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ose.
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Soun
dGat
eis
prou
dto
pres
entt
heAL
MBA
UX, t
hein
dust
ry’s
first
fiber
optic
CDCh
ange
r,an
dAU
Xin
puti
nter
face
,for
the
1999
-20
04M
erce
des
vehi
cles
(incl
udin
gNa
viga
tion
equi
pped
)lis
ted
belo
w.Th
eAL
MBA
UXall
ows
you
toco
nnec
tan
Alpi
neCD
chan
gerd
irect
lyto
the
D2B
Fiber
Optic
audi
osy
stem
sin
the
Mer
cede
sve
hicle
slis
ted
belo
w(w
ithou
tfac
tory
CDch
ange
r),OR
can
func
tion
asan
AUX
inpu
tint
erfa
cefo
rthe
sesa
me
vehi
cles.
Feat
ures
...Th
eAL
MBA
UXut
ilizes
micr
opro
cess
orco
ntro
l,ul
tra-re
liabl
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rface
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ntco
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ctio
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dad
vanc
edso
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sign,
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amles
slyin
terfa
ceto
the
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cede
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erop
ticau
dio
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em.T
heAL
MBA
UXin
clude
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fiber
optic
cabl
ing
and
powe
rwiri
ngre
quire
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rins
talla
tion.
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SENO
TE:A
LMBA
UXTA
KES
THE
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THE
FACT
ORY
CDCH
ANGE
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PRES
ENT.
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BAUX
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OTPE
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MCD
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GER
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THE
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ETI
ME.
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right
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ved.
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dGat
e®is
are
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ered
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wat
erD
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ns,I
nc.
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ther
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emar
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eth
epr
oper
tyor
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rre
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tive
owne
rs.
Rev
0420
07
BeSu
reTo
Ask
Your
Auto
soun
dSp
ecia
listA
bout
Thes
eOt
herE
xciti
ngSo
undG
ate
Prod
ucts
...
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petit
ion-
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eIn
terfa
ces
fora
ddin
gam
plifi
ers
•Rem
ote
audi
oco
ntro
lint
erfa
ces
that
letyo
uco
ntro
laf
term
arke
trec
eiver
san
dCD
play
ers
from
your
fact
ory
rear
seat
,ors
teer
ing-
whee
l-mou
nted
audi
oco
ntro
ls.
•Com
pact
Disc
ssp
ecifi
cally
engi
neer
edfo
rtes
ting
your
auto
soun
dsy
stem
.
•And
man
yot
hers
!
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w.so
undg
ate.
com
Why
Soun
dGat
eD
eale
rsha
veth
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ge..
.
The
tech
nolo
gies
used
into
day’
sve
hicl
esar
eas
soph
istic
ated
asan
yla
ptop
com
pute
r.At
Soun
dGat
ew
ebe
lieve
thes
ene
wte
chno
logi
esar
efu
llof
oppo
rtun
ities
for
mob
ileel
ectr
onic
deal
ers
acro
ssth
ena
tion.
We
mak
eit
ahi
ghpr
iorit
yto
noto
nly
rese
arch
thes
ene
wsy
stem
s,bu
tto
unde
rsta
ndth
eman
dth
eir
impa
cton
the
afte
rmar
ketc
arau
dio
indu
stry
.Arm
edw
ithth
iskn
owle
dge,
we
are
wel
lequ
ippe
dto
help
you
inte
grat
ene
wco
mpo
nent
sin
toth
ese
syst
ems
with
our
inno
vativ
e,hi
gh-p
erfo
rman
cein
terf
aces
and
unpa
ralle
led
tech
nica
lsu
ppor
t.
ALM
BAUX
The
Soun
dGat
eAL
MBA
UXw
orks
inth
efo
llow
ing
Mer
cede
sve
hicl
es(w
hen
note
quip
ped
with
fact
ory
CDch
ange
r):•
1999
-04
CCl
ass,
All(
e.g.
C230
,C24
0,C3
20,C
LK32
0,CL
K430
)•
1999
-02
E320
,E43
0,E5
5•
1999
-05
G500
•20
01-0
5M
L320
/350
,ML4
20/5
00•
2000
-03
S430
/500
/600
•20
00-0
4SL
500/
600
•19
99-0
4SL
K230
/320
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dGat
eIn
tegr
atio
nus
ing
the
Soun
dGat
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poss
ibili
ties!
