Where is the Aux. audio input on a 330i?

Bluemill · 04-23-2019, 08:04 PM

I can not find the audio input for the new car. There are several USB, C, and lightening power plug sockets, but I'm not finding the aux. input. The owners manual says go to the nav. and infotainment manual and that was not packed with the car. This is available at your dealer!

It's quite the mystery.

I hope this isn't going to turn out like the sunroof SNAFU.

Best always,

Bluemill

bimmer456 · 04-23-2019, 09:43 PM

Maybe it's like the iPhone and they got rid of the headphone jack. Most people use Bluetooth or USB unless you have a really old device. There also isn't a CD player anymore. What device do you have that requires a headphone jack, maybe the iPod nano or shuffle? They probably thought it wasn't worth it for the few people who would use it like the manual transmission.

hans007 · 04-23-2019, 10:32 PM

i wouldn't be shocked if there wasn't an aux port. My A4 I'm 95% sure doesn't have one.

Would suck though, I tried the BT in a G20 at the dealer and the BT only seems to transmit audio with SBC codec not AAC or apt-x

Bluemill · 04-23-2019, 10:51 PM

I researched on line the best portable CD player for your car. Two different sources pointed to an Insignia player, a great buy for the money with super skip protection. To connect to your car, you find the 3.5mm input and plug in. Before I bought it I had found in the on-board system owners manual a picture of an audio input, a 3.5mm like the one on our F30. The same manual did not say where the input was.

It's not a super biggy, as this is my wife's main vehicle and she said when I found that the car didn't have a CD player, it didn't matter to her, as she is hooked on sports and news radio.

I was looking for a way to play books on CD when we take long trips on the interstates.

I'm thinking that maybe the USB will also act as an input, but I'm not sure if you can get a 3.5mm to USB cable that will work.

Help!

Bluemill

TWD1775 · 04-23-2019, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Bluemill

I researched on line the best portable CD player for your car. Two different sources pointed to an Insignia player, a great buy for the money with super skip protection. To connect to your car, you find the 3.5mm input and plug in. Before I bought it I had found in the on-board system owners manual a picture of an audio input, a 3.5mm like the one on our F30. The same manual did not say where the input was.

It's not a super biggy, as this is my wife's main vehicle and she said when I found that the car didn't have a CD player, it didn't matter to her, as she is hooked on sports and news radio.

I was looking for a way to play books on CD when we take long trips on the interstates.

I'm thinking that maybe the USB will also act as an input, but I'm not sure if you can get a 3.5mm to USB cable that will work.

Help!

Bluemill

I think I saw it on the forward wall of the arm rest storage compartment next to the USB port.

bimmer456 · 04-23-2019, 11:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bluemill

I researched on line the best portable CD player for your car. Two different sources pointed to an Insignia player, a great buy for the money with super skip protection. To connect to your car, you find the 3.5mm input and plug in. Before I bought it I had found in the on-board system owners manual a picture of an audio input, a 3.5mm like the one on our F30. The same manual did not say where the input was.

It's not a super biggy, as this is my wife's main vehicle and she said when I found that the car didn't have a CD player, it didn't matter to her, as she is hooked on sports and news radio.

I was looking for a way to play books on CD when we take long trips on the interstates.

I'm thinking that maybe the USB will also act as an input, but I'm not sure if you can get a 3.5mm to USB cable that will work.

Help!

Bluemill

You might be able to save the files to a USB flash drive which will avoid the skipping issue. If it is as the other user says it is like the F30 maybe in the arm rest.

cangenBMW · 04-23-2019, 11:50 PM

There is no 3.5 MM AUX input. My 2018 F30 actually doesn't have one either so they've been phasing them out for a while.

Encanto · 04-24-2019, 04:44 PM

AUX input gone since MY2018 F3x...

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Originally Posted by Bluemill

I can not find the audio input for the new car. There are several USB, C, and lightening power plug sockets, but I'm not finding the aux. input. The owners manual says go to the nav. and infotainment manual and that was not packed with the car. This is available at your dealer!

It's quite the mystery.

I hope this isn't going to turn out like the sunroof SNAFU.

Best always,

Bluemill

04-23-2019, 08:04 PM	#1
Bluemill New Member 11 Rep 13 Posts Drives: 2014 328i XDr, 2000 Corvette, Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Scituate, MA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2019 330i X Dr [0.00]	Where is the Aux. audio input on a 330i? I can not find the audio input for the new car. There are several USB, C, and lightening power plug sockets, but I'm not finding the aux. input. The owners manual says go to the nav. and infotainment manual and that was not packed with the car. This is available at your dealer! It's quite the mystery. I hope this isn't going to turn out like the sunroof SNAFU. Best always, Bluemill
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bimmer456 Major General 3160 Rep 6,089 Posts Drives: 340i Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Pasadena, CA iTrader: (0)	Maybe it's like the iPhone and they got rid of the headphone jack. Most people use Bluetooth or USB unless you have a really old device. There also isn't a CD player anymore. What device do you have that requires a headphone jack, maybe the iPod nano or shuffle? They probably thought it wasn't worth it for the few people who would use it like the manual transmission.
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hans007 Major 624 Rep 1,090 Posts Drives: 2020 BMW M340i Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (0)	i wouldn't be shocked if there wasn't an aux port. My A4 I'm 95% sure doesn't have one. Would suck though, I tried the BT in a G20 at the dealer and the BT only seems to transmit audio with SBC codec not AAC or apt-x
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Bluemill New Member 11 Rep 13 Posts Drives: 2014 328i XDr, 2000 Corvette, Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Scituate, MA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2019 330i X Dr [0.00]	The CD player delete is what I'm trying to connect.... I researched on line the best portable CD player for your car. Two different sources pointed to an Insignia player, a great buy for the money with super skip protection. To connect to your car, you find the 3.5mm input and plug in. Before I bought it I had found in the on-board system owners manual a picture of an audio input, a 3.5mm like the one on our F30. The same manual did not say where the input was. It's not a super biggy, as this is my wife's main vehicle and she said when I found that the car didn't have a CD player, it didn't matter to her, as she is hooked on sports and news radio. I was looking for a way to play books on CD when we take long trips on the interstates. I'm thinking that maybe the USB will also act as an input, but I'm not sure if you can get a 3.5mm to USB cable that will work. Help! Bluemill
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cangenBMW Enlisted Member 19 Rep 31 Posts Drives: BMW 330i xDrive Join Date: May 2016 Location: Western Canada iTrader: (0)	There is no 3.5 MM AUX input. My 2018 F30 actually doesn't have one either so they've been phasing them out for a while.
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