S-Class (W220) 1999-2006: S 320 CDI, S 320, S430, S 500, S 600

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Old Feb 14, 2007 | 03:39 PM
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2002 S500 needs iPod!

Dension USA no longer sells anything and Dension's website sucks STILL, so does anyone have any idea how to actually buy their products? Apparently there's some new deal called the Gateway 500 that's matched to the '02 W220, but I can't get the info on it.

Anyone?
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Old Feb 14, 2007 | 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by notoriousALE
Dension USA no longer sells anything and Dension's website sucks STILL, so does anyone have any idea how to actually buy their products? Apparently there's some new deal called the Gateway 500 that's matched to the '02 W220, but I can't get the info on it.

Anyone?
yes.. go this link...

http://www.dension4u.de/shop/product...roducts_model=

Your car is D2B so it is compatible and available.
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Old Feb 15, 2007 | 12:30 AM
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hey and it's 419,00 euro!
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Old Feb 15, 2007 | 01:03 AM
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Originally Posted by notoriousALE
hey and it's 419,00 euro!
LoL I said it was available not cheap...I bought one from them last year for an AUDI.. It was pretty cool. $535.00 shipped
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Old Feb 15, 2007 | 01:02 PM
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Good god!

Back to the drawing board!
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Old Feb 17, 2007 | 05:19 PM
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would this work for my 2000 s500?
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Old Feb 17, 2007 | 08:19 PM
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would this work for my 2000 s500?
Yes it will.
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Old Feb 17, 2007 | 09:23 PM
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sweet cuz i heard somehwere that our engien clusters are different and it runs of that
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Old Mar 2, 2007 | 09:24 PM
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GATEWAY 500 in '03 S500

I have an 03 S500 and just installed the GATEWAY 500. It works like a charm however the controls leave something to be desired. You can't see the song title on the COMAND console and if you have the iPod in the glove box it is NOT easy to navigate between playlists and songs, etc. All in all, it's okay--but I'm surprised isn't more user-friendly.
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Old Mar 5, 2007 | 01:45 PM
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Has anyone installed one of these on a 2002 S430? Did you do it yourself or did you pay someone to do it? Difficult?
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Old Mar 5, 2007 | 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by notoriousALE
Good god!

Back to the drawing board!

LOL the prices for these things are way too much.
Look at the Argos BT solution it costs over $800.00
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Old Mar 5, 2007 | 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by PDUB S500
I have an 03 S500 and just installed the GATEWAY 500. It works like a charm however the controls leave something to be desired. You can't see the song title on the COMAND console and if you have the iPod in the glove box it is NOT easy to navigate between playlists and songs, etc. All in all, it's okay--but I'm surprised isn't more user-friendly.
YOU should send an Email to tech support. This unit is supposed to show song info in the comand. That's the whole point. Also If you are still able to control your ipod from the IPOD itself by default, then something is not working. That my be the reason you don't see the song titles. for $500+ You'd better be able to see songs on your comand
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Old Mar 5, 2007 | 06:35 PM
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For $500 that thing should blow me! There's got to be a better solution.
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Old Mar 5, 2007 | 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by notoriousALE
For $500 that thing should blow me! There's got to be a better solution.

the old cd out to tape player will work.. lol..except the cord will damage the command unit where the cassette player is..good luck!!
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Old Mar 5, 2007 | 11:26 PM
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Boycott Dension

After needing a part for my Dension IceLink Plus, for one I couldn't get anyone to email me back let alone there is NO service or repairs. I had to call Canada. Dension is no longer selling in the U.S. because of obvious lawsuits. The place in Canada, Auto Mobility, referred me to some guy named "Harry" which sells to you and me. He told me I was SOL and couldn't buy the $40 part. He said I would have to buy the complete unit.He suggested I buy the Gateway 500 at $500. So if my Benz has a broken part, the dealer is going to suggest me buying a new car instead of replacing a part?? C'mon. Save your money and wait till a company called Dice Electronics finishes up their beta version soon. At least if you have any problems, you will have support!
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Old Mar 6, 2007 | 11:46 AM
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Doesn't DICE stand for Dension ICE???
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Old Mar 6, 2007 | 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by PowerCell
Doesn't DICE stand for Dension ICE???
Yes.. HA ha.. He's in for a surprise....
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Old Mar 13, 2007 | 07:03 PM
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Did the OP find any other solutions?
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Old Mar 13, 2007 | 09:10 PM
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Yes.. HA ha.. He's in for a surprise....
that guy who told him that is stupid
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Old Mar 14, 2007 | 10:12 PM
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Unhappy More problems the the Gateway 500

And in the meantime since my last post, the Gateway 500 unit has just stopped working altogether. I've reset the iPod, reset the Gateway, and every time the car starts, the CD changer takes over and plays the CD's. All in all, I'm definitely thinking the unit is a POS.
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Just to inform PowerCell and My06CLK, DICE does NOT stand for Dension ICE. It stands for Digital In Car Electronics, DICE.

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Originally Posted by mdmattos
Just to inform PowerCell and My06CLK, DICE does NOT stand for Dension ICE. It stands for Digital In Car Electronics, DICE.
Whatever it stands for, It's still the same basic company ran by the same folks that ran DensionUs before the big divorce.
Here's a quote from the DICE Press Release.

"DICE Electronics, a new company founded by Dension USA CEO Alfred Barabas and President Laszlo Barabas the leaders in hardwired iPod/iNano car integration kits,......."

That's what my point was. You still think it's a different company? We'll See.
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