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patib
leAL
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rs:
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uded
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AARRYY
Page
2
Gain
acc
ess
to th
e pr
oper
inte
rfaci
ng lo
catio
n fo
r the
ALM
BAUX
A. T
he S
ound
Gate
ALM
BAUX
is d
esig
ned
for i
nsta
llatio
n at
the
rear
of t
he fa
ctor
y ra
dio,
ONL
Yif
ther
e ar
e no
othe
r dev
ices
pres
ent o
n th
e fib
er o
ptic
ring.
If o
ther
com
pone
nts
are
pres
ent o
n th
e fib
er o
ptic
ring
(am
plifi
er, T
ele-A
id, o
r COM
AND)
, ALM
BAUX
will
have
to b
e in
stall
ed a
t the
fact
ory
CD c
hang
er lo
catio
n on
ly.
B.Ba
sic ra
dio
rem
oval
is ou
tline
d in
thes
e in
stru
ctio
ns. C
ompa
re th
e di
agra
ms
(and
mod
els li
sted
on
each
) on
the
follo
wing
pag
es to
you
r rad
io to
det
erm
ine
which
inst
ruct
ions
are
app
ropr
iate
for y
our v
ehicl
e. If
you
are
unsu
re o
f the
pro
cedu
re, o
r if t
he ra
dio
style
in y
our p
artic
ular
veh
icle
is no
t sho
wn h
ere,
plea
se c
onsu
lt a
fact
ory
serv
ice m
anua
l for
exa
ct d
isass
embl
y in
stru
ctio
ns. I
n pa
rticu
lar p
ay s
trict
atte
ntio
n to
any
war
ning
sor
inst
ruct
ions
rega
rdin
g wo
rkin
g ar
ound
airb
ags.
C.Fo
llowi
ng th
e ra
dio
rem
oval
inst
ruct
ions
, car
eful
ly re
mov
e all
nec
essa
ry tr
im p
anels
and
the
fact
ory
radi
o.
Step 2
Iden
tify
the
type
of a
udio
sys
tem
and
opt
iona
l com
pone
nts
inst
alle
d
A. B
efor
e yo
u be
gin
inst
allat
ion,
det
erm
ine
if th
e ve
hicle
has
the
fiber
opt
ic Bo
se a
mpl
ifier
(mos
t 200
1 an
d lat
er,
and
man
y 20
00 B
ose
ampl
ifier
s ar
e fib
er o
ptic)
. The
qui
ckes
t way
to d
eter
min
e th
is is
once
you
get
the
radi
oou
t of t
he d
ash,
turn
it o
n an
d th
en d
iscon
nect
the
fiber
opt
ic co
nnec
tor a
t the
rear
of t
he ra
dio.
If
the
audi
o ce
ases
to b
e he
ard,
the
ampl
ifier
is fi
ber o
ptic.
The
inst
allat
ion
step
s ar
e di
ffere
nt fo
r fib
er o
ptic
and
non-
fiber
opt
ic am
plifi
ed s
yste
ms.
B. D
eter
min
e if
vehi
cle is
equ
ippe
d wi
th T
ele-A
id (s
imila
r to
OnSt
ar),
OEM
Mer
cede
s ph
one
syst
em, o
r Voi
ceRe
cogn
ition
(COM
AND)
sys
tem
. The
se o
ptio
ns w
ill af
fect
inst
allat
ion.
Step 1
Impo
rtant
Not
es:
A.Th
e M
erce
des
fiber
opt
ic sy
stem
is c
onfig
ured
as
a clo
sed
ring.
The
ring
beg
ins
at th
e ra
dio,
con
tinue
sth
roug
h ea
ch c
ompo
nent
, and
end
s up
bac
k at
the
radi
o. A
ll co
nnec
tions
mus
t be
com
plet
e in
ord
er fo
r the
ring
to o
pera
te p
rope
rly. I
f one
com
pone
nt is
not
pre
sent
, the
cab
les a
t the
com
pone
nt lo
catio
n m
ust b
eco
nnec
ted
to o
ne a
noth
er.
