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When you love your music, you want to listen to it everywhere—including and especially in your car. Although you could pop on your earphones to listen to your iPod while driving, that's not really safe and might even be illegal in your particular locale. A better solution is to somehow pipe the tunes from your iPod through your car's built-in audio system. How you do this depends on the features of your particular car (and car audio system) and how much trouble you want to go through. Michael Miller runs through the most common options in this sample chapter.

Connecting to an iPod-Enabled Car

Apple claims that more than two-thirds of all 2007-model cars sold in the United States offer some sort of iPod connectivity. Which brands offer iPod connectivity? Here's the current list:

• Acura
• Audi
• BMW
• Chrysler
• Dodge
• Ferrari
• Ford
• GM
• Honda
• Infiniti
• Jaguar
• Jeep
• Mazda
• Mercedes
• Mini
• Nissan
• Scion
• Suzuki
• Volkswagen
• Volvo