2006 with no aux/ipod connector, looking to get aux and iphone control
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W221 S500, E38 735i, L322 Range Rover
2006 with no aux/ipod connector, looking to get aux and iphone control
So I have a 2006 S500 , its loaded with options but the original buyer decided audio inputs werent a concern. Ive scowered the glovebox and the command menu and I have no options or visibility of Aux / ipod anywhere.
Im looking to add both aux and an old school ipod kit (I use a bovee 1000 in my range rover and it works perfectly, want to basically replicate that experience) , looking for track name display, folder browsing if possible and the steering wheel controls need to forward/back.
Im handy enough with electronics, I have no experience coding a merc but if coding cables are cheap im willing to aquire the tools to operate the cable.
whats my best way forward ?
Im looking to add both aux and an old school ipod kit (I use a bovee 1000 in my range rover and it works perfectly, want to basically replicate that experience) , looking for track name display, folder browsing if possible and the steering wheel controls need to forward/back.
Im handy enough with electronics, I have no experience coding a merc but if coding cables are cheap im willing to aquire the tools to operate the cable.
whats my best way forward ?
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So I have a 2006 S500 , its loaded with options but the original buyer decided audio inputs werent a concern. Ive scowered the glovebox and the command menu and I have no options or visibility of Aux / ipod anywhere.
Im looking to add both aux and an old school ipod kit (I use a bovee 1000 in my range rover and it works perfectly, want to basically replicate that experience) , looking for track name display, folder browsing if possible and the steering wheel controls need to forward/back.
Im handy enough with electronics, I have no experience coding a merc but if coding cables are cheap im willing to aquire the tools to operate the cable.
whats my best way forward ?
Im looking to add both aux and an old school ipod kit (I use a bovee 1000 in my range rover and it works perfectly, want to basically replicate that experience) , looking for track name display, folder browsing if possible and the steering wheel controls need to forward/back.
Im handy enough with electronics, I have no experience coding a merc but if coding cables are cheap im willing to aquire the tools to operate the cable.
whats my best way forward ?
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S500
the W221 5.5 litre V8 came out in Europe in 2005 and is called an S500
there was NO media option available to buy when it was built, eventually they made a bodge on hack that is too quiet and only integrates with the steering wheel buttons and the speedo display
its very rare and you need a even harder to find wiring loom (you may well find one now.... because so many are no being scrapped as too costly to keep on the road and or worn out)
then they did an interface 2 that even more rare !!! its goes the same audio level as the other sources and allows the night vision on the reversing camera to function (if you have the alloy camera from 2005 to 2008 the first interface forgets to switch on night support....)
happy reading
https://mbworld.org/forums/s-class-w...questions.html
there was NO media option available to buy when it was built, eventually they made a bodge on hack that is too quiet and only integrates with the steering wheel buttons and the speedo display
its very rare and you need a even harder to find wiring loom (you may well find one now.... because so many are no being scrapped as too costly to keep on the road and or worn out)
then they did an interface 2 that even more rare !!! its goes the same audio level as the other sources and allows the night vision on the reversing camera to function (if you have the alloy camera from 2005 to 2008 the first interface forgets to switch on night support....)
happy reading
https://mbworld.org/forums/s-class-w...questions.html
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Joined: Jul 2020
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From: Dublin, Ireland
W221 S500, E38 735i, L322 Range Rover
Luckily managed to score all the parts on ebay for 43 euro its the ipod 1 version but if im only losing night mode on the rear cam its not too bad. , have the retrofit harness, interface and the ipod cable. It came from a 2006 S320 so I should be all good by model years. Can anyone point me to the easiest way to remove the radio unit where it goes behind ?
Last edited by Eric Cartman; Aug 19, 2020 at 04:53 PM.