B.Li
ght e
nter
s th
e fa
ctor
y ca
bles
in th
e rin
g th
roug
h th
e cle
ar le
ns, a
nd e
xits
each
fact
ory
cabl
e th
roug
h th
ere
d len
s. T
he A
LMBA
UX h
as c
lear l
ense
s on
the
inte
rface
end
of e
ach
cabl
e, a
nd c
olor
ed le
nses
, ide
ntifi
ed a
sDX
(red
lens
e) a
nd R
X (w
hite
), on
the
vehi
cle e
nd o
f the
cab
les. P
rope
r con
nect
ion
is sh
own
in th
e co
nnec
-tio
n di
agra
ms
later
in th
ese
inst
ruct
ion.
C.Ve
hicle
s de
liver
ed fr
om th
e fa
ctor
y m
ay h
ave
activ
e fib
ers
(as
with
Tele
-Aid
, fac
tory
pho
nes
or o
ptic-
type
ampl
ifier
s), i
nact
ive fi
bers
(no
optio
nal c
ompo
nent
s in
stall
ed),
or n
o fib
ers.
Eac
h ve
hicle
will,
in m
ost c
ases
,be
diff
eren
t fro
m p
revio
us v
ehicl
es w
orke
d on
.
D.M
ake
sure
the
car’s
fact
ory
radi
o is
turn
ed to
the
“Off”
pos
ition
.
E.Tu
rn th
e ig
nitio
n ke
y of
the
car t
o th
e “O
ff” p
ositi
on a
nd re
mov
e th
e ke
y fro
m th
e ig
nitio
n sw
itch.
Inst
all A
lpin
e CD
Cha
nger
or A
UX a
udio
com
pone
nt
A. In
stall
the
Alpi
ne C
D Ch
ange
r or A
UX a
udio
dev
ice a
t the
des
ired
loca
tion
and
per t
he m
anuf
ac-
ture
r’s in
stru
ctio
ns. R
un th
e DI
N co
nnec
tion
cabl
e fro
m th
e Al
pine
CD
Chan
ger (
or R
CA c
able
from
AUX
dev
ice) t
o th
e AL
MBA
UX. T
his
may
invo
lve re
mov
al of
inte
rior t
rim p
anels
and
doo
rsil
ls. A
fter t
he c
able
is in
stall
ed, r
e-in
stall
any
trim
pan
els re
mov
ed d
urin
g in
stall
atio
n.
IMPO
RTAN
TNO
TE: I
nsta
llatio
n fo
r the
ALM
BAUX
has
cha
nged
- a
brow
n w
ire is
now
pre
sent
on th
e ha
rnes
s. If
usi
ng th
e AL
MBA
UX a
s an
aux
inpu
t int
erfa
ce, t
his
brow
n w
ire m
ust b
e co
n-ne
cted
to c
hass
is g
roun
d.
Fact
ory
CD C
hang
er L
ocat
ions
Mod
elYe
arCh
ange
r Mou
ntin
g Lo
catio
n
C230
, C24
0, C
320,
C32
AM
G20
01-2
004
Glov
ebox
C230
Kom
pres
sor
2002
-200
4Gl
oveb
oxC2
30 K
ompr
esso
r20
01Pa
ssen
ger S
ide
Rear
Qua
rter
C280
, C23
0K19
99-2
000
Pass
enge
r Sid
e Re
ar Q
uarte
rCL
500,
CL6
00, C
L55
AMG
1999
-200
4Dr
iver S
ide
Rear
Qua
rter
CLK3
20, C
LK43
0, C
LK50
0, C
LK55
AM
G20
03-2
004
Glov
ebox
CLK3
20, C
LK43
0, C
LK55
AM
G19
99-2
002
Pass
enge
r Sid
e Re
ar Q
uarte
rE3
0019
99Dr
iver S
ide
Rear
Qua
rter
E320
, E43
0, E
55 A
MG
1999
-200
2Pa
ssen
ger S
ide
Rear
Qua
rter
G500
, G55
AM
G20
02-2
004
Drive
r Sid
e Re
ar Q
uarte
rM
L320
, ML3
50, M
L430
, ML5
00, M
L55
AMG
2003
-200
4Pa
ssen
ger S
ide
Rear
Qua
rter
S420
, S43
0, S
500,
S60
0, S
55 A
MG
2000
-200
3Dr
iver S
ide
Rear
Qua
rter
SL50
0, S
L600
, SL5
5 AM
G19
99-2
004
Drive
r Sid
e Re
ar Q
uarte
rSL
K230
, SLK
320,
SLK
32 A
MG
1999
-200
4Pa
ssen
ger S
ide
Rear
Qua
rter
Step 3
War
ning
s!1.
