Mk7 iPod Compatibility (MDI, Bluetooth etc)

[Ideo]

Because VW Australia are idiots who think the Australian consumers will accept old sheet shoveled down their collective throats.

I hate bluetooth audio. Hate it with a passion. The sound quality is just abysmal.

[nway91]

So basic consensus on this is, there's no possible way to directly connect your iPhone via cable to the Golf?

[Alex31]

In my golf there is not difference in Bluetooth sound to USB/CD sound quality


Golf mk7 TDI Highline. 17inch blade wheels, Bi-Xenon, DA pack limestone grey

[scobb]

Agreed. Bluetooth A2DP streaming audio quality is excellent and to my ageing ears at least, indistinguishable from CD or MP3 inputs.

[nway91]

I'll give a go when we go car shopping on the weekend and check it out

[Blybo]

Jeez I'm pissed about this. Have 140gb of cd quality music on an iPod Classic that we can't use. Using sad or flash drives just sounds like a ridiculous solution. I connected an iPod to a 2013 Passat so can't believe a mk 7 won't accept it. Lift your game VWA.

[jdbrown1953]

Had a good look at an Audi A3 sedan yesterday. Connected my phone via Bluetooth and it displayed my album art while playing music and even read out a text message. These things don't happen on a Golf 7. All part of the Volkswagen group so go figure!

[Wrinkles66]

The other limitation with the Golf 7 Bluetooth connection is that you can only connect one device at a time - it is either your music or your phone, you can't run both simultaneously. Don't know if it is the same with Audi or other vehicles in the VW stable.

[Ideo]

In my golf there is not difference in Bluetooth sound to USB/CD sound quality


Golf mk7 TDI Highline. 17inch blade wheels, Bi-Xenon, DA pack limestone grey

I tried it when I was testdriving new cars.

Was not impressed. Put on Mogwai Fear Satan which is 18 minutes of instrumental post rock bliss with lots of difference in volume etc and the sound quality and glitches was not impressive at all.

[vdubberd]

The other limitation with the Golf 7 Bluetooth connection is that you can only connect one device at a time - it is either your music or your phone, you can't run both simultaneously. Don't know if it is the same with Audi or other vehicles in the VW stable.

I have two devices connected simultaneously to my bluetooth on my Golf? One being my phone and the other being my ipod for music??