[eas] Official DICE iPod integration kit Q/A thread

[Tom G.]

Originally Posted by Sablotny

So, I went thru the battery disconnection again, pulled the fuses for the 3rd time, and checked all my connections again. Finally got sound from the DICE, and that sound is better than the FM modulator. In the first couple of days, the track name and artist scrolled across the dash display, but I've never gotten the display on the nav screen. A couple weeks after the install, the scrolling display is gone from the dash, still no display on the nav, and the track forward/back buttons on the stereo & steering wheel don't work. The nav screen often shows INIT ***pause*** while the iPod is playing. At least I'm getting sound, and the iPod automatically powers up and down with the car, and I can open the console bin to work the controls on the iPod. I'm going to the $tealer this weekend to have my nav software upgraded, see if that helps or if I'll need to go through the battery & fuse deal again. 2001 X5 3.0, Nav, no DSP.

If you're getting the INIT message, the DICE is writing text to the NAV screen. What Generation iPod and iPod firmware are you using?