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A. T

he S

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nsta

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rear

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pone

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are

pres

ent o

n th

e fib

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ring

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plifi

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ele-A

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r COM

AND)

, ALM

BAUX

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have

to b

e in

stall

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t the

fact

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hang

er lo

catio

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ly.

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mod

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follo

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you

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det

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which

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app

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for y

our v

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you

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our p

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im p

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fact

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type

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udio

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opt

iona

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pone

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alle

d

A. B

efor

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u be

gin

inst

allat

ion,

det

erm

ine

if th

e ve

hicle

has

the

fiber

opt

ic Bo

se a

mpl

ifier

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t 200

1 an

d lat

er,

and

man

y 20

00 B

ose

ampl

ifier

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e fib

er o

ptic)

. The

qui

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eter

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is is

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ash,

turn

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d th

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fiber

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t the

rear

of t

he ra

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audi

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ases

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e he

ard,

the

ampl

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ptic.

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inst

allat

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step

s ar

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ffere

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r fib

er o

ptic

and

non-

fiber

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plifi

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ms.

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th T

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allat

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erce

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fiber

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onfig

ured

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ring

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at th

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tinue

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roug

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end

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ll co

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tions

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ring

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f one

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pone

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not

pre

sent

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cab

les a

t the

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catio

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eco

nnec

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to o

ne a

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ctor

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nect

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own

in th

e co

nnec

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n di

agra

ms

later

in th

ese

inst

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liver

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ctor

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ay h

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with

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o fib

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ases

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orke

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car’s

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turn

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pos

ition

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rn th

e ig

nitio

n ke

y of

the

car t

o th

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on a

nd re

mov

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pine

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o th

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nsta

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usi

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WE

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SCON

NECT

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BATT

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on 1

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and

late

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cede

s ve

hicl

es.

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any

of th

ese

vehi

cles

, a s

peci

al p

ower

rete

ntio

n un

it m

ust b

e co

nnec

ted

to th

e ve

hicl

e to

m

aint

ain

mem

ory

pow

er fo

r var

ious

mod

ules

in th

e ve

hicl

e, b

efor

e di

scon

nect

ing

the

batte

ry.

Disc

onne

ctin

g th

e ba

ttery

may

requ

ire re

turn

ing

the

vehi

cle

to th

e M

erce

des

deal

ersh

ip fo

r re

prog

ram

min

g. B

e ca

refu

l whe

n co

nnec

ting

the

pow

er a

nd g

roun

d fo

r the

ALM

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to p

reve

nt

shor

ting

out a

ny fa

ctor

y w

iring

.

2. W

hen

wor

king

with

the

fiber

opt

ic c

able

s pl

ease

not

e th

at th

ey a

re e

asily

dam

aged

. Ens

ure

that

th

e ca

bles

are

not

cru

shed

, kin

ked,

cut

, or n

icke

d w

hile

wor

king

with

them

. The

fact

ory

fiber

opt

icca

bles

can

be

iden

tifie

d by

an

oran

ge/b

row

n se

mi-r

igid

insu

latio

n.

3. T

he fi

ber o

ptic

cab

les

mus

t not

be

bent

in a

radi

us ti

ghte

r tha

n 1”

(2”

diam

eter

) - d

oing

so

will

pe

rman

ently

dam

age

the

cabl

e.

4. L

ay a

tow

el o

r oth

er s

uita

ble

padd

ing

over

veh

icle

inte

rior s

urfa

ces

to p

reve

nt d

amag

e to

trim

.

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top

phot

o sh

ows

the

C Cl

ass

vehi

cles

with

the

COM

AND

radi

o. T

he lo

wer p

hoto

sho

ws C

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s ve

hicle

s wi

thou

t COM

AND.

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ft up

and

relea

se w

ood

grain

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und

shift

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ssem

bly

(pan

el lif

ts a

ppro

ximat

ely 1

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m fr

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then

slid

es

forw

ard.

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mov

e en

tire

asht

ray

asse

mbl

y by

relea

sing

two

plas

ticcli

ps o

n fro

nt o

f ass

embl

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htra

y an

d sh

ifter

woo

d gr

ainca

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w be

rem

oved

and

set

asid

e.

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mov

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nt a

ssem

bly

from

abo

ve ra

dio:

a.

Two

clips

are

loca

ted

on th

e lef

t han

d sid

e of

eac

h of

the

two

louv

ers.

Pus

h th

e lo

uver

s fu

lly u

pwar

d to

exp

ose

the

two

lowe

r ret

ainin

g ta

bs. P

ull t

he ta

bs in

ward

- th

is all

ows

the

louv

er a

ssem

bly

to fu

lly fo

ld u

pwar

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xpos

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a ga

p.

b.Re

mov

e th

e T-

20 T

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scr

ew fr

om e

ach

expo

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gap.

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xt, f

old

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louv

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down

ward

to e

xpos

e th

e tw

o pl

astic

tabs

at e

ach

top

corn

er. P

ull e

ach

of th

ese

two

tabs

down

ward

. Cen

tere

d wi

thin

the

vent

s is

a m

etal

cinch

clip

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ing

a ‘p

ic-to

ol’,

pull

the

cinch

clip

towa

rds

the

rear

of

the

car.

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vent

ass

embl

y ca

n no

w be

rem

oved

from

the

dash

. Afte

r ven

t ass

embl

y re

mov

al, p

ush

the

two

uppe

rpl

astic

tabs

on

the

vent

ass

embl

y ba

ck in

to p

lace.

d.Th

e wo

od g

rain

sur

roun

ding

the

radi

o is

held

in p

lace

by tw

o sil

ver c

lips

on b

otto

m -

relea

se th

ese

two

clips

to re

mov

e th

e pa

nel.

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ug c

onne

ctor

s an

d se

t pan

el as

ide.

e.Re

mov

e sc

rews

sec

urin

g ra

dio

and

pull

radi

o ou

t of c

avity

. Do

not u

nplu

g ra

dio.

Rad

io c

able

asse

mbl

y is

capt

ured

ben

eath

pad

ding

to th

e rig

ht o

f the

radi

o ca

vity.

Relea

se c

able

from

ben

eath

pad

ding

to a

llow

slack

for p

ullin

g ra

dio

away

from

cav

ity. S

et ra

dio

to o

ne s

ide

(set

on

padd

ing

to p

rote

ct c

ar).

4.Lo

cate

fact

ory

perfo

ratio

n on

left

side

of g

love

box.

Thi

s is

the

entry

/exit

loca

tion

for t

he c

hang

er c

able.

5A.F

or v

ehic

les

WIT

H Bo

se, M

erce

des

phon

e sy

stem

, COM

AND

(Voi

ce R

ecog

nitio

n), a

nd/o

r Tel

e-Ai

d:If

vehi

cle is

equ

ippe

d wi

th o

ne, o

r any

com

bina

tion

of th

ese

optio

ns, y

ou w

ill ha

ve to

inse

rt th

e AL

MBA

UXin

to th

e fa

ctor

y fib

er o

ptic

loop

. On

the

fiber

opt

ic ca

ble

plug

ged

into

the

rear

of t

he fa

ctor

y ra

dio,

abo

ut a

foot

from

the

radi

o, lo

cate

the

blac

k re

ctan

gular

inlin

e co

nnec

tor.

Follo

wing

Fig

ure

1 be

low,

con

nect

the

DXan

d RX

fibe

r opt

ic ca

bles

from

the

ALM

BAUX

to th

e fa

ctor

y fib

er o

ptic

syst

em. S

ee p

age

8 fo

r ins

truct

ions

on c

onne

ctin

g th

e re

d, b

lack

and

blue

wire

s on

the

ALM

BAUX

to th

e fa

ctor

y ra

dio.

5B. F

or v

ehic

les

WIT

HOUT

Bos

e, M

erce

des

phon

e sy

stem

, COM

AND

(Voi

ce R

ecog

nitio

n), a

nd/o

r Tel

e-Ai

d:If

vehi

cle is

not

equ

ippe

d wi

th a

ny o

f the

se o

ptio

ns, s

impl

y un

plug

the

exist

ing

fiber

opt

ic co

nnec

tor f

rom

the

rear

of t

he ra

dio

(if it

is p

lugg

ed in

) and

plu

g th

e fib

er o

ptic

cabl

e su

pplie

d wi

th th

e AL

MBA

UX d

irect

lyin

to th

e re

ar o

f the

fact

ory

radi

o. N

ote:

ens

ure

that

ther

e is

adeq

uate

clea

ranc

e fo

r the

fibe

r opt

ic ca

bles

behi

nd th

e ra

dio.

