bmw x5 sat nav and ipod options?

[driftdaddy]

evening all, i was just wondering

a, how to remove the unit itself from the dash

b, does it have an aux line in of some sort to pluck a lead from the ipod into it, nothing fancy just streight drom the ipod headphones jack

cheers dave

[paoloh]

Remove plastic trim from along dash and then phillips screw driver.

No aux inputs though.

[rassi]

paoloh said:

Remove plastic trim from along dash and then phillips screw driver.

No aux inputs though.

Well, in fact there is a BMW AUX kit that will work with an E53 X5 with the widescreen satnav, if it is of a certain date (late 2002/2003 IIRC): http://www.xoutpost.com/electronics/bsws-mobile-el...

For an E70 X5, there should already be an AUX input

[cbrassington]

brilliant link

I have a 2002 X5 with widescreen sat nav and have found aux inputs in the rear compartment centre console

they are labelled AV in and AV out there is also a button marked TV

is this a standard fitting?

I did try attaching an audio source via the headphone output but the sound seemed a bit tinny so I think the signal wasn't strong enough

will try it again with something better - just wondered if anyone else had looked here

Edited by cbrassington on Saturday 13th March 09:19