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Hi All- happy and healthy new year to all! I am looking to purchase the dash cam feature and wondering about the thumb drive placement. Is there a specific USB C port it needs to be plugged into?
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Indeed. It must be connected to one of the USB-C ports in the cup holder/phone charger area. The other ports do not have data access. I was hoping to use one of the lower ports, but it has to be one of the two by the cup holders. The dash cam on this car is an easy choice to make. Happy new year!
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Does the 350 not have USB-C inside the center armrest? That's what I have my dashcam drive plugged into. I also have the 100 watt charging option so maybe that's where those ports come from.
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Great call. I have a drive that sticks out a bit, and was worried about objects pushing it out or breaking the connector or PCB, so I didn't put it in the armrest console. Honestly didn't even try, good to know it's a valid location. I was really hoping to use one of the ports *under* the console in the empty space by the footwell, which would rarely be used.
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I read about using those ports in a thread in the EQS or EQS SUV forum when I first bought EQE SUV (and they didnt have a forum for it here.) Think I recall one guy using a right-angle USB-C to USB-A adapter but I'm too lazy to use the search function right now to find it. My SSD drive has a long USB-C cable so it just sits on the bottom of the storage area. It does get kind of hot though so every now and then I move it to the top of the pile of stuff in there for better cooling.
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Okay, so in my case, I know also why I didn't put it in the armrest console - no ports there in our cars. 🙃 I didn't spec the 100W charging on my sedan, and the SUV didn't come with that package either. There's a blank cutout for it, but no ports. Oh well, it has enough for us either way!
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Okay, so in my case, I know also why I didn't put it in the armrest console - no ports there in our cars. 🙃 I didn't spec the 100W charging on my sedan, and the SUV didn't come with that package either. There's a blank cutout for it, but no ports. Oh well, it has enough for us either way!
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Okay, so in my case, I know also why I didn't put it in the armrest console - no ports there in our cars. 🙃 I didn't spec the 100W charging on my sedan, and the SUV didn't come with that package either. There's a blank cutout for it, but no ports. Oh well, it has enough for us either way!
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Indeed. It must be connected to one of the USB-C ports in the cup holder/phone charger area. The other ports do not have data access. I was hoping to use one of the lower ports, but it has to be one of the two by the cup holders. The dash cam on this car is an easy choice to make. Happy new year!
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Only front with no sound, you can enable loop recording to start automatically.
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The recording quality is good. If you live in a country with very cold winter then you should get a storage device rated for cold temperatures.
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Go to Apps, Dash Cam, and hit record or Enable Loop Recording. It may require you to accept some conditions. Some markets may not allow automated loop recording due to privacy considerations, in which case you'll have to manually activate it each time. You can also tap its icon at the top right to start loop recording, it's much faster than navigating the menus.
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