If c

leara

nce

is an

issu

e, re

plac

e th

e st

raig

ht c

onne

ctor

on

the

end

of th

e AL

MBA

UX fi

ber

optic

cab

les w

ith th

e 90

°fa

ctor

y co

nnec

tor b

y fo

llowi

ng F

igur

e 4

on p

age

7. S

ee p

age

8 fo

r ins

truct

ions

on

conn

ectin

g th

e re

d, b

lack

and

blue

wire

s on

the

ALM

BAUX

to th

e fa

ctor

y ra

dio.

IMPO

RTAN

TNO

TE:

Inst

alla

tion

for t

he A

LMBA

UX h

as c

hang

ed -

a br

own

wire

is n

ow p

rese

nt o

n th

e ha

rnes

s. If

usi

ng th

eAL

MBA

UX a

s an

aux

inpu

t int

erfa

ce, t

his

brow

n w

ire m

ust b

e co

nnec

ted

to c

hass

is g

roun

d.

Typi

cal s

ingl

e an

d do

uble

-DIN

radi

o:

C230

, C24

0, C

320,

and

C32

AM

G (2

001-

2003

)C2

30K

(200

2-20

03)

Fibe

r opt

ic

cabl

es fr

om ra

dio

Inlin

e fib

er o

ptic

con

nect

orsu

pplie

d w

ith S

ound

Gat

e In

terf

ace

DX

3. T

ake

fiber

opt

ic c

able

from

fact

ory

conn

ecto

ran

d m

ove

to c

onne

ctor

supp

lied

with

So

undG

ate

prod

uct

2. In

sert

cab

le la

bele

d “D

X” (r

ed le

ns)

into

exi

stin

g in

line

conn

ecto

r and

pres

s lo

ckin

g ta

b do

wn

RX

4. In

sert

cab

le la

bele

d “R

X” (w

hite

lens

)in

to in

line

conn

ecto

r and

pre

sslo

ckin

g ta

b do

wn

Fibe

r opt

ic c

able

sgo

ing

to v

ehic

le s

yste

ms

1. E

xist

ing

inlin

e co

nnec

tor o

nfa

ctor

y ca

ble.

Lift

met

al lo

ckin

gta

b to

rele

ase

fiber

opt

ic c

able

from

inlin

e co

nnec

tor

Fact

ory

fiber

op

tic c

able

FIG

UR

E 1

ALM

BAU

X

RRAADD

IIOO RR

EEMMOO

VVAALL

IINNSSTT

RRUU

CCTTIIOO

NNSS

Page

41.

Mov

e ge

ar s

elect

or le

ver t

o po

sitio

n “D

”.

2.Pu

ll st

owag

e co

mpa

rtmen

t (1)

and

cov

er (6

) out

usin

gre

mov

al to

ols.

3.Re

mov

e sc

rews

(7).

4.Re

mov

e as

htra

y ho

usin

g re

tain

ing

scre

ws (2

) and

ash

tray

hous

ing

(3).

5a.O

n ve

hicle

s wi

thou

t COM

AND,

pul

l cov

er (6

) out

with

air

cond

ition

ing

push

butto

n co

ntro

l mod

ule

(N19

) and

radi

o(A

2).

Note

: Cov

er (6

) is

clipp

ed in

to u

pper

are

a (a

rrows

) of

cent

er c

onso

le.

5b.O

n ve

hicle

s wi

th C

OMAN

D (A

40/3

), pu

ll co

ver (

6) o

ut w

ithair

con

ditio

ning

pus

hbut

ton

cont

rol m

odul

e (N

19).

Rem

ove

radi

o re

tain

ing

scre

ws a

nd g

ently

pul

l rad

io fr

omca

vity.

6.Se

e pa

ges

7 an

d 8

for i

nstru

ctio

ns o

n co

nnec

ting

the

ALM

BAUX

to th

e fa

ctor

y ra

dio.