WE
DO N
OT R
ECOM
MEN
D DI
SCON
NECT
ING
THE
BATT
ERY
on 1
999
and
late
r Mer
cede
s ve
hicl
es.
In m
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
BAUX
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
.
Page
3
IINNSSTT
AALLLLAA
TTIIOO
NN IINN
SSTTRR
UUCCTT
IIOONN
SS ((vv
eehhiicc
lleess
lliissttee
dd oonn
tthhiiss
ppaagg
ee oonn
llyy))
Note
:The
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
Clas
s ve
hicle
s wi
thou
t COM
AND.
1.Li
ft up
and
relea
se w
ood
grain
aro
und
shift
er a
ssem
bly
(pan
el lif
ts a
ppro
ximat
ely 1
") fro
m fr
ont,
then
slid
es
forw
ard.
2.Re
mov
e en
tire
asht
ray
asse
mbl
y by
relea
sing
two
plas
ticcli
ps o
n fro
nt o
f ass
embl
y. As
htra
y an
d sh
ifter
woo
d gr
ainca
n no
w be
rem
oved
and
set
asid
e.
3.Re
mov
e ve
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
d, e
xpos
ing
a ga
p.
b.Re
mov
e th
e T-
20 T
orx
head
scr
ew fr
om e
ach
expo
sed
gap.
c.Ne
xt, f
old
the
louv
ers
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
.Us
ing
a ‘p
ic-to
ol’,
pull
the
cinch
clip
towa
rds
the
rear
of
the
car.
The
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.
Unpl
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
off o
f Blu
e wi
re o
n AL
M-
BAUX
and
spl
ice in
to B
lue/
Whi
te w
ireat
pin
loca
tion
4 in
10-
pin
conn
ecto
r “C”
at r
ear o
f rad
io
Splic
e Bl
ack
wire
from
ALM
BAUX
into
Brow
n wi
re a
t pin
loca
tion
6 in
10-
pin
conn
ecto
r “C”
at r
ear o
fra
dio
Fiber
Opt
ic Co
nnec
tor
(Loc
atio
n m
ay v
ary)
Radi
o Co
nnec
tors
(Loo
king
at r
ear o
f rad
io)
Figu
re 6
Oper
atio
nal N
otes
:1.
To
acce
ss th
e AL
MBA
UX, y
ou w
ill pr
ess
the
CD b
utto
n. If
the
vehi
cle h
as a
n in
-das
h CD
play
er, a
nd th
ere
isa
CD p
rese
nt, y
ou w
ill ha
ve to
pre
ss th
e CD
but
ton
twice
.
Test
ing
Oper
atio
n of
the
ALM
BAUX
A.Tu
rn o
n th
e ig
nitio
n an
d tu
rn o
n th
e ra
dio.
Do
not i
mm
ediat
ely p
ress
the
CD b
utto
n.
Allo
w th
e ra
dio
to p
lay fo
r app
roxim
ately
15
seco
nds.
B.Pr
ess
the
CD b
utto
n to
sele
ct th
e AL
MBA
UX. T
he d
isplay
on
the
radi
o wi
ll ch
ange
and
app
ear a
s if
a fa
ctor
yCD
cha
nger
wer
e se
lecte
d.
C.If
the
radi
o do
es n
ot re
cogn
ize th
e AL
MBA
UX, t
urn
off t
he ra
dio,
turn
off
the
key,
rem
ove
it fro
m th
e ig
nitio
n an
d wa
it ap
prox
imat
ely 1
0 to
15
seco
nds.
