This is the first ever Bluetooth handsfree car phone kit from Nokia.
There is no need for a mounting bracket on this kit as there is No Cradle! Just a small activation button on the vehicle dashboard and your voice to command instructions to your phone.
Whether the phone is still in your pocket or your handbag, when the blue tooth button is pressed it will communicate with your phone without having to plug it into a cradle. As with all Nokia kits it is possible to put the phones audio through the cars own front two speakers with the use of an Autoleads Cellular Telemute interface lead (you may require a different relay on the lead if you suffer high audio output problems! ) and a 06-208B adaptor. You can however still make the stereo mute provided you head unit supports this feature.
This kit has been superseded twice to date, firstly by the CK-1W and now by the CK-7W car kit.
With the legislation passed in December 2003 regarding the use of a mobile phone whilst driving we think there may be an issue for people with Bluetooth car kits that you should be made aware of.
Most Nokia handsets only store 10 voice tags, when using the bluetooth kit and you need to access any other number than that on your voice tag list, you will have to pick up the phone, select the number, and hit send before the kit intercepts the call. Picking up the handset and scrolling through the menu whilst driving to make a call is now against the law as you will be holding the phone whilst driving.
There is a solution to this issue! If you you wish to secure the cradle within the car whilst driving with a Nokia handset, so that you can legally scroll through the menus on your handset, you will need to purchase an additional phone holder cradle which both secures the handset and allows you to connect an in car charger at the same time.