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Hi Everyone,Is the radio in the basic Vibe plays mp3 cd-r disc or not???The manual sais it should play mp3 recorded discs as long it is a CD-R disc and recorded as it sais ...Mine keeps on saing NON READABLE disc...What am I doing wrong???Or the manual tallking about a better radio ???Thanks : Anton

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disclaimer: I don't have an '09.Anyways, yeah, I believe there are 2 radios, you need to pay more for the one that will play mp3s.

The base CD player does play MP3, but it is not stated in the specification. You do not need to buy the upgraded audio system to get mp3.

Are you sure? I thought only the Matrix radios can play MP3 (but they don't have the plug in). The Vibe ones has the MP3 plugin which can't play MP3 disc. The upgraded radios actually says MP3 on it.

On the base model there are two versions. The mp3 version would be an upgrade.

i did not buy the upgrade, but came with mp3. I have the 1.8 Auto with AC, no upgraded feature, cd player comes with MP3. Even Toyota Matrix basic player has MP3, and why would the vibe not have mp3 on the base? It does but not mentioned in the specs, to force you buy the upraged sound system. Best test, burn some mp3s on a CD and take it with you when you test drive your base modle to confim.

It could also be the crappy cd's you bought. I know some of the cheap cd's i have bought in the past sometimes won't play.Try a different brand of cd

I tried it on my wife's 09 Vibe w/ a bunch of different MP3 and it doesn't work. has anyone else tried this?

My experience with automotive CD players, particularly factory ones, is that they are much fussier about CDs. I have a lot of regular CDs that skip like crazy in the car but play fine in the house. I was told, but have not verified this, that many cars still use single-beam pickups because the multi-beam pickups are more difficult to keep aligned amidst the vibrations in a car. Anyone else heard that rumor?

I tried a few mp3 CDs on my 09 with the base radio and it always tells me "no readable files on disk"

to my understanding, the mp3 option came with a mandetory upgrade that also included XM. at least I think that was the case when I bought mine in May... I could check the paperwork, but I have a 5 year old on my lap and two 2 year olds beside me. On a side note, I've become quite addicted to XM

Hi Everyone,Sorry guys and girls , but you can not play MP3 with the basic radio...I looked at the brossure and it is sais you have to get the upgrated radio to play MP3 format...