Audi MMI - Music Via Bluetooth
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I've got a 2010 A6 LE Mans, it has 3G MMI and Nav
I wanted to have my phone connected to the hands free and to be able to play music wirelessly ..
Not sure if this has been covered here so i thought i'd post it up ... a little digging online and i found on the A5OC had come up with a modified ipod cable to become a bluetooth receiver ....
You will need
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0093ZA8F0/ref=...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004I9G486/ref=...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00A21BNNK/ref=...
Grand total of £16
So open up the Audi end of the adapter, i used a small screwdriver and the edge of a tesco clubcard
Once inside you need to remove the SIX DATA (in the centre of the plug 3 on each side) wires
I cut the data wires off, the cable ends i tucked back on its self and shrunk wrapped each individual end to insulate it from the ground and the other cores
Then the I used 2 of the little off cuts from the data pins to make a flying lead for the new resistor
DO NOT just pull the pins out, you WILL damage them beyond use!!
For the Data pins (because i knew they weren't going to be used again) i broke the plastic tags off that hold the pins in place and gently wiggled them free.
The resistor wire i VERY gently lifted the plastic tab and pulled them out, i chopped the majority of the NEW resistor wire off and soldered a salvaged flying lead (with salvaged pin) onto each side and the slotted it in place of the original resistor.
Once you plug it in you hit the media button, then the source button and it should show External Aux Input, once you select that you should be able to stream via bluetooth.
If you have an android phone you will need to UNSELECT Call Audio Profile in the settings for your Music bluetooth receiver on your phone
All credit for this (pictures as well) goes to W-Ashcroft over at A5OC
I wanted to have my phone connected to the hands free and to be able to play music wirelessly ..
Not sure if this has been covered here so i thought i'd post it up ... a little digging online and i found on the A5OC had come up with a modified ipod cable to become a bluetooth receiver ....
You will need
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0093ZA8F0/ref=...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004I9G486/ref=...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00A21BNNK/ref=...
Grand total of £16
So open up the Audi end of the adapter, i used a small screwdriver and the edge of a tesco clubcard
Once inside you need to remove the SIX DATA (in the centre of the plug 3 on each side) wires
I cut the data wires off, the cable ends i tucked back on its self and shrunk wrapped each individual end to insulate it from the ground and the other cores
Then the I used 2 of the little off cuts from the data pins to make a flying lead for the new resistor
DO NOT just pull the pins out, you WILL damage them beyond use!!
For the Data pins (because i knew they weren't going to be used again) i broke the plastic tags off that hold the pins in place and gently wiggled them free.
The resistor wire i VERY gently lifted the plastic tab and pulled them out, i chopped the majority of the NEW resistor wire off and soldered a salvaged flying lead (with salvaged pin) onto each side and the slotted it in place of the original resistor.
Once you plug it in you hit the media button, then the source button and it should show External Aux Input, once you select that you should be able to stream via bluetooth.
If you have an android phone you will need to UNSELECT Call Audio Profile in the settings for your Music bluetooth receiver on your phone
All credit for this (pictures as well) goes to W-Ashcroft over at A5OC
On a related note - my phone ('droid) happily streams and shows up track info for current track barring the play duration but the interfaces doesn't allow playlist/album navigation. You still have to do that on the phone. Seems to be irrespective of the app streaming the content (I use poweramp mostly).
Does the Audi streaming app give any different results?
Does the Audi streaming app give any different results?
I recognize that the posting is nearly a year old, but I just stumbled across it. I have been searching the web for a solution to streaming music to the MMI system in my 2010 Audi A6 using Bluetooth. As best as I have been able to determine the MMI system is 3G. There is a joystick in the center console. In the glove box is a CD/DVD player with 2 SD input slots. I also have navigation.
The photos and instructions were reviewed that appear in this posting, but I still am not sure about which 3 pins on the opposite side of the plug are to be disabled. The photo shows the 3 pins on one side, which is readily found and understood. However, the opposite side of the plug has 7 pins. Two of the pins are very close to each other. Then there is a space and then a grouping of 4 evenly spaced pins, followed by a space and then one wide pin. So which three pins are to be disabled? Finally, when these cable modifications are made, are there any modifications that need to be made to the MMI? I would rather avoid making any software changes to the MMI.
