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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: Hawaii-Five-O on 14 April 2013, 18:12

Title: Bluetooth
Post by: Hawaii-Five-O on 14 April 2013, 18:12
Please forgive this naive question.

As I've never owned a car with Bluetooth preparation I thought I'd ask about this.

Does the standard spec GTD/GTI come Bluetooth ready?

What I mean is can you make and receive calls wirelessly using an iPhone 5 without paying any more money as an upgrade option?

How does it work through the steering wheel/touch screen radio?

Cheers
Gaz
Title: Re: Bluetooth
Post by: mk7gti on 14 April 2013, 18:16
Yes to the first two questions :smiley: You can make use of the facilities through the steering wheel controls or pay extra for the voice activation add-on.
Title: Re: Bluetooth
Post by: mortimerchris on 14 April 2013, 18:23
On  a similar note, my Scirocco has bluetooth for calls and music but the music info does not come up on the screen (like it does when plugged in via cable).

Does anyone know if the new golfs have music info on screen via bluetooth?  (Certainly some manufactures do)

I look forward to finding out
Title: Re: Bluetooth
Post by: Hawaii-Five-O on 14 April 2013, 18:25
Yes to the first two questions :smiley: You can make use of the facilities through the steering wheel controls or pay extra for the voice activation add-on.

Do you have to plug the iPhone in or will it work wirelessly as standard?

Thanks G
Title: Re: Bluetooth
Post by: Jimble on 14 April 2013, 18:39
Yes to the first two questions :smiley: You can make use of the facilities through the steering wheel controls or pay extra for the voice activation add-on.

Do you have to plug the iPhone in or will it work wirelessly as standard?

Thanks G

It works wirelessly, thats what bluetooth does! :smiley:
Title: Re: Bluetooth
Post by: dubber36 on 14 April 2013, 19:09
I thought the bluetooth only displayed data from the phones sim card for making calls etc. When bluetoothing music files, only the sound gets through, not the track info.
Title: Re: Bluetooth
Post by: JoeGTI on 14 April 2013, 19:28
Does anyone know if the new golfs have music info on screen via bluetooth?  (Certainly some manufactures do)

I look forward to finding out

Would be interested in finding this out too. My Dad's Ford Focus does this... Track info appears on screen for BT audio. I assume its a newer version of BT or something.
Title: Re: Bluetooth
Post by: Booth11 on 14 April 2013, 21:31
I thought the bluetooth only displayed data from the phones sim card for making calls etc. When bluetoothing music files, only the sound gets through, not the track info.

BT audio displays limited track info on my mk6.  Doesn't give the menu of tracks that you get with an iPod plugged in, but it does display track info of each song as it plays and as you scroll through them.