Originally Posted by Prefurbia

The I-Pod connection is a cable that connects to the odd connection in the console storage area. I purchased the Jaguar part when I bought my first 2007 Aston Martin which had the old I-Phone large plug. So it was ages ago when I bought the part. The Jaguar part was a fraction of the cost of the Aston part. I then bought another cable that converts the old I-Phone connector to the new one for my I-Phone 11. I use the I-Pod option on the Radio for the music - the quality is impressive. Not sure how the tech hardwired the car, but there is no obvious changed other than the two wires to the mirror from the seam at the headliner. This shop (Mobile Installations in Brooklyn Park, MN) did my SLK32 upgrade with a Sony AX4000 Apple CarPlay - Reverse Cam moving some of the controls around to fit looking factory, so I figured they could do a good job on the Aston. To get the reverse to come up automatically they have to tap into the backup light - not sure how they did that, no wires can be seen. They also fixed my SLK55 which had the same Sony unit as my SLK32 when I bought the car but was lethargic. They upgraded the interface between the Sony and Mercedes electronics. Because the car is in storage insurance I just drove it back to storage till end of snow season. I'll take some downtime to learn the settings. In bright sunlight the mirror does get washed out, and the 'mirror' takes over the electronics - not sure if some settings can fix it. See below: