BMW Professional Radio - MP3

Bubo · 18 Apr 2011 at 10:14

I've had my car a fair while now but only recently got round to burning some mp3's onto a cd to play in the car. The first thing I noticed was that the radio does not appear to remember the position it was in an mp3 track when the ignition has been turned off. It will remember where it was if you switch between cd and radio, or even if you manualy switch the radio off but leave the key in the slot. I want to know if this is normal for this radio or whether there is a setting somewhere I can change to make it remember where it was, or whether thee is actually something wrong with my unit.

This kind of borks my intention to play long podcasts and have it take up where it left off.

StevenG · 18 Apr 2011 at 10:30

yeah i have the same setup and it starts the mp3 again when you get back in the car.

only thing you could do is split the podcast into 3-5min tracks to avoid this annoying you.

i like it on normal songs but i guess a podcast would get annoying if it kept restarting.

StevenG

Bubo · 18 Apr 2011 at 11:28

Will have a look at these mp3 spliiter progs then, or just get an ipod shuffle or something. Bit of a ball ache though either way, and a pretty basic oversight if you ask me.

FTM · 18 Apr 2011 at 13:35

do BMW have a blind spot when it comes to in car entertainment..at least for their more modest customers?

or do you think its their ethos to focus more on the practical side of things

for example and 34 grand 325 msport coupe, you get things like xenons and electric drivers seat as standard, but then pair it with a crappy single cd stereo (do you get ipod compatibilty as standard? will it display the track list?)

mjt · 19 Apr 2011 at 14:57

FTM said:
do BMW have a blind spot when it comes to in car entertainment..at least for their more modest customers?

or do you think its their ethos to focus more on the practical side of things

for example and 34 grand 325 msport coupe, you get things like xenons and electric drivers seat as standard, but then pair it with a crappy single cd stereo (do you get ipod compatibilty as standard? will it display the track list?)

If you want iPod integration, then you have to pay for it with a USB slot.
Audi, VW, etc are all the same.
£150 for an iPod cable in the new Golf. Slightly less for a boggo USB one.