Hey my 2005 525i plays regular audio cds just fine but i want to use mp3 cds so I can see the album cover and the song names. When I put an mp3 cd in the cd slot (I have a single slot with no changer)I get the message "medium cannot be read". I was told on a different thread that if my idrive has the grey screen rather than brown that I should be able to play mp3 and it is indeed grey. I also read that if i get the "medium cannot be read' message than I should be able to play mp3 but I am not burning it correctly. Can anybody help

 

Might be you never had a s/w upgrade?

See this old post:
https://5series.net/forums/e60-discu...85/#post558262

There may be a newer version of the SIB, use Google.

 

I don't think the screen color matters. I have a brown screen and my '07 reads MP3's just fine.

 

I seem to remember that one of the early on s/w upgrades changed the iDrive screen color to brown. Maybe I'm making that up, but it rings a bell.

 

Depending on your exact build date and assuming you do NOT hav the Nav/CD changer the hardware is unable to play MP3's, I can' ton mine for that same reason.