iPhone charging solution that works!
10-31-2009, 12:54 PM
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iPhone charging solution that works!
I am sure there have been other people who have said that this works, but I wasn't clear on all the pieces.
rage2 ordered up this kit, but since his car is getting work done, he asked me to try it out.
This is the plug that I got with the car:
Here is what happens when I plug in my iPhone:
Here is the cable that rage2 ordered from cablejive
You plug in the car adaptor into the 12v socket in the glove box, then plug in the mini usb into the side of the cablejive adaptor. You end up with this:
charging!
What it all looks like in the glove box:
Everything working on the screen:
It is great that it works, but I am wondering why cablejive needs an external power source. Could they not have reordered the pins to make it work with just the inline adaptor?
And
My new car! haha
rage2 ordered up this kit, but since his car is getting work done, he asked me to try it out.
This is the plug that I got with the car:
Here is what happens when I plug in my iPhone:
Here is the cable that rage2 ordered from cablejive
You plug in the car adaptor into the 12v socket in the glove box, then plug in the mini usb into the side of the cablejive adaptor. You end up with this:
charging!
What it all looks like in the glove box:
Everything working on the screen:
It is great that it works, but I am wondering why cablejive needs an external power source. Could they not have reordered the pins to make it work with just the inline adaptor?
And
My new car! haha
10-31-2009, 01:18 PM
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I've also got a couple of "A 001 827 84 04" cables coming. It's not available yet (that's what MB told Lone Star and they're aware of the charging problem). That's the 3G cable that will charge properly.
That looks familiar!
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10-31-2009, 09:34 PM
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I am using this for my new Nano. It works by itself with no external chargers. YMMV.
http://www.amazon.com/Scosche-passPO...7039226&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.com/Scosche-passPO...7039226&sr=8-1
11-03-2009, 02:39 AM
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(on the C63 it may be option "079-UNIVERSAL MEDIA INTERFACE" not 100% sure on this)
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11-03-2009, 11:25 AM
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You can't on 2009 or older C63s, the newer option 518 is required to make this work. If you see his cable it comes out from the top not the side of the glove box. Option 518 even allows you to plug in USB storage devices.
(on the C63 it may be option "079-UNIVERSAL MEDIA INTERFACE" not 100% sure on this)
(on the C63 it may be option "079-UNIVERSAL MEDIA INTERFACE" not 100% sure on this)
11-03-2009, 02:40 PM
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11-10-2009, 08:12 PM
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The Scosche Passport doesn't work for us with the Media Interface where we get iPod on COMMAND screen.
11-11-2009, 01:52 AM
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i dont care about the charging as much as me being able to control the music on my iphone VIA my NAV. thats the one thing the M3 has on the C. i got the Scosche and it didnt do much (command wise, but it charged). mines an '09 maybe thats just for 10's. iono, but is there a way to do that on an 09 with Nav?
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11-11-2009, 11:21 AM
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You can retrofit the media interface into your car, but it costs a few grand.
Canadian and european cars get the better interface by default from the looks of it.
Canadian and european cars get the better interface by default from the looks of it.
11-11-2009, 06:54 PM
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11-16-2009, 04:44 PM
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I confirmed at the dealer that the 2010 C63 show the songs in the command center. I tested it myself. As previously mentioned, this is part of the new multimedia package and the cable included in the car will charge the iphone (it actually has 2 wires). The tech also confirmed that it would cost about 2K to retrofit this into a 2009 model. This sucks for us 09 owners but I will live with use the steering wheel controls...
11-16-2009, 04:51 PM
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I confirmed at the dealer that the 2010 C63 show the songs in the command center. I tested it myself. As previously mentioned, this is part of the new multimedia package and the cable included in the car will charge the iphone (it actually has 2 wires). The tech also confirmed that it would cost about 2K to retrofit this into a 2009 model. This sucks for us 09 owners but I will live with use the steering wheel controls...
