excel

Hey guys,

I have a problem with my new iPhone 3G and the iPod interface in my '08 C350.

My previous iPhone was able to charge and play music using the cable in the glove box, now with the iPhone 3G it no longer charges.

Any know fix for this?

Thanks in advance.

micropower99

Yea same problem here too (Thats cause the connection the old Ipod/iphone uses is diff than the 3G iphone)

Krytech

You could play music on your original iPhone?!!! Mine says something about unsupported accessory. It charges it but that's it. Am I missing something here??

Can you do SMS messages on the 3G version?

imboom

Do a search.

Theres already a topic up on this.

And no, the 3G doesn't charge on the ipod connection kit.

Krytech

Holy %*$#, after thinking it didn't work just went out and played with it and it sort of works for me. It won't seem to switch books for me, I only have Audible content on my phone. I'll have to load in some songs and try it again. Didn't mean to HT.

cjh.

My iPhone 3G doesn't charge either. :/

As for playing music through the iPod integration, yes it has worked. You can navigate through audio content (artists, playlists, songs, albums, etc) through the steering wheel.

pwidjaja

My assumption is that all ipod/iphone generation up to ipod touch, iphone (non 3g), nano 3rd generation, and classic are all support firewire charging (12v), beside usb (5v). I guess the new 3g iphone and other future release ipod/iphone only supported for usb charging.

atmun

i heard people are having problems with the 2.0 software... Version 1 worked fine from what i understood...

dalazernet

Actually, no -- only a few older iPods supported the firewire charging. The newer ones come up with an error message and basically say "no".

They must have changed something in order for it to detect iphone 3G vs. iphone edge devices for compatibility. Unfortunately, it sucks, especially for Mercedes who just came out with a dock for a phone that no one is buying now that the 3G is out. Doh!

cjh.

Nay nay.
To clear everything up, all iPod models, including the iPhones can charge via Firewire, however, only older iPod models can transfer data via Firewire.
This means the iPod adapter in the W204 is a USB interface.

pwidjaja

if w204 is usb, why don't they able to charge iphone 3G?

cjh.

Software issue with an unsupported device in the W204 or vice versa with the iPhone 3G.

atmun

Same problems with me. Anyone with the Old iphone with the new 2.0 software having the same problem?

PS. i found this:
http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/r...rging-adapter/

cjh.

Hmm odd. Maybe the iPod kit charge over FireWire and transfers data over USB? I'm confused.

No way in hell am I paying $40 for something to just charge my phone while plugged into the iPod integration.

Krytech

I can't believe Apple would do such a thing! Oh wait.... yes I can.

pwidjaja

Now we know 3G iphone only support charging via USB. Thus, the ipod kit must only charge over FireWire (pin #11 and #12). MB iPod integration kit revision should be seen in the future.

note: I don't have 3G iphone yet, nor ipod kit. But if you plug in non 3G iphone and it says 'accessories not compatible.....', most likely it does not transfer data digitally (over USB).

pwidjaja

I think future iPod/iPhones will come in even smaller package, if they decided to make smaller connector on the bottom (without firewire pins needed any longer).

cjh.

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That's true, but it did that with the old iPhone too.
Geeez...Apple doesn't like to play nice with an integration kit designed just for their damn products.

danielisaiah

So, considering that the iphone 2.0 (3g) is out selling pretty much every other phone in the united states, and worldwide sales are the through the roof, and the phone is already on pace to outsell the first iphone twice over, you would think that MB would be making some sort of statement of future support for this phone specifically. I Hope they do soon....I already put in for my 09 with the iphone kit.

And I agree with the above statement of the new dock......what a waste of resources designing something that will only work with older Iphones. I would imagine that they would have requested a white paper (with all the NDA's) on the iphone 2.0 10 months ago when apple announced it was already in development. I work with several companies that did exactly that, And they released software and hardware that worked with the phone at launch.

pwidjaja

I think that adapter dock will still not make 'accessories not compatible...' thing disappear. It needs authentication chip in order to make those annoying notice disappear.

themperor

A convertor has been announced from that will be available in September. Google it.

Veroomer

This is what I found....
http://cablejive.com/iphone_3g_charge_converter.html

I just got my 3g iPhone and I have the first generation iPod intergration kit in my 07 SLK.

Will this device solve my issues with not seeing ipod on my command dislpay as well?

schvamf

So with the iPod MB integration kit, since it doesn't charge I assume it drains the battery on the iPhone 3G while in use?

wildcard011

I purchased this adapter and it works like a charm. I am now able to listen and charge the ipod 3G in my C300

Shodan01

Ditto for me - I still get the message, but it charges and I can run the unit while bluetooth without problems....

SC