I have dunced around for months trying to get an elegant USB connection for my phone (i.e. GPS!) in the 710M. Finally, a co-worker said, "Just use that motorcycle plug on the dashboard!". I replied, "huh?" He says, "Yeah, I've got the same outlet on my BMW bike"
To make a long story short, this thing works nicely: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AU0OA9C/ref ... 1_ST1_dp_1
The box clearly shows that its rated up to 24v. I've had an old/junky cell phone plugged in for the past 24 hours without any real problem. I'll give it a while longer before I try with an expensive Galaxy S4. The plug is a little bit loose in the socket, but with some electrical tape to shim it, it works fine.
Duh.
(Double "duh" -- the outlet is only energized when the white knob above the outlet is pulled outward)
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Most interesting....might need to gets me one
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For reference
viewtopic.php?f=14&t=8077&hilit=bmw
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I took your advice and picked one up. It works great! - thanks for the tip!