SL/R230: Ipod Hook up
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Ipod Hook up
I have a 2003 SL 500, and I am wondering where the Ipod hook up is. Some have said it is in the glove box, but I cannot locate it. Does the 2003 SL even have a Ipod jack?
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Open the glove box, the inside left side there is a circle with a jack. Its a head phone jack, you need to buy the cable which hooks into the ipod and the jack. The ends are the same and they sell the cables at Radioshack or best buy. Once plugged in, you go to SVC, and then AUX. Now you can listen to your iPod or PSP or whatever that way.
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Open the glove box, the inside left side there is a circle with a jack. Its a head phone jack, you need to buy the cable which hooks into the ipod and the jack. The ends are the same and they sell the cables at Radioshack or best buy. Once plugged in, you go to SVC, and then AUX. Now you can listen to your iPod or PSP or whatever that way.
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Here's the setup I use in my '04 SL with the iPod touch.
Get the following from Amazon.com:
This mounts the iPod in the passenger side, center cup holder. It's very secure. The special Belkin adapter above has a cigarette lighter for power but also an audio jack with internal audio amplifier. There is a volume control so you can match the iPod audio to your radio level. You connect the audio jack to the AUX input in your glove box (sorry, '05 and later don't have this.)
For the iPod touch, set the auto-lock timeout to 1 minute. When playing with the car on, the iPod screen will stay on indefinately and dim after one minute. When you turn the car off, the iPod will automatically stop playing and turn off after 1 minute. You have to manually start the iPod playing the next time you restart the car (but the iPod will turn on automatically when you start up.)
The Belkin adapter keeps the iPod charged so it's always ready to go. Just slide it out of the holder.
The sound quality is excellent and the volume control allows you to get more than enough level.
The only pain is the car resets the AUX input EQ setting when you turn the car off for some bizarre reason.
This probably will work with other iPods, but I haven't tried it.
Get the following from Amazon.com:
- Belkin F8V7058-APB Auto Kit for Black iPod with Dock Connector $24.99
- Belkin F8E467-BLK TuneDok for iPods (Black) $13.99
This mounts the iPod in the passenger side, center cup holder. It's very secure. The special Belkin adapter above has a cigarette lighter for power but also an audio jack with internal audio amplifier. There is a volume control so you can match the iPod audio to your radio level. You connect the audio jack to the AUX input in your glove box (sorry, '05 and later don't have this.)
For the iPod touch, set the auto-lock timeout to 1 minute. When playing with the car on, the iPod screen will stay on indefinately and dim after one minute. When you turn the car off, the iPod will automatically stop playing and turn off after 1 minute. You have to manually start the iPod playing the next time you restart the car (but the iPod will turn on automatically when you start up.)
The Belkin adapter keeps the iPod charged so it's always ready to go. Just slide it out of the holder.
The sound quality is excellent and the volume control allows you to get more than enough level.
The only pain is the car resets the AUX input EQ setting when you turn the car off for some bizarre reason.
This probably will work with other iPods, but I haven't tried it.
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Here's the setup I use in my '04 SL with the iPod touch.
Get the following from Amazon.com:
This mounts the iPod in the passenger side, center cup holder. It's very secure. The special Belkin adapter above has a cigarette lighter for power but also an audio jack with internal audio amplifier. There is a volume control so you can match the iPod audio to your radio level. You connect the audio jack to the AUX input in your glove box (sorry, '05 and later don't have this.)
For the iPod touch, set the auto-lock timeout to 1 minute. When playing with the car on, the iPod screen will stay on indefinately and dim after one minute. When you turn the car off, the iPod will automatically stop playing and turn off after 1 minute. You have to manually start the iPod playing the next time you restart the car (but the iPod will turn on automatically when you start up.)
The Belkin adapter keeps the iPod charged so it's always ready to go. Just slide it out of the holder.
The sound quality is excellent and the volume control allows you to get more than enough level.
The only pain is the car resets the AUX input EQ setting when you turn the car off for some bizarre reason.
This probably will work with other iPods, but I haven't tried it.
Get the following from Amazon.com:
- Belkin F8V7058-APB Auto Kit for Black iPod with Dock Connector $24.99
- Belkin F8E467-BLK TuneDok for iPods (Black) $13.99
This mounts the iPod in the passenger side, center cup holder. It's very secure. The special Belkin adapter above has a cigarette lighter for power but also an audio jack with internal audio amplifier. There is a volume control so you can match the iPod audio to your radio level. You connect the audio jack to the AUX input in your glove box (sorry, '05 and later don't have this.)
