E46 steering wheel

[nickcowen]

i'v just today picked up my e46 and while i thought it had mobile phone connectivity I cant seem to find any mention of it in any of the hand books. On the steering while to the left is a button with R/T on it and bellow a button with a speaking type gesture. Can anyone help me out. If it is of any relevance its a 318 M sport 2005 model.
Thanks for any help.

[bilsland]

Not sure but do you have the connelct button on the centre console?

[nickcowen]

i don't think so, i'm thinking it might of been an optional extra that wasn't picked and its just a generic steering wheel.

[the_kato]

All M Sport wheels have the button, but if you don't have the phone prep where the centre console tray sits then it won't work

[nickcowen]

thought that might be it, might get a parrot installed or something similar

[Muska]

You can get a parrot kit that works with all the oem equipment (steering wheel controls etc) and be voice activated while remaining hidden for under £100 and takes about 30mins to fit. There is a thread over on e46 fanatics detailing how.

[nickcowen]

thanks i'll check that out sound perfect

[Muska]

No worries, i did it to mine and it has been worth every penny. If you have an iPhone 4s then Siri even works with the voice activation. I've sent a few texts/checked the weather this way.

[nickcowen]

hmmmmm i should be upgrading quite soon to a 4s