2015 BMW 120D USB does not play music

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Hi Members

I recently purchased a 2015 BMW 120d from the dealers(manufactured 2014 November). The dealers advised that the car has Bluetooth and USB.

After delivery I see the car doesn't have Bluetooth and apparently the USB port under the arm rest is for charging and cant read music.

Is there anyway that the USB can play music? I really don't want to go back to playing CDs.

 

[JG_RSA]

Welcome.

Step 1 would be to determine exactly what audio system and options your car does have / doesn't have.
I suggest you run the last 7 digits of the VIN on a VIN decoder. That will show you which audio system is installed in the car, and we can go from there.
There are several VIN decoders available. A quick Google search should get you a couple of options.

 

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Hi

Thank you for your assistance. Please see below specs from bmwvin.

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No. Description
169 EU3 EXHAUST EMISSIONS NORM

2N4 18"M LT/ALY STAR SP. 386 M/MT

2PA LOCKING WHEEL BOLTS

2TB SPORT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

249 MULTI-FUNCTION FOR STEERING WHEEL

258 RUNFLAT TYRES

3AP WINDSCREEN WITH GREY SHADE BAND

302 ALARM SYSTEM

337 M SPORT PACKAGE

4AE ARMREST FRONT RETRACTABLE

4DL HIGH.TRIM FIN. BLACK HIGH-GLOSS

4MR INT. TR. FIN. ALUMINIUM HEXAGON

403 GLAS ROOF, ELECTRIC

423 FLOOR MATS, VELOUR

428 WARNING TRIANGLE

441 SMOKERS PACKAGE

481 SPORT SEATS F DRIVER/FRONT PASSENGER

493 STORAGE COMPARTMENT PACKAGE

5DA PASSENGER AIRBAG DEACTIVATE

5DC FOLDING REAR-SEAT HEADRESTS

502 HEADLIGHT WASHER SYSTEM

507 PARK DISTANCE CONTROL (PDC), REAR

520 FOGLIGHTS

522 XENON LIGHT

544 CRUISE CONTROL WITH BRAKING FUNCTION

548 SPEEDOMETER WITH KILOMETER READING

575 ADDITIONAL 12V POWER SOCKET

6AC INTELLIGENT EMERGENCY CALL

6AE TELESERVICES

6WA INSTRUMENT CLUSTER W. EXTENDED CONT

663 RADIO BMW PROFESSIONAL

698 AREA-CODE 2

704 M SPORT SUSPENSION

710 M LEATHER STEERING WHEEL

715 M AERODYNAMICS PACKAGE

760 INDIVIDUAL HIGH-GLOSS SATIN CHROME

775 INDIVIDUAL ROOF-LINING ANTHRACITE

8KK OELSERVICEINT. 15.000KM/18MONTHS

8SD UNDERRIDE GUARD COUNTRIES

8SL PREPARATION FOR TRAILER TOW HITCH

8SM VIN, VISIBLE FROM OUTSIDE

8SX PROVIDER CONTROL, TELEMATICS 1

8S3 AUTOMATIC LOCK WHEN DRIVING AWAY

8TG ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM

8TN DAYTIME DRIVING LIGHTS SELECTABLE B

823 HOT CLIMATE VERSION

850 ADD FUEL TANK FILLING FOR EXPORT

861 CHANGE OF CODING DATA SET

880 ENGLISH / ON-BOARD DOCUMENTATION

9AA EXTERNAL SKIN PROTECTION

925 SHIPPING PROTECTION PACKAGE

 

[Rayzor]

Have you tried using a fat32 format USB?

 

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Hi

I have tried both FAT32 and NTFS USB2.0 and USB3.0

 

[JG_RSA]

OK, so your car has the base audio system 663.
To the best of my knowledge, it does not support BT or USB playback unless it also has options 6NK or 6NH. I assume your car does not have the phone snap-in adapter either.

I suggest you contact Gert at OBD Worx (forum sponsor) to find out what your options are.
I'm just not familiar enough with this radio to provide any further recommendations, sorry.

 

[Tkburn]

Format your flash , and do a test with a without folders. Fat32 will work fine. Your car definitely has USB playback. Also larger size flash drives bigger than 32gigs may take a while to pick up and read the folder structure.

 

[AshG108]

Yeah if you have USB, it will definitely work...your format will need to be adjusted because I had the same issue at first.

When I did re-format the USB, it worked flawlessly afterwards.

 

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Hi

I spoke Gert, he said the feature needs to be enabled by BMW.

I have tried a 4gig and 16gig drive. I clean format and didn't not work. I waited for a while and even left it in the USB while driving. I noticed that I don't have an external device option in the multimedia section.

I pluged in my phone and it charges.

 

[JG_RSA]

If all else fails, you can at least write MP3 files to CD and play it that way.

Do you have an iPhone / iPod perhaps?

 

[Eon]

Hi Members

I recently purchased a 2015 BMW 120d from the dealers(manufactured 2014 November). The dealers advised that the car has Bluetooth and USB.

After delivery I see the car doesn't have Bluetooth and apparently the USB port under the arm rest is for charging and cant read music.

Is there anyway that the USB can play music? I really don't want to go back to playing CDs.

All new BMWs come with Bluetooth as standard. Send me the VIN then I will confirm for you. If your car has USB, Music should definitely be able to play. Check under Multimedia -> External Devices, and if your USB disk is displayed you should be able to browse through your music. If not, check on your PC that your flash disk is formatted in FAT 32, (not NTFS) and that the music files are in .mp3 file format. Hope this helps!

P.S: Which dealer did you buy your car from?