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You can connect your device to the
vehicle in the following ways:
1. Direct connection (e.g. a USB stick)
in your car’s designated USB port.
Please ensure that your device
does not come into contact with
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If it does, we recommend using
a USB cable from the MINI parts
range.
2. Using the USB cable supplied by
the device manufacturer.
3. Using a USB snap-in adapter (only
for use with the Bluetooth mobile
phone kit with USB audio interface
(SA 6NE)) available for selected
devices. In addition to the lock and
charging functions, a USB snap-in
adapter also allows you to connect
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Since various cable and snap-in adapter
solutions are available, please contact
your MINI dealer for the best technical
solution and to ensure compatibility.
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of your Apple device, MINI can offer
the right cable adapters and snap-in
adapter solutions to connect your iPod/
iPhone to the vehicle.
Note about the cable adapter:
You will need the Apple iPod/iPhone
audio adapter (part number 0440812)
for Radio MINI Boost (SA 6FC)
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iPod/iPhone video/audio adapter (part
number 2179623) when using the
Radio MINI Visual Boost (SA 6FP) or
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Apple iPods are generally supported
from the fourth generation onward.
This includes iPod Nano, iPod
Classic, iPod Touch and iPhone
(fourth generation and later devices
feature the click wheel; older models
have a scroll wheel or touch wheel and
are not supported).
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previous podcast. You cannot jump to
chapter markers.
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problems when playing back a
combination of audio/video playlists.
If the iPod freezes, try restarting it.
For details, go to:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1320
To determine the software version of
the iPod, select ‘About’ from the main
menu. For more information, please
refer to the Apple websites.
Please note that iTunes can
automatically update the iPod’s
software, which could compromise
the iPod’s compatibility with the USB
audio interface.
To identify your iPod model:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.
html?artnum=61688
You can safely disconnect your iPod
device from the vehicle at any time.
MP3 player and USB sticks
MP3 players that feature ‘Media
Transfer Protocol’ (MTP) are
supported.
Some MTP devices allow
you to switch to ‘Mass Storage Class’
mode. Please refer to your MP3 player’s
user guide for details.
MP3 players compliant with the
‘USB Mass Storage Class’ (MSC)
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are supported.
On some MP3 players, you may need to
activate the USB connection or enable
mass storage mode (USB Mass Storage
Class).
Please refer to your MP3 player’s user
guide for details.
When you connect your MP3 player
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transfers information about its music
content to the vehicle. This lets you
easily select your music by genre,
artist, composer, album, song title
or playlist.
If the device contains very
high volumes of data, you can initially
only access music via the directory
structure.
It can take up to 30 minutes to
synchronise a device with 32GB of Flash
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The amount of time required for
synchronisation and the operating
speed depend on the memory capacity
and technology used in the device and
the number and types of songs stored.
USB hard drives and USB hubs or
memory card readers with multiple
ports cannot be used.
When using Radio MINI Boost, directory
names may not be longer than 34
characters.
It is not recommended that you use USB
sticks with a built-in hard drive. Tests
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quality cannot be guaranteed.
You can safely remove your MP3 player
or USB stick from the vehicle at any
time.