Typi

cal s

ingl

e-DI

N ra

dio:

S430

, S50

0, S

55 A

MG,

S60

0 (2

000-

2003

)Ty

pica

l sin

gle-

DIN

non-

Navi

gatio

n ra

dio

foun

d in

:

C Cl

ass

(199

9-20

00)

CLK

(199

9-20

02)

E Cl

ass

(199

9-20

02)

SL (1

999-

2002

)SL

K (1

999-

2003

)M

L (2

000-

2003

)G5

00 (2

002-

2003

)

Radi

o re

mov

al in

stru

ctio

ns fo

r rad

ios

show

n in

Fig

ure

2 an

d 3.

1. In

sert

Mer

cede

s ra

dio

rem

oval

tool

s in

slo

ts a

t low

er c

orne

rs o

f rad

io a

nd g

ently

pul

l rad

io o

ut o

f cav

ity.

2.To

read

y ra

dio

for r

einse

rtion

into

das

h, in

sert

rem

oval

tool

s an

d pr

ess

back

the

reta

inin

g sp

rings

on

the

sides

of t

he ra

dio,

indi

cate

d by

the

arro

w on

the

abov

e fig

ure,

and

then

pul

l out

the

rem

oval

tool

s.

3.Se

e pa

ges

7 an

d 8

for i

nstru

ctio

ns o

n co

nnec

ting

the

ALM

BAUX

to th

e fa

ctor

y ra

dio.

Typi

cal s

ingl

e-DI

N AP

S ra

dio

and

Navi

gatio

nop

erat

ing

units

:

C Cl

ass

(199

9-20

00)

CLK

(199

9-20

02)

E Cl

ass

(199

9-20

02)

SL (1

999-

2002

)SL

K (1

999-

2003

)M

L (2

000-

2003

)G5

00 (2

002-

2003

)

Figu

re 2

Figu

re 3

Page

5

RRAADD

IIOO RR

EEMMOO

VVAALL

IINNSSTT

RRUU

CCTTIIOO

NNSS

1. R

emov

e as

htra

y ho

usin

g (2

) belo

w he

ater

con

trols.

2. R

emov

e s

crew

s (4

) belo

w bo

ttom

edg

e of

cen

ter c

onso

le co

ver.

3. R

emov

e co

ver (

1) fr

om c

ente

r con

sole.

4. D

iscon

nect

con

nect

ors

(5) a

t upp

er c

ontro

l pan

el co

ntro

l mod

ule.

5. D

iscon

nect

con

nect

ors

at a

utom

atic

heat

er a

nd a

ir co

nditi

onin

g m

odul

e.

6. S

ee p

ages

7 a

nd 8

for i

nstru

ctio

ns o

n co

nnec

ting

the

ALM

BAUX

to th

e fa

ctor

y ra

dio.

Typi

cal s

ingl

e-DI

N ra

dio

with

sto

wag

e co

mpa

rtmen

t bel

ow:

CLK3

20 C

LK43

0, C

LK55

AM

G, a

nd C

LK50

0 (2

003)

1. R

emov

e sc

rews

(1).

2. P

ull o

ut ra

dio

(A2)

and

sto

wage

com

partm

ent (

2).

3. R

emov

e co

ver (

1) fr

om c

ente

r con

sole.

4. D

iscon

nect

fibe

r opt

ic ca

ble

conn

ecto

r fro

m re

ar o

f rad

io.

5. S

ee p

ages

7 a

nd 8

for i

nstru

ctio

ns o

n co

nnec

ting

the

ALM

BAUX

to th

e fa

ctor

y ra

dio.

RRAADD

IIOO RR

EEMMOO

VVAALL

IINNSSTT

RRUU

CCTTIIOO

NNSS

1. M

ove

drive

r and

pas

seng

er s

eats

dow

n an

d to

the

rear

.

2. U

nclip

left

and

right

con

sole

side

pane

ls (2

and

3) f

rom

re

tain

ing

clips

(4) w

ith w

edge

and

rem

ove.

3. R

emov

e sc

rews

(5) o

n lef

t and

righ

t sid

es o

f con

sole.

4. P

ositi

on a

ssem

bly

wedg

e on

upp

er e

dge

of c

ente

r con

sole

cove

r(1

) at a

rrows

and

unc

lip c

ente

r con

sole

cove

r fro

m in

stru

men

tpa

nel.

