I have the Ipod Cable, but no option in Menu? Need some help

Kevin M. · Mar 2, 2018

So I wonder if it can be added by accessing the unit as the OP did?

Melvok · Mar 2, 2018

I think it can be done if you don’t have it; give it a go Kevin !

Tarek307 · Nov 15, 2022

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Alright guys, It's friday night at 11pm and I got the cable installed and everything buttoned up. I attached some images below. This was not that difficult of a job, but was a major PITA because of the awkward angles.

-First off, I removed the glovebox. This is pretty straight forward. There are a combination of torx screws and phillips. I believe there are 3 inside the glovebox, and 3 below. Once these are removed, I yanked on the leather trim to the right of the glovebox that has the 458 signature on it.

- Once the glovebox was loose, I disconnected the various harnesses and put it aside.

- Then, I removed the 4 allen bolts holding the cd changer and hard drive and tried to pull it out. This didn't work so i removed the screws for the carrier. After pulling this out, I noticed my ipod connector did not go to this device, it went further towards the tunnel of the vehicle where the amp was. (keep in mind, if you are ever in the unfortunate situation where you need to replace your ipod cable, this step is not neccessary.

- I needed to remove the leather trim under the climate control. From the drivers side of the vehicle, there are 2 10m bolts that mount the left side of this trim to the dash frame. There is also a phillips that joins this trim piece to the trim piece next to it. I removed these 3 bolts, and yanked. the trim and the climate control came loose and were now out of the way.

- Now I had a clear view of the amp. I removed the 4 allen bolts mounting the amp to the dash frame, and wiggled it out. I disconnected the connector and was hoping to find my ipod connector plugged on the rear side but it wasn't there either>

- I then started tugging of the cable and noticed the foam started moving. I moved that out of the way and voila, there it was.

- Plugged in new connector and put everything back together. Took me about 3 hours, but could do it again in probably 1 hour now that I know how to do it. Again, not difficult, just very tedious.

Everything is now working as it should. Now, off to trying to figure out a check engine light I got the other day. This car has been keeping me busy lately!!
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Nice write up and thanks for following up with the solution

aggiestckl · Mar 26, 2024

It is definitely there. Just did it in a 2012 no navigation.. it’s a royal PITA but not impossible
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