fabes
MB Enthusiast
Well, said I would let you know how I got on with this...
Had the DICE FM Modulator fitted today by my MB Indy whilst in for a B service
And.... a success
Dice FM RDS | Artist Track Information | iPod Car
Link explains it and how it works, but he
Disassembled the dash (thanks for making that bit easy Mercedes!)
Wired the three power leads up to the ISO connector that feeds the Audio 10 HU
Diverted the car aerial lead into the DICE box
Fed in the IPOD lead into the box
Connected the out to the Audio10 aerial socket
Set it to one of the 6 frequencies on the box using the selectors 'pins',
Stored that frequency on the Audio 10
Stuck box under the passenger dash area
Fed IPOD lead through to centre console top box
And pressed play
Sound is great - its that simple
(plus putting car back together again - thanks Mercedes again!)
With Ign on and IPOD connected, turn Audio 10 on, select FM station stored and press play on the IPOD.
It charges the IPOD and sound quality is as good as FM and CD though the standard speakers.
AND it displays the track and artist playing on the RDS HU screen
There are a few negatives
IPOD control is only through the IPOD, not HU
You won't get traffic updates
You do retain all HU and SWC features - not track select though
All other radio stations seem unaffected
No drift or interference
The major issue I had is that the power leads are too short (about 8 inches - you could extend them if capable I suppose)
so where you put the DICE box is limited.
Instructions are NOT to place behind the HU ( tight in there anyway) as you might need to update firmware or check a cable, so a little more wire wouldn't go amiss.
If you have an Audio 10 or Audio 30 without an aux in and don't want to swap the HU, this is a reasonable solution and not a hard DIY fit at all, once you get the dash apart.
Hope that review is of some help - I say worth it.
Fabes
Had the DICE FM Modulator fitted today by my MB Indy whilst in for a B service
And.... a success
Dice FM RDS | Artist Track Information | iPod Car
Link explains it and how it works, but he
Disassembled the dash (thanks for making that bit easy Mercedes!)
Wired the three power leads up to the ISO connector that feeds the Audio 10 HU
Diverted the car aerial lead into the DICE box
Fed in the IPOD lead into the box
Connected the out to the Audio10 aerial socket
Set it to one of the 6 frequencies on the box using the selectors 'pins',
Stored that frequency on the Audio 10
Stuck box under the passenger dash area
Fed IPOD lead through to centre console top box
And pressed play
Sound is great - its that simple
(plus putting car back together again - thanks Mercedes again!)
With Ign on and IPOD connected, turn Audio 10 on, select FM station stored and press play on the IPOD.
It charges the IPOD and sound quality is as good as FM and CD though the standard speakers.
AND it displays the track and artist playing on the RDS HU screen
There are a few negatives
IPOD control is only through the IPOD, not HU
You won't get traffic updates
You do retain all HU and SWC features - not track select though
All other radio stations seem unaffected
No drift or interference
The major issue I had is that the power leads are too short (about 8 inches - you could extend them if capable I suppose)
so where you put the DICE box is limited.
Instructions are NOT to place behind the HU ( tight in there anyway) as you might need to update firmware or check a cable, so a little more wire wouldn't go amiss.
If you have an Audio 10 or Audio 30 without an aux in and don't want to swap the HU, this is a reasonable solution and not a hard DIY fit at all, once you get the dash apart.
Hope that review is of some help - I say worth it.
Fabes
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