5. L

ift c

ente

r con

sole

cove

r unt

il ele

ctric

al co

nnec

tors

are

ac

cess

ible

and

disc

onne

ct c

onne

ctor

s.

6. S

ee p

ages

7 a

nd 8

for i

nstru

ctio

ns o

n co

nnec

ting

the

ALM

BAUX

to th

e fa

ctor

y ra

dio.

Typi

cal d

oubl

e-DI

N ra

dio:

SL50

0, S

L55

AMG

(200

3)

Page

6

AALLMM

BBAAUU

XX FFII

BBEERR

OOPPTT

IICC CC

OONN

NNEECC

TTIIOO

NNSS

Inse

rt “D

X” c

able

(red

lens)

from

Sou

ndGa

tein

terfa

ce o

n th

is sid

eof

fact

ory

conn

ecto

r

Beve

led s

ide

of c

onne

ctor

Inse

rt “R

X” (w

hite

lens

) cab

lefro

m S

ound

Gate

inte

rface

on

this

side

of fa

ctor

y co

nnec

tor

Figu

re 4

1. D

iscon

nect

the

90°

fiber

opt

ic co

nnec

tor f

rom

the

back

of t

he ra

dio.

Disa

ssem

ble

the

stra

ight

fiber

opt

ic co

nnec

tor o

n th

e AL

MBA

UX, a

nd th

e 90

°fa

ctor

y co

nnec

tor a

nd re

mov

e th

e fib

erop

tic c

ables

from

eac

h.

2. In

sert

the

“RX

(whi

te le

ns) a

nd “D

X” (r

ed le

ns) f

iber

opt

ic ca

bles

into

the

fact

ory

90°

conn

ecto

r in

the

loca

tions

sho

wn b

elow. FA

CTOR

Y 90

°FI

BER

OPTI

C CO

NNEC

TOR

On V

ehic

les

WIT

HOUT

fibe

r opt

ic B

ose

ampl

ifier

, Voi

ce R

ecog

nitio

n (C

OMAN

D),

Mer

cede

s ph

one

syst

em, o

r Tel

e-Ai

d.

A.On

veh

icles

with

out A

NYof

the

abov

e lis

ted

optio

ns, a

nd a

s lo

ng a

s th

ere

is a

dequ

ate

clea

ranc

e be

hind

the

radi

o fo

r the

fibe

r opt

ic c

able

s (m

inim

um b

endi

ng ra

dius

1”)

, you

can

dis

conn

ect t

he fa

ctor

y fib

erop

tic c

able

, and

plu

g th

e bl

ack

twin

-cab

le fi

ber o

ptic

con

nect

or o

n th

e AL

MBA

UX d

irect

ly in

to th

e fib

erop

tic c

onne

ctor

on

the

rear

of t

he fa

ctor

y ra

dio.

If th

ere i

s not

adeq

uate

clea

ranc

e, yo

u wi

ll ne

ed to

rem

ove

the

two

fiber

opt

ic ca

bles

from

the

ALM

BAUX

con

nect

or a

nd p

lace

them

in th

e fa

ctor

y 90

°co

nnec

tor a

s sh

own

in F

igur

e 4

belo

w.

TIP:

An

easy

way

to te

ll if

the

vehi

cle h

as th

e fib

er o

ptic

Bose

am

plifi

er is

to d

iscon

nect

the

fact

ory

fiber

opt

icca

ble

plug

ged

into

the

fact

ory

radi

o wh

ile th

e ra

dio

is tu

rned

on.

If th

e au

dio

cont

inue

s to

play

, the

sys

tem

is eit

her n

on-a

mpl

ified

, or t

he a

mpl

ifier

is n

ot fi

ber o

ptic.

B.Se

e Fig

ure

6 an

d 7

on p

age

8 fo

r con

nect

ion

of th

e po

wer,

grou

nd, a

nd d

atab

us w

ake-

up w

ires

(red,

blac

kan

d bl

ue).

Step 1a

On V

ehic

les

WIT

H fib

er o

ptic

Bos

e am

plifi

er, V

oice

Rec

ogni

tion

(COM

AND)

, M

erce

des

phon

e sy

stem

, or T

ele-

Aid.