For the iPod touch, set the auto-lock timeout to 1 minute. When playing with the car on, the iPod screen will stay on indefinately and dim after one minute. When you turn the car off, the iPod will automatically stop playing and turn off after 1 minute. You have to manually start the iPod playing the next time you restart the car (but the iPod will turn on automatically when you start up.)
The Belkin adapter keeps the iPod charged so it's always ready to go. Just slide it out of the holder.
The sound quality is excellent and the volume control allows you to get more than enough level.
The only pain is the car resets the AUX input EQ setting when you turn the car off for some bizarre reason.
This probably will work with other iPods, but I haven't tried it.
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My understanding is that it is not possible. I went through this myself when I got my '05...I expected to find the jack in the glove compartment like it was in the '04, but it was not there. I eventually burned DVDs with my songs and play them in the front slot. It is not the same as having an iPod hook up, but it does hold alot of songs. You can't do this in the '03 or '04.
This has been discussed before. You should do a search for this topic in the Audio & Electronics Forum. Maybe some clever person has figured out a way to do it.
This has been discussed before. You should do a search for this topic in the Audio & Electronics Forum. Maybe some clever person has figured out a way to do it.
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My understanding is that it is not possible. I went through this myself when I got my '05...I expected to find the jack in the glove compartment like it was in the '04, but it was not there. I eventually burned DVDs with my songs and play them in the front slot. It is not the same as having an iPod hook up, but it does hold alot of songs. You can't do this in the '03 or '04.
This has been discussed before. You should do a search for this topic in the Audio & Electronics Forum. Maybe some clever person has figured out a way to do it.
This has been discussed before. You should do a search for this topic in the Audio & Electronics Forum. Maybe some clever person has figured out a way to do it.
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Here's the setup I use in my '04 SL with the iPod touch.
Get the following from Amazon.com:
This mounts the iPod in the passenger side, center cup holder. It's very secure. The special Belkin adapter above has a cigarette lighter for power but also an audio jack with internal audio amplifier. There is a volume control so you can match the iPod audio to your radio level. You connect the audio jack to the AUX input in your glove box (sorry, '05 and later don't have this.)
For the iPod touch, set the auto-lock timeout to 1 minute. When playing with the car on, the iPod screen will stay on indefinately and dim after one minute. When you turn the car off, the iPod will automatically stop playing and turn off after 1 minute. You have to manually start the iPod playing the next time you restart the car (but the iPod will turn on automatically when you start up.)
The Belkin adapter keeps the iPod charged so it's always ready to go. Just slide it out of the holder.
The sound quality is excellent and the volume control allows you to get more than enough level.
The only pain is the car resets the AUX input EQ setting when you turn the car off for some bizarre reason.
This probably will work with other iPods, but I haven't tried it.
Get the following from Amazon.com:
- Belkin F8V7058-APB Auto Kit for Black iPod with Dock Connector $24.99
- Belkin F8E467-BLK TuneDok for iPods (Black) $13.99
This mounts the iPod in the passenger side, center cup holder. It's very secure. The special Belkin adapter above has a cigarette lighter for power but also an audio jack with internal audio amplifier. There is a volume control so you can match the iPod audio to your radio level. You connect the audio jack to the AUX input in your glove box (sorry, '05 and later don't have this.)
For the iPod touch, set the auto-lock timeout to 1 minute. When playing with the car on, the iPod screen will stay on indefinately and dim after one minute. When you turn the car off, the iPod will automatically stop playing and turn off after 1 minute. You have to manually start the iPod playing the next time you restart the car (but the iPod will turn on automatically when you start up.)
The Belkin adapter keeps the iPod charged so it's always ready to go. Just slide it out of the holder.
The sound quality is excellent and the volume control allows you to get more than enough level.
The only pain is the car resets the AUX input EQ setting when you turn the car off for some bizarre reason.
This probably will work with other iPods, but I haven't tried it.
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I'm pretty sure there is no easy solution for an 05. I think for 08 you can get a factory I-pod kit installed allowing steering wheel controls. Maybe even 07?
There are people out there who will take your command out and put in a jack or make it work for DVD's when you are driving but the pricing is obcene. So MP3 cd's or FM i-pod connectors may be the only easy ways to go.
There are people out there who will take your command out and put in a jack or make it work for DVD's when you are driving but the pricing is obcene. So MP3 cd's or FM i-pod connectors may be the only easy ways to go.
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SLilish,
Thank you so much for the prod spec and details.. I am getting this exact setup.. Looks great.. cheers man..
amer
Thank you so much for the prod spec and details.. I am getting this exact setup.. Looks great.. cheers man..
amer
Here's the setup I use in my '04 SL with the iPod touch.
