Playing ipod shuffle in car

My ipod shuffle plays through my car speakers but all music is random. It won't play the playlists in the order that they are in in itumes, which is really annoying. May as well listen to the radio if random songs just play!
Any ideas how to get playlists to play in the order they are listed in itunes?

Hello Eliza,
You can set the iPod shuffle to play the songs in order or to shuffle the songs by adjusting the 3-way switch. When the switch is in the middle, it will play the songs in order. When the switch is all the way over to the left, it will shuffle the songs:
(click on the diagram or steps for a larger view)
I found this information on page 18 of the iPod shuffle User Guide:
iPod User Guide
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/iPod_shuffle_4thgen_User_Guide.pdf
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Sheila M.

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