How to play FLAC in a 2017 BMW 218 Gran Tourer via USB stick?

[Jed Shields]

Hello all,

Not sure if this is the best place to post. I've got a "new" 2017 BMW 218 Gran Tourer that has a USB port. I've tested it with an old pen drive with a few FLAC CDs on it and within the Media options I've selected USB but it doesn't find anything. I think it's not finding the device rather than the actually files. Do I need to use a specific type of pen drive? Does it need to be formatted in a particular way?

Cheers,

Jed

 

[Junglist]

A quick google online says it's supported. Apparently prefers FAT32 format, maybe try that?

 

[Jed Shields]

I'll check the drive format

 

[Mr_Sukebe]

Apologies, can't answer your question, but my wife thinks that a 2 Gran T is a good choice for our next "family" car. What are you thoughts, i.e pros and cons?

 

[Martynt74]

Apologies, can't answer your question, but my wife thinks that a 2 Gran T is a good choice for our next "family" car. What are you thoughts, i.e pros and cons?

Equally off topic, but well worth checking out the new Mercedes B Class too. We have an old one which is "ok" but i really liked the new model when i got one as a courtesy car, the navigation etc was massively improved.

 

[Jed Shields]

Apologies, can't answer your question, but my wife thinks that a 2 Gran T is a good choice for our next "family" car. What are you thoughts, i.e pros and cons?

Loving it so far, but we only bought it on Sunday, so early days. We upgraded from a 10 year old Zafira Elite. Very similar in shape and size. The 218 seems to have a lot more under the bonnet though, and the quality of the Luxury version is excellent.

 

[Jed Shields]

Ivegot it working with another drive. I think this one is USB 3, I'll need to check the other one. Do they definitely need to be USB 3?