iPod Random Shuffle Operation

fun2drv · 08-23-2011, 05:12 AM

My car is a '10 model 135i with the BMW iPod adapter option. When new I was able to set the iPod to "shuffle" and enjoy that. After an OS update on the iPod, the shuffle would not work from the unit. I then started using the "Random" setting in the car stereo which would become the default setting in the stereo.

Two weeks ago the iPod crashed while playing in the car and required a hard reset to bring it back to life... Ever since that incident, every time that I start the car I have to select "Random" in the stereo for it to shuffle the songs.

Anybody else experienced issues like this? Any ideas about how to make it work again where I can just set it either in the iPod or the stereo so that I don't have to mess with that every time?

I know that this is a minor annoyance, but maybe someone here in the forum has dealt with the same issue.

Thanks!

amancuso · 08-23-2011, 06:30 AM

On mine, it stays on random except when switching music type or playlist.

Venom · 08-23-2011, 11:16 AM

I have had this exact problem! I had to reset my iphone 4 while driving and now Random doesn't always work and is never preselected. If I don't select anything, the car plays my music in alphabetical order. Despite my iphone always being on shuffle.

If you find a solution let me know!
Also my up and down buttons are reversed on the steering wheel. Is it possible to change what they do?

Thanks,
-NurEinser

fun2drv · 08-23-2011, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by NurEinser

I have had this exact problem! I had to reset my iphone 4 while driving and now Random doesn't always work and is never preselected. If I don't select anything, the car plays my music in alphabetical order. Despite my iphone always being on shuffle.

If you find a solution let me know!
Also my up and down buttons are reversed on the steering wheel. Is it possible to change what they do?

Thanks,
-NurEinser

Looks like I'm not the only one having issues then. I may revert to the factory settings in the iPod to see if that fixes the problems. That takes a long time, so I really didn't want to go that route...

Eyeman · 08-23-2011, 06:31 PM

Had the same issue. I haven't tried to figure it out...I just listen alphabetically which is kinda cool too.

Venom · 08-24-2011, 01:10 AM

What is the normal operation of the up/down buttons on the steering wheel? On the loaner I had last week, Down was next track. On my car, Up is next track.

Pangloss · 08-24-2011, 02:00 PM

Up for next track, Down for previous/start-of-current-track. Hold for skim in same direction.

Venom · 08-24-2011, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pangloss

Up for next track, Down for previous/start-of-current-track. Hold for skim in same direction.

Thanks! That means the loaner I had was weird lol!

08-23-2011, 05:12 AM	#1
fun2drv Lieutenant 262 Rep 561 Posts Drives: '23 M5 Comp Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Columbia, TN iTrader: (0) Garage List 2023 BMW M5 [10.00] 2023 BMW M5 [0.00]	iPod Random Shuffle Operation My car is a '10 model 135i with the BMW iPod adapter option. When new I was able to set the iPod to "shuffle" and enjoy that. After an OS update on the iPod, the shuffle would not work from the unit. I then started using the "Random" setting in the car stereo which would become the default setting in the stereo. Two weeks ago the iPod crashed while playing in the car and required a hard reset to bring it back to life... Ever since that incident, every time that I start the car I have to select "Random" in the stereo for it to shuffle the songs. Anybody else experienced issues like this? Any ideas about how to make it work again where I can just set it either in the iPod or the stereo so that I don't have to mess with that every time? I know that this is a minor annoyance, but maybe someone here in the forum has dealt with the same issue. Thanks!
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08-23-2011, 06:30 AM	#2
amancuso Lieutenant Colonel 727 Rep 1,760 Posts Drives: 330it, 428ix, 430i Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lawrenceville, GA iTrader: (1)	On mine, it stays on random except when switching music type or playlist. __________________ 2016 428ix, r, 2018 430iC, 2018 330it
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Venom Colonel 376 Rep 2,388 Posts Drives: M2 Competition Join Date: May 2011 Location: East Bay, CA iTrader: (5) Garage List 2008 BMW 135i [8.50]	I have had this exact problem! I had to reset my iphone 4 while driving and now Random doesn't always work and is never preselected. If I don't select anything, the car plays my music in alphabetical order. Despite my iphone always being on shuffle. If you find a solution let me know! Also my up and down buttons are reversed on the steering wheel. Is it possible to change what they do? Thanks, -NurEinser
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Venom Colonel 376 Rep 2,388 Posts Drives: M2 Competition Join Date: May 2011 Location: East Bay, CA iTrader: (5) Garage List 2008 BMW 135i [8.50]	What is the normal operation of the up/down buttons on the steering wheel? On the loaner I had last week, Down was next track. On my car, Up is next track.
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08-24-2011, 02:00 PM	#7
Pangloss Lieutenant 28 Rep 563 Posts Drives: 2012 135i Convertible Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: South Florida iTrader: (0)	Up for next track, Down for previous/start-of-current-track. Hold for skim in same direction. __________________ 2012 135i convertible, DCT, Black/Beige, HK, Prem, M sport, no nav.
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