manjurino1

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?

bytemaster0

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!

Crito

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.

tusharj

I have mine plugged into one of the ports inside the center armrest. I have an EQE SUV, Happy new year!

manjurino1

Thanks all. How large of a thumb drive are you using?

teksurv

I think the drive I'm using is either 256 or 512gb. It's more a matter of how long you want to keep the recordings before they overwrite.

manjurino1

Thank you so much!

bytemaster0

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.

Crito

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.

bytemaster0

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!

ScottC2

This is what you want. I bought these and they work wonderfully inside the center-console arm rest. Completely out of the way and no risk of damage.

Crito

I don't know of anything that can use 100 watts anyways, but I did just buy an LG Gram lappy that does 65 watt USB-C PD charging. So I won't need to take a charger for my phone or laptop when I hit the road in my EQE SUV.

MB37

I have a usb-c to microSD adapter. It's very small. Look for a one that doesn't not have the microSD card sticking half way out.

lkfoster

I use a 512gb USB stick that also contains 212gb of music. No problem with either.

EQEBlue

I am looking to retrofit 100W pd supply for my sedan are you interested in doing the same?