All your MY12.5+ Bluetooth Touch Adaptor Answers

[readerr0r]

Hi readerr0r,

Nice thread and very comprehensive instructions. I think it depends on the build date of the car etc? Because I don't have the same options of 00, 01, 02 as you have shown in the screen.

I had someone with a cable come by and help me out and we tried to code out the adaptor and it always says code 'accepted' but it still remains the same numbers when we reconnect the cables to double check the coding.

Then after a while VW Phone poped up, my phone connected to it but for this to happen I have to keep the Voice-Touch adaptor connected as well. Is this how you have it setup?

I have no other way but it now connects directly to the RCD510 but the Voice Touch still in place. I had to return my iPhone 5 adaptor as we result (and it didn't fit well anyway) as shown in the later pictur

Yes, you can still direct connect to the BT unit with the touch adapter in place but the touch adapter may try to take over. If you read a bit into ill0gitech guide at the start of this thread you'll notice he goes into detail about the differences. Doing the VCDS coding means you don't need the touch adapter in at all.

Your friends VCDS cable might not've worked due to two reasons, it's the cheaper Micro-CAN model (light blue, see through, silver cable) instead of the Hex-CAN model (Black all round) or it's a Chinese copy. The Polo, especially the BT adapter tends to only work with the legitimate Hex-CAN model.

[Harrydhillon]

I've got my iPhone 4S directly paired with the Rcd510... I just made my phone forget the touch adaptor...and set the touch adaptor display to go to sleep after 15 secs... No issue there...
Now waiting to get into VCDS - I wanna disable that thing totally


Harry
MY13.5 Red Polo GTI

[AC74]

Don't know if this has been posted somewhere already but Kolumbus24 now have the genuine VW iPhone 5 cradle in stock (plug and play, no VCDS coding required).

VW Handyadapter Ladeschale Bluetooth Adapter UHV Iphone 5 5G Golf 5 6 VI Passat | eBay

[onelungwonder]

This guide is excellent however I don' t have RCD510 in my Polo TSi MY12.5! I have the stock RCD310, can I still disable the touch adaptor via VCDS, purchase a Bury S9 dock and still pair the phone with my Bluetooth module?

[readerr0r]

This guide is excellent however I don' t have RCD510 in my Polo TSi MY12.5! I have the stock RCD310, can I still disable the touch adaptor via VCDS, purchase a Bury S9 dock and still pair the phone with my Bluetooth module?

Without a RCD510 or MFD+ Speedo you have no way to accept calls handsfree. You can still sync up the phone to the BT though, so if you're ok with manually accepting and dialing numbers from your phone then you can still upgrade (I guess having your phone in the dock would be the same as having the touch adapter anyway).

[onelungwonder]

I think I have the MFD+ speedo as there is a little phone symbol as one of the buttons on my steering wheel? How can I tell if I have one or not?

[readerr0r]

I think I have the MFD+ speedo as there is a little phone symbol as one of the buttons on my steering wheel? How can I tell if I have one or not?

Only the Polo GTI has the MFD+

[ill0gitech]

Do you experience issues with the MFD saying "touch adaptor not installed" if you unplug the touch adaptor?
Do you have the Bluetooth sync options described at the start of the guide?

[readerr0r]

Do you experience issues with the MFD saying "touch adaptor not installed" if you unplug the touch adaptor?
Do you have the Bluetooth sync options described at the start of the guide?

The pairing menu in the middle of the tacho won't be there on a normal polo, but I do believe VW PHONE will be discoverable on the phone for about 10 seconds after turning on the car.

But yes it is a little risky running the BT without a MFD+, Touch adapter or RCD/RNS 510.

[Rolls]

Do you experience issues with the MFD saying "touch adaptor not installed" if you unplug the touch adaptor?
Do you have the Bluetooth sync options described at the start of the guide?

Check your VCDS settings.
I got mine done by another forum member here.

It doesn't matter whether or not anything is in the actual cradle because it's connected via bluetooth and not via the dock.
My dock simply works as a charger.

Worst bit is... changed phones now and can no longer use that damn cradle unless I buy another one!!