ice link usage / mounting questions

[X5Sport]

I still have problems with mine but am awaiting the new BMW adapter board to see if that cures the problem.

When it works it's good kit.

[Roscoe]

I have mine hidden away in the trunk for the last 5 months.

I use the 5 playlist to define 5 moods of music, which I can swith between, within each playlists I have 100s tunes all in a random mix.

I use it pretty much as 'personal' radio station.

I would suggest that trying to navigate to a particular song/tune using the steering wheel/radio control is near enough impossible, but can be achieved in a real 'music emergency'.

If you really wany to navigate around your music then I would suggest you need the Ipod mounting around the sterring wheel.....but please not when your driving around anywhere near me!

Hope this helps

Rosoce

[UCrewX5]

Originally Posted by Roscoe

I have mine hidden away in the trunk for the last 5 months.

I use the 5 playlist to define 5 moods of music, which I can swith between, within each playlists I have 100s tunes all in a random mix.

I use it pretty much as 'personal' radio station.

I would suggest that trying to navigate to a particular song/tune using the steering wheel/radio control is near enough impossible, but can be achieved in a real 'music emergency'.

If you really wany to navigate around your music then I would suggest you need the Ipod mounting around the sterring wheel.....but please not when your driving around anywhere near me!

Hope this helps

Rosoce

You use yours very similar to how I use mine. Another trick I have found helpful is if I'm looking for a particular song then I keep hitting the ^ button until I get to a song by that artist. Then I turn off the RND (random) mode and I can quickly get to the song by that artist that I am looking for.

[btrvalik]

I don't really need to search for particular songs.. as long as I can do genre / artist selection easily from the wheel I think its fine for me. Now I just need to settle on a mounting position. Tom G. suggests using the rear connection since I have BT and he feels it will offer more mounting options. Still seems like it would be easier to re-wire the radio connector than to have to route from the back.. but Tom G. seems to be the expert here. The center console bin seems like the best location.

[saloveku]

I mounted mine in the center console. It is totally out of sight so I don't have to remove it all the time. It is a little awkward to get at but it is a most convenient place.