iphone 4 and Bluetooth connection problem
iphone 4 and Bluetooth connection problem
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tarks63

Original Poster:

326 posts

242 months

Tuesday 3rd January 2012
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I am trying to connect up my iphone 4 to my 2006 DB9 but all I get is pairing in progress and my iphone searching but not picking up the Aston`s signal.
Is this a regular occurence with the iphone 4 or is there a way round it.
Thanks

alanweston

62 posts

206 months

Tuesday 3rd January 2012
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I had this exact problem with my iphone 4. I think it just takes too long and times out, i cant remember exactly how i managed to get round it but it was somthing along the lines of :
I said "pair phone " waited untill it said enter pass code and then triggered the search on the phone
Or
The other way round , ie triggered the search on the phone waited untill it was searching and then triggered the car By saying pair phone.
Think the first one, if you do it logically the system doesnt react fast enough and youll be sat there all day.

If youre still having issues ill try it tommorow and get a definate answer

krisdelta

4,665 posts

225 months

Tuesday 3rd January 2012
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It took quite a few goes to pair my 3GS to my 2006 V8V - I started the pairing on the phone prior to voice commanding the pairing. Seems to be a "knack", surprisingly for an Aston Martin wink

Slarti

1,828 posts

178 months

Wednesday 4th January 2012
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Trial and error on mine. It's irritating but there's a particular way of doing it that works. I think set you iphone on search first.

tarks63

Original Poster:

326 posts

242 months

Wednesday 4th January 2012
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I have tried both but will have another bash tonight...ooh err!!
If anyone comes up with an easy fix please but I have tried doing it both ways and it just seems to be searching continously without finding the phone.
Appreciate any fixes otherwise the car goes or the phone.:0)

Neil1300R

5,644 posts

202 months

Wednesday 4th January 2012
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Can you turn off "SIM Access Profile" on the Jesus phone?
Bluetooth is a 'standard' where manufacturers only need to be compliant with bits of the standard. Apple have changed the specs of their Bluetooth implementation several times, and the iphone 4 is significantly newer than the Aston.

Zod

35,295 posts

282 months

Wednesday 4th January 2012
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Pairing worked on worked on my 56 DB9, but the phone button on the steering wheel never worked to pick up calls.

No problems at all on my 61 V12V.

George H

14,714 posts

188 months

Wednesday 4th January 2012
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Pairing worked ok with my iPhone 4S, but since I lost it the other week I had to dig out my old 3GS, that took a fair while to get it paired.

Jockman

18,355 posts

184 months

Wednesday 4th January 2012
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Pairing worked fine with my iPhone 4 but no joy with my iPhone 4S - just the same messages as above about waiting for ages.

Funnily, the phone will ring through my car speakers but when I go to talk to someone it is the phone's speakers that kick in, thus pretty useless as a hands-free implement frown

rib27

564 posts

172 months

Wednesday 4th January 2012
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Slarti said:
I think set you iphone on search first.
+1 ... I found that it took a bit of encouragement at first but getting the iPhone on search first cracked it.

tarks63

Original Poster:

326 posts

242 months

Thursday 5th January 2012
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Tried for half an hour last night switching the phone search mode on first then pairing and switching it on after I had started the car system searching....still no luck.Even cleared all the Bluetooth pairings off my phone.
Have to return the car back to Aston for a power steering fluid leak so will see if they can do it.

theno23

865 posts

234 months

Thursday 5th January 2012
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I did this with a 2008 V8V and iPhone 4 the other day.

I started it on the car, then started it on the phone, and typed the pass code on the phone (1234 I think, it wasn't printed on the stereo screen) and it Just Worked™.

Neil1300R

5,644 posts

202 months

Friday 6th April 2012
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For anyone still having problems this is how to do it (I was using an iphone 4S on a 2006 Vantage):-
Put the iphone Bluetooth into search mode.
Tell the car - Pair phone
Car tells you to put phone into search mode and then type 1 2 3 4 as the bluetooth code.
Phone will see the car - will list as Aston Martin. Put code in
It will then fail! Car says pairing failed.
But you now have the iphone recognising the Aston Martin bluetooth, so on the phone, select "Aston Martin" on the bluetooth menu. It will bring up the boxes to put in the passcode. Put in 1 2 3 4, but do NOT press pair on the phone yet.
Tell the car - pair phone. Then immediatley press the Pair button (top right) on the phone.
Should then pair straght away.
Have checked and phone is always then recognised on startup

Yes George H, I know, me and a product by Apple, but its not MY phone!

tarks63

Original Poster:

326 posts

242 months

Monday 16th April 2012
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I found out that the best solution was to take it back to Aston Martin Amersham and see Alan who promptly ordered me up a new Bluetooth phone module and then installed it free of any charges and it all works beautifully now.
The pleasures of buying a car from a dealer with the sound knowledge that anything that needs doing gets done without question.
He is leaving this Friday and that place will sorely miss him in my mind.