VW Passat Bluetooth with Iphone

[Autopia]

I own the $700 bluetooth on my MK6 golf, somehow I can't get it paired to stream audio from my iphone. It works fine as a handsfree unit with my iphone? Any tricks?

The iPhone cannot stream audio via bluetooth. It's bluetooth capabilities are woefully sub par. The firmware upgrade coming soon may address this.

[Swallowtail]

The iPhone cannot stream audio via bluetooth. It's bluetooth capabilities are woefully sub par. The firmware upgrade coming soon may address this.

iPhone OS 3, released yesterday, addressed this. iPhone can now do a2dp bluetooth audio streaming.

[whitford]

The iPhone cannot stream audio via bluetooth. It's bluetooth capabilities are woefully sub par. The firmware upgrade coming soon may address this.

The iPhone Bluetooth is FANTASTIC since yesterday - after the 3.0 upgrade!!! It streams the stereo sound beatifully to my amps at home & my stereo bluetooth headset. So, definitely not the iphone problem.

Actually, is the $700 bluetooth has the bluetooth audio capability?

[Autopia]

iPhone OS 3, released yesterday, addressed this. iPhone can now do a2dp bluetooth audio streaming.

Woohoo, bout bloody time Apple

[HMG]

DJY

I have just got an r36 with the 700 dollar bluetooth kit, and I cant get my iphone to work. It recognizes the car on my phone and asks for the code and accepts it but when I go to make a call it doesnt go through the speakers.I then tried my brothers nokia and it works perfectly. I have also done the 3.0 upgrade on my iphone. Any advice?

[Swallowtail]

DJY

I have just got an r36 with the 700 dollar bluetooth kit, and I cant get my iphone to work. It recognizes the car on my phone and asks for the code and accepts it but when I go to make a call it doesnt go through the speakers.I then tried my brothers nokia and it works perfectly. I have also done the 3.0 upgrade on my iphone. Any advice?

When the iPhone is paired and connected and when a call is made / received the iPhone will come up on the screen with a button to control the sound that is using, i.e. speaker, Bluetooth. What is that set to when you are making a call?

[DJY]

DJY

I have just got an r36 with the 700 dollar bluetooth kit, and I cant get my iphone to work. It recognizes the car on my phone and asks for the code and accepts it but when I go to make a call it doesnt go through the speakers.I then tried my brothers nokia and it works perfectly. I have also done the 3.0 upgrade on my iphone. Any advice?

mmm
I have the 3.0 software... and have no problems...
Mmm weird... so it paired fine - but doesn't go through the speakers?!!!

I can even be on my iPhone (using the handset) and walk over to my car - start it up - and it automatically transfers it to the car speakers!
It works the other way too - using the car set up and turn the car off and it automatically goes back to the handset.

I did read somewhere that someone was having trouble with a second phone - like I was - and the rumour was that it only allowed to pair with one phone at a time... despite the paperwork saying you can pair up to 7 with it?!?!

Mmm does your iPhone select the VW bluetooth system on your iPhone?
I think it should have a tick next to it - when it is in the car?
Sounds like your phone isn't automatically giving up the call if you have paired it successfully.

[geoffp]

DJY

I have just got an r36 with the 700 dollar blue tooth kit, and I cant get my iphone to work. It recognizes the car on my phone and asks for the code and accepts it but when I go to make a call it doesn't go through the speakers.I then tried my brothers nokia and it works perfectly. I have also done the 3.0 upgrade on my iphone. Any advice?

Hi HMG,

I know this is an old post, hope you can still help.

Did you ever fix your problem re no sound going thru the speakers.

I have the EXACT same issue - my iPhone 3GS (Version 3.1.2) pairs successfully, syncs all contacts to the MFD (2010 white version) and shows as available via the RNS-510.

I simply cannot hear anything from the car speakers.

The installers (Volkspower) have had no luck getting sound from the speakers & I have read that the VW Premium BT Kit requires rSAP which the iPhone does not support.

I am in "totally buggered city" at the moment.

Hopefully you or anyone else reading this thread can help.

Cheers,
Geoff.

[tryingavw]

Hi HMG,

I know this is an old post, hope you can still help.

Did you ever fix your problem re no sound going thru the speakers.

I have the EXACT same issue - my iPhone 3GS (Version 3.1.2) pairs successfully, syncs all contacts to the MFD (2010 white version) and shows as available via the RNS-510.

I simply cannot hear anything from the car speakers.

The installers (Volkspower) have had no luck getting sound from the speakers & I have read that the VW Premium BT Kit requires rSAP which the iPhone does not support.

I am in "totally buggered city" at the moment.

Hopefully you or anyone else reading this thread can help.

Cheers,
Geoff.

just had a weekend with the passat and my iphone which USED to work with the standard BT now refuses to. i am about to re pair etc hopefully will fix it.
what a waste of $700!

[geoffp]

just had a weekend with the passat and my iphone which USED to work with the standard BT now refuses to. i am about to re pair etc hopefully will fix it.
what a waste of $700!

What BT Kit did you buy?

I emailed STU (octavia-rs) and he replied very quickly with some wiring instructions which I will pass onto the installers.