Connecting my iPod to my Car's 30-pin Dock but Being Able to Control It from Within the iPod? I have a 5th Generation iPod nano. I own a 2008 VW Eos which has a 30-pin dock. It functions but, my car's UI for iPod is despicable. I wanted to know if there was a way to control the music within the iPod.

EDIT: My car does not have an AUX-in and, I'd rather don't go the FM transmitter route.
I don't think that you can override the car's interface when using the 30-pin connector with that iPod.

If you use an aux cable (1/8" male to 1/8" male) to the headphone port you will be able to control the iPod using it's native interface, but you will lose the charging capability. To regain charging you could use a 12-volt power adaptor, but this is two cables instead of the single cable you are currently using.