Nearly three years ago to the day, BMW
announced that you could "
iPod your BMW." Today, that same luxury is being passed onto Apple's latest handheld device. According to an admittedly brief introduction page at BMW, the automaker has proclaimed that it is indeed the first to ensure that
iPhone owners can look forward to seamless integration of music playback and handsfree Bluetooth calling "across its model line." Beginning today,
BMW whips equipped with
BMW Assist with Bluetooth can enjoy handsfree calling in their ride, and those with the iPod / USB interface can control the iPod functions of the iPhone via built-in vehicle controls and view the track / album information on your radio (or navigation system, we presume). BMW notes that "further details" will be available soon, and with any luck, a few more automakers will follow suit in the near future.
[Thanks, Alex]
UPDATE: Check out the first
hands-on report as a user introduces his 8GB iPhone to a 2007 328xi. "Fully functional" says it all.
posted Jun 29th 2007 6:17PM
Hey you guys were promising that the iPhone stories would stop as soon as they went on sale. What gives? More iPhone stories?
BMW now...VW, Audi and Mercedes later.
The New 2008 Cadillac CTS can do this too.
USB socket for iPod compatibility.
http://www.cheersandgears.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=18192&hl=
Not sure about iPhone.
oooh, do I hear an BMW exclusive iPhone navigation system coming? ;)
Au contraire - I have the iPod dock in my BMW & love it! Switching podcasts at illegal speeds with both hands on the wheel, what's not to like?
Why are you even complaining? Isn't the iPod integration optional?
I can control my iPod with the BMW's steering wheel controls and OEM HU interface. So what?
Fake news. BMW's have been able to do this with an ipod and any bluetooth phone for a while now.
Well, sounds like BMW, for one, welcomes our new iPhone overlords.
The news here is that the iPhone is fully compatible with the BMW Bluetooth implementation. Also it seems to work in "Airplane mode" when placed in the BMW iPod dock located in the armrest. Whether Phone AND iPod functions are available simultaneously is as yet undecided:
"I haven’t tried yet, but will tomorrow, keeping bluetooth as well as the iPod connected to the stereo - meaning to see if the iPod changes seamlessly to Phone when a call is attempted or received while playing iPod music."
So yes, it is news.
My iPhone works seamlessly with my '07 BMW 530i - works better than my Treo did - it pulls all the contacts off of the iphone. Fantastic!
What's news is the fact that the iPhone works with the 6FL IPOD option and with the bluetooth together, so basically it should switch to phone when a sending or receiving a call. Now that's great
Tried the new iPhone on the way home in my '08 535Xi - perfect companion. Bluetooth - check; music -check; voice command - check; now if I could only get to see the video's on the command console screen - I'd be ecstatic (lol)....
What about 3 Series built prior to 3.07?
I have a 335i delivered in Nov 06.....won't link with the iphone properly....is there a way to fix this?
I have a '07 e92 335i with the 6FL iPod option and an iPhone (firmware 1.0.2). Functionality works as expected, however the iPhone still complains that the BMW is a an unsupported accessory (by offering to go into airplane mode and shutoff the RF module). My iPhone will not charge when connected to the 6FL supplied connector. My BMW is still running whatever version of it's software from my ED pickup at the end of April. Has anyone else had success?