bluetooth car kit for pioneer avic-d3 HELP pls!!!!!!!!!!!

I have had an AVIC-D3 for a couple of months now and I can confirm that the Bluetooth adapter does work with the iPhone. However, here's a couple of things you need to know:

1. You will have to manually connect your phone if you want to place calls through the head unit. There is an option on the D3 to have the head unit autoconnect to a phone, but it doesn't work with the iPhone (it didn't work with my Windows Mobile phone either, by the way). Make sure you go to the Direct Connect screen after you pair the iPhone and press and hold one of the items in the list. This will create an entry for the iPhone that you can use to direct connect in the future. A surprising feature is if you have not connected your phone and your receive a call, your iPhone will connect to the D3 when the call comes in. The same thing happened with my Windows Mobile phone.

2. I have not found a way to transmit the iPhone contacts to the head unit. This is pretty annoying since my Windows Mobile phone did this, although I did have to install some extra software to do it. This means, if you want to use the head unit to place a call, you will either have to dial the number manually or use the iPhone to dial.

Hope this helps.

Chris

P.S. If there's anything else you need to know about the D3, feel free to let me know.

I can't comment on the XM traffic module since I did not get it installed. I use XM's traffic station to listen for traffic problems as I'm leaving the house. I couldn't see spending the extra money for it.

I can play videos while I am driving. I noticed in one of the settings screens that the head unit thinks my parking brake is on. I think the installer did this for me, but don't know that for sure since it was never discussed.

Hoper this helps.

Chris

I also have an iphone and have the same problem with not being able to tranfer my phone book. What sofware is needed to do this? and how do you install?

Since software cannot be installed on the iPhone yet (unless Apple packages it in an update), there isn't any software to install that will let it transfer contacts to the head unit. I think Apple needs to update the bluetooth profiles it supports to do this. Then again, it may be a bluetooth hardware issue. Not sure.

Chris