How do I pair Mercedes Comand Bluetooth with iPhone 4S?

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gsf1200sv Author

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How do I pair Mercedes Comand Bluetooth with iPhone 4S?

I have just bought a 2005 Mercedes M-class with Comand UHI system for audio, satnav, bluetooth.

It is pre-wired for telephone, with a carphone cradle.

I unclipped the cradle to get to the phone connector.

It is a type without a Bluetooth button on it.

On other forums, I found a 5-digit code to use when attempting to pair bluetooth.

The car sees the phone and the phone sees the car system, but they won't communicate.

Apparently, it's possible to buy an adaptor to connect the phone to the car's connector, but these are expensive.

It surely should be possible to just pair via Bluetooth?

Has anyone found a way to achieve this please?

iPhone 4S

Posted on Aug 18, 2015 5:30 AM

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Answer 1

sterling r

Community Specialist

Aug 19, 2015 11:53 AM in response to gsf1200sv

Hello gsf1200sv,

It sounds like you are unable to get your phone to pair with your vehicle. To help troubleshoot the phone side of the equation I would suggest you use the troubleshooting in the following article:

Get help connecting a Bluetooth accessory with your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Try these steps first

Make sure that your Bluetooth accessory and iOS device are close to each other.

Make sure that your Bluetooth accessory is on and fully charged or connected to power. If it uses batteries, test them to see if they need to be replaced.

Restart your Bluetooth accessory.

Make sure that you have the latest version of iOS on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

On your iOS device, go to Settings > Bluetooth and make sure that Bluetooth is on. If you can’t turn Bluetooth on or you see a spinning gear, restart your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

Unpair the Bluetooth accessory, put the accessory back in discovery mode, then pair and connect itagain.

If you still can't pair or connect your Bluetooth accessory

Check with the Bluetooth manufacturer to make sure that your accessory works with your iOS device.

Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.

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Answer 2

gsf1200sv Author

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Aug 19, 2015 1:40 PM in response to sterling r

Hi sterling r

Thanks for this.

I'm sure I've done all of these things, but to be sure, I'll try No.6 again.

Naturally, it will be the car manufacturer's fault for not future-proofing their Bluetooth, rather than Apple's for not making theirs backwards-compatible 😉

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Answer 3

sterling r

Community Specialist

Aug 20, 2015 9:23 AM in response to gsf1200sv

My pleasure, take care.

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