This subject has probably been aired before but I can't find any references in the last 500 subject lines or so (I have had to re-install Windows and re-download messages)...so any help gratefully received.
I have a 2001 CLK 320 Cab with a factory-fitted cradle for Nokia phones including the 6310i. I am in the UK.
The other week my 6310i handset finally gave up the ghost...I shall still go down the route of having my mobile phone provider send it in for repairs but I am not very hopeful.
In meatime I started investigating other options, e.g. being able to integrate a modern phone with the built-in wiring so that I can still use the steering-wheel controls and the dashboard display of SIM card data etc.
Mercedes Germany (tech dept of dealership from which I purchased the car) and UK (London garage where I get the car serviced) have advised that this is not possible (neither new cradle not wireless retrofit), though both offered to sell me Nokia 6310i handsets (for about GBP 300...). Curiously the UK price was lower...
I don't think I want to invest this kind of money in an old-model phone.
The UK service person suggested there might be a 3rd-party solution available but had no information.
The Nokia handsets I am looking at are:
6300 8500 ClassicLow priority: Possibly 6220 Classic or E51
=> Does anyone have any suggestions for integrating a modern phone with the older car?
Many thanks. DAS