If you are an IPod junky, this is an absolut must! You just put the IPod in your center consol and forget about it. Playlists, Podcasts etc are all listed and easily accessed from the IDrive. It IS great.

We just picked our new diesel up on Monday. We have the ipod option from the factory. I didn't buy the BMW cable yet, but plugged in the one I use at home on my computer to sync and charge the ipod.

The car picks up the IPOD and will play songs, but I can't select playlists, genre, etc. They appear grayed out and don't do anything when I click on them.

Songs play from the Directory\ipod control\music\ff01\wd25

It will show the normal song title while playing but goes back and forth between that and wd25.

Do I need to order the BMW cable or is their a way for this to work with my current IPOD cable?

Thanks.

You need to buy the cable to get the full functionality.

I thought that would be the case. Thanks for the quick response.

I have a '08 E70 with the iPod jack and it works fine. My only issue is that if you store a bunch of "stuff" in the compartment it will, occaisonally, disrupt the plug-in contacts. Overall, I'm very pleased.

Which MP3 players do not work when connected to the "ipod" jack?

The vehicle is a 2009 E70,

My mum wants a top notch ipod that will only be hidden away in the car. I am suggesting a cheap generic mp3 player with a large storage capacity.

The question is how cheap is too cheap for the mp3 not to work with the bmw mp3 integration system?

Any ideas? Experiences?

I am thinking anything with a digital display should work. ie. an ipod shuffle may not work.

If you ordered the iPod adapter, the Y cable should be part of the package. You don't need to pay for it. It connects at one end to the iPod and at the other end there is a USB jack and a standard 3mm audio both of which need to be plugged into the center compartment before you can use your iPod as if it were an integrated CD or internal source.