Mk7 iPod Compatibility (MDI, Bluetooth etc)

[slashj]

Thanks Adam, I've tried the sd card as recommended, copied straight fro
iTunes but it still doesn't cone up, am I missing something? Also there is only 1 radio station icon (kiss fm) which is on the today fm station- do you know how to change it around? Cheers

Have a look at this:
VW Golf Mk7 – SD Cards and Album Art | Haydn Williams Blog

I followed the steps and got it working.
One thing - I found that formatting the SD card with exFat didn't work, but it worked nicely with normal FAT format. I have a Mac.

Good lucky!

[PBJ]

From the Golf GTi/GTiPerf/R brochure...

USB charge cables, adaptor cables supporting connection to Apple lightning, Apple 30 pin and mini USB

$88 from a VW dealer, makes the iPod/iPhone work via USB

[hainsey]

From the Golf GTi/GTiPerf/R brochure...

$88 from a VW dealer, makes the iPod/iPhone work via USB

Does it show album artwork and info, can you control through steering wheel??

[dening]

From the Golf GTi/GTiPerf/R brochure...

$88 from a VW dealer, makes the iPod/iPhone work via USB

Does anyone have one of these?

I cant find any mention of the part no. anywhere on vw accessory lists, only the MDI cables.

Happy to spend $88 to get functionality like the mdi in my old polo, even of it doesn't have artwork. It's better than the 300 plus to get MDI installed.

[kreuze]

I'm having some issues with Spotify on Android via bluetooth. Inconsistently displaying album art and tracklist information. Playback working fine.

Anyone in the same boat?

[wasabiz]

Does anyone have one of these?

I cant find any mention of the part no. anywhere on vw accessory lists, only the MDI cables.

Happy to spend $88 to get functionality like the mdi in my old polo, even of it doesn't have artwork. It's better than the 300 plus to get MDI installed.

The golf isn't equipped with MDI, you gotta have them retrofitted and coding done if you want them. Why is it not available... We could only wonder.

[dening]

The golf isn't equipped with MDI, you gotta have them retrofitted and coding done if you want them. Why is it not available... We could only wonder.

Yeah I know, it was frustrating when I looked for where to plug my mdi cable in and discovered it wasn't there.

People just love bluetooth so I think that's why they figured to trim a few bucks out.

[zardoz]

Potentially slightly off-topic; has anyone run portable hard drives and can advise on what partitioning scheme and filesystem to use? I've tried exFAT under Windows 8 and no success there -claims USB device is unrecognised.

[zardoz]

From the Golf GTi/GTiPerf/R brochure...

$88 from a VW dealer, makes the iPod/iPhone work via USB

This is a "charge" cable, not a data cable.

[irossiter]

It is most certainly NOT a data cable. My dealer even tried one out for me when I picked up my car he didn't want me paying $88 for a charge cable. VW were claiming it was a Mk 7 data cable. You already have a charge cable with an iPhone. Just unplug the cable from the charger unit in the wall and plug it into the car in the centre console. I still find the lack of data cable / MDI astonishing in the Mk 7. It was great in the Mk 6. My Merc had one and even our Mazda CX5 has one!


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[dening]

It is most certainly NOT a data cable. My dealer even tried one out for me when I picked up my car he didn't want me paying $88 for a charge cable. VW were claiming it was a Mk 7 data cable. You already have a charge cable with an iPhone. Just unplug the cable from the charger unit in the wall and plug it into the car in the centre console. I still find the lack of data cable / MDI astonishing in the Mk 7. It was great in the Mk 6. My Merc had one and even our Mazda CX5 has one!


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Well that puts that to rest.

I'm using a bmw y cable just to have something compact ish for my 160gb ipod.

[Llex]

Music storage & the Mk7

Hi all,

I will have an GTi Mk7 in roughly 4 to 6 months (ugh production times). I was blown away with how it drives and couldn't not be happier. However, the only thing I was disappointed about was the inability to connect an iPod with full functionality on-screen.

My question is simple: What is the best way to store music with this basic option not included in a $50k+ car? I have playlists set up on iTunes, so it would be awesome if I could have the ability to keep those somehow.

I realise you can connect phones and newer iPod's/iTouches via bluetooth, but that isn't an option as I want to be able to control the music from the screen and not the device.

Any input would be greatly appreciated as i'm kind of a newbie when it comes to this stuff

regards

Llex

[pologti18t]

Hi all,
I realise you can connect phones and newer iPod's/iTouches via bluetooth, but that isn't an option as I want to be able to control the music from the screen and not the device.

Llex

Bluetooth music streaming can be controlled from the headunit.

[adhock]

What is the best way to store music with this basic option not included in a $50k+ car?

Big W, $60 for a 64 Gb SD card from Emtec, speed OK, quality of card OK. Pour all the music in folder by folder, thumbnails at 220x220 I'm told, stick it SD slot 2 in the glovebox (this is for a Highline with GPS). If you're OS x based (I'm dual nationality ), figure out how to get rid of the dot files. Works just like the iPod did on the Mk6 Golf, but you now have a surplus iPod probably . Playlists I can't help with.

[Guy]

Anyone still having bluetooth issues with the new iphones?