Comments on: BMW 3-series and iPhone Compatibility User Report

By: Overtimespace

Overtimespace — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 08:05:00 +0000

Another concern: Does the iphone ipod plays through the car and can you see the playlist. Thanks

By: Ray

Ray — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 07:53:00 +0000

My Ipod playlist does not show in my 08 BMW 650i although i can view and play all the songs from the ipod the playlist just doesnt appear. Can someone advise. Thanks

By: John Bench

John Bench — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 10:16:00 +0000

I have a brand new BMW 520d (September 2011). It has the professional sat nav and a cradle for an iPhone 4.

Phone etc all work fine and music plays as well, but the music track details are not displayed. Is this correct or can I see them if I change some settings?

By: Jpickett8

Jpickett8 — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:44:00 +0000

I have a 2007 335I and no card in the user manual with a passkey in it and I looked at the sticker in the trunk and there is an entry PK: And it is blank. Where can I get a passkey for Bluetooth?

By: Mzteekay

Mzteekay — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 01:03:00 +0000

I can not pair my iphone with my 525i can someone help

By: blebuinly

blebuinly — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 08:19:34 +0000

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By: Michiel

Michiel — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 10:22:38 +0000

I have a problem with music. I have succeeded in pairing the BMW and the iphone 3gs. Contacts work fine, charging the battery works well but I can’t access the music. I don’t get the message: “this accessory is not meant to be used with the iPhone, would you like to switch to Airplane mode”.

any tips?

Thanks in advance

Michiel:
PS: I checked the options on the car and the snap kit. it should work.

By: memoire de serveur

memoire de serveur — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:47:43 +0000

That is indeed a very nice review report. One of my friends has got his BMW installed with the iphone facilities. It’s compatibility issues have been resolved and it provides an eternal experience.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:07:12 +0000

Luis, how did you get Pandora to play? On my iPhone, the radio keeps using the Ipod function and when I start Pandora, it takes over for a second then stops playing returning control to the Ipod app…

By: Luis

Luis — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:42:40 +0000

beside bluetooth call & receive, contact list I could play Pandora with the IPOD adapter. It said that i wont charge the phone but my dead battery phone sprang to life after couple minutes connected

By: ashwinder

ashwinder — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 22:21:47 +0000

i downloaed music on my iphone with lime wire and i tunes but it does not play in my 328i 2008 can you help me what might be the problem

By: rob hall

rob hall — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:12:48 +0000

Hi, I have just purchased a BMW 3 series with usb interface for use with my ipod (No idrive). I have used the standard ipod usb cable without the bmw AUX connector and the ipod work ok (ish) My only problem is I am unable to scroll through the artists quickly (reaching the B’s and C’s takes 10 minutes) – does anyone know if using the proper BMW usb cable with Aux connector will fix this? Dont wanna pay for one if the results are the same!

Also I understand you are able to create ‘lists’ for playback – does any one know how to do this? (Not playlists on the ipod -a list in the BMW?)

By: JSP

JSP — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:26:45 +0000

bsd107, thanks for the reply,

i have tried the following to no avail;
- uninstalled i-tunes & reinstalled an older version (7.6)
- restored factory settings via itunes
- deleted all playlists
- reset the i-pod by holding the menu & select keys
- called apple support; while friendly they were clueless & didnt offer support on this issue.

Kinda sucks, seems to be a black hole in the support world, since bmw & apple wont support it. like someone said, i guess i have a $400 car charger!

If anyone else has any suggestions please let me know.

Im going to take my i-pod to an Apple store to see if they can do anything on site. Will post something if i get results but doubtful.

By: bsd107

bsd107 — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:25:23 +0000

@JSP: No idea, but have you tried force-rebooting the Nano? If that doesn't work try doing a factory restore of the Nano?

By: JSP

JSP — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:55:38 +0000

I have a 328i with the I-Pod adapter. The I-pod (nano 4gig 3rd generation) worked for a few months, then I went away for a week and now when I plug it in it is stuck on “loading data from audio device”. Its reading the I-pod, because I can see the I-pod name at the bottom left of the screen. I took it to the dealer and they were able to connect other I-pods to the car. Anyone know how to fix this? (saw a few similar posts but no response on how to fix it.)

By: Bavar

Bavar — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:29:59 +0000

For anyone looking for the dual-use functionality mentioned above, bsd107 seems to have found some good info.

There are some great posts at http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/07/11/iphone-3g-and-bmw/#comment-53656 describing a new option that will allow use of the iPhone as both a phone in cradle, and access to the music on it. Cheers!

By: bsd107

bsd107 — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:59:19 +0000

Laith, thanks for the update. If I can find out where to send such a request in the US, I will do so. I hope that BMW Germany will come back to you with some indication that they will work on it….

By: Laith

Laith — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:55:25 +0000

Sorry for the late reply – didn’t get an email like last time reminding me of your input.

I just sent an email describing the problem to BMW Sweden and they told me they’d forward the question to Germany. Hopefully we’ll get a solution for this…

By: bsd107

bsd107 — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:21:09 +0000

Laith,

I’m surprised that BMW makes you choose between having the Snap-in cradle for iPhone, OR using the iPhone as an iPod. This is extremely disappointing. I would certainly want to use the Snap-in adapter, but want full phone & iPod functionality at the same time.

I couldn’t find any way to contact BMW about this issue. I have to think that it’s possible for BMW to make a new cable that performs all the connections neccessary using the iPhone snap-in adapter.

Do you know an email address where we can inquire? (I expect that most dealers would be useless in solving an issue like this….)

By: Laith

Laith — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:06:26 +0000

Thanks for the reply – that’s my point exactly. If you use the Y Cable (which is a usb and a 3,5mm cable) you have full functionality since usb is charging and transferring songs while bluetooth uses the phone. But the snap in adapter is made to keep the Iphone neetly in place and also connect it to the car antenna. Therefore using the snap in adapter would be preferred and you avoid the cables etc.

My guess at this point is that the dealership needs to split my usb port underneeth the armrest to point at the “old” usb port and also to mapp against the snap in adapter interface. Only then will the Iphone get (through the cable) Ipod, Antenna and Power and through bluetooth the phone functionality like any other phone