Recent Posts Tagged With 'accessories'

• 2010 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Option and Package Changes

  Posted on Friday May 15th, 2009 at 09:51 in accessories, c-class

  Mercedes has been making some changes to the 2010 C-Class options and packages to make it a better value and respond to the demands of the market. Originally, Mercedes had announced that COMAND with navigation (512) could be ordered without the Multi...

• The Mercedes-Benz UMI System for C and GLK - Navigation Function

  Posted on Thursday April 9th, 2009 at 10:26 in accessories, c-class, glk-class

  I get more questions about the UMI system for the C-Class and GLK-Class than any other technology Mercedes makes right now! It seems like I am the only one who has had a chance to try it out in person. This post focuses on the navigation functions an...

• PCMCIA Adaptor Available from Mercedes-Benz - S, CL, C, GLK

  Posted on Sunday March 29th, 2009 at 20:38 in accessories, c-class, cl-class, s-class, glk-class

  If you have a PCMCIA slot in your vehicle (S-Class, CL-Class, C-Class, GLK-Class) you need a PCMCIA adaptor to play music from a memory card. You plug the PCMCIA adaptor into the slot, then you can insert a variety of memory cards into the adaptor to...

• Mercedes-Benz MHI iPhone Cradle - Tested

  Posted on Monday March 16th, 2009 at 15:20 in accessories, mercedes technology

  A customer e-mailed me last week to ask if the iPhone cradle they saw on Ebay would work in their car. Even though I had written about this part when Mercedes announced it I had never actually used one. I had my parts department order one for me and ...

• Sirius XM Plans to Raise Prices in March

  Posted on Sunday January 25th, 2009 at 11:09 in accessories

  The monthly subscription fee for Sirius has been $12.95 for years. Now that Sirius has us all addicted to commercial free music and all of the other entertainment channels, they need to raise the prices $2 per month to start turning a profit! It make...

• 3G iPhone, iPod Touch & iPod Nano Incompatible / Unable to Charge Solution

  Posted on Monday January 5th, 2009 at 11:50 in accessories

  I am not an iPod user so my knowledge of this subject is limited. However, I know that many of you are as passionate about your iPhone as you are about your Mercedes-Benz. The new MultiMedia Interface cable in the 2009 vehicles has been a wonderful u...

• UMI For 2009 C and 2010 GLK - Factory Option

  Posted on Monday December 29th, 2008 at 10:07 in accessories, c-class, glk-class

  The Universal Media Interface (UMI) for the 2009 C-Class and 2010 GLK-Class is now available to order from the factory for $1500! I have seen a lot of interest in this option since my last post and this will make it an even better value. The UMI give...

• UMI For 2008/2009 C-Class and 2010 GLK-Class - A New Way to get Navigation!

  Posted on Friday November 21st, 2008 at 14:51 in accessories, c-class, glk-class

  Our dealership just installed our first Universal Media Interface (UMI) system in a 2009 C300. I had been reading about this sytem but it seemed to good to be true. Now that I have had a chance to try it out, I am very impressed. The UMI can be added...

• Mercedes Updates Audio AUX Input Options - SD Card, iPod & USB

  Posted on Thursday July 24th, 2008 at 16:11 in accessories, future models

  Mercedes just released these photos without any other details to explain the functionality, release date, or model avaliablity of this update. I'm making some assumptions here so please don't take this as fact. These first two images are taken in a ...