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iPhone 6 not connecting to car Bluetooth

So I got my iPhone 6 yesterday, and while all seems well, I can't get it to connect to my car's Bluetooth system. My older 5S running iOS8 does fine, so I don't think is the OS... And, frankly, this is an after market bluetooth set up in my 2006 Murano, but all other phones can connect, just not the iPhone 6.


There is no manual for the car's system, but I've managed to get it to "search", and while the car does find my phone, there is no way to enter a code on the phone to get it to pair properly. And the phone NEVER sees the BT module in the car to do the pairing.


Again, this is NOT a iOS 8 problem... but one with the new iPhone 6

Mac Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2), Pro-Tools 11 HDX

Posted on Sep 20, 2014 7:55 AM

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Posted on Jan 10, 2017 4:07 PM

For everyone having this issue, this worked for me. My phone too was not showing the PIN for my Ford Sync. I got angry and just spoke 4 random numbers into my Sync and my PIN pad suddenly appeared on my phone. I typed in that number and it connected. The SYNC wanted me to tell it what number I wanted to use. Hope this helps someone out there as I see this issue on several vehicles. Try it and it might work for you.

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Oct 19, 2014 10:04 AM in response to Jeffrey Lee

I'm having the same problem with an iPhone 6+ and Acura TL 2013. It would be nice if Apple would confirm what the problem is, and let users know when there is an expected fix, rather than letting us all rummage around trying different things as a fix. Sounds to me as if restoring your old iPhone to the 6s might just be the problem. Maybe it's copying across settings that it shouldn't. In any case, HELLO APPLE? Could you give us a little love here?

Resetting all settings is NOT a fix, it's a wipe out and start over, and in my case, I won't do it unless it is the last resort. Hope maybe next update (tomorrow I think) has a fix...

Oct 19, 2014 1:46 PM in response to Jeffrey Lee

I have a 2012 chev Cruze. Just tried to pair with iphone 6 plus and does not work correctly. I do exactly has instructed, enter the code, and then name my connection and get you are now connected. try to make a call and do not hear any dial tone in the vehicle. It looks like it is connecting, the person on the other end is getting my ring, but I cannot hear them and they cannot hear me.. this is truly frustrating. When is the next software update occurring to fix this issue.

Oct 20, 2014 3:18 PM in response to Jeffrey Lee

Well I did the update and the issue with the 5s remains, no change at all. When making a call using the phone instead of the cars voice system the audio does not change over to the cars audio automatically, you have to select the car on the phone before hearing it through the cars audio. Looks like it has only fixed issues with the iphone 6 & Plus. Yes I have over the last three weeks tried all the suggestions made here many times. And again today I have done the forget and reset without fixing the problem.

Oct 20, 2014 3:55 PM in response to JimF Delray Beach

It might be a moot point with iOS 8.1 but...

Reset all settings was an inconvenience, but it was worth getting my phone to work.

This will not delete any data. If you’ve got 16GB of music, videos and photos, this option won’t remove it.

When you complete the process, your iPhone will reboot. Despite the scary two step warning, this doesn’t affect your data. All of your email accounts will remain in tact, as well as any SMS text or iMessages.

What this effectively does is to reset some of your Settings to factory default. It’s not a complete removal of settings. It removes all of your preferences for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Do No Disturb, Notifications, General, Sounds, Brightness & Wallpaper and Privacy.

From: http://www.everythingicafe.com/reset-settings-on-iphone-ipad/

Oct 21, 2014 8:43 PM in response to moodmd

I've tried the above steps of resetting the phone settings etc and and deleting the phone entry from the car's bluetooth list. After doing that, I still had the same issue of the audio playback being choppy. I then removed the case on my phone and tried once more connecting without resetting again and it worked. I am guessing it has to do more with the case for the phone than anything else. Either way they need to release a patch soon.


Note: My problem was that the audio was choppy. I have an audi a3 and iphone6. Resetting the phone removed all the apple pay credit and debit cards I added yesterday. So be aware of this before resetting. I had to add all those back and and reverify each one of them.

iPhone 6 not connecting to car Bluetooth

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