iOS 5 Bluetooth ford problem

Have you bothered updating the audio system in your car as has been suggested multiple times here? Or did you just not bother to read the thread at all and just chime in with a me too?

I have the same problem with my 2010 VW passat RCD510.

The car kit can see the name of telephone. Once I try to connect, after a while it replies "Mobile phone is not compatible". I asked Car servise and apple store. No one is aware of that problem. Is that reason to throw this new 4s from 16th floor? Or wait for Apple's feedback?

Does anyone have an experience? Pls help.

I am also having the issue whereby the phone will not automatically accept and setup the bluetooth connection most of the time. I have run the ford update to remedy previously mentioned read errors.

Very frustrating having to faff about with the phone or stereo when it should work seemlessley.

I've just updated my Sony ICE 61 car audio in Ford Galaxy Titanium (2011). Thank you for the updater link. Everything seems to be OK now.

my god Apple, please sort this out, its so fraustrating trying to connect my iphone 4s to the cd 600 ford audio in my 2006 ford focus, sometimes it finds my stereo other times it doesn't.

Please please please get on the ball with this problem.

Hi

I contacted Renault and Apple and both are blaming each other, Renault have said they need a patch from apple, i have a Renault Megane Coupe 2009 and have been experiancing this problem since updating a long time ago. Does anyone know a way of fixing it as it freezes and wont let you skip back :-(

Thanks

Hi all,

The same thing happens to me a few months ago with my car. I fixed it with a software patch downloaded from the car audio system manufacturer. After that, I upgraded the system and thats all.

Regards

Just had my car into the garage today with regards to the IOS 5 update (only had the car a few weeks)...it has stopped my radio working and i am getting no sound out of my speakers...Ford have reset all the software on the car & have had to uninstall the phone (iphone 4) and so not use the one of the functions that i bought the car for!!! what a waste of money, the ford garage are aware of the issue but say that the system in the fords is made by NOKIA & APPLE are not willing on letting them have the software update to make their audio systems work correctly!!!! Wish I had got a Nokia Phone now!!! If they keep this up then I wont be renewing my contract with another iphone when it runs out!

sarahjw76 wrote:

the ford garage are aware of the issue but say that the system in the fords is made by NOKIA & APPLE are not willing on letting them have the software update to make their audio systems work correctly!!!!

They don't know what they're talking about. Find a dealer with a clue.

the ford garage is ford stoneacres and I had no idea that this is what was causing the problem they said they have reset the car and put latest software on it, but not to connect the phone again for a few days, I havnt reconnected it yet also I wasn't aware that your car allows you to play audio through the bluetooth, what can I do if it happens again? Just keep taking it back to be reset?

I am surprised that such a large Dealer Group like Stoneacres are apparently so clueless. SUggestingg not to connect your phone again for a few days is just a joke!

Please have a look at my previous posts back around November 24 2011 and you will see how I fixed it using the previouly mentioned download. Several other of my friends with Mondeos had the same issue and this fix worked for them.

After 4 months, my phone often does still not auto connect, but simply turn off the radio unit, wait 10 seconds and turn it on again and it will connect. I know that's not perfect, but it is not that much hassle until it gets fixed properly. The phone and audio now work perfectly, the song titles are shown on the display etc etc.

It is amazing that Ford globally ( I am in Sydney) have still not got this message out to their dealers. I even put the software on a USB stick and took it to my local dealer, told them what to do and they were very greatful. They have now fixed dozens of cars with it.

Good luck with it...maybe refer Stoneacres to this discussion thread!

vicmoor wrote:

I am surprised that such a large Dealer Group like Stoneacres are apparently so clueless. SUggestingg not to connect your phone again for a few days is just a joke!

You think that's bad, come to the U.S... Car dealers have a reputation for being completely clueless, conniving, theiving sharks... for good reason.

I honestly don't know if it's a matter of Ford not getting the message out to the dealers, or the dealers being too dense to understand or care.

Hi,

Same issue with my Fiesta bought in France

Please provide a fix! Thanks

Nico.

Did you bother reading anything in this thread? Talk to Ford. The problem is NOT with the phone.

Please stop talking fud. The fault IS with the phone, Apple has had a reputation since the first iPhone of implementing poor Bluetooth stacks programming in iOS. I can point to many Ford forums that highlight the Bluetooth fault with iPhones ONLY, other handsets are fine.

Apple has to fix this fault, not Ford or BMW or Renault or Citroen as they have all had issues too.