Mercedes Benz offers 3 different iPod integration solution depening on your vehicle model and age.
The standard type iPod kit enables control of the iPod via steering wheel controls and the instrument cluster display. This is available for most models after mid 2004. No track information or control is available from the audio system controls, everything is controlled via the steering wheel controls.
The UMI for W204 (new C class) with Audio-20. This is an iPod interface, USB interface and will even accept bluetooth streaming audio. It also adds a navigation system to your new C class. (not the CLC). iPod control is via the stereo system. This only works with the Audio-20 system not the colour navigation COMAND-APS system. The standard type iPod kit will also work in the W204 with Audio-20.
The UCI (often called the Media Interface, not to be confused with the UMI for W204) - this is (currently) a factory fit option (option 518) only introduced for the W204 with COMAND or Audio-50-APS and the Model Year 2009 vehicles (which have the bluetooth telephony included in the head unit). Full control of the iPod is done from the Audio system, and we hope to have a UCI retrofit for W212/W207 vehicles aswell shortly. Standard iPod kits are also available for W204 and Model Year 2009 onward vehicles.
We also have Dension iPod solutions for older vehicles.
This is the Mercedes iPod kit for the pre MY2009 A/B/W203-C/CLK/ML/GL/R class with Audio-20, Audio-50, or DVD COMAND and pre MY2010 Vito and Viano (model 639) with Sound-20, Sound-50 or DVD based COMAND APS and steering wheel controls.
This is the Mercedes iPod kit for the Mercedes E and CLS class cars with DVD based COMAND APS navigation. It is for MY2008 and before, not for the MY2009 cars.
Mercedes UK Retail price £239.70. Mercedes Benz part number: B6 782 4239
This is the Mercedes iPod kit for the new audio units supplied from Model Year 09 (i.e new cars delivered from mid June 08 onwards). This includes the A,B,ML,GL,R,E,CLS,SLK class cars with COMAND or Audio-20. It is also suitable for the Vito/Viano from Model Year 2010 *with* bluetooth built into the head unit. It is not for the CLK.
It is not suitable for the S/CL or the W204 C Class or new W212/W207 E Class/coupe/estate or cars with the Audio-5 (no UK cars have Audio-5), or for the SL or SLS vehicles.
This is the Mercedes iPod kit for the new Mercedes C class (W204) including GLK, E Class (W212) and E Class Coupe (W207) with any Mercedes audio system installed.
Mercedes iPod kit with Video support for Model Year 09 A, B, CLC, last-E, CLS, ML, GL, R, SL, SLK with COMAND-APS (Hard Disk based) and MY2010 Sprinter/Viano/Vito
MB UK RRP £320.54
Listen to your music and watch your videos from your iPod on your COMAND's car.
Media Interface retrofit kit for the W211 E Class and W219 CLS class (RIGHT HAND DRIVE VERSION)
This kit allows you to retrofit the factory-fit Media Interface (also known as UCI) to your E/CLS vehicle with COMAND NTG2.5 (i.e the one with the built in hard disk and SD card slot on the front) (either MY2009 cars or cars with it retrofitted).
It is not suitable for cars with Audio-20 system (i.e no navigation system) or the older DVD based COMAND systems or the older CD based Audio-50-APS,
You will also need to purchase the appropriate Media Interface cable set or the cable to connect to the iPhone/3G cradle if you have an iPhone/3G comfort phone cradle.
Media Interface retrofit kit for the Mercedes ML and GL W164 (RIGHT HAND DRIVE VERSION)
This kit allows you to retrofit the factory-fit Media Interface (also known as UCI) to your ML/GL vehicle with COMAND NTG2.5 (i.e the one with the built in hard disk and SD card slot on the front) (either MY2009 cars or cars with it retrofitted).
It is not suitable for cars with Audio-20 system (i.e no navigation system) or the older DVD based COMAND systems or the older CD based Audio-50-APS,
You will also need to purchase the appropriate Media Interface cable set or the cable to connect to the iPhone/3G cradle if you have an iPhone/3G comfort phone cradle.
Media Interface retrofit kit for the Mercedes SL (R230)
This kit allows you to retrofit the factory-fit Media Interface (also known as UCI) to your SL vehicle with COMAND (Hard Disk, MY2009 onward, based)
You will also need to purchase the appropriate cable set to connect your iPod/USB-Stick/etc if you are not plugging an iPhone/3G comfort cradle into it.
Would you like to upgrade your C-Class's Audio 20 CD to a multimedia centre with Satellite Navigation ?
Do you want to navigate, stream music, and connect up your MP3 player or USB stick, your iPod or iPhone to your Audio 20-CD ?
This is the ultimate Mercedes Benz C class genuine retrofit system, it will only take 2-3 hours to retrofit and lets you control all these functions from the Audio-20 and the existing colour screen that your vehicle has.
This allows you to connect a USB drive or, with optional cable, an iPod to the older Mercedes (pre early/mid 2004) which have the CD based navigation system or single DIN size head units with D2B fibre optic support. (Audio 10, Audio-30, Audio-30 APS & COMAND 2.0)
It pretends to be a CD changer and replaces the existing CD changer.
This is an iPod kit for the newer MOST based cars. We recommend this where the car can not support the Mercedes iPod kit. Such as the W211 E class (and others) without comand.
This is the optional iPod connection cable for using with a Dension GW500 LITE. Please note that the non LITE version of the Dension MOST includes this.
This is an active cradle for the Dension GW500 (D2B & MOST). It allows you to mount an iPod or iPhone on your dashboard to access the controls whislt being connected to the Gateway 500.
This genuine Mercedes part is used to boost the volume of the iPod kit if you find it is too low compared to other sources. It is required on the new W204 C class if you do not have the Harmon Kardon sound system and useful on the other cars, especially with older iPod kits which were noticably quieter than CD / Radio sources.