A.On

veh

icles

with

out A

NYon

e, o

r com

bina

tion

of th

e ab

ove

liste

d op

tions

, you

will

have

to re

conf

igur

e th

efib

er o

ptic

bus

as s

hown

in F

igur

e 5

belo

w.

TIP:

An

easy

way

to te

ll if

the

vehi

cle h

as th

e fib

er o

ptic

Bose

am

plifi

er is

to d

iscon

nect

the

fact

ory

fiber

opt

icca

ble

plug

ged

into

the

fact

ory

radi

o wh

ile th

e ra

dio

is tu

rned

on.

If th

e au

dio

cont

inue

s to

play

, the

sys

tem

is eit

her n

on-a

mpl

ified

, or t

he a

mpl

ifier

is n

ot fi

ber o

ptic.

B.Se

e Fig

ure

6 an

d 7

on p

age

8 fo

r con

nect

ion

of th

e po

wer,

grou

nd, a

nd d

atab

us w

ake-

up w

ires

(red,

blac

kan

d bl

ue).

Step 1b

Fact

ory

fiber

opt

ic c

onne

ctor

plug

ged

into

rear

of r

adio

Inlin

e fib

er o

ptic

conn

ecto

r sup

plie

dw

ith S

ound

Gat

e in

terf

ace

DX RX

ALM

BAU

X,AL

MB1

,AU

XMB1

,or

KN

MB1

3. R

emov

e fib

er o

ptic

cabl

e w

ith re

d le

nsfr

om fa

ctor

yco

nnec

tor a

nd in

sert

into

inlin

e co

nnec

tor

furn

ishe

d w

ithSo

undG

ate

Inte

rfac

e

4. In

sert

fiber

opt

ic

cabl

e la

bele

d “D

X” fr

omSo

undG

ate

inte

rfac

ein

to lo

catio

n in

fact

ory

conn

ecto

r vac

ated

by

fact

ory

fiber

opt

icca

ble

with

red

lens

and

reas

sem

ble

conn

ecto

r.

Whi

te le

nsR

ed

lens

1. R

emov

e sc

rew

s on

bla

ck,

two-

fiber

con

nect

or o

n So

undG

ate

inte

rfac

e, a

nd re

mov

e “R

X” (w

hite

lens

)an

d “D

X” (r

ed le

ns) c

able

s.

2. In

sert

cab

le la

bele

d “R

X” (w

hite

lens

) int

oin

line

conn

ecto

r.

DIN

Con

nect

or

Figu

re 5

Page

7

AALLMM

BBAAUU

XX PPOO

WWEERR

,, GG

RROO

UUNN

DD AA

NNDD

DD22BB

WWAAKK

EE--UU

PP CCOO

NNNN

EECCTTII

OONN

SS

17

35

28

46

17

35

28

46

Fuse

B AC1

73

5

28

46

9 10

Splic

e Re

d wi

re fr

om A

LMBA

UX

into

Red

/Blac

k wi

re a

t pin

loca

tion

5 in

10-

pin

conn

ecto

r “C”

at r

ear

of ra

dio

Note

: Wire

col

ors

show

n m

ay v

ary.

Pin

loca

tions

alway

s ta

ke p

rece

denc

e. F

acto

ry w

ires

mus

t mus

tre

main

con

nect

ed to

fact

ory

harn

ess

- the

y fe

edot

her c

ompo

nent

s.

Cut t

erm

inal

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as a

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play

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nd th

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but

ton

twice

.

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Oper

atio

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rn o

n th

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nitio

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rn o

n th

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dio.

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utto

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Allo

w th

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r app

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15

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0 to

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Rep

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rare

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tope

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step

a c

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tim

es, b

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ssar

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Red

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(CO

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nnec

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(Loo

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io)

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Opt

ic Co

nnec

tor(l

ocat

ion

may

var

y)

Figu

re 7

(CO

MAN

D 2

.5)

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re o

n AL

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d sp

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1018

Page

8

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any

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nsta

llatio

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r the

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nged

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ire is

now

pre

sent

on

the

harn

ess.

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sing

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an a

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put i

nter

face

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s br

own

wire

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t be

conn

ecte

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RTAN

TNO

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nsta

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r the

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sing

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