How to Choose the Right Dension Gateway Adapter
The product line of Dension car adapters in our online store is expanding, and it becomes more and more difficult for the user to make choice from the variety of these black and blue boxes. We decided to make it easier for you and offer to use one of the three following summary tables in order to choose the device you need.
- Differences of the Dension Gateway adapters
- Functions of the Dension Gateway adapters
- Dension adapters selection according to the car brands
Let's briefly remind you that the Dension Gateway adapters allow to connect and control iPod/ iPhone via the multimedia system, listen to music from the USB devices or the paired phone, and also make and receive hands-free calls via Bluetooth.
Let's start from the differences and distinctive features. You can learn more about the functions of each adapter from our review.
Distinctive Features of the Dension Multimedia Car Adapters
Product | iPod iPhone | USB devices | Bluetooth module | AUX input | Charging (iPod, iPhone, USB) | OEM buttons control | |
Name | Photo | ||||||
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Ice>Link* | ![]() |
✔ | ✔ | ||||
Gateway 300 | ![]() |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Gateway Lite BT | ![]() |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Gateway Five | ![]() |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Gateway Pro BT | ![]() |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Gateway 500 | ![]() |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Gateway 500 Lite | ![]() |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Gateway 500S BT | ![]() |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
* Ice>Link One adapter streams music via the FM transmitter.
Summarizing the functions of all adapters, these devices allow you to:
- Connect iPod / iPhone, USB drives, AUX devices and phones to the OEM stereo system
- Control iPod / iPhone and USB devices by the OEM radio buttons or steering wheel control buttons
- Charge iPod / iPhone
- Display the song information on the OEM display
- Make and receive hands-free calls in the car via Bluetooth
- Stream music to the car stereo system via A2DP
- Answer or decline calls on the car display
- Access the phone book and phone logs (PBAP)
Each function is described in details in our article Music in Your Car by Dension Adapters.
To select the device according to the necessary functions and the head unit type or the data transfer environment in your car, please, refer to the following table.
Dension Adapter Selection According to the Functions and Multimedia System
Multimedia system type/ bus | Head unit with CDC | CAN bus | MOST fiber optics | ||||||
Product name | ice> Link One | 300 | Lite BT | Five | Pro BT | 500 | 500 Lite | 500 S BT | |
Supported devices |
iPod/iPhone | ✔* | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
USB | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
AUX | ✔* |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Smartphone | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
Functions | Sound from iPod/iPhone/USB | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
iPod/iPhone/USB control | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
Sound from AUX | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Charging | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Information display on the monitor |
✔** | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
Hands-free calls | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
Music via A2DP | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
Answer/decline calls on the monitor |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
Access to the phone book (PBAP) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
* Via FM receiver.
** Depends on the head unit type.
Well, hope functions and features are now clear for you. Lets's move to the adapters we offer directly for your car.
Dension Adapters Selection by the Car Brands
Compatibility of the each specific car with the specific adapter depends not only on the car brand, but also on the car model, model year and often on the radio or head unit type. Therefore, we strongly recommend checking with the compatibility chart and the product description.
Car brand | Dension Gateway Adapters | Compatibility chart |
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ice> Link One | 300 | Lite BT | Five | Pro BT | 500 | 500 Lite | 500 S BT | |||
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Acura | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | View | ![]() |
Aston Martin |
✔ | ✔ | View | ![]() |
Audi | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | View |
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BMW | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | View |
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Citroën | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | View | ||||
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Ford | ✔ | ✔ | View | ||||||
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Honda | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | View | |||||
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Lexus | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | View | |||||
Car brand | Dension Gateway Adapters | Compatibility chart |
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ice> Link One | 300 | Lite BT | Five | Pro BT | 500 | 500 Lite | 500 S BT | |||
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Mazda | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | View | |||||
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Mercedes- Benz |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | View | ||||
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Mini | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | View | ||||
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Opel | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | View | |||||
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Peugeot | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | View | ||||
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Porsche | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | View | ||||
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Renault | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | View | |||||
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Rolls Royce |
✔ | ✔ | View | ||||||
Car brand | Dension Gateway Adapters | Compatibility chart |
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ice> Link One | 300 | Lite BT | Five | Pro BT | 500 | 500 Lite | 500 S BT | |||
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Rover | ✔ | ✔ | View | ||||||
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Saab | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | View | |||||
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Seat | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | View | ||||
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Skoda | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | View | |||
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Smart | ✔ | ✔ | View | ||||||
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Suzuki | ✔ | ✔ | View | ||||||
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Toyota | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | View | |||||
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Volkswagen | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | View | |||
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Volvo | ✔ | ✔ | View |
Please, pay attention to the fact that compatibility charts are updated from time to time and can lack the discontinued adapters. Here you can find the recent compatibility charts for all car brands.
We hope this article will be helpful when you decide to buy the Dension adapter for your car.