Advanced Tele Prep means no MDI Port

[Andyduz]

Enquired about this to my lease company and asked them to contact VW. Response is below. Looks like the MDI port has moved location but am still waiting official confirmation from VW HQ

"Our purchasing team has spoken to the supplying dealer and they have advised that they have emailed VW for clarification  and that Having had a look at the description of the options there is no where that it says the car will lose MDI with the added option of Advanced Phone Prep.The MDI connection is forward of the gearshift and the USB socket for phone charging is in the Front centre armrest.
 I will chase them up again in the next couple of days if not heard anything back from them"

Andy
 

[KyleB]

Have you checked if the MDI port is in the glovebox? On Seat Leons (very similar, if not identical, kit to the Golf) their MDI port is in the glovebox next to the cd player. Worth a look surely.

[neilgcal]

Hey, did any of you guys manage to find out if the MDI could be retrofitted or if there was indeed a new cable that could connect the USB port to an iPhone/iPod or if this new chip has been fitted?

Cheers
Neil

[Sootchucker]

According to ETKA, there is a new USB Socket module (the one that goes in front of the gear stick), that is USB and Ipod Compatible:

5G0 035 222 D (the "D" at the end is the important bit)- ETKA Description - Electronic Interface for External Use - AUX In, USB (ipod Compatible). This seems to be around the £20 mark ish.

It would seem that this would need to be used with a new connection cable (between the USB Module and the Media unit in the glove box) 5G0 971 650 AA (as this one superseded the old cable on 1st August 2013, again the "AA" at the end is important). These seem to be around the £35-£40 mark.

Of course I've never tried these, just reporting what ETKA says.

[2014GTi]

According to ETKA, there is a new USB Socket module (the one that goes in front of the gear stick), that is USB and Ipod Compatible:

5G0 035 222 D (the "D" at the end is the important bit)- ETKA Description - Electronic Interface for External Use - AUX In, USB (ipod Compatible). This seems to be around the £20 mark ish.

It would seem that this would need to be used with a new connection cable (between the USB Module and the Media unit in the glove box) 5G0 971 650 AA (as this one superseded the old cable on 1st August 2013, again the "AA" at the end is important). These seem to be around the £35-£40 mark.

Of course I've never tried these, just reporting what ETKA says.

Anybody know if BW45 cars will get this new USB / iPod interface?
I ordered the Advanced Phone Kit but really wanted iPod connectivity too for iPhone music.
I think Volkswagen should have just made the 5v USB port in the arm rest iPod compatible, that way you have the advanced phone, charging and iPod function all in one location.

How on earth can I use iPod/MDI if the phone has to be in the armrest to make use of the advanced phone kit. 

Surely cars out of the factory to the UK should have this addressed?
Anybody else had any positive news regarding MDI/iPod on UK cars with Advanced Phone Kit? 

[ginnes]

According to ETKA, there is a new USB Socket module (the one that goes in front of the gear stick), that is USB and Ipod Compatible:

5G0 035 222 D (the "D" at the end is the important bit)- ETKA Description - Electronic Interface for External Use - AUX In, USB (ipod Compatible). This seems to be around the £20 mark ish.

It would seem that this would need to be used with a new connection cable (between the USB Module and the Media unit in the glove box) 5G0 971 650 AA (as this one superseded the old cable on 1st August 2013, again the "AA" at the end is important). These seem to be around the £35-£40 mark.

Of course I've never tried these, just reporting what ETKA says.

Anybody know if BW45 cars will get this new USB / iPod interface?
I ordered the Advanced Phone Kit but really wanted iPod connectivity too for iPhone music.
I think Volkswagen should have just made the 5v USB port in the arm rest iPod compatible, that way you have the advanced phone, charging and iPod function all in one location.

How on earth can I use iPod/MDI if the phone has to be in the armrest to make use of the advanced phone kit. 

Surely cars out of the factory to the UK should have this addressed?
Anybody else had any positive news regarding MDI/iPod on UK cars with Advanced Phone Kit? 

Got the advanced prep. in my car, so no MDI,    not best impressed. Agree not well thought out by VW.
Asked my dealer to get me the module and lead mentioned above. Both currently on back order with VW UK.
Will post up if they arrive and work ok.

[2014GTi]

According to ETKA, there is a new USB Socket module (the one that goes in front of the gear stick), that is USB and Ipod Compatible:

5G0 035 222 D (the "D" at the end is the important bit)- ETKA Description - Electronic Interface for External Use - AUX In, USB (ipod Compatible). This seems to be around the £20 mark ish.

It would seem that this would need to be used with a new connection cable (between the USB Module and the Media unit in the glove box) 5G0 971 650 AA (as this one superseded the old cable on 1st August 2013, again the "AA" at the end is important). These seem to be around the £35-£40 mark.

Of course I've never tried these, just reporting what ETKA says.

Anybody know if BW45 cars will get this new USB / iPod interface?
I ordered the Advanced Phone Kit but really wanted iPod connectivity too for iPhone music.
I think Volkswagen should have just made the 5v USB port in the arm rest iPod compatible, that way you have the advanced phone, charging and iPod function all in one location.

How on earth can I use iPod/MDI if the phone has to be in the armrest to make use of the advanced phone kit. 

Surely cars out of the factory to the UK should have this addressed?
Anybody else had any positive news regarding MDI/iPod on UK cars with Advanced Phone Kit? 

Got the advanced prep. in my car, so no MDI,    not best impressed. Agree not well thought out by VW.
Asked my dealer to get me the module and lead mentioned above. Both currently on back order with VW UK.
Will post up if they arrive and work ok.

Sorry to hear this, is the dealer going to charge & fit it etc.
I might need to follow the same route if VWUK have not changed the UK spec standards at the factory.
I'm hoping cars after BW45 have the new USB/iPod interface fitted.
Let us know the outcome cheers.

[neilgcal]

So what's the deal with this, the audio is still same quality through  Bluetooth from your mobile, just you can't change albums or playlists through the media system and have to do it on your phone? I have specced Dynaudio, will it be sh!t sound quality after wasting money on upgrading the speakers?

Does the iPhone need to be plugged in the dock to use the car ariel or does it just do this through Bluetooth? If plugged in does it charge?

Does the whole red or blue cable make any difference to anything?

I'm totally lost and only have it as I ordered a climate screen. Technology is not my forte!

Cheers

[GolfTi]

You need the red cable to display album art, Bluetooth won't do this.
It charges fine with red or blue cable, if you use Bluetooth for audio you won't get album art and you have very limited functionality in track choice.

Personally now that the iPhone is sorted with the red cable I'm happy.

[2014GTi]

Guess we need to wait for BW45 cars to arrive to see if VWUK has resolved the missing MDI module on cars ordered with Advanced Telephone Prep.
BW45 cars should come with iPhone5 cables.
Not sure if they come with the newer USB/iPod interfaces.

Does somebody have any contacts in Germany who can find out if BW45 cars have the newer USB/iPad interface as standard?

Otherwise it will have to be retro-fitted shambles.....