MMI Cable

[dododo]

Hi everyone,

I have a 2010 S5 and am looking for an AUX cable so I can run Spotify from my phone through the car audio system. Can someone confirm if this is the right cable?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Audi-Music-Interface-AMI...

OR, if someone has a cable they want to flog me, let me know!

Thanks

[anonymous-user]

I don't know whether that will work - probably - but AFAIK the "official" Audi cables are either USB or Apple 30 pin rather than 3.5mm headphone jack. Possibly they charge the device as well as receiving audio.

I have seen a bluetooth dongle that plugs onto the end of the Apple 30 pin cable, but it is about £60. Nice solution, but expensive.

[dododo]

Greg66 said:

I don't know whether that will work - probably - but AFAIK the "official" Audi cables are either USB or Apple 30 pin rather than 3.5mm headphone jack. Possibly they charge the device as well as receiving audio.

I have seen a bluetooth dongle that plugs onto the end of the Apple 30 pin cable, but it is about £60. Nice solution, but expensive.

Thanks. I know that Audi make this type of cable because I had one a while back. I was looking on fleabay because it would be 10% of the cost of the official cable from Audi :-)

Did Audi change the MMI interface at all, or has the socket always been the same shape and size?

[Dr G]

Socket is the same but wiring and coding do change.

In my experience the cheapy ebay cables don't work. People baulk when you tell them 35 quid for a genuine one, try the ebay one then order Audi anyway after realising their bargain does nothing.

[daydotz]

I've. Been curious. If the 3.5mm ones work Can't see them available if they didn't

[RammyMP]

Dr G said:

Socket is the same but wiring and coding do change.

In my experience the cheapy ebay cables don't work. People baulk when you tell them 35 quid for a genuine one, try the ebay one then order Audi anyway after realising their bargain does nothing.

I bought one off ebay 2 years ago, still working. Must have been lucky!

[GrahamC230K]

I tried one from eBay, it worked but I was not happy with the fit. Bought genuine after that.