nonsns3

Not sure if its old news for any of you, but it looks like you can have both Ipod and Aux Input. At least on my car, with the iPod option, the glove box included only the iPod connector wire. No Aux input as shown on P. 148 of the COMAND manual. Aux input can be nice to use for other music devices or just to avoid having to use the clunky steering wheel iPod controls.

It turns out if you open the passenger door, open the glove compartment, and yank out the triangular-ish exposed plastic panel on the right of the glove compartment, there is a short wire with an Aux Input. Using a standard male-to-male 1/8" headphone plug, I routed the aux wire down the door trim, towards the back, and under the passenger seat so the other end comes up where the cup holders are.

Hope that helps somebody. If you need pictures, let me know.

Mr. Happy

This sounds like another secret of this car. Would be great to see some pictures if you can. Thanks.

mbe3504matic

yeah some pics would be great. Thanks.

maximooz

Yes! Please post some pics.

nonsns3

I just left for a trip. I'll post some when I get back this weekend.

iatacs19

Is the jack to the right of the cable what you are describing?



(white circle)

mbe3504matic

look like you found it.

nonsns3

Interesting, my glove compartment does not have a slot for the AUX jack so the jack is hidden behind the glove compartment wall completely not visible from within the glove compartment.

mbe3504matic

Not that i will use it but it sure is nice to know we have that aux input available.

OverBudget

OK, help me understand...

I did not get the iPod option on my car. Are you saying that I can go behind my glovebox and find an AUX input and now make my iPod work?

Sorry if I butchered the interpretation of this thread.

maximooz

Yeah I don't have that same white circle.

iatacs19

what's your car's build date?

Mine is 02/09

exdes

I don't have it! My ipod cable comes out from where your white circle is.. whoever built my car was taking shortcuts!

Mr. Happy

Where can you see in which month your car was built?

iatacs19

On the drive's side door jamb where the stickers with the tyre pressure is/are.

mzporto

I didn't check it yet, but let's suppose I have that jack. I could simply connect the music device with a male-male cable and it will work fine? Or I'll have to "activate" the AUX?

BerBer63

Worst 400 I spent on Ipod adapter. quality sucks

OverBudget

OK, let me ask again, same question as mzporto. If you have the jack, can you just connect a male to male cable to the jack and an iPod will work?

I'm asking without checking, because my car is in route between Oregon and Arizona currently...

nonsns3

Yes, connect male-male cable to jack and any typical music device. Switch your Audio to AUX and enjoy.

maximooz

Any of you '09 C63s have this? I'm thihking maybe mine is hidden behind and i have to open it up to reach.

seekrain

yes, mine has it too. I have the ipod adapter, but never use it. I do the double male cable, tune audio to aux, works great. When I don't use it, I put the cable back in the glove compartment.

maximooz

seekrain, think you can help snap a pic to share? thanks in advance.

Unbreakable1

09 c63...i think i have it...but its outlined in black instead of white

bluejae

i didn't get the ipod option on my car. i rarely listen to my ipod anyway so didn't want to waste the money. found out later that there was a jack in the glove compartment on the right side.

i had a male to male connector so i gave it a try. i figured i needed to put it on aux. and it worked. so my car can play music for my ipod or even my blackberry if i wanted to. pretty awesome.

nonsns3

So here are some pics. It looks like there are 3 scenarios:

1) No iPod - Aux input in the glove compartment
2) Yes iPod - Only iPod connector in the glove compartment (my pics)
3) Yes iPod - both iPod and Aux input in the glove compartment (iatacs19's pics)

I kinda like the idea of not having to access the glove compartment in order to plug in music.