Rep
eat “
B” a
bove
. In
rare
inst
ance
s, y
ou m
ay h
ave
tope
rform
this
step
a c
oupl
e of
tim
es, b
ut it
is o
nly
nece
ssar
y du
ring
initi
al in
stall
atio
n.
D.Af
ter y
ou h
ave
verif
ied o
pera
tion,
re-in
stall
the
fact
ory
radi
o an
d an
y tri
m p
anels
rem
oved
dur
ing
inst
alla-
tion.
Inst
allat
ion
is co
mpl
ete!
Step 2
17
35
28
46
17
35
28
46
Fuse
B A
C1
73
5
28
46
9 10
Note
: Fac
tory
Red
/Blac
k, B
lack
and
Blue
/Blac
k wi
res
mus
t mus
t rem
ain
conn
ecte
d to
fact
ory
harn
ess
- the
y su
pply
othe
r com
pone
nts.
Splic
e Re
d wi
re fr
om A
LMBA
UX in
toRe
d/Bl
ack
+12
Volt
cons
tant
wire
at p
in lo
ca-
tion
4 in
8-p
in c
onne
ctor
“A” a
t rea
r of r
adio
Splic
e Bl
ack
wire
from
ALM
BAUX
into
Bro
wngr
ound
wire
at p
in lo
catio
n 8
in 8
-pin
co
nnec
tor “
A” a
t rea
r of r
adio
Radi
o Co
nnec
tors
(Loo
king
at r
ear o
f rad
io)
Fiber
Opt
ic Co
nnec
tor(l
ocat
ion
may
var
y)
Figu
re 8
(CO
MAN
D 2
.0)
Cut t
erm
inal
off o
f Blu
e wi
re o
n AL
MBA
UXan
d sp
lice
into
Blu
e/Bl
ack
wire
at p
in lo
catio
n10
in 1
8-pi
n co
nnec
tor a
t rea
r of r
adio
19
1018
17
35
28
46
17
35
28
46
Fuse
B A
Note
: Fac
tory
Red
/Blac
k, B
lack
and
Blue
/Blac
k wi
res
mus
t mus
t rem
ain
conn
ecte
d to
fact
ory
harn
ess
- the
y su
pply
othe
r com
pone
nts.
Splic
e Re
d wi
re fr
om A
LMBA
UX in
toRe
d/Bl
ack
+12
Volt
cons
tant
wire
at p
in lo
ca-
tion
4 in
8-p
in c
onne
ctor
“A” a
t rea
r of r
adio
Splic
e Bl
ack
wire
from
ALM
BAUX
into
Bro
wngr
ound
wire
at p
in lo
catio
n 8
in 8
-pin
co
nnec
tor “
A” a
t rea
r of r
adio
Radi
o Co
nnec
tors
(Loo
king
at r
ear o
f rad
io)
Fiber
Opt
ic Co
nnec
tor(l
ocat
ion
may
var
y)
Figu
re 7
(CO
MAN
D 2
.5)
Cut t
erm
inal
off o
f Blu
e wi
re o
n AL
MBA
UXan
d sp
lice
into
Blu
e/Bl
ack
wire
at p
in lo
catio
n7
in 1
8-pi
n co
nnec
tor a
t rea
r of r
adio
19
1018
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u ex
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nce
any
prob
lem
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IMPO
RTAN
TNO
TE: I
nsta
llatio
n fo
r the
ALM
BAUX
has
cha
nged
- a
brow
n w
ire is
now
pre
sent
on
the
harn
ess.
If u
sing
the
ALM
BAUX
as
an a
ux in
put i
nter
face
, thi
s br
own
wire
mus
t be
conn
ecte
dto
cha
ssis
gro
und.
IMPO
RTAN
TNO
TE: I
nsta
llatio
n fo
r the
ALM
BAUX
has
cha
nged
- a
brow
n w
ire is
now
pre
sent
on
the
harn
ess.
If u
sing
the
ALM
BAUX
as
an a
ux in
put i
nter
face
, thi
s br
own
wire
mus
t be
conn
ecte
d to
cha
ssis
grou
nd.