iPod touch help with 335xi

I have a 2009 335 xi with a USB port but for some reason it will work with my iPod touch (2nd gen.). When i plug in my girlfriends iPod Nano it plays the music fine. What could be the problem here? Is it because I have newer iPod and is not compatible with my BMW?

You are using the right cable, right?

haha, yeah. it is the standard cable used to charge your iPod. and the same cable connects and plays on the nano. also it does charge my iPod touch, just doesnt play the music.

Originally Posted by masterg.6@gmail

haha, yeah. it is the standard cable

You mean the Y-cable, I presume.

Make sure you have both the AUX cable AND iPod USB connection connected.

Originally Posted by mbhforum

Make sure you have both the AUX cable AND iPod USB connection connected.

That's how the Y-cable works.

Sorry to revive this post but I'm having the same problem with my ipod touch.



Both connectors of the Y-adapter are connected to the car with the ipod connected. Problem is that I can see and choose the songs on the radio readout, but no sound comes out.

When I connected my Sony mp3 player via just USB, I was able to go through folders and play.






By the way, did you all get a separate owner's manual for the radio? I didn't. My main manual says to refer to this but I never got it.

Originally Posted by masterg.6@gmail

haha, yeah. it is the standard cable used to charge your iPod. and the same cable connects and plays on the nano. also it does charge my iPod touch, just doesnt play the music.

I have the exact same problem that you do except I am using the iphone. I can choose the song but there is no sound. I'm not sure how anyone is getting their y adapter to work with their iphone...Please help!!

I use an iphone3 along with an new ipod and do not have any trouble with either of them. I finally got the ipod because I got tired of having to uplug and plug the iphone back in everytime I left the car. I use whatever cable that came with my car plugged into the center console jacks.

Not to assume anything but when you plug in your Iphone/Itouch, are you confirming that your volume is actually turned up on it?

My volume is up on the iphone. ON the display I see the song but I dont see a timer and I m not hearing any sound out of the speakers.

Originally Posted by Rydawg1

Not to assume anything but when you plug in your Iphone/Itouch, are you confirming that your volume is actually turned up on it?

Hmmm, good point. Something to try out. I know volume is up on the car radio. Maybe the volume on the itouch was lower because it was connected to headphones. Will check when I get home. Thanks.

Can't you just download to a 4 gig memory (usb) plug it in and play. That is what I do.

Originally Posted by mudshark

Can't you just download to a 4 gig memory (usb) plug it in and play. That is what I do.

Yeah I could, but I would rather charge my phone at the same time while listening to the music from the iphone. Not sure why I'm having so much trouble with it, I feel like I am doing everything right hooking up the iphone to the Y adapter and then switching the audio to ipod. Shows the song that is playing but there isnt any timer and def no sound. haha

Originally Posted by mudshark

Can't you just download to a 4 gig memory (usb) plug it in and play. That is what I do.

That's an interesting proposition. I never thought about doing something as absurdly simple as that. And I'm a techie.

Wrongly assumed the MP3 decoding was done on the portable player level, not by the radio.

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