Paired my iPhone the other day and it worked fine, but the next day it did not. The iPhone "sees"
07-07-2007, 02:24 PM
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Paired my iPhone the other day and it worked fine, but the next day it did not. The iPhone "sees"
or registers the car, the car registers the iPhone and the Bluetooth symbol appears on the car display, but with blank signal strength bars when the phone displays a signal bar or bars. Have not had time to talk to dealer yet. Anyone experience this?
07-07-2007, 06:04 PM
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you have to make sure the iPhone is powered up with the screen on every time you start the car.
if it isn't, it will unpair (in the eyes of the car). the interesting thing is that the iPhone will still show it being paired when this happens(!)....but turning the iPhone on won't allow it to pair up (in the eyes of the car). so you actually have to go into the iPhone settings, unpair from the car, then re-pair (including entering the passcode). this whole scenario is further complicated if you have another phone (i.e. spouses) in the vicinity. if you forget to turn your iPhone on before you start the car, the car will pair with your spouses phone instead....you'll hear the chime after you start the car, but as soon as you drive out of range....it unpairs.
none of this behavior occurs with our BMW, so I don't know if the solution will be up to Apple or Audi to address.
none of this behavior occurs with our BMW, so I don't know if the solution will be up to Apple or Audi to address.
07-08-2007, 04:52 AM
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Thanks Bob. iPhone pairs without problem with my BMW 650 in power conserve mode. Audi should address
this glitch given that power consumption of the iPhone, at least in my brief experience, is prodigious.
07-08-2007, 05:00 AM
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Actually, he did not recommend leaving Auto-lock in "never". I have found that power consumption of
the iPhone is high, but will try the never setting to determine if it maintains power for a day given my usage. Otherwise, will have to remember to power it up before using the Audi.
