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      11-13-2008, 03:01 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by jlaw View Post
I use a 16gb flash drive to store and play MP3's via the 6FL USB port in the armrest. Since BMW so kindly provided me with both an iPod cable AND a USB cable, I figured there would be no problem doing so.

It works fairly well... every now and then it suffers a little hiccup and has to be re-read (just have to navigate up in the iDrive menu and re-select it) but for the most part it's great.

When I was casually discussing how I liked the car with my sales guy and SA at my last visit, they got real upset when I mentioned the flash drive and said that the USB port is for iPods only and using a flash drive could screw up the car and that I shouldn't use it anymore.

This sounds like a load of crap to me. BMW specifically provided a USB cable which has no possible purpose if it were only to be used with iPods. Does anyone know if there is an official policy or bulletin or anything else on this?
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