Having problems connecting my iPod to the USB port . It's charging it but not reading it to play music. Anyone else having problems? Please help! Salesman that sold me the jeep said it should work he even showed me a another jeep that it does. The service dept says its not supposed to work. Any help please would be much appreciated

 

I have always used Bluetooth to use my iPhone. Just tried using the hardwire plugged into the console USB port, selected the media button the radio open a prompt box that stated "reading" then my music started to play.

USB port on the radio does not have the same function.

 

So you have the 430 deck with nav u plugged in Ypres iPod it reads it and the display show up on the screen and all right?

 

Yes, I have the 430n.


The actual iPod graphics are not displayed. It does list all of my songs and I am able to scroll and select from the radio or steering wheel.

Mine is a 2012 but I don't think anything changed.

 

Based on our discussion today, you may want to check into a mygig lockpick it will give you features not available via adding uconnect.

 

Dis you switch over to media mode? On my 730 the radio page has AM/FM/SAT and the media page has HDD and AUX where the iPhone will show up.

 

x2 Use the media button.

 

On the 430N radio, the front USB connection does NOT support iPod/iPhone control/playback. To get this functionality with the 430N radio, the separate Uconnect module needs to be installed, where the Uconnect module has a USB connection, which connects to a USB adapter in the center console or the glove box. The front USB connector on the radio is for transferring music/pictures to the internal HDD and will also charge an iPod/iPhone device on the 430N radio.

On the 730N radio, this has a built in Uconnect module and you can plug an iPod/iPhone directly into the front USB connector and it supports iPod/iPhone control/playback.

That explains why the dealership is confused. They obviously don't know much about the differences of the radios and probably showed you it working on a 730N radio which looks similar but is in fact different.

 

Rednroll you should work for Jeep! Know one there knew what was going on. I spent some major coin (for me anyway) on this damn Rubicon and thought I was getting what I asked for. Mine doesn't have the extra USB in the center console and there telling me there not sure buying the uconnect thingy will work either. Any thoughts? I don't have a prob spending to get the uconnect but if it still doesn't work I will snap! So if the do instal the uconnect I can just put the USB hookup in my glove box? Sorry for all the questions

 

And Gadozer thanks again buddy