2009 Passat Estate - RCD510 Bluetooth Not Working.

2009 Passat Estate - RCD510 Bluetooth Not Working.

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rotorwings

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208 posts

126 months

Saturday 22nd November 2014
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I have recently purchased a 2009 Passat with an RCD 510 Radio. The car does have a bluetooth module installed and I have worked out that the unit is a 9w2.

However, no matter what I do I cannot get my iPhone (or another older samsung phone I have tested) to see the car's bluetooth. It seems to just not be there...

The 'Phone' button on the radio just functions as a mute button at the moment. Is this because there are no phones paired, or does this point to a more serious problem?

Short of assuming the BT module is just completely faulty and swapping it out, is there anything else I can do to diagnose the problem?

Edited by rotorwings on Saturday 22 November 18:00

rotorwings

Original Poster:

208 posts

126 months

Monday 24th November 2014
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Thanks for the information.

I have a 9w2 module which is meant to support A2DP for music streaming. I would have expected this to work at least. What Bluetooth standard am I missing?

What module do I need to replace it with in Europe? I have seen a lot online about the 9w7 module being the right choice, but this seems to be a North American module. Is there a difference?