iOS 5 Bluetooth ford problem

Just home and will try this for my focus

I have the Sony branded radio. Do we know if this will work for that?

hehe, so I'm home ans orgnanized an USB-Stick - I will trie with my Fiesta 2009... i will report later on...

Just updates my Sony stereo with the above firmware. My signal strength now displays but Ill give it a good try on my drive home!

worked like a charm! Really easy to use! Works realy perfekt plus new features 🙂

Very nice try by ford to let users update your radio by yourself 🙂 Top 🙂

Another successful install here (Fiesta 2010 standard ford audio). Warning - radio stayed on during update process for me - update took about 10 minutes. I did have to pair the phone which the audio unit prompted me to do right away with the 4 digit passcode. I have the signal strength display back, and the BT audio now displays the track title. Other additions are shuffle play (tested and working), repeat and scan (tested and don't think work) and info button (gives artist, album and track same way as music played via USB). I made a test phone call and worked perfectly.

This self service update runs the same way as Ford USA which I pointed out earlier. Massive thanks to shamu35 for finding link. Also worth noting that the update files were created in June so Ford well ahead of the game which is nice.

My car is in for service tomorrow and they were going to hook the car up to an IDS machine to look for software updates. I will let them know about this!

Now just for the ios5 eating away at battery life.............. sigh 😀

I have a fiesta sport van. Can't see anywhere to put a USB stick in.

@t16mbo

standard fiestas have usb port next to the cigar lighter style power point and line in port (just in front of the handbrake - it has a little rubber flap on it)

Hi

Just done the update from the link for the ios5 bluetooth problem, works fine with my sony unit

🙂

Regards

Just updated mine - a March 2011 Fiesta titanium with the Sony head unit and seems successful. Now displaying the track info. Just need to test it out fully.

All that is next to cigarette lighter is a line input. No update for me then:(

@t16mbo

May be worth talking to your Ford dealer as they should be able to update the software with their IDS machine (via the diagnostics port)

Most people are saying ford do it under warranty so you shouldn't be charged for it

@t16mbo

this is what it's like except the other way on - this pic must be from a left hand drive vehicle 🙂

@16mbo.. try in the glove box... thats where mine was...

I installed earlier for my Focus. Sony branded radio and it has completely solved the problem!!

Well done Ford.

HOWEVER I would say the lack of information was an issue. Apple ignored me and the people at Ford did not seem to know anything about this despite an update obviously being on the way.

Hope Ford continue to issue updates in this manner as it was very easy to install, all I'd ask for is a bit of communication. If I had known this update was coming I would not have been on here moaning as much!! 😁

Thanks for pic but definitely do not have that. Or in glovebox.

Looks like be a trip to fords to part with £100

Just finished the update, and IT WORKS!

Track info is still not displaying tho (same model Nav as in the Ford video) but at least everything seems to work smoothly.

And it's pretty awesome it's this easy to give the bluetooth module an update!