iPod cable

[Audi Bairn]

Picked up my new car tonight and obviously got a cable for my iPhone with the micro connection.
But I have an iPod which I leave permanently plugged into the car with all my music on.
What cable do I need now?

 

[TimWills28]

 

[Blatchy]

Great news your car is here! I have an iPod in my car too. I am using a normal Apple usb cable that came with the iPod, plugged into the centre consol. I get album art and all the functions of the red cable. I also connect my iPhone via Bluetooth which is amazing compared to my Q3. I can swap between podcasts and music via the MMI rather than the phone itself which I had to do before.

 

[RichardT]

You could dump your music onto an SD card and then wouldn't need leads and stuff in the car. Much neater.

 

[Audi Bairn]

Good shout guys, thanks.
I can see me spending the weekend (and beyond) getting to grips with all the new tech.............. is there a university course i can enrole on? lol

 

[davc]

What Gen iPod do you have mate?

I have a Classic 7th Generation 160GB and the red collar cable the dealer gave me didn't work so I bought one of these off ebay:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AMI-Conne...855386?hash=item3d136c14da:g:b0wAAOSwoBtW2Rqn

It works a treat with my classic and the kids' Nanos.

 

[Audi Bairn]

Great news your car is here! I have an iPod in my car too. I am using a normal Apple usb cable that came with the iPod, plugged into the centre consol. I get album art and all the functions of the red cable. I also connect my iPhone via Bluetooth which is amazing compared to my Q3. I can swap between podcasts and music via the MMI rather than the phone itself which I had to do before.

Just been out and tried this and work d perfectly thanks.

 

[Audi Bairn]

What Gen iPod do you have mate?

I have a Classic 7th Generation 160GB and the red collar cable the dealer gave me didn't work so I bought one of these off ebay:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AMI-Conne...855386?hash=item3d136c14da:g:b0wAAOSwoBtW2Rqn

It works a treat with my classic and the kids' Nanos.

Cheers mate, I'll k p this in mind.
The charger cable with USB at one end works fine.

 

[CHCCubs]

Good to know, glad to see I don't have to get a special cable like the I'm currently using in my BMW.

 

[ruairi83]

I sell the genuine one mate.

Here is what you need that I sell on eBay.

Look at this on eBay

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/322332476460

Audi AMI Cable Set iPod iPhone 4s iPad & USB - 4F0051510P

 

[Audi Bairn]

Good to know, glad to see I don't have to get a special cable like the I'm currently using in my BMW.

I couldn't have done this in my previous Audi's as they had no USB port but now, being able to use the original charging cable, it's great.

 

[Peter1201]

Are you guys having any issues with the time it takes for the iPod information to load into the MMI. I find mine takes 10 to 15 minutes every time I start the car to load up - no selection of any tracks or playlists possible, the screen just says loading ?