for
the pairing with the cradle.

1. Turn the ignition key to position 1, 2 or 3.
(Please refer to the vehicle Owner's Manual.)

2. Press the Bluetooth

®

button (4) for ap­proximately 2 seconds. The LED (5) flashes
rapidly. The cradle is visible to searching
devices for approx. 2 minutes and can be
detected by the mobile phone.

3. Select "Settings" 씮 "Gene-
ral" 씮 "Bluetooth" on the mobile
phone and set the button to "I". (Please re­fer to the mobile phone operating instruc­tions.)
The mobile phone begins searching for the
cradle. When the mobile phone finds the
cradle, „iPhone Cradle“ appears in the
mobile phone display.

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4. Select "iPhone Cradle" on the
mobile phone.
A passkey prompt appears in the display of
the mobile phone.

5. Enter the number 62872 on the mobile
phone and confirm with "connect".

6. The mobile phone is now ready to be
used with the hands-free system.

Note

A maximum of 4 mobile phones may be
paired with the cradle. If a fifth mobile phone
is paired with the mobile phone cradle, the
mobile phone that was paired first is deleted.

Connecting the mobile phone to the
cradle

After the pairing, the connection between
the mobile phone and the cradle is establis­hed automatically. The LED on the cradle
lights up continuously.

In order for the hands-free system to
function properly, the phone may not be
connected with the Bluetooth

®

interface of
COMAND or the Audio System. Please refer
to the separate Operating Instructions of
COMAND or the Audio System.

Insert the mobile phone in the cradle and
turn the ignition key to position 1, 2 or 3.
(Please refer to the vehicle Owner's Manual.)

Note

Briefly press the Bluetooth

®

button if you
would like to manually connect to a different
mobile phone (the next paired mobile phone)
instead of automatically connecting to the
mobile phone inserted in the cradle.

The existing connection between mobile
phone and cradle is disconnected and the
next paired mobile phone is searched for.

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Switching to hands-free mode

For the hands-free system to operate pro­perly, the mobile phone has to be inserted
and switched on, and hands-free mode has
to be activated.

The Bluetooth

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symbol (arrow) in the display
of the mobile phone changes from grey to
white.

Note

If you have activated "Airplane mode",
no connection will be established between
the cradle and the inserted mobile phone.
(Please refer to the mobile phone operating
instructions.)

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General notes on operation

If the mobile phone is placed in the cradle
during an active call, the telephone number
will not be displayed on COMAND and/or
the audio system.

For information on operating the mobile pho­ne via the multi-function steering wheel, see
the COMAND and/or Audio Opera­tingnstructions and/or the vehicle Owner's
Manual.

COMAND and the vehicle's operating sys­tem/on-board computer cannot access text
messages (SMS).

It is recommendable to switch off the mobile
phone at least once a months. (Please refer
to the mobile phone operating instructions.)

The mobile phone battery is charged when
the ignition key is in position 1, 2 or 3.

Using the iPod functions

If your vehicle is equipped with a Media
Interface or an iPod Interface Kit, it is
possible to access the iPod functions of the
iPhone in the cradle via COMAND or the
operating system/on-board computer.
Please refer to the COMAND, audio or
vehicle Owner's Manual and the mobile
phone operating instructions for this.

Note

A competent installation by a qualified speci­alist workshop must be performed for the
connection of the cradle to the Media Inter­face or the iPod Interface Kit. Mercedes­Benz recommends that you use a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre for this pur­pose.

For SL-Class vehicles (date of manufacture
after 03/2008), you can carry out the
connection of the cradle to the Media
Interface or the iPod Interface Kit on your
own via the plug connector in the centre
console.

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Removing the mobile phone

1. Slide the locking tab (6) upwards and
remove the mobile phone (3) from the
cradle (1).

Detaching the mobile phone cradle

1. Remove the mobile phone from the
cradle (see above).

2. Press the release button (7), slide the
cradle (1) downwards and remove.

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