trying to figure a way to play my mp3 files that are located on my iPod Nano. Not that i dont have installled the special ipod jacks that are offered. i think there must be an AUX jack, and even if so how will i connect the Nano? Any ideas?

 

You definitely can use the AUX jack with a male-male 3mm cord. If you do have the iPod cord already hooked up then it should be all set to go...I use my 1st gen nano which I have permanently in the car. It will show up as CD instead of AUX.

hope this helps

 

neat let me ask you just a few questions
1. did you puchased a white male-male jack?
2. do the mp3 names appear on the display?
3. where is the Aux jack located cause my memory has blacked out!

 

genik,

There is an Audio and NAV section here for just these questions and all of yours have been answer many times over in that section. It would also help us to know what year you car is and what audi0/nav options it may have if you know.

But to get you going.

1. They are available but black ones work as well and do not show up against the interior of the car as easily from outside lookers.

2. ONLY if you have iPod integration fo some kind either int eh secret compartment or a USB jack. And if you have an old 1st gen Nano they will not show up at all.

3. Under the window switches in the center console "if it is installed" OH and this is for a 2nd Gen car, 1st gen are different.

 

I dont have iPod integration, it was extra if i remember corectly and its a R56 2008
Thanx for the tip on the black wire, you are right, hopefully ill put on some tints so itll be hard to spot

 

My 1st gen nano displays the artist and song playing via the installed iPod connection. Maybe with updated software it worked....however I couldn't get one of my friends' iPod touch to work. Oh well. Good luck, genik!

 

thanx for the help, but im actually asking if via the AUX jack can the names of the mp3 be displayed!

 

As the AUX jack CAN ONLY carry AUDIO in the MINI then there is NO way for the names etc to be displayed on the screen. FOr display you must have one of two systems.

Bluetooth/USB/iPod Integration (can display info but ic comes acroosthe USB port)

or

iPod integration (uses the OEM CD player hook up to connect the iPod to) and this can display some info

 

do you think its worth to pay the extra money to install either of the two now?