iPod classic in a BMW 3 series (E92) does not recharge

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iPod classic in a BMW 3 series (E92) does not recharge

I used to have an iPod nano (G1) in my BMW 3 series (E92) with the AUX and USB Connector.
With the Nano the battery was fully charged at all times.

When I connect my iPod classic (80 GB), the iPod is not charged. As a matter of fact after I used it in the car for a day, the battery would be fully discharged. Only after I recharged the Classic it could be used in the car again.

Any idea what could be the problem?

MacPro, Mac OS X (10.5.1)

Posted on Nov 22, 2007 9:01 AM

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deggie

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Nov 22, 2007 10:31 AM in response to mischa2

Is this a post-March 2007 iPod connector? And, if yes, do you have the latest cable (August 2007)

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Nov 22, 2007 4:41 PM in response to deggie

It's the ipod classic rather than the BMW I'm afraid. We're all in the same boat; see this thread: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5510217

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deggie

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Nov 22, 2007 4:58 PM in response to jackdaw28

Seen it. My 5th generation also did not charge with the original cable I was given for my 2008 528i, it does now with the newer cable, but the Touch does not. I'll try the Classic next.

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mischa2 Author

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Nov 22, 2007 10:22 PM in response to jackdaw28

Thanks for the information. I was looking for a BMW-thread, but could not find one.

Hope Apple will fix the problem any time soon. I habe 35 GB of music and the Nano will only take 4GB - very sad.

Reading the posts in the other thread makes it clear that this is an Apple-problem, not BMW.

I mean I bought the Classic just to leave him in my car most of the times. Now I have such a fine car and annot listen to my favorite music - very,very sad indeed...

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Ueli S

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Dec 5, 2007 1:55 PM in response to mischa2

I've got the same problem with a brand new 6 series BMW. The interface works perfectly with the "old" iPOD - but not so with the iPOD classic...it does not disconnect and therefore does not fall into sleep mode. In addition, the battery does not get charged...

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0asis

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Dec 26, 2007 5:22 PM in response to Ueli S

same boat 😟 i got my E92 back in May and recently upgraded to a classic.. i thought i received a bad ipod. Maybe i'll goto my dealer tomorrow and ask for a new cable but another apple thread suggests you get an idrive software update

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