Mk7 iPod Compatibility (MDI, Bluetooth etc)

[Nauend]

You can have more than one device attached to Bluetooth at the same time and use them for different purposes. For example I was using my phone for calls and daughters phone for music.

Sd card is better thought as u have album art displayed etc.

[Wrinkles66]

That is the other problem - you can only have one Bluetooth device connected at a time. If the was an MMD socket you could have both your phone and all your music readily available.

[AdamD]

I believe VW has discontinued the MDI, and it is not available on the Mk7, even as an option. It's bluetooth, USB, or nothing - which means that the Mk7 is incompatible with older iPods such as the Classic.

[elephino]

I believe VW has discontinued the MDI, and it is not available on the Mk7, even as an option. It's bluetooth, USB, or nothing - which means that the Mk7 is incompatible with older iPods such as the Classic.

Damn. I'm in the camp of not liking Bluetooth streaming as it offers no control over the device.

[pologti18t]

Damn. I'm in the camp of not liking Bluetooth streaming as it offers no control over the device.

I don't think this is correct for late model devices.

[Nauend]

The manual mentions that what is available when using Bluetooth will vary depending on the device. My Iphone 4S connects automatically and starts playing via bluetooth automatically, and you can do a few simple functions like next and previous from the Discover Media system. Not much else. You can control what's playing from the phone too, but..........

SD offers more functionality over bluetooth, like playlists, album art, song list displays etc. I expect USB will offer this functionality too, but have not tried it.

[elephino]

I don't think this is correct for late model devices.

Very little control then Makes it difficult to switch between podcasts, for example.

[pologti18t]

Very little control then Makes it difficult to switch between podcasts, for example.

Whats a podcast?

[dubstyle]

The USB in the Golf 7 is for charging and flash drives only. It will not read info from an ipod/mp3 player. I just copied a whole load of music from my laptop onto a flashdrive and leave it in the car all the time, or stream music from my phone using bluetooth.

[Paul_R]

Well I got the SD thing working. $20 for a 16Gb card. $35 to join iTunes Match which allowed me to re-download my DRM music in non-protected format. Converted my whole iTunes library to mp3 (in iTunes), deleted all the AAC versions and then dragged the folders onto the SD card in explorer. Even figured out how to make the random function work (sort of) by putting a single music track in the root folder (thanks Google).
Works a treat and a lot cheaper than a new iPod. It is a bit clunky to set up compared to syncing an iPod but it works. Much faster than MDI in switching between tracks. Volume seems louder too although that might be because the previously DRM files are now at a higher bit rate.
Now all I need is a Mk 7 R!