X5 Aux line-in cable DIY
 

First, let me show the display on the instrument panel, and the ipod U2.

How do you get the OBC display in the radio screen? Is that a v26 feature? Also, what is the mail icon in the bottom right corner?

the sketch of cables. I found some mistake in the original instruction of BMW aux kit. Maybee just with my X5.

It is a very normal setup in the menu. My prevenient X5 3.0 in 2003 has this function too. ;)

Use a normal audio cable, you can find it from the computer market(for multimedia speaker). I choose a 3.5mm stereo plug--->3.5mm stereo socket, if difficult to find that, you can use the 3.5mm plug--->3.5mm plug type as
the one with green plugs in the photo.

How do you access and display that screen. Whats the difference with the Aux cable you have displayed and the orignal? Is this just a do it your self kind of thing?

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Final work of the cable.

The Aux socket in glove box.
I did not drill holes in the glove box.

ok, I can take some photos of the menu setup later. The differnce is when you press "mode", "AUX" will display after such as CD, FM, tape.

Nano your MINI.
For details of MINI cooper Aux install, please check MINI cooper Aux install.

Nice work with the DIY cable. Looking forward to that menu setup Thanks. Oh by the way hows the weather in China?

Audio+OBC menu setup, shown as the photos. Any difference?

The weather in Beijing China is fine these days, and a little cold. ;)

Mine is totally different. Dosn't show the day of the week, Not sure what your mail icon next to the time is, blue is not a screen color option,no television mode.

Nice DIY, thnx buddy :thumbup:

Anybody elses Navi look like the one you see above?

He doesn't have navigation. That is the menu system driven by the video module.

I knew you would come thru. Thanx. I didn't know these screens were avaliable without Navi.

The mail icon is come from the Blue tooth telephone, has new SMS in my mobile phone.

I saw a Mideast version X5 4.8is in China with navigation system, he also has these setup.

Just confirming this mod
 

Just another confirmation that I was able to add this aux input (from the instructions in this post) to a 2003 BMW X5 3.0i with Business CD radio.

I used this to enable a Bluetooth handsfree system with stereo audio streaming.

How much does that screen go for without Nav? I had no idea they even existed

That's good to hear, because I'm gathering the parts to do this too. The only question I have is with the capacitor -

On the BMW schematic, the capacitor looks like it's rated at 0.22 Farads, whereas the OP used a 0.22 micro Farad capacitor. I know 0.22 F seems a bit high, so is that just another typo on the schematic? Or is it some special notation with capacitors that only electrical engineers use?

Nice work on the DIY cable.

Yes, it should be 0.22 micro Farads in the diagram.