First Look: Mercedes-Benz C-Class Estate
Convenient phone use via Bluetooth link
The high-end Bluetooth telephony solution permits almost unlimited freedom of phone use. With the phone module Bluetooth SAP Profile on board, your mobile phone can simply stay put in your jacket pocket or handbag. The connection to the vehicle is set up fully automatically and wirelessly via Bluetooth radio. The module has merely one pushbutton which initiates the so-called pairing process to establish the very first connection between mobile phone and module. Afterwards the connection always functions automatically. Thanks to the SAP profile (SIM Access Profile), the phone module automatically accesses the SIM card. In addition, it is possible to access the phone's internal memory, too, allowing the user to make direct use of data such as stored phone numbers. Owing to integration in the vehicle, the phone functions can be safely and conveniently used via the multifunction steering wheel, the audio system and the central display in the instrument cluster.
Just as comfortably, safely and user-friendly, travellers can take along their personal choice of music on their tours. With the iPod Interface Kit Mercedes-Benz enables complete incorporation of the Apple iPod into the car audio system, making direct access to as many as 15,000 stored pieces of music possible. When the iPod is joined with the interface plug in the glove compartment, the on-board electronics communicate directly with the MP3 player. Networking with the audio system takes place automatically. Switching the player on merely requires pushing a button on the car radio. The driver then navigates through the iPod menu with the buttons of the standard-fit multifunction steering wheel . The display cluster on the dashboard shows among other things the title being played and the performer as well as the playback mode of the MP3 player.
A special advantage of the Mercedes-Benz solution: other connected devices, for example a CD changer, remain fully functional because the iPod Interface Kit is connected with the audio system by means of a separate interface. The mobile jukebox is held securely in place by the snug-fitting iPod cradle, which fits into the glove compartment.