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Old 11-16-2007, 07:58 AM
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Today I had a Dension Gateway 500 and Parrot CK3100 - deep joy as I can now make phone calls and the other person can hear me.

The car's software was refreshed in the summer of '07 when the I-Drive system crashed.

However with the Dension installed the I-Drive screen shows a DVD, CD, CD1, CD2, CD3, CD4, CD5 & CD6 icon. The only one I can access is the CD icon.

Dension tell me I need to have a 'MP3 retrofit'. When I phoned Sytner they told me that I had invalidated the warranty and could not help.

Does anyone know of a service option to have the car MP3 enabled?
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Hi Andy!
I can't help you (sorry!), but.. can you write some lines/a little review in the 'E60 discussion' forum about this device (dension etc.) ?
If I well understood, this should be a good alternative for who doesn't have the USB port .

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Uh uh ?
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Originally Posted by andyr27' post='495236' date='Nov 16 2007, 10:58 AM
Dension tell me I need to have a 'MP3 retrofit'. When I phoned Sytner they told me that I had invalidated the warranty and could not help.
That's rubbish - go and speak to the manager. Fitting Denison does not invalidate the warranty, and the MP3 retrofit is a paid upgrade. It's not like you have a fault and are trying to get something repaired, so warranty doesn't come in to it at all. You probably spoke to some junior technician having a bad day that didn't have a clue what you were talking about. Don't even mention Denison - just get a price for an iDrive software update and MP3 enable, the Denison doesn't come in to it.
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Well my car has come back from Scotthalls who new what MP3 retrofit meant.

However it took 2 trips as they ran out of time so could not start the process.

However after the first trip the BMW Bluetooth phone system worked and all the CD Drives CD & CD1-6. (These stopped when the Dension Gateway 500 and Parrot CK3100 were installed).

Today the car comes back and none of the above works - except the CD Drive!

The CD Drive plays the MP3 tracks that I have burn't but does not display any text (title, artist or properties).

Should I just buy a car that has a proper aerial (Mini) then I could listen a radio and would not need an Ipod?

Any ideas appreciated.
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Originally Posted by andyr27' post='500665' date='Nov 29 2007, 07:34 PM
Well my car has come back from Scotthalls who new what MP3 retrofit meant.

However it took 2 trips as they ran out of time so could not start the process.

However after the first trip the BMW Bluetooth phone system worked and all the CD Drives CD & CD1-6. (These stopped when the Dension Gateway 500 and Parrot CK3100 were installed).

Today the car comes back and none of the above works - except the CD Drive!

The CD Drive plays the MP3 tracks that I have burn't but does not display any text (title, artist or properties).

Should I just buy a car that has a proper aerial (Mini) then I could listen a radio and would not need an Ipod?

Any ideas appreciated.
Which head unit you have?
- M-ASK (6,5" display, single slot)
- CCC: (8,8" display, double slots for discs)
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