Can your CD player play MP3?

titanic

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Accodring to the BMW manual, single disc CD player in the E60 can play MP3 too. Is that true?
 
Re: Can your CD player play MP3?

On my E83 (BMW Business CD) - Yes, it can play MP3.
 
Re: Can your CD player play MP3?

For the E60, only if you have Professional Radio is MP3 playback possible from the CD player. if you have Business Navigation, this is default. Also, having Business Navigation allows you to playback MP3s from the DVD player too!

If you have Professional Navigation, a software update is in the works for MP3 playback, but BMW have apparently hit a snag and it has been delayed.

If you only have Business Radio in the E60, there'll be no MP3 playback.
 
Re: Can your CD player play MP3?

I seem to remember reading from somewhere....

BMW Business CD Radio:
Before 2005 - No MP3 playback
From 2005 - Yes MP3 playback
 
Re: Can your CD player play MP3?

ex3 said:
I seem to remember reading from somewhere....

BMW Business CD Radio:
Before 2005 - No MP3 playback
From 2005 - Yes MP3 playback

I think for the E60, because of iDrive, things are a bit different. So far I haven't heard of models with iDrive able to playback MP3s with Business Radio.
 
Re: Can your CD player play MP3?

RaptureM3 said:
2005 E46 with NAV - Cannot read MP3s. :(

No worries, there is a cool IPOD interface for the E46 rite?
 
Re: Can your CD player play MP3?

RaptureM3 said:
2005 E46 with NAV - Cannot read MP3s. :(

If I understand correctly, regardless of the model of the car, with/out iDrive:
- all 2005 BMW Business CD headunit plays MP3
- those with NAV, cannot play MP3
 
Re: Can your CD player play MP3?

ex3 said:
If I understand correctly, regardless of the model of the car, with/out iDrive:
- all 2005 BMW Business CD headunit plays MP3
- those with NAV, cannot play MP3

Ahhh, Ok I think my info must be out of date. Good to know that BMW is finally supporting new technologies on standard equipment, it sure took them a while :mad:
I mean, geez, most jap cars had MP3 support like 2 years ago....:whattheh:
 
Re: Can your CD player play MP3?

Mines a 2005 E65 facelifted model...can play Mp3, CDR etc
 
Re: Can your CD player play MP3?

RaptureM3 said:
I don't have IPOD. :lol2:

I'm thinking of swaping out the cd changer for one that supports MP3s though.

If you need to pay for the CD changer that supports MP3s, why not paying for an iPod to swap out the CD changer?

The first time I hook up the iPod in my car, I slapped myself for not doing it earlier! It's just sooooo much more convinence.
 
Re: Can your CD player play MP3?

Hi,

I am still new and wonder if you can share with me how to hook up the IPOD to the car to play MP3. You mean the IPOD is using the speakers during playback???

My car is a E60 523i.
 
Re: Can your CD player play MP3?

tcc39 said:
Hi,

I am still new and wonder if you can share with me how to hook up the IPOD to the car to play MP3. You mean the IPOD is using the speakers during playback???

My car is a E60 523i.

Hi,

There's currently no iPOD module for the E60, your best bet is to go for an aux input retrofit, can be done at PML, doesn't cost a lot, a few hundred dollars. You can then connect your iPOD via it's line out.
 
Re: Can your CD player play MP3?

mine's a 2005 E85. can play mp3 and cdrw from the headunit, but not from the cd changer. E85s made before 2005 were fitted with HU that couldn't play mp3s
 

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