My car came with this cable.... what is it for?

KEVIN88GT · 07-04-2007, 12:39 PM

I got my ipod adapter cable from my dealer but when I picked up my car in Munich it came with this in the glove box... what is it for?

rit · 07-04-2007, 12:47 PM

Looks like a 6" extension cable to me.

noktekniq · 07-04-2007, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by KEVIN88GT

I got my ipod adapter cable from my dealer but when I picked up my car in Munich it came with this in the glove box... what is it for?

man, isn't that standard USB cable? shouldn't people know these kind of stuff by now?

SoYank · 07-04-2007, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by noktekniq

man, isn't that standard USB cable? shouldn't people know these kind of stuff by now?

The OP probably knew what it was. He's asking what it's for, i.e., why would a six inch USB extension cable be in his car.

On the other hand, he may have just been rescued after fifteen or twenty years alone on a deserted island and is just finding out about USB.

jmonier · 07-04-2007, 01:33 PM

It's for use with non-iPod USB devices (flash drives, etc) that wouldn't allow the Console cover to be closed if they were plugged in directly.

Carnage · 07-04-2007, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by SoYank

The OP probably knew what it was. He's asking what it's for, i.e., why would a six inch USB extension cable be in his car.

On the other hand, he may have just been rescued after fifteen or twenty years alone on a deserted island and is just finding out about USB.

I just got off a deserted island. What the hell is USB?? Will it connect to this??

mnudel · 07-04-2007, 01:41 PM

I had that cable in my car at pickup in Munich as well. I thought it was an IPOD adaptor extention cable. What cable did you get from your dealer? Is there an actual adaptor cable that we are supposed to get from the dealer also?

EOE90 · 07-04-2007, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by mnudel

I had that cable in my car at pickup in Munich as well. I thought it was an IPOD adaptor extention cable. What cable did you get from your dealer? Is there an actual adaptor cable that we are supposed to get from the dealer also?

ahaha what if they were selling usb's for 300 bucks to pass of as the ipod adapter

JmanE55 · 07-04-2007, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by noktekniq

man, isn't that standard USB cable? shouldn't people know these kind of stuff by now?

muddans · 07-04-2007, 02:16 PM

The cable is for a USB flash device. Instead of leaving my IPOD in the car I just bought a 12gb USB drive and loaded all my songs to it. It cost about $90 and I figure its better then leaving my ipod in the car in 90 degree weather.

Driver72 · 07-04-2007, 02:18 PM

My car also had that cable with it when I got the car.
Don't know what I'd use it for, as my car also had the Ipod/USB Adapter cable in the box for use in the center console.

That additional cable now sits in my trunk "just in case" I find a need for it.

SGP335i · 07-04-2007, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Carnage

I just got off a deserted island. What the hell is USB?? Will it connect to this??

Nice, tell Wilson I said What's up

KEVIN88GT · 07-04-2007, 05:17 PM

thanks for the info guys....and yes I know what a USB cable is.

Muddans which device did you get? Also does it work well with the i-drive? (plalists display etc etc? do you organize them info folder on the device?)

Mnudel the cable I got from my dealer was the one that has an ipod connector on one side(the one that you plug into the ipod) and splits into two wires...one is a audio cable, the other the usb cable...both plug into inside the armrest and allow for ipod integration into your i-drive

ehhhwik · 07-04-2007, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Carnage

I just got off a deserted island. What the hell is USB?? Will it connect to this??

WILSON!!!!!!!!

0asis · 07-04-2007, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by KEVIN88GT

I got my ipod adapter cable from my dealer but when I picked up my car in Munich it came with this in the glove box... what is it for?

use it to jump start your car with another E92.. or perhaps a PC.

KEVIN88GT · 07-04-2007, 06:33 PM

My friends car broke down so he waited all night at the bus stop but told me the Universal Serial Bus didn't show up.......weird....

phazedkid · 07-04-2007, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by KEVIN88GT

My friends car broke down so he waited all night at the bus stop but told me the Universal Serial Bus didn't show up.......weird....

wow.
just wow. that's some serious lameness.

T Bone · 07-04-2007, 06:45 PM

There is a good reason for the cable. BMW doesn't want any type of mechanical load on the USB connector. If you use the cable to connect your USB device to the USB interface, the wear happens in the cable.

KEVIN88GT · 07-04-2007, 07:00 PM

what do you mean by "mechanical load"

E92_335 · 07-04-2007, 07:05 PM

it's for other USB flash players, such as products made my rio, etc...

T Bone · 07-04-2007, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by KEVIN88GT

what do you mean by "mechanical load"

lateral mechanical force on something like a USB stick. It is easy to damage the USB connector.

LEDZEP · 07-04-2007, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by T Bone

lateral mechanical force on something like a USB stick. It is easy to damage the USB connector.

Exactly! That, and if you have a MP3 player that uses USB, chances are that it will not fit without that extension.

OP - for the iPod, you'll need to buy the optional (in Europe) Y cable for it.

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jmonier Captain 11 Rep 812 Posts Drives: 2007 335i E92, 2002 325i Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Torrance, CA iTrader: (0)	It's for use with non-iPod USB devices (flash drives, etc) that wouldn't allow the Console cover to be closed if they were plugged in directly.
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mnudel Registered 0 Rep 4 Posts Drives: Toyota Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Newcastle WA iTrader: (0)	I had that cable in my car at pickup in Munich as well. I thought it was an IPOD adaptor extention cable. What cable did you get from your dealer? Is there an actual adaptor cable that we are supposed to get from the dealer also?
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muddans New Member 0 Rep 8 Posts Drives: 335xi Montego Blue with Terra Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Nashua NH iTrader: (0)	The cable is for a USB flash device. Instead of leaving my IPOD in the car I just bought a 12gb USB drive and loaded all my songs to it. It cost about $90 and I figure its better then leaving my ipod in the car in 90 degree weather.
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Driver72 Brigadier General 327 Rep 4,484 Posts Drives: 335i - to new owners now. Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: California iTrader: (0)	My car also had that cable with it when I got the car. Don't know what I'd use it for, as my car also had the Ipod/USB Adapter cable in the box for use in the center console. That additional cable now sits in my trunk "just in case" I find a need for it.
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KEVIN88GT Captain 83 Rep 793 Posts Drives: 06 Audi A4 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NYC iTrader: (0)	thanks for the info guys....and yes I know what a USB cable is. Muddans which device did you get? Also does it work well with the i-drive? (plalists display etc etc? do you organize them info folder on the device?) Mnudel the cable I got from my dealer was the one that has an ipod connector on one side(the one that you plug into the ipod) and splits into two wires...one is a audio cable, the other the usb cable...both plug into inside the armrest and allow for ipod integration into your i-drive __________________ Now: '11 BMW X5 xDrive35i Then: '07 X3 3.0si '07 335xi '06 Audi A4 2.0T Quattro
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KEVIN88GT Captain 83 Rep 793 Posts Drives: 06 Audi A4 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NYC iTrader: (0)	My friends car broke down so he waited all night at the bus stop but told me the Universal Serial Bus didn't show up.......weird.... __________________ Now: '11 BMW X5 xDrive35i Then: '07 X3 3.0si '07 335xi '06 Audi A4 2.0T Quattro
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