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I have a MY13 528i and I'm having issues with the USB armrest. I searched both the 3/5 Series forums to no avail, so now I'm reaching out. In order for the vehicle to recognize the device connected. I have to jimmy/wiggle/play with the cable connected to the port until the device shows up on the screen. Some times it takes a few times to hold and I have disconnect and reconnect the cable and slowly close the arm rest flaps. Ideas: - I don't think its a cable issue - I used 5 apple branded cables (all new) - Don't think its a phone or OS issue either. (iPhone 11 Pro Max iOS 13.1.2) - I think it may be the contact leads in the female end of the USB in the armrest. Thoughts? What do you guys think? Can that port be replaced? *Yes I know I can use BT but I prefer/desire the quality of the USB along with album details associated Any help is greatly appreciated.
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The same, I've been having to play with the cable for sometime even before I upgraded my phone. I'm just trying to find a solution now. Yes I have used a flash drive to update iDrive and had no issues
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Same issue. It's not the car. I replaced my Apple cable with a braided cable and I've had no problems since then. My initial troubleshooting pointed to a pinch point in the Apple-brand cable that causes a temporary disconnection if the cable was stressed near one of the joints, which would happen when I folded the cable into the armrest.
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What I just recently discovered was the battery indicator on my iPhone is transitioning back and forth between the black and green icons on initial connection like it's thinking about connecting... That only makes me think it's more the input connectors not liking something Thoughts????
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Good point. I just replaced one brand new cable but it did solve my problem. You may be on to something if the USB connector in the armrest is at fault and my new cable does not cause the same stress on it as the old one.
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Perhaps there's something in the info below that might be of help:
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If you are going to replace, go to www.realoem.com
Enter your VIN, then search or browse for the part number. With that you should find a number of places to purchase. Then use the link above or go to www.newtis.info again, use your VIN then search or browse, it will have instructions on how to replace. |
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Don't mean to bring back an old thread from the dead, but I'm experiencing a similar problem. My iDrive system will at times not recognize that a phone is connected via USB port yet the phone shows that it is charging. If OP found resolution, I am curious as to what he found.
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Here's the fun part. BMW sells an actual cable that works with the port. The cable has to be able to transfer not only power, but data back to the iDrive system. So you need a relatively beefy one. I'm going to try this Amazon basics heavy duty braided cable tomorrow to see if it works. If not I'll grab something hefty from Best Buy. If neither of those work I will be going to the stealership and asking if they have the iPhone cable for the car. I'll come back here and post again at each step!
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Did you try opening the phone?
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