![]() ![]() ![]() The installer and I spent the next four hours checking, then re-checking all connections, dip switch settings and wiring - but found nothing wrong - honestly, we stripped and rebuilt my dash so my times I can do it l blindfold. Thankfully the person coding the car was also an approved Dension installer with lots of experience - unfortunately for me, not enough! By this I mean that I could now see the cd changer disc options on my Idrive(version 3 on an E60), but I couldn't select any as they were "greyed out" just like on a pc when an option is not available. ![]() Unfortunately, although correctly coded the car could not "talk" to the Dension. So I went along to my local Autologic approved garage (who is also an independent BMW specialist) and had the car "coded". I then contacted Autologic and found a garage near me who could "code" the car (£60 from garage £120 from my local dealer!). So I bought and installed a Dension Gateway 500 following the "mickey mouse" instructions supplied with the kit - diagram '3a' for me and dip switch settings being one, two and six up/on and the rest down/off. they both said the car was cd changer prep'd.Īfter reading lots of useful posts on this forum I decided to give it a go myself (ex mechanic). just the standard BMW single slot cd player - I phoned two dealers in the UK giving my car details. I have a 2007 E60, with no cd changer, no sat nav. The problem I had was that once installed, the car could "see" but not "talk" to the Dension, I shall explain. The solution seems obvious now, but at the time I was tearing my hair out. hopefully this post might come in handy to someone, somewhere. I just wanted to try and help anyone who might be thinking of installing a Dension gateway 500 to their E60 or might be having problems. ![]()
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