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Old 12-15-2005, 05:21 PM
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im having a problem ive been reading the forums and everyone's been saying how there playing mp3s and i went to go try it using nero and it wouldnt play in the cd changer or the cd slot in the dash am i doing something wrong or is it an update that i have to go to bmw for?
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I'm osrting through my own mp3 issues but I can be of some help

Need to know year and options and location of car - like Nav or no nav
and if you try a cd are you getting any error messages?
Old 12-15-2005, 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by dgjk' post='211857' date='Dec 15 2005, 09:24 PM
I'm osrting through my own mp3 issues but I can be of some help

Need to know year and options and location of car - like Nav or no nav
and if you try a cd are you getting any error messages?
Its a '05 545i fully loaded with Nav, and i dont get any error messages it just doesent let me select it.
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Originally Posted by xxnick8xx' post='211853' date='Dec 15 2005, 09:21 PM
im having a problem ive been reading the forums and everyone's been saying how there playing mp3s and i went to go try it using nero and it wouldnt play in the cd changer or the cd slot in the dash am i doing something wrong or is it an update that i have to go to bmw for?
Check this thread and this one.
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Originally Posted by xxnick8xx' post='211861' date='Dec 15 2005, 06:28 PM
Its a '05 545i fully loaded with Nav, and i dont get any error messages it just doesent let me select it.

Well that answers it. you gotta wait. Currently you still wont be able to play it. Wait till BMW comes out with a new software that will enable the feature. Possibably in a month or two.
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' post='211890
Its a '05 545i fully loaded with Nav, and i dont get any error messages it just doesent let me select it.

Well that answers it. you gotta wait. Currently you still wont be able to play it. Wait till BMW comes out with a new software that will enable the feature. Possibably in a month or two.
[/quote]And, possibly never. :thumbsdown:
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Originally Posted by vnod' post='211898' date='Dec 15 2005, 08:18 PM
And, possibly never. :thumbsdown:

Now now... lets not be like that... repeat after me... the glass is half full...
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' post='211907
And, possibly never. :thumbsdown:

Now now... lets not be like that... repeat after me... the glass is half full...
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I have no nav and it still doesn't play mp3. :thumbsdown:
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Originally Posted by Bimmer32' post='211940
Originally Posted by vnod' post='211898' date='Dec 15 2005, 08:18 PM
And, possibly never. :thumbsdown:

Now now... lets not be like that... repeat after me... the glass is half full...
I have no nav and it still doesn't play mp3. :thumbsdown:
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