When you plug in the y cable from bmw audio is passed through the aux and audio control is passed through the usb part of the cable.
E46 aux cable not working.
Installing either the oe aux cable or an aftermarket aux cable may not work consistently or may cause your aux option to disappear completely.
This is a diy do it yourself on how to install an auxiliary input into a bmw e46 3 series.
Many owners opt to not mount the port but keep an aux cable permanently installed into the port and feed the aux cable under the center console for a clean look see picture below.
Let me know if you have any questions.
If you do not have an aux option on your business cd prior to installing an aux cable then it probably will not work.
Any e46 owner who wants to keep the oem head unit but still have the option to play music from a device with an auxiliary cable output.
You cant play music running only a normal usb connection from your phone to the usb port.
Who is this kit for.
Let me know if you have any questions.
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The usb port itself does not play music from your phone.
Here i go through the entire process of installing an auxiliary cable in your late 2002 and newer e46 bmw 3 series.
Aux is only enabled on e46 s made after 2002.
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