I have also been told by the dealership that the 2010 A6 will not link with an iPad that has the iOS7 operating system. Can anyone confirm what has been relayed by the dealership? The earlier OS apparently would link.
Looking forward to the responses.
The photos and instructions were reviewed that appear in this posting, but I still am not sure about which 3 pins on the opposite side of the plug are to be disabled. The photo shows the 3 pins on one side, which is readily found and understood. However, the opposite side of the plug has 7 pins. Two of the pins are very close to each other. Then there is a space and then a grouping of 4 evenly spaced pins, followed by a space and then one wide pin. So which three pins are to be disabled? Finally, when these cable modifications are made, are there any modifications that need to be made to the MMI? I would rather avoid making any software changes to the MMI.
I have also been told by the dealership that the 2010 A6 will not link with an iPad that has the iOS7 operating system. Can anyone confirm what has been relayed by the dealership? The earlier OS apparently would link.
Looking forward to the responses.
outerbank6 said:
I recognize that the posting is nearly a year old, but I just stumbled across it. I have been searching the web for a solution to streaming music to the MMI system in my 2010 Audi A6 using Bluetooth. As best as I have been able to determine the MMI system is 3G. There is a joystick in the center console. In the glove box is a CD/DVD player with 2 SD input slots. I also have navigation.
I paired my Phone using Blootooth and it streams over that - can you not pair your device with the MMI or will that only talk to phones?I've tried to stream music using a Bluetooth adapter that was connected to the OEM provided AMI cable. Using it in this fashion does not work. I can stream music from an iPod, iTouch and iPhone by directly connecting the devics directly to the OEM provided AMI cable, but the device must then be kept inside the glove box. This is obviously inconvenient for changing music tracks, etc. From reading what is posted on several different websites, the AMI cable must be modified as described in the previous posting so that the MMI system doesn't recognize the connected device as an iPod, which it always does now. From what is described, the modifications cause the MMI to recognize the connected device not as an iPod, but rather as an AUX input. Hopefully, one of presumably many individuals who visit this website can provide an answer to my original post about which pins on the opposite side of the plug from that which is shown in the photos are to be disabled and/or removed.
Phone prep??? What does this mean? In my instance of not being able to stream music using Bluetooth with the Audi provided AMI cable, it is related to the year of the Audi (2010), the generation of MMI (3rd)and that the cable will only recognize whatever is connected to the cable as an iPod. Where is Fletch79 when he is needed? Hopefully, someone that visits this forum on a regular basis knows Fletch79 and contacts him so he can respond to my question.
outerbank6 said:
Phone prep??? What does this mean? In my instance of not being able to stream music using Bluetooth with the Audi provided AMI cable, it is related to the year of the Audi (2010), the generation of MMI (3rd)and that the cable will only recognize whatever is connected to the cable as an iPod.
I stream from my devices to the MMI in my 2011 A5 over Bluetooth. No cables, no adapters. If you're using a cable you're not using Bluetooth which is a wireless communications protocol. Just trying to understand why I can where you can't hence the question about the Phone Prep level...The mobile phone I use connects to the MMI with Bluetooth for making and receiving phone calls. However, it doesn't allow for streaming music. My Audi came with a short cable (AMI) that connects to a port in the glove box. On one end of the cable is a 30 pin connector for connecting an iPod, iTouch to play music through the MMI using this cable. This obviously means that the iPod/iTouch must be left in the glove box in order to play music. Not very convenient for changing albums or tracks while driving. Ergo, the potential solution is to connect a Bluetooth dongle to the cable rather than the iTouch or even iPhone. By this method, the iTouch/iPhone with their Bluetooth capability will be able to connect and stream music to the MMI system. Unfortunately, the Audi OEM cable won't stream music by Bluetooth even when a Bluetooth dongle is attached to the AMI cable. The cable continues to read the attached dongle as an iPod, not an auxiliary input device. Therefore, the reason for the cable modification. The modification changes how the Bluetooth dongle is perceived.
Hope this explains why I am asking precisely how to modify the AMI cable.
Hope this explains why I am asking precisely how to modify the AMI cable.
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