apparently that kit in prime doesn't contain all the parts that are required.

it is about half of what is needed according to my research.

i just don't understand why m-b has removed these parts. makes little sense to me.

i never thought that i would care about sirius/xm radio, then i acquired a 2008 porsche cayenne turbo with that option. that changed my mind. suddenly i could acccess jazz, opera, any time i wanted it. and like you, i left fm radio.

i acquired a 2006 cl55 in 2010. it had sat radio.

i had a 2006 cl500, it did not have it as o.e. at that time, as an option, it cost $600.

as i recall, in 2010, the components were available from m-b for $3400.

i solved the problem. bought another 2006 cl500 with all the options. sold the one that had only keyless go.

the inexplicable mystery for me is this: why did m-b sell these cars with options?

in the pre-2000 era, all sonderklasse benzes came with all options. did m-b really think its customers at that end of the market would not buy them unless they were "strippers"?