Originally Posted by hausenpepper
I just bought a CLS550 2009 and am having the same problem. My iPhone 3g works flawlessly, but will not charge. Needless to say a major pain. I will graciously pay for an adapter which moves those pins around or another cord so my iPhone gets power. Any takers?
Geez. Mercedes should offer the cars a free upgrade. I got a 2009 Acura TSX and the USB port in the car can play from the iPhone iPod AND charge at the same time. I can also play audio from apps like Pandora and Stitcher.