iphone in Passat does not work

**apom** · 07-07-2009, 09:26 PM

Hmmm. Thanks swallowtail, I won't bother trying that then

**richdave** · 08-07-2009, 10:31 PM

Dealer tells me today that the iphone will "work" just wont charge...

FFS apple are morons! I could almost forgive them if the connector was different... but it isnt!

**Swallowtail** · 09-07-2009, 07:19 AM

It comes up with the unsupported device error with the MDI too, but still works and charges.

BTW you can actually get a small adapter (google Cablejive) that will convert the old style cable to charge the new ones. In my old Mazda I had an iPod adapter into one of these, then a cable into a Brodit phone mount on the dash, so when I plugged the iPhone in it charged, worked for music through the iPod adapter and worked as a phone through a Parrot Bluetooth system.

You still get the message, but just click no to going into airplane mode and it works fine anyway.

**richdave** · 09-07-2009, 06:25 PM

thanks.. ill follow up on that little jem...

**mikinoz** · 09-12-2009, 03:11 PM

Originally Posted by Swallowtail

It comes up with the unsupported device error with the MDI too, but still works and charges.

BTW you can actually get a small adapter (google Cablejive) that will convert the old style cable to charge the new ones. In my old Mazda I had an iPod adapter into one of these, then a cable into a Brodit phone mount on the dash, so when I plugged the iPhone in it charged, worked for music through the iPod adapter and worked as a phone through a Parrot Bluetooth system.

You still get the message, but just click no to going into airplane mode and it works fine anyway.

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**arbour** · 09-12-2009, 06:07 PM

I got the MDI fitted but the SD slot is better I reckon. Just my opinion but I think the songs sound better off the SD card than from the iphone. Plus 16gb card is only 40 bucks as opposed to 300 for the MDI and 200-700 for ipod or iphone. I still use the iphone for bt integration but I havent really used the MDI since I got the car.

**Hooligan** · 17-02-2010, 01:57 PM

The best soloution I found for charging iPhone was the mini Ridax adapter
it works well and is compact

**111** · 17-02-2010, 03:00 PM

mine charges the iphone 3gs and the normal 3g iphone....not sure why apple dont support some devices yet others are fine.

i have a bose dock at home that does not charge the iphone...pointless

**Big Yellow** · 17-02-2010, 03:32 PM

its because Apple changed the connector from the old gen stuff (12v) to the new gen (5v).

i have recently overcome this problem by buying a simple 12v to 5v adaptor and now my cable charges my iphone. it still comes up with the airplane mode error but just say no, and you can still use it as a phone, and the music can still be played through it!!