Thanks to Tim Dare (surfnirnava on this forum) we now have a working IceLink Plus from Dension that supports iPod's in our Maserati's. I received and installed mine and it is working!
As Tim points out, you should ask Dension for Beta version 2.11 of the firmware to be preinstalled on your IceLink. Tim worked with Dension to get support for our cars. When I ordered at Dension USA they said an earlier, non-Beta firmware version would work with our cars, but I requested the 2.11 Beta based on Tim's experience.
I have only put in four playlists so far, and the units behaves a bit funny when I select the fifth, blank, playlist, but it doesn't freeze or do anything bad. I just have to scroll through the playlists to get it in sync again.
Pretty easy to install. I fits easily in the console under the lid. Plugs into the bottom, driver side of the head unit, under the CD/nav drive. You need to drill a hole under the foam rubber pad in the console to allow the cable through to connect to the iPod. The IceLink provides all power and signal connections, so the only connection is to the head unit.
Note that since the Dension uses CD #6 to access it's configuration menu, and we don't have CD#6 in our 5 CD changer control, we just have to used the IceLink in it's default settings, which is fine with me.
No more poor radio reception and problems with using the RF adapters to listen to the iPod!
Thanks for being a risktaking pioneer, Tim!!!
Mike
As Tim points out, you should ask Dension for Beta version 2.11 of the firmware to be preinstalled on your IceLink. Tim worked with Dension to get support for our cars. When I ordered at Dension USA they said an earlier, non-Beta firmware version would work with our cars, but I requested the 2.11 Beta based on Tim's experience.
I have only put in four playlists so far, and the units behaves a bit funny when I select the fifth, blank, playlist, but it doesn't freeze or do anything bad. I just have to scroll through the playlists to get it in sync again.
Pretty easy to install. I fits easily in the console under the lid. Plugs into the bottom, driver side of the head unit, under the CD/nav drive. You need to drill a hole under the foam rubber pad in the console to allow the cable through to connect to the iPod. The IceLink provides all power and signal connections, so the only connection is to the head unit.
Note that since the Dension uses CD #6 to access it's configuration menu, and we don't have CD#6 in our 5 CD changer control, we just have to used the IceLink in it's default settings, which is fine with me.
No more poor radio reception and problems with using the RF adapters to listen to the iPod!
Thanks for being a risktaking pioneer, Tim!!!
Mike