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SL/R230: ipod direct connection in '05 SL500

Old Feb 21, 2012 | 05:54 PM
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ipod direct connection in '05 SL500

i want to have my ipod/iphone plugged into my stereo in my SL.
asked a guy that works at a MB service dept. about he said i can't do it.
there isn't an AUX plug in receptor anywhere in my car. can't i have one put in? does anyone else have a thing in their SL to connect ipod/iphone directly to stereo? is this possible? thanks! (its a 2005 SL500)
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Old Feb 21, 2012 | 08:15 PM
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Look in your glove compartment and see if you have a input jack connector on upper left side. My 04 does.
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Old Feb 21, 2012 | 10:05 PM
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Old Feb 22, 2012 | 12:34 AM
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pilot, i just looked in my glove box and do not have any jack. what kind of air craft did/do you fly? I'm in college and headed for law school but afterwards i would like to fly jets before i become a lawyer forever.
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