wireless charging pad
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2026 E450
wireless charging pad
is there some trick to getting this to work automatically? its ridiculous that it does not work in my E 450 unless i start the car and then place the phone on that silly mat. even then sometimes it does not work. phone is a samsung S25 ultra. have tried with and without the case which worked 95% of the time in my gle 450.
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I like to keep a thin case on my S24 Ultra and found that the wireless charging will often stop and then start again while the phone is sitting on the charge pad. Removing the case eliminated that, but I grew tired of removing the case each time. I decided to remove the rubber mat on the charge spot and have not had the issue with the case on the phone. There is a little wiggle room for the phone, but the phone continues to charge regardless of the little movement. Make sure you are putting the phone top first as I think the other way may not work, but I've never tried that. If your case is too thick or has metal in it, you may not get it to charge even without the rubber mat. Try the bare phone on the rubber charge mat to verify and go from there.
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I like to keep a thin case on my S24 Ultra and found that the wireless charging will often stop and then start again while the phone is sitting on the charge pad. Removing the case eliminated that, but I grew tired of removing the case each time. I decided to remove the rubber mat on the charge spot and have not had the issue with the case on the phone. There is a little wiggle room for the phone, but the phone continues to charge regardless of the little movement. Make sure you are putting the phone top first as I think the other way may not work, but I've never tried that. If your case is too thick or has metal in it, you may not get it to charge even without the rubber mat. Try the bare phone on the rubber charge mat to verify and go from there.
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Maybe. I think the best thing to do is eliminate the case as a test at least to verify it charges consistently. That must be done with the rubber mat or the phone will be too sloppy in place to stay where it needs to be. Assuming it charges reliably in that mode, then try with a case but without the rubber mat. If it doesn't charge, it's likely the case. I'm using the following case without the mat and have no issues.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0CP5JGM8L
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0CP5JGM8L
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I like to keep a thin case on my S24 Ultra and found that the wireless charging will often stop and then start again while the phone is sitting on the charge pad. Removing the case eliminated that, but I grew tired of removing the case each time. I decided to remove the rubber mat on the charge spot and have not had the issue with the case on the phone. There is a little wiggle room for the phone, but the phone continues to charge regardless of the little movement. Make sure you are putting the phone top first as I think the other way may not work, but I've never tried that. If your case is too thick or has metal in it, you may not get it to charge even without the rubber mat. Try the bare phone on the rubber charge mat to verify and go from there.
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Are you saying it won't charge even with a bare phone?
Last edited by L1Wolf; Oct 5, 2025 at 09:22 PM.