Get the following from Amazon.com:
This mounts the iPod in the passenger side, center cup holder. It's very secure. The special Belkin adapter above has a cigarette lighter for power but also an audio jack with internal audio amplifier. There is a volume control so you can match the iPod audio to your radio level. You connect the audio jack to the AUX input in your glove box (sorry, '05 and later don't have this.)
For the iPod touch, set the auto-lock timeout to 1 minute. When playing with the car on, the iPod screen will stay on indefinately and dim after one minute. When you turn the car off, the iPod will automatically stop playing and turn off after 1 minute. You have to manually start the iPod playing the next time you restart the car (but the iPod will turn on automatically when you start up.)
The Belkin adapter keeps the iPod charged so it's always ready to go. Just slide it out of the holder.
The sound quality is excellent and the volume control allows you to get more than enough level.
The only pain is the car resets the AUX input EQ setting when you turn the car off for some bizarre reason.
This probably will work with other iPods, but I haven't tried it.
Get the following from Amazon.com:
- Belkin F8V7058-APB Auto Kit for Black iPod with Dock Connector $24.99
- Belkin F8E467-BLK TuneDok for iPods (Black) $13.99
This mounts the iPod in the passenger side, center cup holder. It's very secure. The special Belkin adapter above has a cigarette lighter for power but also an audio jack with internal audio amplifier. There is a volume control so you can match the iPod audio to your radio level. You connect the audio jack to the AUX input in your glove box (sorry, '05 and later don't have this.)
For the iPod touch, set the auto-lock timeout to 1 minute. When playing with the car on, the iPod screen will stay on indefinately and dim after one minute. When you turn the car off, the iPod will automatically stop playing and turn off after 1 minute. You have to manually start the iPod playing the next time you restart the car (but the iPod will turn on automatically when you start up.)
The Belkin adapter keeps the iPod charged so it's always ready to go. Just slide it out of the holder.
The sound quality is excellent and the volume control allows you to get more than enough level.
The only pain is the car resets the AUX input EQ setting when you turn the car off for some bizarre reason.
This probably will work with other iPods, but I haven't tried it.
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Here's the setup I use in my '04 SL with the iPod touch.
Get the following from Amazon.com:
This mounts the iPod in the passenger side, center cup holder. It's very secure. The special Belkin adapter above has a cigarette lighter for power but also an audio jack with internal audio amplifier. There is a volume control so you can match the iPod audio to your radio level. You connect the audio jack to the AUX input in your glove box (sorry, '05 and later don't have this.)
For the iPod touch, set the auto-lock timeout to 1 minute. When playing with the car on, the iPod screen will stay on indefinately and dim after one minute. When you turn the car off, the iPod will automatically stop playing and turn off after 1 minute. You have to manually start the iPod playing the next time you restart the car (but the iPod will turn on automatically when you start up.)
The Belkin adapter keeps the iPod charged so it's always ready to go. Just slide it out of the holder.
The sound quality is excellent and the volume control allows you to get more than enough level.
The only pain is the car resets the AUX input EQ setting when you turn the car off for some bizarre reason.
This probably will work with other iPods, but I haven't tried it.
Get the following from Amazon.com:
- Belkin F8V7058-APB Auto Kit for Black iPod with Dock Connector $24.99
- Belkin F8E467-BLK TuneDok for iPods (Black) $13.99
This mounts the iPod in the passenger side, center cup holder. It's very secure. The special Belkin adapter above has a cigarette lighter for power but also an audio jack with internal audio amplifier. There is a volume control so you can match the iPod audio to your radio level. You connect the audio jack to the AUX input in your glove box (sorry, '05 and later don't have this.)
For the iPod touch, set the auto-lock timeout to 1 minute. When playing with the car on, the iPod screen will stay on indefinately and dim after one minute. When you turn the car off, the iPod will automatically stop playing and turn off after 1 minute. You have to manually start the iPod playing the next time you restart the car (but the iPod will turn on automatically when you start up.)
The Belkin adapter keeps the iPod charged so it's always ready to go. Just slide it out of the holder.
The sound quality is excellent and the volume control allows you to get more than enough level.
The only pain is the car resets the AUX input EQ setting when you turn the car off for some bizarre reason.
This probably will work with other iPods, but I haven't tried it.
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I'm pretty sure there is no easy solution for an 05. I think for 08 you can get a factory I-pod kit installed allowing steering wheel controls. Maybe even 07?
There are people out there who will take your command out and put in a jack or make it work for DVD's when you are driving but the pricing is obcene. So MP3 cd's or FM i-pod connectors may be the only easy ways to go.
There are people out there who will take your command out and put in a jack or make it work for DVD's when you are driving but the pricing is obcene. So MP3 cd's or FM i-pod connectors may be the only easy ways to go.
