Kenwood is offering the first car radios that work with radar detectors to display radar warnings on the radio screen and control that information

Eight Kenwood car radios will work with select radar detector makers!

Kenwood, K40, and iDatalink Maestro announced the world’s first integration of a head unit and stealth installed radar detector. Planned to ship sometime in the 2nd half of 2016, the revolutionary new K40 radar detector will communicate with the Maestro RR integration module. When connected to a compatible Kenwood radio, the user will be able to see on screen radar alerts complete with signal strength, radar band, and speed of the vehicle at time of detection. Setup and installation will be greatly simplified using on screen menus and the speaker of the audio system for the radar alerts.

As a final touch, the driver will be able to silence alerts using steering wheel buttons and see real time status in the new Kenwood “widget” view.

The decks will display red light and speed camera information and radar detection warnings. The optional Maestro module can also be used to receive new advanced features from the car when combined with a Kenwood radio.

The following Kenwood car radios will work with the Maestro module to offer radar detector viewing and other advanced features: eXcelon DNX893S, DNX693S, DDX9903S and DDX6903S along with the Kenwood DNX773S, DNX573S, DDX9703S and DDX6703S. Additional eXcelon models that are iDatalink Maestro-ready are the DDX793, DDX593 and DDX393, DDX773BH and DDX573BH.

Here are all the Maestro’s new advanced features to be supported by Kenwood radios:

• Curving parking guidelines will be available on the Kenwood display when used in conjunction with a back-up camera, allowing a driver to see the parking guidelines turn while they turn the steering wheel during parking. Users can also switch from front to rear cameras, and make adjustments to zoom or angle the image and more, by the radio touch screen.
• Parking assist functions are improved to include the viewing of side parking sensors and the option to designate front or rear speakers to give warning sounds near specific parking sensors.
• Vehicle information has been expanded to include tire temperature, gear position and emergency brake status.
• Steering wheel heater control is now a customizable option on the climate control screen of the Kenwood multimedia receiver.
• Gauges will be updated to include an arrow to inform the driver it’s time to shift into a higher gear.
• User customization is offered in multiple areas including the option to automatically match Kenwood screen graphics to the vehicle’s factory illumination